Images Welcomes Samuel La France as Executive Director!

We are pleased to announce our new Executive Director, Samuel La France!

Samuel La France is an arts administrator, film programmer and writer based in Toronto. He worked as the Manager, TIFF Cinematheque, prior to accepting the role of Executive Director at the Images Festival. He has organized programs for TIFF, Pleasure Dome, Collectif Jeune Cinéma, and Museum London. He served on Pleasure Dome's Curatorial Board from 2013-2015, and on the Board of Directors at the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre from 2015-2019. Samuel holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Toronto, and his critical writing on experimental film & video has appeared in numerous publications, including MICE, cléo, Canyon Cinema, and Cinema Scope magazine.