The Final Mile Club (FMC) prepares students for life after graduation. As a project by York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), FMC examines creatives’ unique challenges through conversations with prominent alumni and industry experts. York AMPD is a leading creative arts, performance, and design research institution in Toronto, Canada. With over 3,000 students, 19,000 alumni and 30+ competitive degree programs, AMPD helps global-minded and industry-changing artists thrive across industries.
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The Final Mile Club (FMC) prepares students for life after graduation. As a project by York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), FMC examines creatives’ unique challenges through conversations with prominent alumni and industry experts. York AMPD is a leading creative arts, performance, and design research institution in Toronto, Canada. With over 3,000 students, 19,000 alumni and 30+ competitive degree programs, AMPD helps global-minded and industry-changing artists thrive across industries.
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In this episode, York University Theatre alumni Julian Bulof and Rachel Kennedy delve into the ever-evolving nature of an artistic career. They discuss how embracing change has fueled their creative growth and how their time at York University helped them forge lasting relationships and develop essential skills for continuous advancement in their respective fields.
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June 19, 2023
Future of Work in Film, Media & Performance - Women in the Arts Roundtable| 09
Part 2 of a 2-part series on the changing landscape of film, media, and the performing arts in Canada and beyond. An all-star panel of women leaders discuss the future of work, changes in hiring and development practices, and what people need to know about starting – and staying – in the industry. Guests: AMANDA CORDNER Actor | Director Amanda Cordner is taking the country by storm playing 7ven, a hip, queer art gallery owner, on the HBO Max hit Canadian show, Sort Of. York University, Amanda has been hailed for her intelligence and electric intensity in stage shows like Featherweight and The Penelopiad. Body So Fluorescent – one of two shows Amanda created with David di Giovanni, along with Ring The Roses – won her the Jon Kaplan Spotlight Award at SummerWorks. LAURA FRIEDMANN Producer | Director, Wrapped Productions Inc. Colombian-born, Toronto-based creative producer and director Laura Friedmann explores gender equality, human rights, intergenerational trauma, diaspora and healing through TV and film. With over eight years of experience, Laura’s work has been featured on CBC, YesTV, and CGoodTV with her production company, Wrapped Productions Inc. In both her art and industry activity, Friedmann is a longstanding gender equity advocate participating in numerous initiatives promoting the advancement of women and BIPOC creatives in the Canadian arts industry. Initiatives include in the Creative Sovereignty Lab, Creators of Colour Incubator & Big Pitch @TIFF, and The Native Film & Storytelling Institute. JENNIFER HOLNESS President | Writer | Producer, Hungry Eyes Media Canadian Screen Award winner Jennifer Holness brings powerful, thought-proving Black stories to the TV and silver screen through her production company, Hungry Eyes Media. Holness’ films have earned global praise at international film festivals, including SXSW, Hot Docs and Tribeca. Jennifer’s television work is equally prolific, with Shoot the Messenger (CBC, WGN/USA) and Guns (CBC), earning her a Best Writing Canadian Screen Award for Guns, alongside four additional Canadian Screen Award wins and a Rose D’or international. Holness is a dedicated advocate for diversity and mentorship outside the writers’ room. She is a founding member of the Black Screen Office and mentors diverse talent through organizations like The Reel World Film Festival, Black Women Film!, Through Their Eyes, The Toronto Black Film Festival, and The Montreal Black Film Festival. BETH JANSON Chief Operating Officer, Toronto International Film Festival Beth Janson has created space for innovation and diversity in North America’s leading cultural sectors for over two decades. In 2003, Janson established the Tribeca Film Festival New Media Fund for transmedia works and then went on to become CEO of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Today, Beth is ushering in a new era as the Toronto International Film Festival’s Chief Operating Officer. Outside of the film industry, Janson helps women jumpstart economically impactful companies with Rent the Runway Foundation’s Project Entrepreneur program. Janson knows the importance of developing a robust network to create social change through art. She’s committed to supporting the next generation of cultural innovators to reach their full potential. MUMBI TINDYEBWA OTU Artistic Director, Obsidian Theatre Obsidian Theatre Acclaimed theatre creator and director Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu was raised in Kenya and Victoria, BC. Now, based in Toronto, she is innovating the Canadian Theatre Industry as Artistic Director for Obsidian Theatre. Mumbi’s recent works The Brothers Size (Soulpepper), Trout Stanley (Factory Theatre), Here are the Fragments (The Theatre Centre/The ECT Collective), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Soulpepper) and Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape (Obsidian/Soulpepper) have earned her a Dora Award for her Outstanding Direction, Toronto Theatre Critics Awards, a Pauline McGibbon Award, a Mallory Gilbert Protege Award, a Har
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