Barrie Dunn is a film /TV producer, writer, director, and lawyer. After spending 15 years at the helm of Trailer Park Productions, Barrie founded Pictou Twist Pictures where he oversees the development and production of the company projects with its many partners. Barrie has produced some of Canada’s most successful television programs and feature films. He was a co – creator, writer and producer of the hit series, Trailer Park Boys, and produced three commercially successful feature films based on the franchise.

Parsborro Film Festival

Lori has been involved in promoting Parrsboro and area since 1997 when she and her husband became Innkeepers. As a tourism operator, Lori served on many Boards and committees with the objective of promoting the region, such as Central Nova Tourism Association, Parrsboro’s Sustainable Tourism committee, Parrsboro and District Board of Trade and the Bay of Fundy Tourism Partnership.

Lori has been on the Board of the Parrsboro Band Association since 2008, serving ten years as Chair and was on the Board of Parrsboro Creative. Lori is one of the founders of the Parrsboro Film Festival, which is celebrating fifteen years in 2025 and is committee chair of Films for All at the Hall, the local film society.

Short Film Coordinator | Parrsboro Film Festival

Since moving to Nova Scotia in 1993, Janet has always been active in the arts community. While living in Halifax she was involved with numerous arts organizations and air projects. Her passion for promoting community arts has found a new outlet since moving to Parrsboro in 2017. She currently sits on the board for the Parrsboro Film Festival as Secretary and is the short film coordinator.

Founder of the Hudson Film Festival

Clint Ward as President of the Hudson Film Society has 20 years of experience presenting films of all kinds to enthusiastic audiences. The HFS has worked out of Hudson’s unique converted railway station Theatre since 2006 presenting their, “Monday at The Movies” series as well as a yearly film festival. The festival has grown from separate weekend events, one featuring dramatic films and the other documentaries to being combined in 2016 to a single 6 day Festival featuring Canadian Films only. This year’s event will be a 10th anniversary of continued presentations of the Festival Experience to audiences from Western Quebec and Eastern Ontario, now known as The BIG little CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL.

Co-founder & CEO, New Brooklyn Media // BRAEVR

Lydia Sayeau is a dynamic entrepreneur, creative strategist, and community builder with more than two decades of experience in visual storytelling and brand development. As Co-Founder and CEO of New Brooklyn Media (NBM)—and the driving force behind BRAEVR, NBM’s immersive division—Lydia leads with a rare combination of creative insight, operational precision, and a deep-rooted passion for helping organizations tell their stories in meaningful, impactful ways.
With a background in photography and graphic design, Lydia’s career spans agency, nonprofit, and tech sectors in both Halifax and Toronto. Her ability to blend visual creativity with strategic thinking has been a cornerstone of NBM’s reputation for delivering work that’s bold, thoughtful, and rooted in real connection.
Known for her calm leadership style and people-first approach, Lydia is the kind of CEO who’s just as invested in the process as she is in the outcome. Whether she’s guiding a brand refresh, leading an interactive storytelling initiative, or exploring the latest in immersive tech, she brings a spirit of collaboration, curiosity, and clarity to every project.

Professor of Media Arts at NSCAD University

Solomon is a filmmaker and teaches at the NSCAD University in Halifax. His work has been screened at film festival across the globe. He is co-founder of The Community Mobile Media Lab, a purpose-designed mobile media production hub, which will house film production equipment that can be situated temporarily in Nova Scotia Communities across the province to explore innovative models of co-creation, training and mentorship.

He co-edited Sculpting Cinema (2018), a book that examines the evolution of the cinematic language of expanded cinema as conceptualized through architecture, gallery spaces and public art projects.  He is also co-editor of Landscape of Moving Image; Prairie Artists Cinema (2020), documenting artists’ practices and independent film histories from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. His first book of poetry, piyyut, was published by Nevermore Press in 2025.

Location Manager

Michelle is a location manager and a member of the DGC/LMGI serving the locations department for 25 years across the country from Vancouver to Toronto and Halifax