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Bobie Taffe

“This truly was an amazing experience, from the pre Banff bootcamp, to the mentoring and guidance—both pre and post festival—to the opportunity to pitch and meet with some of the most accomplished broadcast professionals working in the business today. The WIFT-T Astral Media Mentorship is truly remarkable and is undoubtedly one of the most exceptional programs available for emerging professionals. With the level of access, training, support, and mentorship that it provides, I’ve walked away from this experience empowered with new insight into the industry and how it operates, pitching and marketing techniques, and contacts with some of the most exceptionally remarkable people that I’ve had the great fortune to meet.”

“Thank you WIFT-T for your continued support and assistance, and to the amazingly talented and dedicated staff members that have been nothing short of phenomenal with what you are able to produce and make accessible for film and broadcast professionals at every level. Not to mention the members of the industry that have nothing but the utmost respect for the organization and that, without hesitation, offered their help, knowledge, and support. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Truly a remarkable program.”

WIFT-T is pleased to announce Bobie Taffe as the recipient of the 2009 Astral Media Mentorship.

“Bobie Taffe is at the perfect stage of her career for this opportunity,” said Sadia Zaman, Executive Director of WIFT-T. “For us at WIFT-T, it’s very satisfying to provide such a strong mentorship program; we simply could not do this without Astral’s support!”

“In its inaugural year the Astral Media Mentorship proved tremendously successful with an incredibly talented group of individuals applying for the award and the resulting recipient parlaying the mentorship and coaching received into a development deal for her project,” said Diane Boehme, Director of Original Production for Astral Media’s The Movie Network.

“Now in its second year, we are thrilled to have a similarly high calibre of applicants and have chosen an individual who we feel possesses the talent and potential that represents exactly what this program is designed for and we look forward to seeing how this program benefits this emerging producer in her future endeavours.”

Bobie Taffe is an emerging independent producer with interests in documentary and dramatic film production. A graduate of the Galiano Island Film and Television School (2002), and Centennial College’s Independent Television Producers Program (2006), Bobie has been actively working in the Canadian Film and Television Industry for a little less than a decade.

Following a successful producer’s internship with the National Film Board of Canada’s Pacific Centre, Bobie went on to work as a regional liaison for the National Film Board’s social justice e-zine Citizen Shift, and as a Production Manager for the 2004 Reel Diversity documentary In Between the Laughter.

Most recently, Bobie was selected as one of the 2008 Emerging 20 Filmmakers and participated in the ReelWorld IFL, a development program for emerging talent. Her short, The Crossover, had its world premiere screening at the 2009 ReelWorld Film Festival. Currently, she is actively developing several series concepts for broadcast including Combover, The Crossover and In Search of Ben Kerr.

Her production company Taffe Entertainment aims to produce documentaries, dramatic series and lifestyle programs that focus on exploring issues of race, sexuality, self-image, multiculturalism and social justice.

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