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<!-- EDIT BELOW THIS LINE --Lalita Krishna Lalita Krishna is an award winning Toronto based filmmaker whose work has been broadcasted on all major networks in Canada, and featured at film festivals around the world. An early adopter of new platforms for storytelling, Lalita enhances the TV viewing experience with a well orchestrated transmedia strategy that includes games, apps and websites and focused social media communication to engage diverse audiences. She is the Co-chair of the Toronto chapter of the Documentary Organization of Canada and a Board member of Hot Docs- North America’s leading documentary film festival. Lalita is a featured speaker at international conferences and professional development events. Lalita has been awarded the Crystal Award for Mentorship in 2013, the DreamCatcher Award for using her craft to better humanity and is the recipient of the 2010 Reel World Trailblazer award.

TRANSMEDIA PROJECTS www.CornerBeat.com: An innovative interactive website that encourages you to upload your music and share it with the world. www.choco-locate.com : An interactive website that provides a fresh informative experience for chocolate lovers and connoisseurs iPhone Apps: Choco-locate that help consumers find chocolate based on their location and preferences. Chocofinder A free app that helps users locate chocolate made from fairly traded beans. www.breakoutonline.ca A fully integrated transmedia project for kids age 10-14. Includes games, a website and a 25 part series on Global Activism.

DOCUMENTARIES My Country (2012) Length: 47 Minutes Set against the backdrop of two “illegal” boats that arrived in Canada in 2009 and 2010 “My Country” uses personal stories to trace the history of the conflict in Sri Lanka and the human cost of civil war. Semisweet: Life in Chocolate (2012) 60 – minute documentary Producer Chocolate is the most popular candy in the world. Every year, three billion pounds of it are sold and consumed in the United States alone. It’s one of our great indulgences. It’s at once decadent, sensual, and romantic. But, as it turns out, chocolate is much more than that. Semisweet: Life in Chocolate travels to 3 continents and four countries to follow the unique journeys of people whose lives have been transformed by chocolate. Awards & Festivals Winner, Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program, Canadian Screen Award 2013 Nomination, Golden Sheaf Award, Yorkton Film Festival 2012

MALLAMALL (2012) 74 – minute documentary Writer/Producer/Director Retail is a 2500-year-old tradition in India with 95% of the trade being run by small entrepreneurs. But the traditional retail scene in India is undergoing a rapid change. Malls are sprouting like mushrooms between huts and tenements. Everyone wants a piece of the pie. Mallamall is a visual and sensory portrayal of the burgeoning industry through the stories of people whose lives depend on retail. I Have a Little Sugar (2010) 50 – minute documentary Writer/Producer/Director Diabetes has been called the Silent Killer of the 21st century. Are some ethnic groups predisposed to this condition? This riveting documentary uses four personal stories to explore the hard facts surrounding the "Sugar Disease" and presents some controversial research findings.

Breakout! (2009) 25x 8 – minute series Executive Producer/Series Creator Breakout! is a 25-part weekly series of shorts on Global Activism. Each 8 minutes episode on issues like Water, Education, Health and Sustainability has a feature, facts and profiles of young activists. Awards & Festivals Selected Screening, Flicks International Film Festival for Young People, Saskatoon, 2009 Selected Screening, Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children, 2009 Selected Screening, Reel to Real Film Festival, Vancouver 2009 Selected Screening, World Television Panorama, Rio de Janeiro, 2009 Breakout: Power of One (2009) 24 minute documentary Three remarkable child activists make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. Awards & Festivals Winner, Audience Award for Best youthFEST Short Film, Sarasota Film Festival, 2010 Winner: Children's Jury Global Zoom Award a, Children's Film Festival Seattle 2010. Selected Screening, REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival, 2010 Selected Screening, Totally Awesome Film Fest, Director’s Cut, Toronto, 2009 Selected Screening, Reel Fun Film Festival, Calgary 2009

Bilaal: Yes We Can (2009) 24 – minute documentary Producer/Director The story of the fundraiser dynamo- 12 year old from Toronto, Canada who started selling clementines at the age of 4 to raise money for earthquake victims in India. He skyrocketed to fame when he raised millions for the Tsunami. Bilaal, has traveled to seven countries in 3 continents. At heart Bilaal is a kid, who wants to be a space engineer or a scientist. Festivals Selected Screening, Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children, 2009 Shift Focus (2008) 50 – minute documentary Producer/Director The story of a high end wedding photographer whose life takes amazing twists and turns in one year when he starts a photography club in a troubled neighbourhood to teaching photography to kids in the Amazon and discovers a culture and people on the brink of destruction. Awards and Festivals Winner, Editorial/Opinion Category for Television, 2009 CEMA (Canadian Ethnic Media Association) Awards Selected Screening – ReelWorld Film Festival 2009 The M Word (2007) 48 – minute documentary Producer/Director Canada is the first country in the world to have an official multiculturalism policy, which is now over three decades old. One would think that multiculturalism is a well- entrenched valued principle in this country. Yet, at the first sign of disquiet in any part of the world- in the world, be it 9/11, or the Paris riots or bombing in Thailand, Canada’s Multiculturalism policy is called into question. This hot-button issue is confronted head-on in Lalita Krishna’s latest documentary film, THE “M” WORD. The film interviews a number of prominent Canadians to take the pulse of multiculturalism today, including Toronto Star Columnist Haroon Siddiqui, Strategic Counsel chair and TVO personality Allan Gregg, Aboriginal lawyer and stand-up comic Candy Palmater, and South Asian Legal Clinic Executive Director- Uzma Shakir. Their wide-ranging points of view explore the questions: Can multiculturalism be suspended at the whim of politicians? Is multiculturalism failing the very people it is supposed to help?

