A two-time Governor General’s Award nominee and multiple industry award winner for promoting women’s equality in Canada’s screen industry, Carol is one of the co-creators of the Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC).
Mary M. Frymire is Executive Director and Development Director at La Sirena Pictures Inc. With over 30 years experience in diverse genres, she has developed, directed and produced around 400 hours of production projects in over 75 countries, working in 4 different languages with fluency in Spanish.
Juanita Peters is a multi-award-winning storyteller, writer and director of documentaries including Hannah’s Story, I Made A Vow and Africville Can’t Stop Now and television series including Studio Black on CBC
Born in Chennai, India, Rama Rau has worked at every level of a film set, sometimes as the only female on massive film crews in Bollywood, India, where she learnt all things filmmaking.
Heather Allin is an actor, filmmaker, artist and advocate. She is the Producer and Executive Producer for the short narrative advocacy film entitled REEL WOMEN SEEN.