Advisory Board
SHANNON SKINNER, Consultant/Writer/Independent Producer
Shannon has more than 16 years of experience as a public relations consultant, writer and independent film and television producer. Over the years, she has managed highly successful communication programs for many distinguished companies, in a variety of industry sectors. Shannon is currently an associate producer on the feature film Shadowland, The Legend by Johanna Kern. She was also an executive producer on the television series Heart & Stroke Health Show with Dini Petty (Global TV). Additionally, she has helped to produce and/or promote a number of feature and documentary films over the years, including One World, One Family (Publicist) by Christopher Terry.
Shannon is the author of The Whispering Heart: Your Inner Guide to Creativity , a practical guide to unlocking our creative power. She is also a past-founding Board Member of the not-for-profit organization, Best Buddies Canada.
( www.comfychairproductions.com )
SHERMAN ADAMS, Legal Advisor
Sherman is a well-respected lawyer in Ontario, having practiced both in private practice and as in-house counsel. Sherman is presently Senior Legal Counsel at Scotiabank.
JEANNE STRøMBERG, Producer
Jeanne Strømberg has over twenty years of experience in dramatic film and television. Selected producing credits include: Island Love Song (MOW); Twelfth Night ; One for the Pot (winner of a Columbus Film Festival Award); Seeing Things and Not My Department (Series); the Gemini nominated performance documentary, Behind the Mask -- The Making of the Phantom of the Oper a; and Marine Life , a feature film adaptation of the acclaimed collection of short stories by Linda Svendsen. Marine Life received two Genie nominations, and was invited to all of the major Canadian Film Festivals.
Jeanne is currently developing four feature films with her partner, Alan Hausegger. Prior to establishing StrømHaus Productions Jeanne worked in dramatic programming at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She has also acted as a consultant on the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards show and she is a longstanding member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and PRO (The Producer's Roundtable of Ontario). She holds an Honours B.A. (Theatre & Film) from York University.
JORGE LOZANO
Jorge is the Festival Director for Alucine Toronto Latin Media Festival (currently in its 8 th year – the largest Latin film festival in North America).
