FILM/TV PANELISTS
Jordan-Paige Sudduth
Jordan-Paige is a recent graduate of Vancouver Film School’s Writing for Film, Television, and Games Program. She is primarily a screenwriter who also has a passion for casting and acting. So far, she has received 30 wins and 31 nominations for her film projects/screenplays and sold her first screenplay at 19 years old!
Talia Smith
Talia graduated from the NYU Tisch School of The Arts Film & TV program in 2019. She is a film director and writer from South Africa and has won numerous awards for her short film “UMAMA” including a gold student academy award. She aims to highlight ordinary people with extraordinary stories in her filmmaking, as well as those inspired by resilience in the face of adversity.
Kojo Owusu
Kojo graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 2018. Since 2019, his focus has shifted from the film industry to business and he is working to own a firm where he is able to fund varying ventures.
Marissa Bondi
Marissa is in the 23’ class of Ryerson University’s Film studies program. She is an actor and filmmaker and is pursuing Writing, Directing and Sound Design. Her film “In the Zone'' was an audience choice award winner at the Toronto Short Film Festiva and was also screened at Yonge-Dundas square as part of Ryerson's ROUGHER festival.