About ALFF

Canada's largest film festival north of 60° is a celebration of Northern, Canadian and international cinema and takes place in the heart of winter in Whitehorse. The 16th anniversary Available Light Film Festival includes 60+  events: 40+ screenings, 4 Available Light Cabarets, 3 exhibitions, workshops and the ALFF Industry conference with filmmakers and industry delegates. Guest directors, artists and screen talent who have attended ALFF include: Alanis Obomsawin, Sandra Oh, Gavin Crawford, Tanya Tagaq, Ben Ratner, Joel Thomas Hynes, Guy Maddin, John Walker, Nettie Wild, Zacharias Kunuk, Gil Cardinal, Charles Officer, Don McKellar, Neil Diamond, Carol Geddes, Omar Majeed, Peter Wintonick, Stéphane Lafleur, Gabrielle Rose, Sherry White, Tantoo Cardinal, Alan Zweig, Naomi Sneickus, Jesse Zubot, Maureen Bradley, Charles Wilkinson, Nettie Wild, David Hamilton, Peter Raymont, Nick Brandestini, Sonia Boileau, Allan Code, Suzanne Crocker, Avi Federgreen, Daniel Janke, Raj Panikkar, Carl Bessai, Ann Marie Fleming, Daniel Cross, Julia Ivanova, Daniel MacIvor, Lulu Keating, Michelle Latimer, Amanda Strong, Jesse Wente, Shane Koyczan, Mila Aung-Thwin, Josh Epstein, Carmen Pollard, Michael Lawrenchuk, Ingrid Veninger, Melanie Wood, Chilton Crane and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril.

• 2020 dates: January 31 to February 10

ALFF team list

• Festival Director
  Andrew Connors
• Co-programmer
  Vivian Belik
• 2019 ALFF Programming Committee Members
  Kerry Barber, Max Fraser, Dianne Homan, Chelsea Jeffery, Genesee Keevil, Kelly Panchyshyn
• Producer
  Elyssia Sasaki
• Sponsorship
  Karen Baltgailis, Victoria Kennedy
• Graphic Design
  Guin Lalena
• Social Media
  Victoria Kennedy
• Transportation Coordinator
  Alexandra Knowles
• Hospitality Coordinator
  Erin Corbett
• Multimedia Curators
  Katie Newman and Rebecca Manias
• Virtual Reality Technician
  Jayden Soroka
• Guest Services and Production Support
  Bran Ramsey
• ALFF Industry Producer
  Vivian Belik
• ALFFi Assistant
  David Knipe
• ALFFi Videographer
  Mike Code
• Festival Photographers
  Erik Pinkerton, Richard Eden
• Projectionist
  Marty O’Brien
• Projectionist/ Print Traffic
  Takashi Simon-Sakurai
• Technical Director — ALFF Cabaret
  Jona Barr
• Yukon Film Society Board of Directors
  Kerry Barber, Caitlin Beaulieu, Tiffani Fraser, Carol Geddes, Jessica Hall, Aileen Horler, Victoria Kennedy, Leo Lane, Moriah MacMillan, Noel Sinclair