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Zachary Green (MFA '23)

Zachary Green's short film cancer szn had its Toronto premier at the  festival last November. Zach wrote and directed the film which had its Canadian premiere at the  in 2025. The story follows 鈥�... Patty, a modern witch, who harbours an unrequited obsession for her estranged friend, Elaine. When a night of Instagram stalking reveals that Elaine has a new girlfriend, Lauren, Patty casts a body swapping spell that grants her the relationship of her dreams.鈥�

Alexander Weiditch (MFA '23) 

Alexander has been working as the Social Media Manager with Dora Award-Winning TRIA Theatre. The company staged sold out shows of Ahmed Moneka and Jesse LaVercombe鈥檚 play  at Soulpepper Theatre last fall.

Adrian Morphy (MFA '24) 

Adrian was named one of five finalists in the 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his screenplay The 300 Year Old Man. Selection as a finalist in such a prestigious international competition is an outstanding achievement! You can find the Academy's  2025 - 2026 was the inaugural year for the MFA in Scriptwriting & Story Design (MFA) and 糖心传媒's (糖心传媒) involvement as a Nicholl program partner. 糖心传媒 was one of only three University program partners to have a project selected for a Fellowship or as a Finalist.

Nathan Howe (MFA '23) 

Nathan's play Radio Town was staged last fall in  in Blyth, Ontario. It's a historical drama with music about 鈥楧oc鈥� Cruickshank, an entrepreneur who decided to stay and change the industry of his hometown, which became the Radio and Television Town of Canada.

Mitchell Consky (MFA '24) 

Mitchell's short film, The Top of the Stairs (co-directed by Kieran Turnbull,  MFA 鈥�24), is based on his book Home Safe: A Memoir of End-of-Life, was aired on CBC鈥檚 Canadian Reflections last September and is available for streaming on . The short won a Chicago Indie Film Award, was a semi-finalist at the Canada Shorts Film Festival, and was nominated for the Cannes Independent Short Award. In addition, Mitch鈥檚 thesis script, Notes from Grief Camp, has been optioned by High Park Entertainment with some high-profile Canadian directors expressing interest. The script is based on his .

Trisha Harlan (MFA '27) 

Trisha received the  for her play Syncopation on Terauley Street. The peer assessment panel said: 鈥�Syncopation on Terauley Street is a large, bold, creative and theatrically engaging historical piece that weaves exciting musical elements with rich dialogue.鈥� Presented by the Playwrights Guild of Canada, Trisha鈥檚 winning of this national competition includes a cash prize and a six-month mentorship to foster career growth.

Victoria Sullivan (MFA '23) 

Victoria was the script coordinator on the series My Dead Mom which was  for Best Short Form Series. The project was produced by LoCo Motion Pictures where Victoria has been Coordinator since 2023. My Dead Mom also won the  for Best Short Film Series at the 2025 Banff World Media Festival and three Canadian Screen Awards including Best Writing in a Web Program or Series.

Sherry Li (MFA '24)

Sherry was selected for the  program 2026 in the television stream. Founded by Officer of the Order of Canada, , the Reelworld initiative is in its 25th year of supporting the development of emerging BIPOC scriptwriters. The five-month mentorship program provides story editing and story training workshops, pitch preparation skills, and curated industry meetings with key industry creatives and professionals.

Taye Alvis (MFA '26) 

Taye's documentary Return of the Spirit Horses was first aired on CBC last summer: 鈥淭his film follows an Indigenous filmmaker as he reconnects with the stories of his youth through the once nearly extinct Ojibwe Spirit Horses, now revitalizing in , Ontario. Guided by his father, a Residential School Survivor of Walpole Island, and joined by Indigenous students learning from an Elder, and community members, they unravel their history and the deep, personal bond they share with the horses, which once rode freely.鈥� The project began as a short film and the CBC asked Taye and his filmmaking partner Derek Sands to make a feature documentary for their Absolutely Canadian series. Return of the Spirit Horses can be streamed on .