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Jennifer Weiss is an established, award-winning Canadian independent producer of film and television with over 25 years of industry experience. Co-founder of internationally reputable production company The Film Farm, Jennifer has produced films by globally-acclaimed directors including Sarah Polley, Laurent Cantet, Atom Egoyan, Brian De Palma, Sook-Yin Lee, and Darlene Naponse, which have been featured and won awards at major festivals including Cannes, Venice, Sundance, and TIFF. In 2020, she produced the Netflix Original Film alongside Studiocanal, The Last Letter From Your Lover, directed by Augustine Frizelle, starring Shailene Woodley and Felicity Jones.

Collaboratively working with writers, directors, and creators from concept to screen, Jennifer recently launched her solo venture, Nice Picture Inc., to continue supporting emerging talent and amplifying underrepresented Canadian filmmaking voices. In 2022, she released and began the international festival circuit for Darlene Naponse’s Stellar, which premiered at TIFF. Recently in 2023, she released Molly McGlynn’s highly-anticipated second feature, Fitting In, which premiered at SXSW. It continued on the festival circuit, including 2023’s TIFF and gaining a certified 95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.