The 2012 Toronto Youth Shorts Festival team consists of:
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HENRY C.M. WONG - Festival Director
Henry founded the Toronto
Youth Shorts Film Festival in 2009 and has since gone on to work with
many other great festivals in the city, including the Toronto Reel Asian
International Film Festival and the Planet in Focus International Film
Festival. He has also provided event coordination and support to
organizations such as the Canadian Film Centre and the Scarborough Walk
of Fame. Completing an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Drama and English
from the University of Toronto Scarborough in 2008, he earned the Letter
Award for his efforts in forging new initiatives and programs that
strengthens the student experience on campus. He was recently awarded a
Chinese Canadian Youth Achievement Award for his contributions to the
Toronto arts community. A self-described geek and an avid
Buffy/Angel/Firefly fan, he is eerily in close touch with Hong Kong pop
culture despite having never step foot there once and has a small crush
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CHRISTINA BARRY - Artist Outreach Coordinator
Christina
will probably have dabbled in a dozen new projects by the time
you read this. Passionate about sharing the arts with other people, she
hopes that Toronto Youth Shorts is the start of a year of writing about
and
programming film events, and engaging with young artists, throughout the
city. Having worked in theatre operations for Festivals such as Reel
Asian, NXNE, and currently at TIFF Bell Lightbox, and in a
variety of theatre production roles, Christina loves getting lost in
creative chaos.
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DANIELLE WOON - Special Events Coordinator
Danielle is relatively new to the film festival scene but has been
planning and producing special events for years - and has plans to
continue doing so for many years to come. She is currently working in
the special events industry while working towards Certificates in Event
and Meeting Management as well as Fundraising and Volunteer Management
from George Brown College. When she's not planning or working an event,
Danielle is likely to be found volunteering for environmental NGOs,
struggling to complete a crossword puzzle, or singing to the radio while
in the car.
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KEMISHA NEWMAN - Communications Coordinator
Kemisha
Newman is a recent graduate of Humber College's Public Relations
program. When not writing media advisories or backgrounders, she can be
found volunteering at various cultural events throughout the city
(Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Doors Open Toronto and Hot Docs to name a
few).
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EMILY HAMID - Print Production Coordinator
Emily joined the Toronto Youth Shorts team in 2010 as the festival intern. Graduating from the University of Windsor with a degree in communications and art, she has interned at Exclaim Magazine in web promotions and The Scoop Newspaper in Windsor. She is a contributor to The Broken Heel Diaries.
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