Eric Bizzarri is an award-winning director and producer based in Canada. His work as a producer has been shown at multiple festivals including Diaspora (TIFF, Palm Springs International ShortFest), Desi Standard Time Travel (Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Tallgrass Film Festival) and Great Seeing You (Miami International Film Festival, Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival). His latest project The Second premiered at the 2024 Fantasia International Film Festival and had its international debut at the 2024 Hawaii International Film Festival.

Alina MitrofanovaJune 4, 2025Comment

DRIFF Alumni Spotlight: Eva Thomas

Eva Thomas is a Canadian, writer, producer, director and story editor of Indigenous descent. She is a member of the Walpole Island First Nation and has dual citizenship in the US and Canada. Among her popular works are ‘Redlights’, ‘Night Raiders’, Aberdeen, and ‘Still Standing’. Her first short film ‘Redlights’ which she directed, produced, and wrote made its debut at TIFF ‘23 and was nominated for the IMDbPro Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Film in 2023. It was a winner of the Short Film Impact Award in 2024 at GEMFest.

Alina MitrofanovaSeptember 25, 2024filmmaker, indigenous filmmaker, Canadian director, Canadian filmmaker, tiff, aberdeen filmComment

DRIFF Alumni Spotlight: Stacey Tenenbaum

Stacey Tenenbaum is a Montreal-based award-winning creative producer and director known for Scrap, Shiners, Mystery Hunters and The Beat. Shiners, which she produced, directed, and wrote, was presented in over 20 film festivals, and won several best documentary awards, including DRIFF 2018’s Best Documentary Feature Award. We caught up with Stacey to discuss film, Shiners, and what she's been up to since DRIFF.

DRIFFSeptember 14, 2023documentary, Canadian documentary, Canadian directorComment

DRIFF Alumni Spotlight: Alicia K. Harris

This director from Scarborough is dedicated to celebrating the Black experience with a focus on beauty, spirituality, and vulnerability. We caught up with her recently to get a glimpse of her cinematic world and learn about how the success of her short film ‘Pick’ has influenced her filmmaking career.

Hannah Polinski, DRIFF BloggerApril 19, 2022Comment

DRIFF Alumni Spotlight: Joseph Covello

Covello has taken on several exciting projects since last appearing at DRIFF three years ago. We caught up with him recently to hear about all his recent filmmaking successes, which involve international awards, a new production company, and more.

Hannah Polinski, DRIFF BloggerMarch 10, 2022Comment

DRIFF Alumni Spotlight: Paul Daniel Torres

Torres first came to DRIFF in 2019, where his short Do Turtles Swim in Maple Syrup? won Best Student Film. Amidst all his recent success, DRIFF caught up with him recently to learn more about his journey into filmmaking and all the details of his latest projects.

Hannah Polinski, DRIFF BloggerJanuary 28, 2022Comment