This Year's Profiles include Kurt Browning, Andy
Kim, Autumn Peltier,
Linda Schuyler and Lorraine Segato
- Production begins July 10 through July 16 -
TORONTO, July 9, 2024
/CNW/ - With a true north strong nod to the boundless power of
storytelling, Canada's Walk of
Fame announces the continued evolution and expansion of the
transformative Canada's Walk of
Fame Future Storytellers program, presented by founding partner
NBCUniversal and Seeing Red Media. This initiative is designed to
propel the voices of Canada's next
generation of filmmakers from underrepresented communities,
offering an unrivalled stage to enrich their learning experience
and mentorship from some of Canada's most esteemed cultural icons. The
vignettes are showcased in Cineplex pre-show entertainment, at
Canada's Walk of Fame's annual
gala event and on canadaswalkoffame.com.
Production on the 2024 the Canada's Walk of Fame Future Storytellers
vignettes begins on July 10 through July
16 in Toronto and features
five new emerging Canadian filmmakers from Humber and Sheridan
Colleges telling the stories of Canada's Walk of Fame Inductees and Honourees.
Pairings include world champion figure skater Kurt Browning (2001 Inductee) with
Nick Tablac (Humber College graduate); iconic pop rock
singer-songwriter Andy Kim
(2018 Inductee) and Arshia Prajapati (Sheridan College graduate); International
Indigenous Rights and Water Activist and 2023 Canada's Walk of Fame
Community Hero, presented by MLSE, Autumn Peltier with Anne Hoang (Humber
College graduate); co-creator of the iconic Canadian youth
culture phenomenon, Degrassi (2023 Inductee), Linda Schuyler with Yagnam
(Humber College); and lead
vocalist/guitarist of Toronto-based music collective, The
Parachute Club (2023 Inductee), Lorraine
Segato and Poppi Fella Pellegrino (Sheridan College graduate).
Since its inception in 2022 with the support of founding partner
NBCUniversal, the Canada's Walk of
Fame Future Storytellers program has championed the unique visions
and potential of eight student filmmakers, each selected for their
capability to infuse new life into the Canadian cinematic
narrative. These filmmakers are paired with Canada's Walk of Fame Inductees and Honourees,
transforming their impactful lives into compelling 2.5-minute
vignettes. Past profiles include Director X (2022 Inductee),
Wendy Crewson (2015 Inductee),
Jully Black (2021 Inductee),
Graham Greene (2021 Inductee),
Donovan Bailey (2017 Inductee),
Jeanne Beker (2016 Inductee),
Veronica Tennant (2001 Inductee),
and Kardinal Offishall (2023 Allan Slaight Music Impact
Honouree).
CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIGNETTES FROM PAST PARTICIPANTS
SOURCE Canada's Walk of
Fame