ABOUT
CANADIAN SPORT FILM FESTIVAL
A PASSION FOR BOTH
SPORT AND FILM
The Canadian Sport Film Festival aims to educate, inform, engage, and entertain communities throughout Canada using powerful personal and political stories about the impact of sport.
OUR MISSION
The Canadian Sport Film Festival is committed to provoking dialogue on the power of sport to inspire social change.
OUR MANDATE
The Canadian Sport Film Festival:
- Showcases international films and filmmakers not typically screened or widely available.
- Educates, informs, engages and entertains communities throughout Canada using powerful personal and political stories told on film through sport, many of which promote physical activity as a means to achieve long-lasting health benefits to both body and mind.
- Provides a safe environment for critical analysis and discussion about stories and themes represented in CSFF films.
- Engages youth using film and sport in innovative and collaborative workshops.
- Exposes filmgoers to the stories beyond the scoreboard, behind the camera and told with a critical lens.
OUR TEAM
Russell Field – Executive Director
Neil Wright – Board Member
Bruce Kidd – Board Member
Alicia Tyson – Managing Director
Moira Sheridan – Marketing and Communications Director
Sabrina Razack – Outreach and Education
Mary-Ann Kosela (Graphic Design)
Mark Hallman (Web Design)
CSFF BACKGROUND
In 2008 the Canadian Sport Film Festival was conceptualized and founded by Russell Field out of his passion for both sport and film – a passion reflected in his work as assistant professor at the University of Manitoba, where he teaches the course “Sport, Film, and Society.”
Russell is a past film review editor for the Journal of Sport History. His knowledge of the international landscape of sport film ensures the Canadian Sport Film Festival includes a selection of provocative films from around the world. Born out of a desire to expose the power of sport and film Canadian Sport Film Festival events are organized by committed volunteers and engage Canadians from coast to coast to coast.
OUR TEAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Canadian Sport Film Festival Board of Directors is comprised of volunteers… etc.
Russell Field
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
KIRK MOSS
KRYSTAL McHUGH