Awards and Festivals CAB Gold Ribbon Award for Diversity in News & Information Programming, 2008 Selected Screening, MOSAIC Festival, Mississauga, 2008 Selected Screening, OCASI Spring Professional Development Conference, 2008 Shooting for Change (2007) 51-minute documentary Producer/Director Eleven year-old Nicholas faced bullying at school – now he’s become ‘Bikeman’ and one of the most popular kids in the neighbourhood. Twelve year-old Josneara was confused about her Muslim heritage – now she’s developing a sense of identity. Fourteen year-old Tyrone watched his friends die from gun violence as a teen – now he’s working as a mentor to younger kids. As residents of Toronto’s infamous inner-city neighbourhood of Regent Park, these youths are used to being labelled and having others make decisions for them. But through a unique filmmaking project, they’ve been able to use the power of media to redefine themselves and their place in the world. Supporting these youth is Adonis, the director of the media program. He’s spent the last 10 years helping Regent Park to take control of its own image, tell its own stories, and become an agent for change. Adonis and his team know that the camera is mightier than the sword… SHOOTING FOR CHANGE documents the film project, the lives and families of the youths, and the people dedicated to making it all happen. Awards & Festivals Selected Screenings, Reel Fun Film Festival, Calgary, 2008 Selected Screening for Regent Park Film Festival & outdoor community screening, 2007 Honourable Mention, Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 2007 Selected Screening, ReelWorld Film Festival, 2007 Move Your World (2006) 52-minute documentary Producer/Director Marie, Kourosh and Chaminda are regular Canadian teens who just won a contest that will send them halfway across the globe to Tanzania, Africa! Brand-new friends. The amazing sounds and smells of Dar es Salaam. An incredible safari…with mating lions? Yup. They’ve sure come a long way from Canada! But the real reason for this trip is a serious one: they’ve come to see for themselves the devastation that HIV/AIDS has had on children’s lives. Stirred by what they’ve seen, Marie, Kourosh and Chaminda promise to stir the world to action. Their stories will move your world, too.

Awards & Festivals Selected Screening at Unicef Global Youth Symposium, Windsor, Nova Scotia, 2007 CEMA Award for Best Editorial or Opinion Piece / Television Category, 2007 Audience Choice Award (Features) – Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children, 2006 Chris Statuette – Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 2006 Selected Screening – Yukon International Film Festival, 2006 Selected Screening – Boston International Film Festival, 2006 Selected Screening – Gloria Film Festival, 2006 Selected Screening – Mill Valley Film Festival, 2006 Selected Screening – XVI International AIDS Conference, 2006 Selected Screening – Imaging Change, Ontario College of Art & Design, 2006 Selected Screening – FILMI 2006 Selected Screening – Artivist Film Festival, 2006 Selected Screening – One World Film Festival, 2006 Selected Screening – Calgary International Film Festival, 2006 Selected Screening – Hope and Dreams Film Festival, 2006 Selected Screening – Elora Gorge Cinema International Kids’ Festival, 2006 Selected Screening – Regent Park Film Festival, 2006

