Albert Shin is a Canadian filmmaker, best known for his critically acclaimed Canadian Screen Award-nominated films In Her Place (2014) and Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019). Shin founded the Toronto-based production company Timelapse Pictures with producing partner Igor Drljaca.
Albert Shin Director
Film BFA 2006
Carmelina Martin’s teaching career spans over two decades in the Peel District School Board in Ontario. She is a founding member for the National Roundtable for Teacher Education in the Arts, founder and director of Pulse Ontario Youth Dance Conference and a recipient of the Ontario Premier Teacher of the Year Award in 2011.
Carmelina Martin Teacher
BFA 1990
Lauren Holden has completed artist residencies in Newfoundland, Canada and Spokane, Washington in addition to presenting her research on visual poetry at the Unscripted Digital Arts Festival. She was named a “Student to Watch” by Graphic Design USA, and her work has received accolades for its social impact, typography and website design. Lauren’s writing on design was also published in The Devil’s Artisan: Journal of the Printing Arts.
Lauren Holden MFA 2D Design candidate at Cranbrook Academy of Art
BDes 2017
Debra Brown is an award winning choreographer. She received an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for her efforts as the creative force behind the Cirque du Soleil’s tribute to special effects at the 74th Annual Academy Awards.
Debra Brown Choreographer
BFA 1978
Fiona Yeung is a designer based in San Francisco. Originating from Toronto and obtaining her degree at York in 2015, Yeung is now on the Material Design team at Google HQ California. She's currently working on Google's Fuchsia OS and the Director of Hexagon, a 501(c)3 non-profit supporting women and non-binary folks in UX.
Fiona Yeung Interaction Designer, Google
BDes 2015
With the studio facilities, range of equipment, and diversity of course options, York University offers more than any other Film program in the country. It urges students to know what they want and pursue that career so by the time graduation arrives there are seeds planted for opportunity.
Kevin Grou Digital Video Editor at Alert Driving & independent filmmaker
Film Production BFA '18
Christopher House was the Artistic Director of Toronto Dance Theatre for 25 years from 1994-2019. He has also directed two collaborations with indie-pop band The Hidden Cameras, and in 2015 was a contributing choreographer with Cirque du Soleil for the Opening Ceremony of the Pan Am Games in Toronto
Christopher House Artistic Director
BFA 1979
