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One year married to my favourite person in the universe! Lucky to have such a vibrant, creative and caring person to see the world with. Love you @joywebs 🌿💚🌿

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Sometimes the smallest interruption changes everything. Buzzard follows a man on the edge and the last person he expected, a teenager working a door-to-door scam.

Buzzard streaming on Goby TV
#indiefilm #canadianfilm #shortfilm

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chasing sunsets 🌅

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5 days to go.

As we get closer to the 2026 Canadian Film Fest, we’re celebrating the voices that have helped shape our community — our alumni filmmakers.
Hear from them in our second testimonial as they share what the festival has meant to their journey, their work, and their connection to Canadian cinema. 🇨🇦✨

We can’t wait to welcome this year’s filmmakers and audiences in just a few days.

🎟️ Tickets on sale now: canfilmfest.ca

#CanFilmFest #CFF26 #CFFis20

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A man on the brink of suicide is interrupted by a teenage girl running a door-to-door water heater scam… Buzzard streaming on Goby TV (always free) #independentfilmmaking #shortfilms #screenwriters

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Album of the year goes to Joy & Ben: Holy Matrimony <3 Love u both, congratulations!!!

#Leathercraft #vegetabletannedleather

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🎬✨ The Women In The Directors Chair: Career Advancement Module came into my life at the exact right time.

I’m forever grateful for these last six months being guided by Dr. Carol Whiteman and supported by the incredible women in this cohort. I’m excited to move forward with the projects this program has helped me to develop and I can’t wait to witness what these incredible directors put forth into the world. I’m so inspired by you all. Let’s do this.
🎥✨♥️

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CFC alumni are taking over this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival with bold, boundary-pushing films 🎬 Swipe to see what’s screening!

Visit fantasiafestival.com to see the full lineup and schedule.

@fantasiafestival #FANTASIA2025

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This week we’re spotlighting powerhouse filmmaker Joy Webster — a writer, director, editor, and producer whose short films have taken the festival circuit by storm.

Joy is the creative force behind It Was You, Buzzard (which snagged the Golden Sheaf Award for Best Drama at Yorkton 2020), Game, In the Weeds, and Menace. Her talent also extends into the music video world with the bold and expressive YEAH YEAH by Melanie?, which she wrote, directed, produced, and edited herself.

Joy’s work has screened at major festivals including NewFilmmakers LA, Brooklyn International, San Diego, and Cinéfest Sudbury — earning her accolades like two Best Short awards from Canadian Film Fest, the NSI’s A&E Short Filmmakers Award, and three Golden Sheaf awards. Her films have aired on CBC, showcased at Cannes through Telefilm’s Not Short on Talent, and even been shortlisted for the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards. Currently, she’s one of just eight directors selected for the prestigious WIDC Career Advancement Module — and we can’t wait to see what she creates next. 🎥💫

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Happy Canadian Film Day!

Here’s a post with what I’ve been up to the last three or so years!
Hint: it’s all Canadian

Humane directed by @caitcronenberg , check it on Shudder & Hulu,or wherever you rent.

Skymed. Had a brief stint for the first few episodes of season 2. Check it out on CBC Gem.

The Shrouds directed by David Cronenberg. Finishing the festival circuit and coming to Canadian theatres April 25th.

40 Acres directorial debut by RT Thorne . Release tbd

Sweetness directorial debut by @emmaaverage . Only feature I haven’t seen yet,and I can’t wait . Premiered at SWSW. Release tbd

It Was You by Joy Webster . A little short I got to second AD remotely. Can’t wait to see it!

Murdoch Mysteries season 18 directed by : SO many incredible folks, some of whom I’m sure I missed (also ran out of tags)

Full season streaming on CBC gem

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🎥 Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC) announced the eight women directors chosen by a peer jury for their Spring/Summer 2025 Career Advancement Module (WIDC CAM).

Presented in collaboration with GEMFest @gemsvancouver (March 5 to 9, 2025, Vancouver, BC) and Female Eye Film Festival @femaleeye (July 15 to 20, 2025, Toronto, ON) with major support from Telefilm Canada @telefilm_canada, the CAM is offered online through Summer 2025.

Congrats! 👏 👏 👏

✨ Alexa Jane Jerrett @bedlamerpictures
✨ Aubrey Arnason @aubreyarnason
✨ Cici Clancy @ciciclancy
✨ Joy Webster @joywebs
✨ Katrina Reynolds @misskatreynolds
✨ Rita Ferrando @ritaferrando
✨ Tara Aghdashloo @taraaghdashloo
✨ Tara Thorne @thorneyhfx

Thanks always to Carol Whiteman whose patience and expertise keeps WIDC moving forward with grace and wisdom. @carollwhiteman

🔗 Link in bio to read more

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2024 in a nutshell!!! Forever grateful, forever blessed! Counting my blessings with all these lovely people that became a part of my life in this beautiful year! 2025, I can't wait!

5 producers, 5 directors , 5 writers and 4 Editor's were selected for the Norman Jewison's Film program from among many, to activate their careers and advance into the industry with the hope that we can create landmark cinema in the years to come. Let's hope we can do that in the near future!

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2025!

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