Tracy Bacenas - Tracy is a writer, director, and Emmy-nominated editor who has cut over 200 episodes of award-winning TV series like Survivor, The Amazing Race, Big Brother, and The Bachelor. Tracy lives in Ottawa where she writes, directs, and edits for a wide range of clients, and teaches storytelling workshops. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Motion Picture Editors Guild, and the less formal League of Extraordinary Editors in Los Angeles.
Jith Paul - Jith is a filmmaker, film fan and technology enthusiast who has produced, directed, shot and edited films that have been broadcast and screened internationally. A graduate of the television broadcasting program at Algonquin College he is a co-founder of the Ottawa Canadian Film Festival, a non-profit whose mission is to recognize, promote and celebrate Canadian film. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo and is currently the Team Lead for Digital Development at CPAC, the Cable Public Affairs Channel.
Gayle Nakamoto - Gayle has been working in broadcast television for over 15 years and more recently moved into digital content business affairs. Her expertise covers budgeting, finance plans, reviewing license agreements, Canadian Media Fund applications, film and television tax credits and digital media tax credits. She has teaching credits in production and business management for Algonquin College’s broadcast television program. Nakamoto has line producing credits for shows on CBC Comedy, HGTV Canada, W Network, OWN, APTN, and Cottage Life, digital media credits for the children's website Totally Random (Canadian Media Fund).
Ed Kucerak - Ed is an Ottawa-based director/producer of documentaries dealing with social issues and human rights. Founder of Kublacom Pictures, his films have been broadcasted on television and featured in film festivals in Canada, the United States and around the world. Ed's directed documentaries include Blue Roses, Falling Through the Cracks, Partners for Peace, How Can a Boy, This is My Witness and One of the Last. A strong advocate and supporter of the Ottawa filmmaking community offering advice and assistance to local filmmakers, Ed is a recipient of the Rob Thompson Award for Mentorship from the Ottawa Independent Video Awards and Award for Excellent in Local Media from the Federation of Citizens' Association.
