Kelly McCormack and mother and son team of Jules Koostachin and Asivak Koostachin get the nod
are the Vancouver-based talent to make the list that is designed to shine a light on talent poised to breakthrough in the international market. The Whistler Film Festival runs Nov. 30 to Dec. 4 and online Dec. 5 to Jan. 2. The festival includes 41 feature films and six short film programs from 19 countries.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.
Cree filmmaker Jules Koostachin’s film Broken Angel, which co-stars Asivak, is one of the 41 features at this year’s festival. The script for Koostachin’s feature film debut was developed through the WFF Screenwriters Lab. Asivak’s turn in Run, Woman, Run landed him the Star to Watch honour at last year’s WFF. Asivak has appeared in television series Cardinal, Letterkenny and the films Red Snow and Montana Story.
The 10 Canadians to Watch honourees are profiled in Variety and will be celebrated at WFF with a conversation hosted by Michael Schneider, Variety’s TV editor and producer, on Dec. 3, 2022 at noon at Maury Young Arts Centre. The group will then be honoured at WFF’s RE:U:NITE Gala that evening at 7 p.m.
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