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Basmajian Silva
Since 1976, Silva Basmajian's more than 65 NFB films have garnered numerous awards, screening at more than 200 international festivals including Berlin, Toronto and Sundance.
As Executive Producer of the NFB's Ontario Centre, Ms. Basmajian oversees English-language production in the province, fostering partnerships among broadcasters and other industry leaders.
Since her appointment in 2004, she has explored innovative ways to tell Canadian and international stories, and championed innovative projects like the ground-breaking NFB Filmmaker-in-Residence at St. Michael's Hospital, the award winning Art of Seduction shorts for cellphones, co-produced with marblemedia and BravoFACT!, and North America's first interactive dramatic feature film, Late Fragment, co-produced with the Canadian Film Centre.
Recently, Ms. Basmajian co-produced the critically acclaimed Triage: Dr. James Orbinski's Humanitarian Dilemma, and is executive producer for FLicKeR, Tiger Spirit and the 2007 Hot Docs award-winning The Bodybuilder and I.
