Sadia Zaman is the Executive Director of Women in Film and Television-Toronto. WIFT-T is a not-for-profit dedicated to the professional development and advancement of women in the industry.

Sadia has spent her entire career in television, both on the screen and behind the scenes. She is an award-winning writer, producer, host and interviewer who has created hundreds of hours of television. As Director of In-House Production at VisionTV, she launched two critically acclaimed, award-winning national shows and assembled and managed the in-house production team.

Sadia’s work has brought numerous awards and accolades, including three Gemini nominations. Shows she worked on won another two Geminis. In 2007 she was also a finalist for the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. She has been named a trailblazer by the Reelworld Film Festival and is often asked to speak on panels across North America on a range of media related issues. In 1998, she was one of four Canadian journalists awarded a prestigious Southam Fellowship for Journalists.

Sadia has also worked at CBC radio and television in Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan, as well as TVOntario.