Céline Gittens was born in Trinidad and grew up in Vancouver, Canada. She trained with her mother, Janet Gittens, and at Vancouver’s Goh Ballet Academy. She joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2006 and was promoted to Principal in 2016. She has danced lead roles in ballets by Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, David Bintley and …
Helen has spent most of her career covering the arts industry, primarily on the staff of The Sunday Times in London, where she worked for 34 years, the last 25 of them as arts editor. She started out in academia, teaching English and film while gaining an MA at the University of Colorado in Boulder, …
Daniel Lismore is a London and Coventry based artist; A Living Sculpture who creates elaborate, extravagant, three-dimensional tableaux of figurative sculptures crafted like tapestries; Each artwork is created from fragments of items previously worn by the artist, meshing history and futurism whilst reflecting the world in which he exists. Lismore has been a prominent fixture …
Ajai is popularly known as the person who revived the fashion design industry of Sri Lanka in the last 17 years. He fathered Sri Lanka’s fashion development movement and as a result close to 80% of fashion designers we see today are the product of the fashion development platform Ajai created. CFW is the backbone …
Paloma is a Professor in the department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. She is also Honorific Director of the Degree in Fashion Communication and Management at Centro Universitario Villanueva Some of her recognitions: 2020, Spanish National Fashion Industry Award (delivered by Her Majesty the Queen of Spain) Director …
Martine Gingerich applied her 2 university degrees to 20 years as a French elementary teacher in Canada, and now uses this organization and diplomatic skills as the Submissions Director for CANIFFF working with hundreds of filmmakers around the world. In addition to fostering dogs, she spends her spare time photographing animals as a passion project.
Multidisciplinary designer, entrepreneur and activist are all different ways one can begin to describe George Sully. Based in Toronto, with an impressive worldwide network, Sully has established a collective of multifaceted companies that leverage him as an innovative player in the world of multimedia content creation and fashion design. George Brown honorary degree recipient and …
Creating a new visual literacy fuels typographer, art director and designer Paul Sych’s identity. Paul’s design practice “Faith” is a multifaceted creative design agency creating works primarily in the fashion, music and art spectrum. Paul’s innovative design, art direction and typography has been published in over 100+ books and publications internationally. Highlights from his career …
Jennifer Cortez proudly represents her Hispanic culture with her Ecuadorian background while born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Jennifer is a creative and business professional, working in art direction and graphic design for over 19 years and has had her creative work published in popular print fashion and fitness magazines, on product packaging and signage …
Born in England of Royal Stewart blood and the son of a successful lawyer, Robin started his hairdressing career in the sixties and was managing a salon within two years. He emigrated to Canada, eventually becoming head stylist of Gus Caruso’s, Toronto’s number one salon. In 1971 Robin Barker opened his own business, which became …
Jorge Joao is an acclaimed Celebrity stylist who spends his time with his award-winning salon KOI Hair Studio. He’s also involved in different fashion weeks, editorial work, educational programs and touring as an International Redken Artist. For 18 seasons he has led an elite team at Toronto Fashion Week. He is also part of Fashion …
Elyse has been in the fashion industry for close to 20 years working as a model, artist and overall creative. Living abroad has encouraged her creative passion, gaining inspiration in the ups and downs of a nomadic lifestyle. Finding safety in creativity, she embraced new ways of creating as often as she changed cities. Elyse …
Julia is a second-year corporate law student at the University of Toronto, who intends to work in the fashion industry. She has interned at a Media and Entertainment law firm in Toronto, where she drafted music contracts and IP applications, and assisted with corporate financing. Growing up as a ballerina, Julia developed a love for …
Jessie is currently in her last semester of the Fashion Business & Arts program at Humber College and plans to pursue social media marketing post-graduation.She is a full-time student and also works running client’s social media pages as well as her own where she micro influences and works with brands to promote new products. Jessie …
Heraa’s love for fashion started by mirroring the classic yet eccentric style of her foremothers and of course from personal experimentation with different styles and trends. This is where she discovered she holds a passion for fashion as a career choice. Heraa is a recent graduate of Fashion Arts and Business program with Honors from …
Evelyn is a recent graduate of the Fashion Arts and Business program at Humber College. Evelyn is always on the go and eager to achieve her goals within the fashion industry. With her creativity, keen interest in social media marketing, and positive mindset, she can achieve anything.
Alexander is a multidisciplinary digital artist, cinematographer and 3D/VFX creator. His strong sense of visual style often encapsulates the best of bold European fashion and a mix of retro-futuristic VHS vibes. With an architectural background and a passion for experimental ideas, his genre-bending fashion stories gives the viewer a truly remarkable visual experience. He has …
Martine Gingerich applied her 2 university degrees to 20 years as a French elementary teacher in Canada, and now uses this organization and diplomatic skills as the Submissions Director for CANIFFF working with hundreds of filmmakers around the world. In addition to fostering dogs, she spends her spare time photographing animals as a passion project.
As CEO of the Canadian International Fashion Film Festival, Roger brings over 35 years of various roles in the fashion industry to the festival. Roger also sits on the Board of Directors for the Commonwealth Fashion Council (CFC). Based in London, England, the CFC is a fashion body of 54 nations promoting fashion education, youth …
As CEO of the Canadian International Fashion Film Festival, Roger brings over 35 years of various roles in the fashion industry to the festival. Roger also sits on the Board of Directors for the Commonwealth Fashion Council (CFC). Based in London, England, the CFC is a fashion body of 54 nations promoting fashion education, youth …
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