05/24/2022
We are beyond thrilled to announce that Anne Tait will be a Keynote Speaker at ! She will also participate in the Publishing Perspectives Panel! She will also be addressing her initiative to stop Asian hate. And so much more--it's hard not to give it all away here!!!
* Who is Anne Tait?
film producer, novelist, screenwriter, playwright, casting director, broadcaster.
Anne produced the ground-breaking, Gemini Award Winning movie, Iron Road, about the building of the Canadian railroad through the Rocky Mountains, told through a love story. This award-winning film stars Sun Li, Peter O’Toole, Sam Neill, and Luke Macfarlane. www.ironroadthemovie.com
Anne then wrote the novel Li Jun and the Iron Road, with 30 colour shots from the movie, published by Dundurn Press. It won two Canadian Book Awards and great reviews.
Find IRON ROAD the movie streaming NOW on CBC Gem
Anne cast many Canadian & U.S. movies & TV series, including:
- Anne of Green Gables
- Road to Avonlea (all 7 Seasons)
- Margaret’s Museum
- Wind at My Back
- Terminator 2
- the Composers, Inventors & Artists series [9 Emmy nominations]
- Ready or Not, Goosebumps [Ryan Gosling’s first role]
- and a Muppets show!
She was casting director for the Stratford Festival and for Mirvish Productions stage shows, and hosted a TV series and her own radio show for .
Anne’s plays have been produced on 12 Irish & Canadian stages and on CBC/Radio-Canada.
Her include:
- Canadian Gemini & Leo awards
- 3 Emmy nominations
- the Female Eye Film Festival’s Career Achievement
- U of T’s Victoria College Distinguished Alumna Award
- 2 Canadian Best Book awards
- People’s Choice & Best Picture from film festivals in:
Rome, the Dominican Republic, & Brantford
will introduce you to the BEST People in the industry and give you what you need to know if you want to succeed as an author and all the doors that open for you.
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