Mailing address:
Winnipeg Film Group
304 – 100 Arthur Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 1H3 Canada
Phone: 204-925-3456 (FILM)
Fax: 204-942-6799
Cinematheque: cinematheque@winnipegfilmgroup.com
Distribution: distribution@winnipegfilmgroup.com
Production: production@winnipegfilmgroup.com
REGULAR HOURS:
Our Production Office – in Room 304 – is open to the general public Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. We are closed on Wednesdays.
Our Management, Cinematheque and Distribution office – located in Room 018, 100 Arthur Street – is generally open Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM however our staff are often away at meetings or screenings and, for this reason, it is best to contact them individually regarding their availability to arrange a meeting.
Our Dave Barber Cinematheque theatre is open Tuesday to Sunday. Advanced tickets can be purchased in person at the theatre prior to screenings. We recommend purchasing advanced tickets online.
Leslie Supnet
Executive Director
Phone: 204-925-3456 ext 103
Email: leslie@winnipegfilmgroup.com
As Executive Director, Leslie is responsible for managing the overall operations and staff of the Winnipeg Film Group. Leslie serves as the main spokesperson and represents the organization in all professional business capacities.
In addition to arts administration, she is a moving image artist, educator, and designer. She creates personal works that explore themes of loss, change and inner worlds. Using animation, live-action, collage and material exploration, Supnet’s process is guided by lyricism and experimentation. She has taught extensively in the community as a facilitator, and academic instructor at OCAD U, with service on artist-run Boards in Winnipeg and Toronto. Leslie has programmed artist-driven screenings at the Winnipeg Cinematheque, Pacific Cinematheque, Pleasure Dome, Plastic Paper: Winnipeg’s Festival of Animated, Illustrated and Puppet Film and Regional Support Network. Leslie’s short films have screened at TIFF, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Image Forum Festival in Japan, Flaherty NYC and Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen amongst many others. She holds an MFA in Film Production Experimental Stream from York University.
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Dylan Baillie
Production Programs Manager, Production
(he/him)
Phone: 204-925-3456 ext 110
Email: dylan@winnipegfilmgroup.com
Dylan is responsible for overseeing the programs in the Production Centre. He also provides senior-level support to other areas of the Production Department.
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Luke Roach
Technical and Rentals Coordinator, Production
(he/him)
Phone: 204-925-3456 ext 101
Email: luke@winnipegfilmgroup.com
Luke is responsible for coordinating equipment and facilities bookings, maintenance and assisting in the administration of production training programs. He works closely with the Production Programs Manager with the rentals and maintenance of production equipment and facilities, workshop set-up and payment processing.
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Training and Membership Coordinator
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Jillian Groening
Director of Distribution
they/she
Phone: 204-925-3456 ext 105
Email: jillian@winnipegfilmgroup.com
Jillian oversees the artistic, promotional, and business development of the Winnipeg Film Group (WFG)’s Distribution Department as well as looking after departmental finances, human resources, and collections. Additionally, they direct the expansion and development of the Distribution Department through special projects as developed with the Executive Director, including the Archive/Counter-Archive Case Study for the WFG.
Jillian Groening is a dance artist, writer, and arts worker of Mennonite descent based on Treaty One Territory in Winnipeg, MB, and is from the community of Lowe Farm, MB. They have spent much of their professional arts career working to sustain artist-run models, particularly through their time at Young Lungs Dance Exchange. Jillian’s work has been presented at A Space gallery (Toronto) and at WNDX – Festival of Moving Image (Winnipeg). They have contributed exhibition texts for Winnipeg galleries including Platform Centre for Photographic & Digital Arts and Martha Street Studio as well as being published through Artspeak (Vancouver), The Dance Current (Toronto), Dance International, and the Journal of Curatorial Studies. Jillian has performed across Canada with Gearshifting Performance Works as well as dancing in choreographic works by Rachel Brown, Jolene Bailie, Marie-Josée Chartier, Jean-Pierre Perreault, and Pablo Bronstein (presented by Plug In ICA, Winnipeg).
Jillian holds a BA(Hons) in Dance from the University of Winnipeg and a Masters in Theatre and Performance Studies from York University, where their SSHRC-funded research is informed by the transmission of liveness through recorded movement and choreographic ephemera. Following their degree, they worked with Freya Björg Olafson transcribing Olafson’s AVATAR (2009) for Canadian Playwrights Press’ 2021 Anthology on Digital Theatre in Canada. Working intimately with the written and AV archives of performance artists has greatly informed their approaches to film distribution and collections management. They are grateful and excited to currently be in Phase One of a multi-year project entitled Records in Motion: Reforming the Winnipeg Film Group’s Accidental Archives.
