COHORT 4 PARTICIPANT

An award-winning producer and co-founder of Edge Entertainment, Rosalia Chilelli has produced critically acclaimed and award-winning films including Robert Eggers’ THE WITCH, Atom Egoyan’s REMEMBER, Keith Behrman’s GIANT LITTLE ONES, cult horror THE VOID, and Cannes premiere MEAN DREAMS, starring Bill Paxton. Most recently she produced the Netflix Canada top 10 movie CASCADE starring Sara Waisglass.

In 2009, after fourteen years in fundraising, marketing and event management, Rosalia turned her attention to filmmaking. Driven by a passion for storytelling and fostering community arts and culture, she became a leader in film and television production in Northern Ontario. She facilitated and implemented the first-ever film & television training program with Garden River First Nation. The program trained and employed GRFN members on two multi-million-dollar features in Sault Ste. Marie. She serves as an advisor on the ongoing development of the Sault College Digital Film Production Program and the new Film and Media Studies at White Pines Highschool (SSM). She has been a selected participant of multiple programs including the Bell Media Executive Producer Accelerator Lab, WIFT-T/DELUXE Producer Internship, Consulate General of Canada - Canadian Creative Accelerator and the CMPA International CoProducer Accelerator Progam 2.0. A sought-after speaker and panelist at festivals including the the Macabro: Mexico City Horror International Film Festival, Mercado Industria del Cine (Mexico City) and Ventana Sur (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Rosalia is dedicated to mentorship and industry growth as exemplified by her speaker engagements and participation on the CMPA /IATSE 411Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDI).