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Executive Reads: Avi Federgreen

Avi Federgreen’s nearly 20 years of experience in the Canadian film industry feature many highlights, from music videos to TV series to full-length feature films. These are some of the pages that have inspired him along the way

Notable Reads: Anne Sorrenti

Two years ago Anne Sorrenti left her job of 10 years working for a Toronto MP to become the Executive Chef of Morgans, a new restaurant on a stretch of the Danforth populated by methadone clinics and dive bars, along with one of the most supportive neighbourhoods in Toronto. These are the pages that have inspired her career path

Executive Reads: Paul Scherzer

Paul Scherzer is the CEO and founder of Six Island Productions. As a producer, he has worked on a host of award-winning features including Khaled (TIFF Canada Top Ten), A Wake (Best Director & Best Editing Award noms Directors Guild of Canada) and documentary LAND (nominated for a Social Justice Award, Santa Barbara International Film Festival). These are some of the pages that have inspired his career

Executive Reads: Alan Black

Alan Black is a Gemini-nominated filmmaker and the Associate Director, Operations at Hot Docs, one of the world’s largest documentary film festivals. As a filmmaker, he has taken viewers inside the strange yet wonderful worlds of weightlifters (Strongman), Northern folk musicians (Beautiful and Deranged: The Song of the Yukon), and hardcore Bingo players (Jackpot). These are the books that inspire him

Executive Reads: Ed Barreveld

Ed Barreveld is CEO of Storyline Entertainment, a Toronto-based, award-winning producer of factual programming. Ed co-founded the company in 2000 and has been the sole principal since 2004, focusing on auteur-driven, socially relevant documentaries on a variety of topics. The following three books have directly or indirectly inspired his work and life