Children: The Missing Face of AIDS (2006) 13-minute documentary for UNICEF Producer/Director Experience a day in the life of Nyirnsabimana, an 18 year-old Rwandan girl who is the head of her family since the age of twelve when both her parents died of AIDS. Left to care for her five siblings, this courageous and resourceful girl is wise beyond her years. A moving first-person portrait of the impact of HIV/AIDS. Screenings Selected Screening – ASAAP at the XVI International AIDS Conference, 2006 Selected Screening – World AIDS Day at AIDS Vancouver Tiger! (2005) 52-minute documentary Producer/Director The story of wrestling legend Tiger Jeet Singh who landed in Canada to get an education. But instead of knuckling down to a life of nine-to-five, this strapping young man decided to spend his life beating the #@&* out of people. His name spells terror and mayhem for men as big and burly as him. Yet whispered with tremulous adulation by thousands of fans from Toronto to Tokyo. Lalita Krishna’s Tiger! is a riveting story with a nail-biting climax. Awards & Festivals NFB Best Canadian Documentary award - ReelWorld Film Festival, 2005 Selected Screening - Nickel Independent Film and Video Festival, Newfoundland, 2005 Selected Screening - Spinning Wheel Film Festival, 2005 Selected Screening - Show & Tell series, Innoversity Creative Summit, 2005 The Third Element (2005) 48-minute documentary Executive Producer Ben Viccari, media commentator, historian, and veteran journalist travels across the country examining the history and growth of Canada’s diverse ethnic media. From the earliest Icelandic newspaper in Winnipeg to a recently launched Burmese monthly, The Third Element provides an overview of how ethnic media shape the viewpoints of Canadians. Jambo Kenya! (2005) 58-minute documentary Producer/Director Eleven kids sign up for a trip to Kenya. With no clear idea of what’s ahead. Some don’t know that they’ll be teaching kids in a local village. And some don't know that they’ll end up building a schoolhouse from scratch. And for sure, no one expects to be chased by a wild elephant! All this happens and more! Despite growing up on the Discovery Channel they aren’t prepared for the breathtaking beauty of the landscape and the friendliness of the people. Nor are they prepared for the stoic calm with which the people accept their lot. No clean water. Shacks for homes. Dark and dingy classrooms. This isn’t a movie shot on a fake movie set. Jambo Kenya! It’s Africa for real!” Awards & Festivals Nominated - Japan Prize, NHK, 2005 Best Documentary - Hope and Dreams Festival, New Jersey, 2005 Bronze Plaque - Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 2005 Feature Presentation - Sprockets, Toronto International Film Festival for Children, 2005 Feature Presentation – Goyang International Children’s Film Festival, South Korea, 2005 Selected Screening – ViewFinders International Film Festival for Youth, 2006 Selected Screening – Flicks! Saskatchewan International Film Festival for Young People, 2006 Selected Screening – Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Children, 2006 Selected Screening – Basel Karlsruhe Forum, Germany, 2006 Selected Screening – Travelling World Community Film Festival, 2006 Selected Screening - Calgary International Film Festival, 2005 Selected Screening - Rimouski International Youth Film Festival, 2005 Selected Screening - Guelph International Film Festival, 2005 Selected Screening – Wexner Centre for the Arts, 2005 Selected Screening - Bay Street Film Festival, Thunder Bay, 2005 Selected Screening - San Diego International Children’s Film Festival, 2005 First Selection for the John VanDuzer Children’s Film Library, 2007

Chaos, Chords & Karma (2004) 44-minute documentary Producer/Director Eight kids with eclectic tastes, one musical director with traditional visions, one holy dude, two countries and a trip that will take you far beyond India. Chaos, Chords & Karma is the story of a group of teenagers who banded together to change their worlds. The kids wrote their own music, raised funds and traveled to India to perform a benefit concert for Indian street kids. There were a few obstacles along the road. . . artistic differences, personal challenges and a landslide, but they did it their way and ended up with unimaginable rewards. Awards & Festivals Chris Statuette - Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 2004 Finalist - Hope and Dreams festival, New Jersey, 2004 Selected Screening – ViewFinders International Film Festival for Youth, 2006 Selected Screening – ReelWorld Film Festival, 2006 Selected Screening - Hearts and Minds Film Festival, Delaware, 2005 Selected Screening - Calgary International Film Festival, 2005 Sweatin’ It (2002) 57-minute documentary Producer/Director Sweatin' It! is a story that unfolds through the narratives of Brian Mac and Kelsy Cummings, two teenagers who travel and live with Daniel Igali, Wrestling Olympic gold medallist, in his impoverished village in Nigeria. More than just a trek into the heart of Africa, the adventure turns out to enrich their minds. Awards & Festivals Honourable Mention - Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 2003 Nominated - Japan Prize, NHK, 2003 Ryan’s Well (2001) 50-minute documentary Producer/Director/Writer Ryan's Well is an inspirational documentary about the world's most valuable resource - clean water. It's the story of Ryan Hreljac, a 6-year-old who is determined to raise money to build a well in a village in Angolo, Uganda. Ryan's Well encapsulates the dream of a young Canadian to change the world. Awards & Festivals Chris Statuette - Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 2002 Kids First Choice - Kids World Film Festival, Washington D.C., 2002 Selected Screening - ReelWorld Film Festival, 2002 Selected Screening - EcoCinema International Film Festival, Zakynthos, Greece, 2002 Outstanding Cinematic Achievement - Boston International Film Festival, 2003 Best Documentary - Wine Country Film Festival, Napa Valley, 2003 Best Documentary (Audience Vote) - East Lansing Film Festival, Michigan, 2003 Selected Screening - Toronto International Environmental Film & Video Festival, 2003 Award of Excellence nominee - Alliance