GEMMA EVA
Gemma Eva is a director, producer and writer who has created films that have screened at film festivals worldwide. Gemma enjoys producing comedic and dark-drama fiction films and socially activist documentaries. Her most recent film (and documentary directorial debut), "Be Taylor," is now streaming on CBC Gem as part of CBC’s "Absolutely Canadian." Her previous films include the animated musical short film “Big Little Show” (2021) and the personal short documentary “From Napoli, With Love” (2022), which recently screened at the Windsor International Film Festival, the Detroit Free Press Freep Film Festival, and won the Festival Director's Award of Recognition at the Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival. Gemma earned her MFA in Film and Media Arts at the University of Windsor’s School of Creative Arts in 2021 and works as a post-production producer in Toronto. Despite living in Toronto, Gemma is devoted to helping the growth of Windsor-Essex's emerging film industry.
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LUCA CUNIAL
Luca Cunial is a Camera Assistant and Editor from Windsor, Ontario. He started his filmmaking career as a high school junior, directing his first short film. Since then, Luca has been working as a camera assistant on various television series and feature films in the Toronto area and abroad. Luca attended the University of Windsor and received a Master of Fine Art in Film and Media Arts in 2022.
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CALUM HOTCHKISS
Calum's love for filmmaking stemmed from his childhood hobby of nature photography. Growing up he had always been an avid movie watcher, but it wasn't until his first media arts class in high school that he discovered his true passion for cinematic arts. Calum recently completed his MFA in Film and Media Arts at the University of Windsor’s School of Creative Arts, studying sensorialism in film with respect to feelings of cultural dissonance and generational divide. Calum's passion resides in cinematography, directing, and editing.
Calum's recent projects include CBC's Land and Sea: Therapeutic Riding (2018, documentary TV, cinematographer), Rabbit and the Snare (2019, short film, co-director/cinematographer), Care Work Is Essential Work. It's Also Climate Work, featuring Naomi Klein and directed by Nick Hector (2020, short documentary, assistant editor), Corporate Rent Strike! produced by The Leap (2020, short documentary, editor).
Calum earned his MFA in Film and Media Arts at the University of Windsor in 2021.
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