Visiting Programmers Panel
& Screening

SATURDAY JUNE 15 • 4 PM • 90 MIN.

NEPTUNE SCOTIABANK STAGE THEATRE

FREE ADMISSION

Every year film festival programmers watch thousands of shorts from all over the world to select what plays at their festivals. HIFF’s visiting programmers will screen one of their favourites from their respective festivals and provide a glimpse into the kind of work that is making an impact on the international festival circuit. Guest programmers will be at the screening to introduce the films, discuss the programming process and answer questions about their picks.

HIFF’s 2019 visiting programmers include:

Anita Tavakol, Short Cuts Programming Associate
Toronto International Film Festival

Brighid Wheeler, Senior Programmer and Director of Operations
Indie Memphis Film Festival

Émilie Poirier, Short Film Programmer and Coordinator
Festival du nouveau cinéma

Miranda Mungai, Documentary Programmer and Industry Events Producer
London Short Film Festival

PROGRAM

Anita’s Pick

Viktoría dir. Brúsi Ólason
Iceland • 2018 • 13 mins.

Brighid’s Pick

Fuck Boy Defense 101 dir. Munirah Safiyah Jones
USA • 2018 • 7 mins.

Émilie’s Pick

Mon Boy dir. Sarah Pellerin
Canada  • 2018 • 12 mins.

Miranda’s Pick

Absent Wound dir. Maryam Tafakory
Iran/United Kingdom • 2017 • 10 mins.

Come and join us for this fun free event!