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Mandy May Cheetham - Executive Producer

Cheetham has built multiple international brands in the sports and entertainment arenas including; FlyGirl, a multi-national cheerleading and dance company providing training, events and merchandise to athletes and coaches in 14 countries; Artsy Fartsy PR, a communications company focusing on corporate strategy for entertainment companies seeking financing or acquisition, and Artsy Fartsy Productions, a production company providing content to traditional and digital networks such as truTV (Turner), Funny or Die, and Bell Media.

She is an award-winning actress, writer, producer and rapper, and her work has been featured at the Court Metrage in the prestigious Festival du Cannes, and at the Toronto International Film Festival. Awards include the Brian Linehan Actors Award from the Canadian National Screen Institute, and the three time Hip Hop Karaoke Championship in 2011, 2012 and 2013

Her superpowers include translating art into commerce, attracting extraordinarily talented collaborators, and creating multi-faceted brands that inspire women to shine their light on the world.

Sarah Winstanley - Chief of Staff

Sarah Winstanley is an actress based in Toronto, ON, although she originally hails from the Canadian city best known for being colder than Mars: Winterpeg, Manisnowba. It was here she received her Honors degree in Acting for Film & Stage and graduated Valedictorian. Some of her favorite roles have been Mabel in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, Ilse in Spring Awakening and the monster Caliban in Shakespeare's The Tempest. While her passion is for the stage and screen, when not acting she can be found behind the camera or backstage. Film crew and production credits include Project Management, First AD, First Assistant Camera, PR and Media Relations, Publicity Liason, and Production Assistant. She has experience managing Front of House and Box Office for stage shows and live events. She is an organizational master with a macabre sense of humour.

sarah@artsyfartsypr.com

Ievy Stamatov - Production Assistant

Ievy Stamatov is a Comedian, Writer, Producer, and bocconcini's #1 fan. An alumna of The Second City/Bad Dog Theatre Company, she has directed and performed sketch comedy as one of the founding members of Luxury Predators. Ievy has collaborated with premier media and culture producers and award-winning talent in TV, Film, Music Video and Commercial, including Bell Media, Mad Ruk Entertainment, Partizan, Route Eleven, Halsey and Daniel Caesar. In 2016 she began her stand-up career under the mentorship of Canadian comedy veteran Jim McAleese, and has since appeared as a featured performer at Absolute Comedy, Comedy Bar, Rivoli and other venues across Canada and Australia. Her intelligent and sardonic style of observational comedy has been called “refreshing,” “a joy to witness,” and “actually funny even though she’s a girl.” She is the Co-Founder, Producer, and former Host of Lemon Comedy: a Melbourne/London-based monthly stand-up showcase celebrating diversity in comedy TIME OUT! called "the most inclusive, warm and welcoming comedy night that [they've] encountered...and certainly one of the funniest." Levy is currently a Producer and Host of Punch Up Comedy: a weekly feminist, LGBTQ positive comedy show at The Emmet Ray in Toronto. Levy is passionate about creating boundary-pushing entertainment content from the perspective of traditionally marginalized voices.

Chelsea Reyes-Morgan - Production Assistant

Chelsea is a production assistant for Artsy Fartsy Productions. She earned an Honours B.A. degree in English at University of Toronto. She then received certificates in Film Studies at Ryerson University and in Business of Film & Television at Centennial College. When Chelsea isn’t studying, she’s making moves on social media. She spearheaded the social media outreach for the Rapping with Actor’s Instagram page. She aspires to be a production manager, in order to utilize her meticulous attitude to its full potential. In her spare time, Chelsea likes to watch DIY tutorials, sing badly in the shower and meditate herself to sleep.

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