IFWC Team

Adam Bentley is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and the face of #yegfilm. His works explore traumatic experiences in spaces we once felt safe, including the body, the home, the land, and the nation. His works have been screened across Canada, the United States, Europe, Air Canada, CBC Television, and online. He is a FAVA Producer member and founder of the International Festival of Winter Cinema. He's also the recipient of the Edmonton Arts Council's Cultural Diversity in the Arts Award, and two-time recipient of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts' Cultural Relations Award. When not working on the film festival, he can be found biking -summer or winter, in Edmonton’s river valley.

Courtney Nguyen is an urban planner working in Alberta and parts of western Canada. Graduating from the University of Alberta, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning, with a double minor in Anthropology and Art and Design. She is passionate about leveraging her skills to create a positive change for communities, in particular helping build year round spaces and activities to celebrate Edmonton as a Winter City. Committed to her work with the International Festival of Winter Cinema (IFWC), Courtney is dedicated to connecting people through the arts and establishing inviting, warm spaces for all.

Anne Billingsley has a degree in Film Studies from the University of Alberta and a diploma in Digital Filmmaking from the College for Arts and Technology. She worked in the film industry in a production studio reading scripts and making pitch decks, as well as on large-scale productions in the Okanagan. In her free time, Anne enjoys creating film projects as writer, director, editor, and producer. Most recently, Anne shifted into marketing where she produces and edits video and creates graphic materials. Outside of work, she enjoys theatre and performance such as improv and sketch comedy.