PROFILE 

Having developed a passion for the industry from working with film festivals for many years, Suzey also has experience in film production. As an organised, proactive and hardworking individual, the busy dynamic of film festivals, as well as on-set production work, suits her and her work ethic well, always willing to pitch in wherever needed, no matter the task. As well as helping to produce some short films and campaigns, she has experience in editing, filming, and writing. Following an internship with a film archive agency, she also has hands-on experience in archive footage, useful for documentaries, features, and other creative projects, as well as practice handling 35mm, 16mm, and 8mm film.

SKILLS

Administrative experience – Adobe Creative Suite – Archive footage

Budgeting – DaVinci Resolve – Events management

Final Cut Pro – First Aid trained – Team-player

EXPERIENCE

Industry

Toronto International Film Festival (2018-2024)

Senior Coordinator, Industry (2021-present)

Film Coordinator (2021)

Associate Producer, Industry Venue (2019)

Film Circuit Intern

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2019)

Box Office Assistant

Edinburgh International Film Festival (2014-2019)

Press & Industry Centre Manager (2018-2019)

Submissions Assistant (2014-2015)

Press & Industry Centre Volunteer (2014-2017)

Shorts

Night Shoot (2018) – Art assistant

Unlatched (2018) – Set PA

Crossroads (2014) – Producer, editor

Mort par le lait (2013) – Screenwriter, producer, editor

Control (2013) – Director, screenwriter, producer, editor

Web Series

Gay Mean Girls (2019) – Random girl #1/Background

Campaigns

Crave Hotbox promotional event (2018) – Production assistant

Edinburgh Nightline Awareness Week flashmob campaign (2015) – Director, producer, editor

EUSA election campaign (2014) – Director, producer, editor

TRAINING 

Film & Television Career Launch, Skills Catalyst – Seneca College, Toronto, 2020-2021

Six month part-time micro-credentialed program (Introduction to Film & Television; Junior Digital Media Technician; Junior Assistant Editor; Junior Assistant Audio Editor).

High Definition Filmmaking – New York Film Academy, 2013

Intensive summer course to hone practical filmmaking skills through the production of a short film from conception to final edit.