Virtual Coffee Chats

August's Virtual Coffee Chat featured filmmaker V.T. Nayani on her debut feature film,
This Place.

V.T. Nayani (nine-knee) is a multidisciplinary storyteller for the screen. Her work intimately explores how we continuously come of age. V.T. has been championed by multiple platforms including the Canadian Film Centre, Telefilm Canada, Netflix, The Gotham, UN Women, CBC Films, BIPOC TV & Film, L'Oréal Paris, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, Canada Council for the Arts, and Ontario Arts Council. Her screen-work has also been supported by festivals including TIFF, Hot Docs, Women of the World, Women Deliver, Frameline, Outfest, and Inside Out. V.T.'s debut, This Place, will be released digitally in Canada on August 15, and screened at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival on Friday August 11 at Vancity Theatre.

Moderated by writer, actor, and comedian Ambika Vas.

Event Details:

Wednesday August 9, 2023

Program Overview

For emerging and seasoned filmmakers, producers, directors, screenwriters, actors and everyone who wants to know more about the industry, GEMS Coffee Chats feature moderated conversations with special guests and are often a great way to hear and meet a variety of different people in the film community in Vancouver.

Key Dates

February 21, 2023
Meet the VIWFF Programmers and Festival Sneak Peek
March 21, 2023
No Coffee Chat scheduled due to VIWFF
April 18, 2023
No Coffee Chat scheduled due to VIWFF
May 15, 2023
Meet Documentary Filmmaker Ali Grant!
June 20, 2023
Ukrainian Filmmaker Khrystyna Syvolap on rebuilding her life and career in Vancouver
July 18, 2023
Filmmaker Kim Albright on her award winning feature film "With Love and a Major Organ"
August 9, 2023
Filmmaker V.T. Nayani on her debut feature "This Place"

Past Guests

Filmmaker Kim Albright on her debut feature With Love And A Major Organ (July 18, 2023)

Ukrainian Filmmaker Khrystyna Syvolap on rebuilding her life and career in Vancouver (June 20, 2023)

Meet Documentary Filmmaker Ali Grant (May 15, 2023)

Meet the VIWFF Programmers and Festival Sneak Peek (February 21, 2023)

How I Became Director Without Film School (January 17, 2023)

Vancouver Asian Film Festival Highlights (November 8, 2022)

Storytelling Runs Deep with Asia Youngman (October 18, 2022)

Directing Crazy8s and Beyond! (September 20, 2022)

In Conversation: Indigenous Screen Office and Black Screen Office (August 26, 2022)

Working Across Disciplines with Nya Lewis from VQFF/Out On Screen (August 16, 2022)

Getting Into the Industry with Katannya “Kat” Yee from Creative BC (July 19, 2022)

The Power of Mentorship & Networking with Eva Thomas and Sarah Kelley (June 21, 2022)

Creating Documentaries with Social Impact with Jen Sungshine (May 17, 2022)

 

Watch all of our Coffee Chats here!

Costs

Free of charge until further notice. Everybody is welcome to join GEMS coffee chats, regardless of membership status.