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Workshop Instructor: Britany Sparrow and Kayla-Renée Ossachuk
Description: New Brunswick filmmakers Britany Sparrow and Kayla-Renée Ossachuk spent the summer of 2023 making a feature film on a shoestring budget. Come listen to their stories about casting, locations, finding a crew, and all of the tricks they used to keep the film on time and on budget.
Biography: Kayla-Renée Ossachuk is a producer, actor, and assistant director based in Fredericton, NB. Kayla is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick Media Arts and Cultures program with a specialization in Film and a minor in Theatre, having relocated from her home of Kenora, Ontario to study. When she’s not on set, you can find her running her social media production company, Media Odyssey, from the comfort of her own home, or on stage acting and singing along side her husband Andrew.
Britany Sparrow is originally from Vernon, British Columbia, and has been making films in New Brunswick since 2006. After graduating from UNB with a BA in English (Creative Writing) and a certificate in Film and Video Production, Britany joined the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative, and she directed her first short film, The Perfect Cliché, in 2007. Since then she has directed 9 films including The Morning After (Short Film Venture), True Hollywood Romance, Gamers: A Love Story (on CBC Download), Chopsticks (NB Joy), Here Without You, Co-Ed (collaboration with writer/director Gordon Mihan), Friend Zone (artsnb), and Stand By You. She has also co-produced 3 short films including Strange Hobby (dir. Allen Galloway), Gary (dir. Jon Brenan), and Zombies vs. Cannibals (dir. Rob Gemmell). She is currently in post-production for her first feature film, Still Your Song.
Britany has worked on over 75 film and video projects including short films, feature films, training videos, TV pilots, and web series. She specializes in production management and assistant directing, and has also mentored many first-time filmmakers as they navigated their first project. Britany was also the co-creator of the award-winning Fredericton 48 Hour Festival films Sucker Fish (2017) and Growing Younger (2018).
In 2022, Britany was presented with a Special Recognition Award at the Silver Wave Film Festival for her long-time contributions to the NB Film Co-op as president, teacher, and mentor. She is also the recipient of the WIFT-AT WAVE Award (2023), the WIFT-AT Salute Award, NB (2020), and the Silver Wave Film Festival Volunteer Recognition Award (2011).
She is the Past-President of the NBFC, a former board member of WIFT-AT, and was formerly the editor for WIFT-AT’s newsletter Tidings.
Britany currently lives in New Maryland, NB with her soundman and their cats.
Filmmaker Britany Sparrow