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Skye Callow
Distribution and Collections Coordinator, Distribution
(she/her)
Phone: 204-925-3456 ext 106
Email: skye@winnipegfilmgroup.com
Skye Callow currently works as the Distribution and Collections Coordinator with the Winnipeg Film Group. She works to ensure the distribution film collection is cared for and effectively managed, and assists in active-distribution. Skye’s day to day tasks contribute to the artistic direction and goals of the distribution department and to the Winnipeg Film Group overall.
Skye Callow is an artist based on Treaty 1 Territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba, originally from Sandy Hook, Manitoba. Her work investigates formal aesthetics and the ways in which form generates and communicates meaning in images. Callow’s practice considers hierarchies of beauty and value within image-based visual culture, while seeking to disrupt accepted conventions in contemporary photography. She is fascinated by film grain and the digital pixel, and often utilizes both analog and digital photographic processes in her work. She is a constant experimenter, influenced and inspired by the approach of experimental filmmaking, with her practice often shifting between mediums and techniques.
Skye holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours Degree from the University of Manitoba’s School of Art. Her work has been exhibited in Winnipeg at aceartinc., PLATFORM Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts, and the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art. She was the recipient of the 2024 PLATFORM Photography Award, with having her first solo exhibition in March 2025. Skye is a member of the Open City Cinema Collective (Winnipeg Underground Film Festival).
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Zoë McKay
Digitization and Collections Assistant, Distribution
Email: zoe@winnipegfilmgroup.com
Zoë McKay is an Environmental Science student at the University of Winnipeg with an interest in the natural world and images. Through WFG, she has discovered a love for experimental filmmaking as a tool to explore and document the natural world.
Academically, Zoë is interested in learning about the lake systems of Manitoba and hopes to pursue a career as a limnologist. She believes in conserving our lake systems and watershed for future generations to enjoy, and plans to explore documentary filmmaking with a local and environmental focus to support and enhance this work. Working as a digitization and collections assistant at Winnipeg Film Group is an exciting opportunity for Zoë, as it combines her love of scientific procedure and applied research with her passion for preserving the cultural and artistic artifacts of the city.
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Olivia Norquay
Film Programmer, Dave Barber Cinematheque
(she/her)
Phone: 204-925-3456 ext 104
Email: olivia@winnipegfilmgroup.com
Olivia Norquay is the Film Programmer at the Winnipeg Film Group’s Dave Barber Cinematheque. Olivia is responsible for Cinematheque’s year-round programming, including the annual Gimme Some Truth Documentary Film Festival, and curating a variety of special events and film series. Olivia oversees programming in accordance with the Winnipeg Film Group’s mandate to advance the art of the moving image, fostering a culture of independent cinema appreciation throughout the organization. In addition to her programming work, Olivia is an emerging experimental filmmaker, independent concert promoter, and host of the punk radio show Circle One on CKUW 95.9fm. Her practice is informed by cultural theory, sex, punk, gender, and transgressive films and literature.
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Eric Peterson
Head Projectionist, Dave Barber Cinematheque
(he/him)
Phone: 204-925-3456 ext 112
Email: projectionist@winnipegfilmgroup.com
Eric manages all technical aspects of the Cinematheque’s operations, including film format testing and conversion, and maintenance of projection equipment. He also produces original content for the Cinematheque, such as: in-house trailers and ad slides, and helps to create Cinematheque’s original commercials, as well as acting as Head Projectionist. Eric should be contacted with any questions regarding the technical specs and capabilities of the Cinematheque.
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Julianne Taron
Box Office Manager, Dave Barber Cinematheque
Phone: 204-925-3456 ext 108
Email: julianne@winnipegfilmgroup.com
Julianne is the Box Office Manager at Dave Barber Cinematheque, where her work is grounded in community-oriented cultural practice. She manages front-of-house operations at DBC events, festivals, and rentals, and created and now coordinates the DBC volunteer program. Julianne also plans and oversees the Huge A$$ Sale, the Winnipeg Film Group’s annual poster sale and fundraiser. She is interested in the ways that thoughtful operations, audience engagement, a thriving volunteer culture, and labour organization for arts and cultural workers interconnect as part of a vibrant film and arts community at the Cinematheque.
Julianne studies political science and film at the University of Winnipeg and brings to the box office years of management, marketing, and sales leadership experience, alongside a background in community-based non-profit work, volunteer and youth mentorship, and worker and housing cooperatives. A cinephile first, with a strong passion for local film and music, she continues to nurture her filmmaking practice through classes and workshops at the Winnipeg Film Group. Contact Julianne with questions about ticketing, memberships, volunteer opportunities, merchandise, and your audience experience at the Cinematheque.
