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Toronto Teen Film Festival
Meet The Film Makers
Finding harmony - 1st place
Hadi Iraqi
Hadi Iraqi is a Moroccan Canadian filmmaker, animator, and musician currently studying film production at Concordia University. His YouTube channel, "By Hadi," boasts over 25,000 subscribers and 7 million views. Notable among his works is "The Main Character," a 50-minute film where he served as writer, director, actor, and composer.
Bad Idea, Right?
Sosi Srabian & Own Sabol
Sosi Srabian & Owen Sabol are currently high students (2024 grads) and have been exploring their passion in film over the last two years in their film class. Over the course of their filmmaking journey, they have collaborated on short films and the “Bad Idea, Right?” music video which is being shown at this year’s TTFF.
Metal
Julia Wang & Emily Chung
Julia Wang and Emily Chung are two young film enthusiasts, passionate about spreading awareness on the impacts of social media addiction. Julia enjoys writing and creating films that inspire fellow young people and addresses the problems of tomorrow. Emily is an actress, passionate about sharing impactful messages through the form of art. We are excited to share our film at the Toronto Teen Film Festival!
Misperception
Nadia Foregion
Nadia Forgione was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. She grew up on the soccer field but realized when she got to high school she wanted to be on set. She graduated from the Writing for Film and TV program at the Toronto Film School with Honors in June 2023. Nadia had the opportunity to write and direct her thesis film, Misperception solidifying her desire to pursue writing and directing long term. She currently works for an award-winning production company whilst she continues to dream big and follow her passion in the world of film in Toronto.
Forever Mine
Jasmine Axolu-Simmons
Jasmine is 17 years old and currently a grade 11 student at Sir Oliver Mowat. Her love for the art of filmmaking began from making dozens of skits on iMovie with her brother. Nowadays, she strives to use storytelling and the curiosity she has for the world as a means to connect with those around her.
Birdfeed
Ellery Miki-Petite
Ellery Miki-Petite is a student film director at Etobicoke School of the Arts and former child actor. Their work has received awards and nominations at several Canadian and International film festivals.
Solen
Tilley Aga Thom
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Balloon
Kadyn Kwon
Kadyn is a Korean-Canadian student filmmaker currently attending North Toronto Collegiate Institute as a senior. Kadyn founded and leads the NT Film Club, writing, producing, shooting, and editing all of his short films. Kadyn dreams of becoming the best artist he can be, in both his film and his music.
The Colour Blue
Zav Jenabian
Zav is a student filmmaker studying Film Production at York University. He's directed multiple short projects of his own, as well as performing various roles on thesis, graduate-level, and indie productions. You can find him on Instagram: @zav.mp4
An Uninvited Guest - 2nd place
Willaim Manning
William Manning is a student filmmaker at Etobicoke School of the Arts. he loves making comedy movies and I'm a huge sci-fi fan, so I wanted to cross "Alien" with "The Office." What if a man-eating parasite was on a space station, but instead of being hunted, he had to go to meetings? There were a few hiccups during production, obviously I wasn't able to shoot on a space station, so I had to make do with my basement's metallic walls. I hope you enjoy the festival!
Ivy
Taite Koehler
Taite Koehler is a 17 year old writer, director, and producer from Ontario, Canada. Taite began creating short films in 2021 with a focus on telling unique stories through films.
You Know Better
Julia Prce
Julia Prce is a multifaceted amorist of nature, design and curation. At the age of 16, she began her descent into styling and photography with the creation of her first magazine, EVERGREEN. Aside from her personal endeavors, her photography and graphic design has been affiliated with brands such as Arc’teryx and Friends With Animals. Julia will soon be relocating to Vancouver to undertake vast woodlands and mountainscapes to deepen her works’ correlation to the natural world.
Bear Hunter
Maxford Jeffs-Waddell
Maxford is an 18-year-old film student studying at Etobicoke School of the Arts. He made Bear Hunter last year based on a joke with his friends about whether he could win a fight against a bear. He enjoys experimenting with genres with each new project being wholly distinct from the last. Maxford is very excited to be a part of TTFF'24 and hopes people can find it in their hearts to empathize with a 600-pound predator.
Nix's Symphony - 2nd place
Karina Loerchner
Karina, a grade 12 student in Waterloo, Ontario, has been involved in music since early childhood. During the pandemic lockdown, she took the opportunity to learn music composition and animation. She aims to combine these skills to narrate compelling stories. Karina will pursue 3D Animation & VFX at Vancouver Film School in the fall.
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