JIM COMPTON is an award-winning journalist, director, producer and host of Aboriginal-themed programming, from in-depth documentaries to dramas, talk shows and feature films. Jim was the Founder and Executive Producer of Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and is now the Artisic Director of the Adam Beach Film Institute and the President of Wabunganung Film Company. This year the ABFI graduated sixteen students, two from Alberta, one from Six Nations and thirteen from Manitoba.

JEREMY EDWARDES is the VP of Wabunganung and Coptor. He has been producing for lm and television for over 13 years, and has worked on projects that have garnered international acclaim. Jeremy excels at building and managing teams and working with new technology. He is a trusted consultant to the television industry, having served on numerous international juries, both within Canada and abroad. Early in his career, Jeremy served as Associate Producer for the 2005 Academy Award-winning animated short film, Ryan.

Todd is the Treasurer and VP of Wabungnanung and the President and founder of its parent company, Coptor Productions. Todd is the chief administrator of the projects, in charge of accounting and legals. He works with the creative team to design the initial pitch materials, helps prepare the budgets, completes the financing applications, oversees production agreements, contracts cast and crew, undertakes production and exploitation accounting and is in charge of legal clearances and insurance issues. He has fourteen years of experience in film production administration and over twenty years of experience in business administration.

Michelle St. John is a two-time Gemini Award winning actor with more than 35 years of experience in film, television, theatre, voice and music. Michelle was a Co-Founder of Turtle Gals Performance Ensemble, a Native women’s theatre company based in Toronto. For two years, she served as Producer and Host for Red Tales, a weekly Native literary show on Aboriginal Voices Radio. Michelle served as President of Dr. E Entertainment, a company dedicated to creating media content featuring Dr. Evan Adams with a focus on Aboriginal health. She has also been a producing partner in Frog Girl Films, producing several short films directed by Marie Clements. Recently, Michelle joined ranks with Shane Belcourt and Jordan O’Connor at The Breath Films. Her first documentary, Colonization Road premiered at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in October 2016.