TV & Film
Bonus Episode: the 2021 live red carpet Blaze Award presentation to screenwriter-author-advocate-and-Emmy Award-winning actor Jo Vannicola. The Blaze Award is presented to a spectacular woman or non-binary artist who has outstanding achievements in their artistic field and givebacks to their community. It was a unanimous decision to present this year’s Blaze Award to Jo. Whether they are in front or, behind the camera or at outACTRAto, they approach everything with integrity and a joyful heart that inspires others to want to create and lead with the same level of passion, vulnerability and drive. LINKS: @joannevannicola @trashedshortfilm https://joannevannicola.com/ Photo Credit: Denise Grant BLAZE AWARD SPONSOR - Made You Look Jewellery @madeyoulookjewellery https://www.madeyoulook.ca/ RED CARPET SPONSORS - Zaza Espresso Bar and Resilientista @zazaespresso https://zazaespresso.com/ @resilientista http://www.resilientista.com/ NAOMI TIFF ONE DRESS - Matin Mathris @matinmithras https://matinmithras.com/ RED CARPET GUESTS Vinessa Antoine @therealvinessaantoine - KICKING BLOOD Director Haya Waseem @haya_wsm - QUICKENING Executive Producer-Writer-Lead Performer-Co-Creator Bilal Baig @sortofbilal - SORT OF (CBC/HBO Series - part of TIFF Primetime) @cbc and @cbcgem Savonna Spracklin @savonna_spracklin - WILDWOOD Director Alanis Obomsawin @onf_nfb -HONOUR TO SENATOR MURRAY SINCLAIR AND TIFF Cinematheque presents CELEBRATING ALANIS Director Fawzia Mirza @thefawz and Writer/Actor Kaursar Mohammed @kausartheperson from THE SYED FAMILY XMAS EVE GAME NIGHT To watch the red carpet got to: https://fb.watch/7-iOYo5kyC/ TIFF BRUNCH ROOMS Photobooth - Host and Sponsor Rachel McCaig @rachealmc Writing and Script Room - Hosts Fran Coviello @fran_creates and Liesl Lafferty Wellness Room - Host Emily Churchill - sponsor Let’s Heal This Shit @letshealthisshit Mentorship Room - Host Veronica Martin @veronicaannemartin - sponsor Fab in the City @uberfab Trivia Room Sydney Neilson @sydney_neilson - sponsor Creemore @creemoresprings Daily Fare @thedailyfare PODCAST TEAM Head Producer: Winnie Wong @wonder_wong Head of Post Production: Sydney Neilson @sydney_neilson Editor: Shayne Stolz @shaynestolz Subscribe to our newsletter at https://www.firecrackerdepartment.com and follow us @firecrackerdept!