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Nathan Flores
Part-time Projectionist, Dave Barber Cinematheque
(he/him)
Email: nathan@winnipegfilmgroup.com
Nathan Flores (he/him) is a Filipino-Canadian Artist, Filmmaker, Colourist, and Cinematographer based in Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
His multidisciplinary work spans narrative films, digital and analog film and photography, multimedia installations and exhibitions, and experimental A/V projects, which he often writes, directs, edits, and lenses. Rooted in storytelling and community engagement, Nathan’s creative output is driven by a deep exploration of memory, nostalgia, cultural identity, longing, and the surreal nature of self.
His work has earned national and international recognition, including a Best Student Cinematography nomination from the Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC) for his debut short film 1000 Paper Cranes. His most recent short film, Memories of Youth (CBC Gem), received Best Cinematography and Best Editing at the UWPG Film Festival, alongside a nomination for Sound Editing, and has also screened globally in places such as the United Kingdom, Sweden, Serbia, The United States, and Canada. Nathan’s multimedia exhibits, The Renaissance of Memory (2022), Closure (2023), and I Remember a Time (2024), premiered at Nuit Blanche Winnipeg, and his video installation Tell Me When The Time Has Come (2023) was featured at Kultivation Festival, sponsored by CBC Manitoba. In 2024 and 2025, he served as Festival Director for SALA Film Festival, an evening dedicated to celebrating Filipino arts, film, and culture at WAG-Qaumajuq as part of Kultivation Festival. He is also a board member at Video Pool Media Arts Centre, contributing to the advancement of experimental and independent media arts in Manitoba.
His films and installations have been showcased across local and international festivals and platforms, including CBC Gem, the CSC Awards Gala, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Nuit Blanche, FascinAsian Film Festival, WUFF, and more. More recently, he has worked as a Colourist for Levers, which premiered at
TIFF 50 (Toronto International Film Festival), VIFF (Vancouver International Film Festival), NYFF (New York Film Festival), Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia 2025, FNC (Festival du nouveau cinema 2025), ICA London (Institute of Contemporary Arts London), and continues to circuit in festivals and theatres globally.
As an emerging artist, Nathan continues to evolve his visual language, blending personal narrative, experimental form, and emotional resonance to create immersive, genre-fluid experiences that speak to collective memory and individual truth.
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Christina Oyawale
Short Film Programming Assistant, Dave Barber Cinematheque
Email: christina@winnipegfilmgroup.com
Christina is currently the Short Film Programming Assistant for the Cinematheque’s Gimme Some Truth Documentary Festival. They are a queer disabled interdisciplinary image artist, curator, and writer from Toronto, currently based in Winnipeg. Their practice maintains an autotheorical approach with ties to leftist-political economy, social identity theory, and cultural studies. Christina’s work continues to be influenced by punk culture, the failures of Occupy Wall Street, 2010s Tumblr, and anti-aesthetics.
They are currently the Curator-in-Residence at PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts where their curated group exhibition will open in 2027. Additionally, they recently finished their MFA at the University of Manitoba, and hold a BFA in photography with a minor in music and culture from Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Victoria K
Casual Projectionist, Dave Barber Cinematheque
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Sharyn Gutierrez
Casual Projectionist, Dave Barber Cinematheque
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James Jansen
Casual Projectionist, Dave Barber Cinematheque
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Madelyn Gowler
Casual Projectionist, Dave Barber Cinematheque
Madelyn Gowler is a queer, film-based artist focusing on materiality and experimental processes of image making. They currently reside in Winnipeg, MB., Canada, and received their BFA from the University of Manitoba. They work with textiles, installation, 16mm film, and analog photography. Their practice explores memory, nostalgia, and the physical nature of images through hands-on, process-driven methods. Often working with found and repurposed materials, Gowler is interested in how images and objects change over time through use, handling, and transformation. Their films have been screened internationally at ‘Engauge Experimental Film Festival’ in Seattle WA (2023), and ‘Experiments in Cinema v18.4’ in Albuquerque, NM (2023).
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Mulch
Casual Box Office Staff, Dave Barber Cinematheque
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Sam West
Casual Box Office Staff, Dave Barber Cinematheque
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Rae Chen
Casual Box Office Staff, Dave Barber Cinematheque
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Sky Parenteau
Casual Box Office Staff, Dave Barber Cinematheque
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Evan Rivard
Casual Box Office Staff, Dave Barber Cinematheque