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Mission

To entertain, educate, and inspire by showcasing the documentary art form and creating a cultural connection between audiences and artists in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Lunenburg Doc Fest is a not-for-profit charitable organization.

Email: info@lunenburgdocfest.com
Address: 12 King St, Lunenburg NS, B0J 2C0

Team

Walter Forsyth

Development Coordinator and Programmer

Walter Forsyth is a filmmaker and film and festival producer. He is the Development Coordinator and a programmer at Lunenburg Doc Fest, helps run Hellifax Horror Fest, began the Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival, worked as a programmer for the Atlantic Film Festival and sat on the board of directors at the Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival for six years. ... Read More

Walter has four Canadian Screen Award nominations and is president of the boutique media company, Gorgeous Mistake Productions. Recent documentaries include ‘Elizabeth Bishop and the Art of Losing’ (2021), ‘Bread in the Bones’ (2020) and the docu-series ‘Living in Flow’ (2021). He produced the short films ‘Boyclops’ (TIFF 04), ‘There’s a Flower in My Pedal’ (TIFF Honourable Mention 05) and ‘How to Be Alone’ (10 million views on YouTube). He won TIFF’s Pitch This!, received a Sundance Doc Fund and is an alumni of the TIFF Talent Lab, the CTV Banff Fellowship and the Trans Atlantic Partners program. He surfs when and where he can.

Ania Byczkowska

Administrative Coordinator

Born in Poland, Ania has called Toronto, Granada and New Orleans home. So, it’s no wonder she loves traditional jazz, road trips near and far, and that ocean breeze. She has a soft spot for documentary series by Anthony Bourdain which bring together some of her favourite things: food and travel. Ania brings with her over... Read More

15 years of coordination and event management experience across the education, hospitality, and arts industries. She is excited to be a part of the Lunenburg Doc Fest team once again.

Audrey Chan

DOC Atlantic Breakthrough Program Coordinator

Hailing from Hong Kong, Audrey comes armed with a background in film and philosophy and holds a second degree in Journalism. They now work as a ... Read More

freelance journalist and documentarian. Audrey’s cross-disciplinary and multimedia projects are fundamentally inspired by deep ecology, disrupting the culture industry, and our urgent need for collective liberation. Above all, they’re just trying to understand our stranger-than-fiction world as much as they can –– and hoping they can do others the service of taking them along for the ride.

Adam Adler

Technical Director