Ana Serrano

Ana Serrano

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About

With over 20 years experience building award-winning digital products, securing millions…

Experience

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    OCAD University

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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    Toronto, Canada Area

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    Toronto, Canada Area

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Education

Volunteer Experience

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    Board Member

    Atkinson Foundation

    - Present 3 years 7 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Atkinson Foundation is a Canadian charitable foundation committed to social and economic justice. Our highest priority is strengthening movements for decent work and a fair economy. We collaborate with community organizers, policy innovators and investors to challenge income, wealth and democratic inequality.

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    Board Member

    Toronto Arts Council

    - 6 years 1 month

    Arts and Culture

    Toronto Arts Council (TAC) is the City of Toronto's funding body for artists and arts organizations. Since 1974, TAC has played a major role in the city’s cultural industries by supporting a very broad range of artistic activity. From the emerging artist to the most established, from celebrated institutions to arts that challenge convention, TAC is typically the first funder to offer support. Today, TAC grants lead to exhibitions, performances, readings and workshops seen annually by over 9.5…

    Toronto Arts Council (TAC) is the City of Toronto's funding body for artists and arts organizations. Since 1974, TAC has played a major role in the city’s cultural industries by supporting a very broad range of artistic activity. From the emerging artist to the most established, from celebrated institutions to arts that challenge convention, TAC is typically the first funder to offer support. Today, TAC grants lead to exhibitions, performances, readings and workshops seen annually by over 9.5 million people. Through our ongoing funding, TAC cultivates a rich engagement between artists and audiences. We are proud to reflect Toronto’s vibrancy through the diversity of artists, arts communities and audiences that we serve.

  • Chair

    Open Democracy Project

    - Present 9 years 11 months

    Politics

    Open Democracy Project works to empower everyday citizens to drive change through civic and political action. We host the DemocracyXChange -- Canada's democracy summit -- and publish DemocracyKit, an open online platform to share advice and campaign technology with campaign teams running for municipal office and more.

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    Board Member

    Canadian Museum for Human Rights

    - 4 years 9 months

    Human Rights

    The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is a national museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, located adjacent to The Forks. The purpose of the museum is to "explore the subject of human rights with a special but not exclusive reference to Canada, in order to enhance the public's understanding of human rights, to promote respect for others and to encourage reflection and dialogue." It held its opening ceremonies on 19 September 2014.

    Established in 2008 through the enactment of Bill C-42, an…

    The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is a national museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, located adjacent to The Forks. The purpose of the museum is to "explore the subject of human rights with a special but not exclusive reference to Canada, in order to enhance the public's understanding of human rights, to promote respect for others and to encourage reflection and dialogue." It held its opening ceremonies on 19 September 2014.

    Established in 2008 through the enactment of Bill C-42, an amendment of the Canadian Museums Act, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is the first new national museum created in Canada since 1967, and it is the first new national museum ever to be located outside the National Capital Region.

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    Advisor

    NextDayBetter

    - Present 11 years 9 months

    Arts and Culture

    NextDayBetter is a creative media company that tell empowering stories inspired by multicultural diaspora communities. Through our global speaker events and digital platforms, we celebrate the stories of these untapped global communities and call them to action.

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    Board Member

    The Centre for Mindfulness Studies

    - 4 years 1 month

    Health

    The Centre for Mindfulness Studies is a charitable social enterprise founded in 2011 in downtown Toronto. It is the leading professional development and service delivery organization for mindfulness-based interventions in Canada. We’re expanding our offerings online and in new locations.

    We provide mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindful self-compassion (MSC) and specialized mindfulness training to the general public, healthcare…

    The Centre for Mindfulness Studies is a charitable social enterprise founded in 2011 in downtown Toronto. It is the leading professional development and service delivery organization for mindfulness-based interventions in Canada. We’re expanding our offerings online and in new locations.

    We provide mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindful self-compassion (MSC) and specialized mindfulness training to the general public, healthcare providers, and social service professionals.

    As a mental health charity, we help those who face economic and social barriers by providing affordable and effective mindfulness-based mental health services through our Community Program.

    The Centre for Mindfulness Studies is committed to making mindfulness-based mental health services available to everyone. This is at the heart of the work we do.

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    Board Member

    CMU College of Makeup Art & Design (formerly Complections)

    - 4 years 11 months

    Education

    CMU College of Makeup Art & Design is the world’s foremost training institution for aspiring makeup artists. Attracting students from across the country and around the world, CMU is the only makeup school that offers courses in all seven disciplines of makeup artistry. Specialized areas of study include character and special effects makeup, creature design and prosthetics, theatrical makeup design, and fashion photographic makeup. CMU is committed to providing unparalleled training for the next…

    CMU College of Makeup Art & Design is the world’s foremost training institution for aspiring makeup artists. Attracting students from across the country and around the world, CMU is the only makeup school that offers courses in all seven disciplines of makeup artistry. Specialized areas of study include character and special effects makeup, creature design and prosthetics, theatrical makeup design, and fashion photographic makeup. CMU is committed to providing unparalleled training for the next generation of makeup artists worldwide.

