About Me

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Gursimran is a filmmaker and producer based in Toronto, Ontario. He has established his own production company, BetterHalf Films, under which he has produced award-winning short films that have screened at the International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) in Toronto, Ontario, and at the Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Gursimran is a member of the Canadian Media Producers Association, and the International Documentary Association.

He is a postgraduate in advanced filmmaking and arts administration (2018). Gursimran is an alumni of the EAVE Producers Program at the National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI). He also received Spotlight as one of the top 52 emerging artists from the City of Toronto under their ArtWorxTO program.

Gursimran is enthusiastic about using visual storytelling as a means to spread knowledge, spark change, and motivate action. This year, he will participate in the Whistler Film Festival's producer’s lab in addition to working on a digital comedy series, where he will advance the production of his feature script, "Subjects of the Empire."

Education

Certificate in Virtual Production

2023

Sheridan College, Toronto Canada

Post graduation Certification in Advanced Filmmaking

2016-2017

Centennial College, Toronto Canada

Professioanal Development Labs

EAVE Producers Lab

2022

EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs ), National Screen Institute, Canada.

Producers Lab, presented by EAVE and the National Screen Institute in partnership with the Canada Media Fund, provided training and mentorship for producers in Canada to develop themselves, their companies, and a feature film or series (referred to as a ‘project’ throughout) to compete in the global market.

Whistler Producers Lab

2022

Ontario Creates, Canada.

Pilot partnership program with Ontario Creates and the CMF intended to provide funding for early-stage project-related development

Futures Forward Program

2023

Whistler, B.C, Canada

The WFF Producers Lab is an intensive multi-phase project development program designed to accelerate the careers of up to six independent Canadian producers through the development of their original, scripted, feature projects and developing the skills to advance your career in all media.