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The DOC Institute is an initiative of the Ontario chapter of the Documentary Organization of Canada. With the aim of supporting doc-makers’ creative journeys, the DOC Institute is a hub for established and emerging voices in the non-fiction world. Through its various program streams, the DOC Institute offers essential professional development for documentary media artists of all levels.
Tiffany Hsiung
Tiffany Hsiung is an Peabody award-winning filmmaker based in Toronto, Canada and is listed as one of DOC NYC’s 40 under 40 this year. Tiffany’s most recent short UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE premiered at the Hot Docs International Film Festival, and she recently won the inaugural Toronto International Film Festival Share Her Journey Short Cuts Award for SING ME A LULLABY (2020), along with a DGC award for Best Short Film.
Noura Kevorkian
Lebanese-Canadian filmmaker Noura Kevorkian made her filmmaking debut with the award-winning documentary VEILS UNCOVERED about the veiled women of Damascus. Noura’s latest film, the Canada-Lebanon feature BATATA,is an unprecedented documentary that follows 10 years in the life of a singularly determined unmarried Syrian woman as she turns from migrant farm-hand to refugee stuck in a camp in Lebanon, unable to return to her hometown of Raqqa.
JAMES WEYMAN
James Weyman is President of media production and consulting company Barn 12 Inc. A 35 year veteran of the screen-based industries, he recently exited Ontario Creates where he was responsible for managing a $20 million portfolio of funds including the OMDC Film Fund. As a producer and filmmaker, Weyman has been involved in a range of critically acclaimed productions; as an executive, he has participated in financing hundreds of film and TV productions.
Danny Webber
Danny Webber is a partner with Hall Webber LLP, one of Canada’s top rated boutique entertainment law firms, and serves as the official legal counsel to the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and the Canadian Screen Awards. He has also acted as an executive producer on more than 25 film & television productions and recently produced a feature length documentary that premiered at Hot Docs.
Aeyliya Husain
Aeyliya Husain is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on issues of representation, women, and photography. She has exhibited at festivals both nationally and internationally including Tribeca Film Festival, where her film SHOOTING WAR was nominated for best short documentary. Husain holds an MFA in Film Production from York University and a BA from the University of Waterloo, and she currently teaches film courses at McMaster University.
BRYN HUGHES
Bryn Hughes is an independent producer and co-owner of Frequent Flyer Films Inc. Since 2002, Bryn has worked as a producer and production manager, bringing several critically acclaimed documentary series and features to the screen. Dabbling in historical, natural science and journalistic documentaries, Bryn’s experience is wide and varied, having worked with major broadcasters, funders, key creatives and crews across Canada and around the world.
John Seongho Choi
John Seongho Choi (he/him) is Canadian belonging to the South Korean diaspora. John is a Filmmaker, Producer and Director telling stories for over 25 years and a critical thinker believing in a meaningful and authentic approach to filmmaking. He is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) and participates as a mentor with the Hot Docs/Netflix Accelerator Program engaging workshopping new and emerging filmmakers. John was selected as a Juror/ Decision Maker at both the 2022 DMZ Industry Docs Film Festival and 2022 Tokyo Docs Documentary Film Festival.
Stuart Henderson
Stuart Henderson is President of 90th Parallel Productions, Ltd, one of Canada’s longest-running documentary film companies. A creative producer, Henderson is currently overseeing a slate of documentary films ranging from broadcast hours to anthology series to feature-length projects. Most recently, he was the executive producer and showrunner of the CRAVE docu-series We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel), and the CBC films Butt Seriously (Dir. Liam O’Rinn, 2024), and Bodies for Rent (Dir: Habiba Nosheen, 2024). Other recent films he has produced include the feature doc The Long Weekend for TVO, the CBC film The Climate Baby Dilemma , the TIFF People’s Choice Award-winning Inconvenient Indian ; Food for the Rest of Us , Be Afraid: The Science of Fear ; Invisible Essence: The Little Prince ; The Skin We’re In; My First 150 Days.
Ali Weinstein
Ali Weinstein (she/her) is a documentary director and producer living in Toronto, whose character-driven work often centres on people searching for a sense of belonging. Her latest feature documentary YOUR TOMORROW (TVO) about the last year in life of Ontario Place before it was shut down to be redeveloped into a private spa and waterpark premiered at TIFF 2024 where it was a runner up for the People’s Choice Documentary Award. Her first feature documentary MERMAIDS (Super Channel), about a group of women living a mermaid lifestyle, debuted at Hot Docs 2017 and has since been broadcast in Canada, Brazil, France, and Germany. Ali also directed THE IMPOSSIBLE SWIM (TSN) about a 16-year-old girl attempting to swim across Lake Ontario at its widest point and #BLESSED (CBC) about the stunning success of an Evangelical church amongst the youth of downtown Toronto.
