Lifesketch Media

02/14/2025

Tickets selling FAST for the Indie Filmmaker's Amplifier 2025! 🎬 📣

This event is for emerging and mid-career filmmakers who want to learn what they don't teach you in film school or on set. Whether you want to succeed in the mainstream or blaze your own path, you won’t want to miss this career building opportunity. 🔥

📆 Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 9:30 AM - 5 PM
📍 Location: Screening Room, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga
🎟️ $20, lunch included!

Workshop presenters include:
▪️ Cheryl Grossman, Entertainment Lawyer, Cheryl Grossman Entertainment Law
▪️ Cathleen MacDonald, Producer-Director, Motion Picture Enterprises
▪️ Shazia Javed, Producer, Lifesketch Media
▪️ Cam Maitland, Film and Content Specialist, Hollywood Suite
▪️ Naiyelli Romero Agüero, Business Affairs

Plus, Roundtable Industry Leaders:
▪️ Barbara Gilbert, Acting Media Arts Office, Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario
▪️Shane Smith, TVO Docs Programmer, TVO Docs
▪️Wendy Donnan, Executive Director and Head Programmer, Oakville Festivals of Film & Art
▪️Ryan Singh, Producer, Ryan Singh Productions | Producer, Writer, and Co-Director "Ray of Hope"
▪️ Dayeon Chung, Production Accountant, DGC
▪️Virinder Singh, Production Manager, DGC
▪️Sean Cisterna, Director, Mythic Productions

Plus more to be announced!

Register early - tickets sell out well in advance! Get all the details here: https://ifa25.eventbrite.ca/?aff=fb

Thank you to TD Bank Group and Ontario Creates for their support. Produced by Cathleen MacDonald.

02/12/2025

Spin Over takes the game to Texas! It is an official selection at this year's edition of !

01/31/2025

It's been three days of attending workshops, gaining insights on industry trends, and connecting & reconnecting with peers.

At a time when things seem to be in a constant state of flux, it was good to be reminded of why we do what we do; and the impact that we make on Canada's economy & cultural landscape. Thanks for a great conference, Canada Media Producer's Association (CMPA)

Key takeaway: Don't forget to have fun!

And look what we spotted!

01/23/2025

Representation matters.

Community matters.

01/22/2025

We are posting this here for our friends and peers who are voting members of the CSA.

Our drama series, POTLUCK LADIES, is eligible for 7 Canadian Screen Academy Awards! Please consider voting for the series and the individual team members who are on this list!

The series came out last year on
& , and is available to watch on in Canada.

01/21/2025

We will be at Prime Time next week. Let's chat and explore potential collaborations!

01/20/2025

When you bring it home to the team 🙌

This weekend, we celebrated the success and the best drama award with a Potluck party! This is how we do it! :)

01/14/2025

Now & Next, a .fmc publication did a survey with some Canadian creators on their hopes for 2025! Here is what our CEO, Shazia Javed, had to say!

We say amen!

Read the full article on Canada Media Fund's website.

Happy New Year!

12/14/2024

The pic that sums up 2024 for us.

Talented cast & crew who led us to big milestones!

We worked hard. We partied.

Stay tuned for 2025 :)

11/27/2024

And one more award for our CEO- Founder Shazia Javed in recognition of her leadership & outstanding contributions to the arts by City of Mississauga - Municipal Government !! Thanks to Mississauga Arts Council for championing the arts in the city and for nominating us!

We got a lot to celebrate this year! 🎊🎉🎊🥳

11/08/2024

Last night, Shazia received The Credits award for her contributions to Mississauga's cultural heritage. We also celebrated the 50th year of Mississauga with a throwback to the 70s!

Thanks to our friends at .arts for the nomination. And congrats to all the other winners, including Filip Plaskota, and the staff & board members of MAC 🥂

10/28/2024

We are super proud of our Founder- CEO, Shazia Javed , for having been selected by Heritage Mississauga (Mississauga Heritage Foundation) to receive this year's The Credits. The award honors Mississauga's 'heritage heroes' for their contributions to the city's heritage.

Congrats to all the other winners, including the team at Mississauga Arts Council !

The awards will be presented at a gala ceremony that also celebrates Mississauga's 50th year 🎉 So dress up in your best 70s-inspired outfit and come party with us!

WHERE
Mississauga Grand Banquet and Event Centre
35 Brunel Road
Mississauga, ON L4Z 3E8

WHEN
Evening Awards Gala: November 7, 2024
Registration: 5:00pm
Program Begins (Dinner & Awards): 6:00pm

Get tickets:
www.thecredits.strikingly.com

09/10/2024

YES! We are one of the 25 women owned businesses selected for this years Banff Spark accelerator powered by Paramount+ Canada and Banff World Media Festival 🌟⭐️💫
Big shouts to our CEO / Founder Shazia Javed for being a part of this cohort.

This year's cohort comprises established producers whose goal is to scale up, attract partnerships and investments, grow their production slates, and chart path for their company's future success and sustainability.

08/22/2024

Have you read this feature on POTLUCK LADIES in Canada Media Fund Now & Next?

Potluck Ladies TV, a dramedy series produced, directed, and created by Shazia Javed, recently won the Independent Pilot (Drama) award at SeriesFest 2024.

Now & Next Lead Editor Gaëlle Essoo sat down with Javed and lead actress Natasha Krishnan for a conversation about authentic storytelling, the impact of policy changes, and South Asian women in film and TV.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4dRl05t

07/31/2024

Potluck Ladies is featured in the latest issue of Canada Media Fund's Now & Next publication!!! Check out these highlights and read the full article on Canada Media Fund website. Link in bio.

07/10/2024

We spotted a shout-out to our Founder- CEO Shazia Javed's trailblazing work as a South Asian Canadian filmmaker in . If you haven't yet, you can watch Namrata on website or get a copy from your local library! This compelling short doc tells the story of Namrata, who left an abusive marriage and charted her way into an empowering new career.

06/27/2024

About Last Night.

Winner, Established Film/Video Artist
Mississauga Arts Awards
takes her 3rd Marty home 🌟🌟🌟

06/20/2024

Did you hear? Our Founder- CEO, Shazia Javed, is a finalist for Mississuaga Arts Awards this year! This is Shazia's third nomination, and she took MARTY home the last two times! 🏆🏆

Congrats to all the finalists who all bring so much to Mississauga's arts community! Check out .arts council for tickets to the awards gala! It's a dazzling event with all of Mississauga's artists and arts supporters. You don't want to miss it!