ALLISON WILSON-FORBES
Allison Wilson-Forbes is a recipient of the Banff-Netflix Fellowship for her half-hour procedural comedy, Invisible Underdogs and a graduate of UCLA’s TV writing program. Her diverse journey includes associate producer for live music shows, shorts filmmaker, award show scriptwriter, and film festival curator. Writing in both drama and comedy while being a mid-career performer recurring on Canadian series strengthens her dialogue, but being a French speaking first-generation Canadian that played competitive tennis, draws her toward ambitious outsiders, and a unique point of view. Her affinity for hot places means you can find her running in triple digits in Ghana and Los Angeles, the only hot flashes she’d ever want.
Project Title: Invisible Underdogs
DAISY KOMUJUNI
Daisy is a Toronto based writer and producer. She always had a passion for media but her interest in film was piqued while taking part in the U for Change film cohort. After interning in the film and broadcasting world while working in the market research analysis and publishing industries she channeled the skills acquired into establishing Afrotinis at Sunset, a multi-media platform that explores the stories, history and cultural nuances that form the rich and diverse tapestry of the black experience. In her spare time Daisy enjoys photography, comedy and listening to dramatic cinematic music while doing mundane things.
Project Title: Oakwood
KAI LITTLE-WHITE
Writer, producer, director of immersive experiences for kids full of fun, purpose, and heart. Kai’s career spans development to distribution on features, TV, shorts, and music videos. Kai’s work plays with intersectionality and universality with sprinklings of humour and themes around wellness. Kai is a graduate of CFC’s Producer’s Lab and Centennial’s Children’s Media program. Kai associate produced and wrote on CBC Kids in-house content like “Gary’s Magic Fort” and “Studio K”. In 2022, Kai won the YMA-TAAFI John Rooney Creator Fund.
Project Title: Solstice Stories
KIRSTY PLANGE
Kirsty Plange is a screenwriter and director based in and from Toronto. Through U for Change’s film program, she created her first project Borders Carry Me Home, a short personal documentary encompassing the struggle of belonging and identity in the face of immigration. She currently works as an assistant production coordinator for the upcoming CBC documentary series, Summit 72. She conceptualized and wrote, Oakwood, a show centered around two unlikely allies set in an everchanging Toronto, Kirsty’s first love. Kirsty’s hope is to create art that reflects difficult truths and bridges the gaps with those unlike ourselves.
Project Title: Oakwood
KRISTEN LAMBIE
Kristen Lambie is a Jamaican/Canadian writer, actress and filmmaker who has worked in front of, as well as behind the camera in a variety of independent film and television projects. Kristen has a Master of Arts in Media Production from Ryerson University and also has an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Film Studies with a specialization in Film Production from Wilfrid Laurier University. Kristen strives to tell stories about her experiences as a woman of the Caribbean/African Diaspora; including topics of identity, belonging and her Jamaican culture. She is now taking the next step into a career behind the camera by honing her skills as a writer and producer.
Project Title: Fever Street
TOBI ABDUL
Tobi Abdul is a Nigeria-born, small town-raised and Toronto-based director and producer. They directed Fashion Dis, a 6x30min docu-format, 2nd Unit for the upcoming Cirque Du Soleil “O” documentary and in 2021, Tobi directed episode 106 of Shine True, an award-winning 8x30min docuseries, for which she was also the casting and associate producer. Tobi is currently in development with two projects and was recently named one of 25 participants in the 2022 Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices Pitch Program. As a story and associate producer, previous credits include Call Me Mother, Great Canadian Baking Show, Revenge Of The Black Best Friend, Canada’s Drag Race and Big Brother Canada. Tobi is most passionate about community-building and amplifying diverse, 2SLGBTQ+ BIPOC stories. She’s not just looking for a seat, they want to build a whole new table
Project Title: Mids