Dylan Reibling
Dylan Reibling is an award - winning Canadian documentary director who works at the intersection of science, technology, and politics. His work has screened at over 50 international festivals including TIFF, Tribeca, CPH:Dox, BAFICI, and DokFest Munich. His television work includes investigative journalism and science and technology documentaries for CBC, VICE, National Geographic, History, Arte, and Netflix. His debut feature documentary, The End of the Internet (2025), explores the global decentralization movement through immersive, character - driven storytelling, and is currently touring internationally through a mix of festival, theatrical, and experimental exhibition formats. This independent film was supported by Canadian public funders and has found distribution in Canada and with international partners. His broader interests include digital infrastructure, platform power, and radical subcultures. He is based in Toronto and is committed to contributing to a strong, engaged, and forward - looking documentary ecosystem in Ontario and across Canada.
Javiera Quintana
Javiera Quintana is a Chilean - born, Toronto - based producer who thrives at the intersection of bold storytelling and social relevance. W ith nearly two decades of industry experience , he r work includes feature documentaries and series for festivals, theatrical release, and broadcast, co vering a spectru m of subjects . She is currently the lea d producer at 90th Parallel Productions, with recent and upcoming credits including We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) (Crave), Butt Seriously ( The Nature of Things , CBC), and Bodies For Rent (CBC) and feature documentaries in development such as Myth and Memory: Franklin ’s L ost Ships , and Before the Sun Sets . Javiera has also worked extensively as a line producer and production manager, including several years at VICE Studio Canada, where she oversaw the development and delivery of documentary, series, and immersive projects for global platforms. Javiera brings experience in labour and equity - focused leadership , serving as a union leader and as a founding co - chair of VIC E ’s DEI committee, working collaboratively to address issues of representation, workplace culture, and accountability. Javiera has participated in numerous international markets and professional development programs, including NSI/EAVE ’s Access BIPOC Producers program , G otham Week Project Market, Berlinale EFM Doc Toolbox, Sunny Side of the Doc, and the World Congress of Science & Factual Producers Global Career Accelerator. She holds an MA in Communication & Culture from Ryerson/York University and a Bachelor of Music from Queen’s University.
Carla Rojas
Carla Rojas is a Toronto-based event producer and fi lm marketing professional with hands-on experience delivering large-scale cultural and industry events across North America. She has worked on the production of high-pro fi le events including the BANFF World Media Festival, Canada’s Walk of Fame, the Canadian National Exhibition, and served as Press Coordinator for the fi rst Ibero-American Screenwriters Congress in Mexico City. Carla has contributed to multiple international fi lm festivals in Canada and Mexico, supporting programming, media relations, publicity, talent relations, and on-site coordination. Her production portfolio also includes live concerts and internationally touring cine-concerts including La La Land in Concert and Whiplash , working directly with Academy Award–winning composer Justin Hurwitz, as well as a series of concerts with renowned composer Yann Tiersen. Alongside her production work, Carla has built a strong career in fi lm marketing, working closely with documentary fi lmmakers across Canada to support theatrical releases, VOD launches, and broadcast campaigns. Her experience includes developing and executing marketing strategies in collaboration with major broadcasters and platforms such as CBC, TVO, and Crave. She notably contributed to the Academy Award campaign for the Oscar-nominated documentary To Kill a Tiger , helping shape its awards-season positioning and audience outreach which resulted in a nomination to Best Documentary Feature in 2024. With a combined background in production, marketing, and audience development, Carla brings a strategic, audience- fIrst perspective to the documentary ecosystem, with a strong interest in advocacy, sustainability, and expanding the reach of documentary storytelling.
Linda V. Carter
Linda V. Carter is a multifaceted storyteller whose career spans the global stage of film, television, and high fashion. As a filmmaker, she wrote, directed, and narrated the acclaimed documentary The Making of a Judge, a poignant tribute to her father, Judge George E. Carter. The film premiered on Rogers OMNI TV and gained international recognition, screening at festivals and special events hosted by the Canadian Embassy in Panama and the Black Ethnicity Foundation. Linda’s artistic journey began on the runways of Paris, Rome, and London. Her acting credits include collaborations with legendary directors such as Federico Fellini, Jean-Pierre Melville, and Clement Virgo. A staple in the Canadian media landscape, she hosted the talk show Black World for five years and has spent over 20 years as a red carpet reporter for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), interviewing icons like Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington, Hans Zimmer, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and Keanu Reeves. Her latest project, The Fashion Griot, is a three-part film series and touring exhibition that bridges her passion for style and history. It weaves together a 100-year family clothing collection with Toronto’s Black history, featuring encounters with figures like James Baldwin and Vivienne Westwood. An avid traveler and connoisseur of global markets—from Marrakech to Paris—Linda also serves her community as a board member for the Ontario Black History Society and the Black History Museum project. Recognized as one of the “100 Black Women of Accomplishment,” she continues to shape the industry as a judge for the BIPOC International Film Festival.
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