EEIFA : Eastern-European Independent Filmmakers Alliance

E.E.I.F.A.
(Eastern-European Independent Filmmakers Alliance)

To submit your film for our EASTERN-EUROPEAN NIGHTS OUT^(TM) series, please click below:

or eMail us at contact@EEIFA.com

DIRECTORS
Llyane Stanfield - President - is a theatre, film and television actress trained in Romania, Canada and the US and she was nominated “Best actress in a leading role” by Trinity Drama Society. After working for various community theatre productions, she started to produce her own theatre shows, as a co-founder of Theatre as a Metaphor. While enrolled in the Independent Film-making Certificate program at George Brown College, she was accepted in the Self Employment program, sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Training, College and Universities in 2008, and she started her own film and theatre production house, MOTIVIS. She also founded E.E.I.F.A. (Eastern-European Independent Filmmakers' Alliance) through which she seeks to empower the artists of various ethnic descents. The organization promotes Independent artists through shows that are produced in English and designed to unveil the recognizable stylistic thread in film, theatre, music and visual arts by artists of different ethnic descent, and help the process of establishing ethnic artists within the Canadian cultural mainstream.
Daniel Stan - Director of Marketing and Communications (Musician)
Natalie Welsh - Production Development - After a breif stint teaching English in Thailand, Natalie returned to Canada to pursue a career in writing and acting. She hopes to become a film director in the future. Natalie is honoured to be a member of the Eastern European Filmmakers Alliance.

MEMBERS
Ashley Brook - Photography - is set to graduate in fall 2009 with a B.A. in Communication Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University: an interdisciplinary program with a focus on analyzing media in the context of social, political, and cultural environments that are forever changing and becoming increasingly complex. She recently began a two-year digital photography program at Seneca College, and keeps busy at two exciting internships with MOTIVIS and Sharkwater Productions Inc. Currently, Ashley is enrolled in The Documentary and Filmmaking Summer Institute, located at Seneca @ York in Toronto, Ontario.
Brian Scott - Communications - is an actor/voice-over artist and writer based in Toronto, Canada. He has appeared as lead or principal player in television programs such as Urban Legends, Forensic Factor and Cold Blood, as well as a number of short films and, to date, two feature films. He has recently been cast as King Philipe in "The Harness of War" an interactive live show at Medieval Times Tournament and Feast. While he continues to pursue film and television roles, Brian also works in partnership with Motivis Films, using his formidable talents for dialogue and staging to rewrite selected submitted scripts as well as provide original content for production.
Casina Gheorghiu - 5 year old child singer
Dina Dametto - Front of House - B.A.S, has been a proud Oakville resident for over 16 years. A lover, supporter and active participant in the arts, she has over 6 years of experience training and performing locally in Oakville. Her most recent performances with W.E.S.T. were as Daphne in Perfect Wedding and Fritze in Cabaret. Dina is delighted to be working with W.E.S.T.'s youngest, open and most imaginative minds once again!
Evgeniya Protsko - Producer - was born in Grozny (former USSR). She graduated from the University with Masters in Linguistics. Eugenia worked as translator/interpretor, as a lecture of the English Stylistics at the University. In 2005 she came to Canada, finished IADT, Film and TV Production. She works as a producer and a director.
Julie Leiderman - born & raised in Moscow, Russia, Julie always had interest in arts and attended music school and choir. After moving to Canada in 1996, she continued following her passion for arts, fashion and entertainment.
Kyle Cucco - student and writer, currently completing an honours B.A. in Film Studies.
Nathalie Luca - Artistic Director has over 7 years experience in theatrical and television fields (directing, acting, producing); after getting her Bachelor Degree in Beaux Arts in the Acting Section at “Hyperion” University in Romania, she worked as an Actress at the National Theater “Vasile Alecsandri” and “Mihail Eminescu” Theater in Romania. After directing quite a number of theatre shows, she was a Producer and Show Host for Etno Tv (Realitatea Tv).
Nick Zorzoman - Lawyer

Advisors on Eastern-European Film and Arts
Daniel Reininghaus (Actor) - Advisor on Ukrainian Film
Hal Murawnik (Filmmaker) - Advisor on Belarussian Film
Isil Degirmencioglu (Filmmaker) - Advisor on Turkish Film
Ιωάννης Πρωτονοτάριος (Filmmaker) - Advisor on Greek Film
Luba Cherny (Journalist, Owner of NTV - Canada) - Advisor on Russian Arts
Malvina Filipkowski (Filmmaker) - Advisor on Polish Film
Phoenix Anthony Robins (Filmmaker) - Advisor on Czech Film
Yan Krupnik (Filmmaker) - Advisor on Russian Film

NOTE:

E.E.I.F.A. works in collaboration with Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities / National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada / Ontario Ministry of Culture, and it is a member of Mississauga Arts Council.