Super 6 Series: U of W Alumni Panel presented by Film Training Manitoba.
Film Panel: October 22nd at 6:30-7:30pm
The Super 6: U of W Alumni panel gives Manitoban film professionals a chance to share their experiences with both experienced and aspiring film professionals.
Emily Labby is the Training and Partnerships Manager at Film Training Manitoba. With a background in Film Studies from the University of Winnipeg, she's accumulated a wide range of experience in the local film community. Emily has produced her own short films and contributed to various local independent projects and music videos, and served as Production Coordinator for local production companies such as, Frank Digital, Zoot Pictures, and Julijette Inc. Most recently, she directed and filmed a short for the One Take Super 8 Event at this year's WNDX Festival.
John Seymour is an Ojibwe-Cree filmmaker, actor, and writer from Winnipeg, MB, and a band member of Peguis First Nation. A recent graduate of the National Screen Institute’s CBC New Indigenous Voices program, he gained on-set experience as the Assistant Director for the APTNseries REZervations for Two, premiering June 2026. His directorial debut Stay Awhile hasscreened at festivals across Turtle Island, and he has appeared in the feature film Aberdeen, as well as the television series Acting Good. He is currently the Education & Outreach Coordinator at the Winnipeg Film Group, and the Program Manager for the Winnipeg Indigenous Filmmakers Collective.
Willow (she/her) is a multifaceted artist who is excited to participate in the theatre and film community in Winnipeg whenever, wherever, and however! Willow holds a BaHons. in Theatre and Film from the University of Winnipeg. Within film she works as a costume designer and actor, and within theatre she works as a stage manager. She is also a lifelong dancer that has recently ventured into choreography. Additionally, she fulfills a variety of educational positions within the arts and beyond. Willow is a firm believer in process over product, collaboration, and embracing silliness. Her goal is to support artistic projects in any way possible, while staying curious and always continuing to learn.
Trevor Hnatowich has a decade of experience in the film industry across various roles. In his current position as a Senior Producer and Co-Owner at Enjoy Creative, Trevor focuses on commercial work, where he loves meeting new clients, learning about their industries, and helping them find creative and powerful solutions with video. He has worked on everything from television, and film to documentary and commercial videos.
Charlene Moore is a Winnipeg filmmaker and member of York Factory First Nation, Charlene Raven Moore is an award-winning writer, director, producer living in Treaty One Territory. As a queer Cree, Saulteaux, and Welsh woman, Charlene creates films that focus on identity, connection, and resilience. Charlene has written, directed, and produced several short films that have been nationally broadcasted on APTN, APTN Lumi, CBC, CBC Gem, and Bell Media, and have played internationally at festivals like Slamdance, VIFF, American Indian Film Festival, ImagineNative Film Festival, LA Skins Film Festival, and BIRRARANGGA Film Festival. Her latest documentary CONFLUENCE, commissioned for the Winnipeg Film Group 50 th anniversary won the Kent Monkman’s award for Innovation in Storytelling at the 2025 ImagineNative Film Festival and hanye Vermette’s feature film LEVERS that Charlene co-produced premiered at TIFF 2025.
Hello. My name is Ryan Steel. I am an interdisciplinary filmmaker from Winnipeg, Manitoba. My art is informed by my DIY work ethic, obsession with hazy analog images, and longtime membership of the Winnipeg Film Group. My short films have played at festivals around the world including... International Film Festival Rotterdam, Festival Du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal, Vancouver International Film Festival, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Sydney Underground Film Festival, and many more. I’m currently working on my first feature film “Meat” with funding from the Winnipeg Film Group &Telefilm’s “Talent to Watch” program.
Keynote Speaker:
October 24th at 6:30pm
Keynote Speaker - Tina Keeper
Tina is a producer, actor and advocate from Norway House Cree Nation, and on her maternal side from Muskrat Dam First Nation. She is currently the President of Kistikan Pictures Inc. which produces Indigenous content for film and tv, including feature films ROAD OF INIQUITY, THROUGH BLACK SPRUCE, and tv series; CASHING IN and ACTING GOOD starring Paul Rabliauskas for 4 seasons on CTV Comedy (CRAVE), and APTN (LUMI). Keeper started her work in the tv industry in her rtrayal of RCMP Officer Michelle Kenidi in the CBC series North of 60 which ran from 1992- 2003.
In 2005, Keeper ran in a federal election, and served as a Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Churchill. In 2014, in her role as an Honorary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Keeper co-produced with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, a highly acclaimed new creation guided by Indian Residential School Survivors, "Going Home Star”.
Keeper has a BA in Theatre from The University of Winnipeg, and trained at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre, the Banff Centre and the Sundance Institute. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and on the Advisory Committee for the Schroeder Institute of Entertainment and Media Arts at Red River College. She is a recipient of an Aboriginal Achievement Award, a MB ACTRA Award, a Gemini Award, an Indspire Award, a Meritorious Service Medal, a Canadian Civil Liberties Association award, a Canadian Screen Awards Lifetime Achievement award, a University of Winnipeg Distinguished Alumni Award, an Honourary Doctorate of Letters from Wilfred Laurier University, and is a Member of the Order of Manitoba, and a Member of the Order of Canada.