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    Chair, Board Member

    Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts & Culture

    - 5 years

    Arts and Culture

    Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts & Culture is a multiple award-winning, charitable community organization based in Toronto. Kapisanan is a positive space which integrates an anti-oppression framework for young Filipinos to express their voices, exchange ideas and explore their roots together as an empowered community.

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    Board Member

    Artscape

    - 3 years

    Arts and Culture

    Artscape is a not-for-profit urban development organization that makes space for creativity and transforms communities.

  • Canadian Conference of the Arts | La Conférence canadienne des arts Graphic

    Board Member

    Canadian Conference of the Arts | La Conférence canadienne des arts

    - 3 years

    Arts and Culture

    The Cana­dian Con­fer­ence of the Arts is a not-for-profit, non-partisan member-based orga­ni­za­tion that rep­re­sents the inter­ests of over 400,000 artists, cul­tural pro­fes­sion­als from all dis­ci­plines of the nation’s vast arts, cul­ture and her­itage com­mu­nity. As the national con­vener, the CCA pro­vides sup­port for col­lab­o­ra­tive lead­er­ship for the Cana­dian cul­tural sector.

Projects

  • VR Sketches Series

    - Present

    Working with a collective of game designers, visual effects aficionados, storytellers, 3D modellers, real-time interface designers, filmmakers and visual artists, otherwise known as OCCUPIED VR, CFC Media Lab is producing the VR Sketches Series, an ongoing investigation into today’s VR storytelling form. The series will present its first three works in an intimate interactive setting where filmmakers -- and anyone interested in learning about interactive storytelling -- can experience them and…

    Working with a collective of game designers, visual effects aficionados, storytellers, 3D modellers, real-time interface designers, filmmakers and visual artists, otherwise known as OCCUPIED VR, CFC Media Lab is producing the VR Sketches Series, an ongoing investigation into today’s VR storytelling form. The series will present its first three works in an intimate interactive setting where filmmakers -- and anyone interested in learning about interactive storytelling -- can experience them and discuss where VR can take filmmaking.

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    • Occupied VR
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  • Body/Mind/Change Redux

    - Present

    Body/Mind/Change Redux, the complete digital extension of TIFF’s exhibition David Cronenberg: Evolution, immerses audiences in a “Cronenbergian” world inspired by the film Videodrome, re-imagined for the 21st century and brought to life across three platforms – the Web, the real world, and Oculus Rift.

    Produced by CFC Media Lab, in co-production with TIFF, and starring David Cronenberg, Body/Mind/Change Redux is an award-winning Web interactive experience that not only generates a…

    Body/Mind/Change Redux, the complete digital extension of TIFF’s exhibition David Cronenberg: Evolution, immerses audiences in a “Cronenbergian” world inspired by the film Videodrome, re-imagined for the 21st century and brought to life across three platforms – the Web, the real world, and Oculus Rift.

    Produced by CFC Media Lab, in co-production with TIFF, and starring David Cronenberg, Body/Mind/Change Redux is an award-winning Web interactive experience that not only generates a 3D-printed object based on data collected from the player, but also viscerally places her in the world of Cronenberg through virtual reality.

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  • Prison Dancer: The Musical

    - Present

    Prison Dancer is an award-winning transmedia property inspired by the viral YouTube sensation the “Dancing Inmates of Cebu.” Painting a fictional portrait of the people behind this YouTube legend, the complete Prison Dancer story world comprises a 12-episode interactive musical web series, a stage musical, an original soundtrack, and “live shows.”

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Honors & Awards

  • Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters)

    Government of France

    On Friday, October 12, 2018 in Toronto, the Consulate General of France in Toronto presented Ana Serrano, CDO of the Canadian Film Centre (CFC), with the insignia as a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters). The Order of Arts and Letters was established in 1957 to recognize eminent artists and writers, as well as people who have contributed significantly to furthering the arts in France and throughout the world. It is aimed at building relationships and…

    On Friday, October 12, 2018 in Toronto, the Consulate General of France in Toronto presented Ana Serrano, CDO of the Canadian Film Centre (CFC), with the insignia as a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters). The Order of Arts and Letters was established in 1957 to recognize eminent artists and writers, as well as people who have contributed significantly to furthering the arts in France and throughout the world. It is aimed at building relationships and fostering cultural and linguistic exchange. To be considered for the award, recipients must have “significantly contributed to the enrichment of the French cultural inheritance.”

  • Digital Media Trailblazing Award

    Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television

  • 2014 Visionary Award

    ReelWorld Film Festival

  • Jim Blackaby Ingenuity Award

    American Association of Museums

  • Webby Honoree

    Webby Awards

  • Best Canadian Film

    Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

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