Our Team

Avi Federgreen’s over twenty-five years of experience in the Canadian film industry includes over seventy films produced. Federgreen also is the creator of the Indiecan10K & Indiecan20K First Feature Initiatives that have now helped 8 first features get made in Canada. Federgreen's producing credits include Home Free, One Week, Still Mine, Motherly, For The Sake of Vicious, Clapboard Jungle, Things I Do For Money, Kiss and Cry, Prisoner X, Score: A Hockey Musical, Relative Happiness, How To Plan An Orgy in A Small Town, Moon Point, I’m Yours, Hungry Hills, High Life, Leslie, My Name Is Evil, Lifechanger, Man Running, and Altered Skin to name a few. In the Summer of 2019 Federgreen directed his first Short film Red Balloon. In the Fall of 2020 Federgreen directed his first feature film Family Seductions (AKA Lethal Love) for Neshama Entertainment / Marvista Entertainment which was sold to Netflix US as since directed two episodes of the acclaimed hit series Holly Hobbie and directing a feature titled Summer At Charlotte’s for Trilight Entertainment. Recently, Federgreen produced and directed his DREAM Feature film Home Free which will be completed Fall of 2023. In November 2011, Federgreen opened his own film distribution and sales company INDIECAN ENTERTAINMENT. In the Summer of 2022 Federgreen then launched a Genre Distribution Company RED WATER ENTERTAINMENT servicing Horror, Sci Fi, Action and Thriller titles. Indiecan and Red Water has now released over 200 films in Canada, and over 100 films in the US. Recently, Federgreen launched an international sales division Indiecan Entertainment International which is currently handling a number of feature films for sales internationally.

Christian has been involved in various aspects of the entertainment industry for almost thirty-five years. From the glory years of the 90s booming video rental business; to flipping DVDs worldwide growing his own online, service-based, sales business; to key account management in the ever evolving world of film distribution; to stints at film festivals, including the world renowned Toronto International Film Festival, and the important, Rendezvous with Madness; to his current and on-going involvement with the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Christian has developed a thirst and passion for films and the industry, backed up with his business acumen and ethics, and his attention to detail, all housed in a persona that reflects integrity, being at ease with and able to communicate with everyone, everywhere.

Kirk Cooper has been the Director of Programming at Durham International Film Festival for the last 5 years. He is also a producer on the documentary feature film EL GRAN SALTO - Mexico /Canada co-pro and the short film OLDTIMERS. He is also the festival manager at Raven Banner Entertainment where he facilitates strategic festival planning for the many sales titles in the company's catalog. In 2007 Kirk founded Film Market Access (FMA), a film consulting and PR firm. He has assisted over 200 producers/directors via FMA's Market Readiness Program to successfully participate in the Marche du Film at Festival de Cannes, Hot Docs, Fantasia, and TIFF. Kirk's industry experience, passion for independent cinema, and media relations savvy has provided a unique and compelling perspective to filmmakers, producers, cultural programmers, and clients. He continues to offer a critical and necessary voice in the Canadian entertainment sector on the programming committee at the Black Screen Office.

Nikki Bohm is an Artist Auteur, Co-Founder and VP of Development at genre-oriented Crystal Pantera Productions. She wrote, directed and produced several of her own and others’ film and TV projects including auteur horror film “Ira” which was an Official Selection in Noves Visions at the 51st Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya. This year, Nikki is a Finalist of the prestigious WomeInFan Competition at the 56th edition of the Sitges Festival with her upcoming avant-garde horror feature film “Hamartia”. As a ravenous Cinephile, devouring films of all genres/types, Nikki also works as Associate Programmer for the outrageous Film Maudit 2.0 Festival in LA, and is regularly invited to prestigious juries and panels, including as the White Raven Jury at the 40th anniversary of BIFFF 2022 and as the Official Jury for MIFFUS 2019, LABRFF 2019/2020, LAMV 2020 & Film Maudit 2.0 in 2019/2020. With her 13 years of experience working in film development, production and festivals, Nikki has an in-depth understanding of film marketing, festival strategy, sales and distribution, in addition to holding strong connections with top industry players such as Festival Directors/Programmers, Buyers, Distributors and Producers. Nikki is always on the lookout for unique and marketable films in any genre format.

Justin Langlois is a curator, promoter, academic and teacher based in Montreal Quebec. Having received his master’s degree from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University he has since worked with Fantasia International Film Festival over the past ten years. Having worked in every aspect of the world-renowned festival and settling into a position in programming, he expanded his role and infused his passion for curation in a more practical fashion taking over the festival’s merchandise while still programming with the International Section of the festival. Outside of Fantasia, Langlois has lectured, run Drunken Cinema in Montreal for two years (which was deemed by CULTMTL as one of the “Best of Montreal”) and programmed at other genre festivals. His academic writing can largely be found on Offscreen online film journal and explores Canadian film, festival programming and genre cinema.