FESTIVAL JURY
Each year, Toronto Youth Shorts bring to the festival established voices in the film, media, and entertainment industry to determine the slate of annual festival awards.
Each year, Toronto Youth Shorts bring to the festival established voices in the film, media, and entertainment industry to determine the slate of annual festival awards.
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Since 1997 AARON MARSHALL has worked on a wide variety of projects in the US and in Canada, from small independent films to studio blockbusters as well as shorts and, more recently, numerous television series. In recent years Aaron has been very fortunate to collaborate with outstanding feature film directors (Gavin O’Connor – Warrior, Jason Lapeyre – I Declare War, Jeff Renfroe – The Colony, Jason Stone – The Calling). More recently he’s been focused on cutting dramatic TV series including Vikings, Penny Dreadful, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Halo. Aaron has been nominated for multiple CSA, DGC and CCE awards in recent years, winning the CCE award for “Best Picture Editing in a 1 Hour Scripted” for the Penny Dreadful episode “A Blade of Grass” and the DGC award for “Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing - Dramatic Series” for The Handmaid’s Tale episode “Heroic”.
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CECILIA GARCIA is an arts manager, community organizer, and multidisciplinary emerging artist based in Toronto. Originally from Brazil, Cecilia holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film studies and has built a diverse portfolio working in the Brazilian film industry. After arriving in Canada in 2014, Cecilia was fascinated by the Canadian cultural landscape; her experience as a volunteer in the sector drew her to pursue a career in arts management. Cecília received a diploma in arts management from Western University and has since worked and volunteered with multiple arts organizations in Toronto. Currently, Cecília is the Director of Programs at North York Arts. Her artistic practice has included film, media, community arts, and textile arts. Throughout her career, Cecília has had the immense privilege of being a part of organizations and projects that have helped build communities through the arts. She is excited to continue to grow on this path.
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RACHEL HO is the film editor at Exclaim! Magazine and a freelance film critic whose work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, CBC Arts, and POV Magazine. In 2022, she co-founded The Asian Cut, an outlet devoted to the movies and filmmakers of Asia and the Asian diaspora. She is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association and an international voter for the Golden Globe Awards.
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