Fonna Seidu

Fonna Seidu

Features, Shorts & Series
In Development | Producer | Packing, Feature, Creator: Jay (Carolyn) Wu
In Development | Producer | Halfway Boy, Feature Film, Creator: Tristen Sutherland
Packaging Phase | Producer | Yo, We’re Dying, Feature Film, Dir. Keisha Phoenixx, Jay Carolyn Wu, Writer Keisha Phoenixx
Packaging Phase  | Producer | They Echo, Feature Film, Dir. Lu Asfaha
In Post | Producer | SvN Architects + Planners, Short Documentary, Dir. Andrew Moir, EP Carrie Mudd
In Post | Producer | Big Feminine Energy, Documentary Episode, Dir. Susan Schafer, EP Carrie Mudd
In Post | Associate Producer | For The Culture with Amanda Parris Season 2, 6-Episode Documentary Series,
Prod/EPs Amanda Parris, Alison Duke, Ngardy Conteh George, Frank Fiorito, Nabil Mehchi
In Post | Production Manager | This Land of Ours, Documentary Feature, Dir. Ngardy Conteh George, Producer, Ngardy Conteh George, Alison Duke
In Post | Producer | Sunday is For Lovers, Short Film, Dir. Oyin Olalaken, Other Prod: Andreanna Chin
In Post | Post Supervisor | Zarmina, Short Film, Dir. Kyisha Williams, Prod: Emilija Davidovic
In Post | Executive Producer | Pools, Short Film, Dir. Hanna Gulzar, Prod: Halen King, Nelie Diverlus

2025 | Production Manager | Degrassi: Whatever It Takes, Mini Series, Dir. Lisa Rideout, EP. Carrie Mudd, Prod. Erin Sharp
2025 | Production Manager | Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, Feature Film, Dir. Ally Pankiw, Prod. Dan Levy, Cassidy Hartman, Jessica Hopper, Nigel Sinclair, Rachel McLean, White Horse Pictures
2025 | Production Manager | 50,000 First Dates, Doc Mini-Series, Dir. Brent Hodge, EP. Carrie Mudd, Prod. Erin Sharp
2024 | Producer | Dirty, Bad, Wrong, Short Film, Dir. Erica Orofino
2024 | Producer | Rosa’s Flowers, Short Film, Dir. Amanda Ann-Min Wong, Other Prod: Rebeca Ortiz
2024 | Production Manager | Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, Feature Doc, Dir. Brent Hodge, Prod Carrie Mudd, Erin Sharp
2024| Producer Mentor | Tango, Short Film, Dir. Zavia Forres, Prod. Folasewa Babalola, OYA Black Arts Coalition
2024| Producer Mentor | Going Home, Short Film Dir. Janeece Niles, Prod. Ebony Green, Ettie Nxumalo, OBAC
2024 | Production Manager | A Mother Apart, Feature Film, Dir. Laurie Townshend, Prod: Alison Duke, Ngardy Conteh George, Justine Pimlott, EPs: Chanda Chevannes, Anita Lee, Alison Duke, Ngardy Conteh George
2024 | Production Manager (NYC Shoot) | Disco’s Revenge, Feature Film, Dir. Omar Majeed, Peter Mishara, Prod. Nile Rodgers, Stanley Nelson, Vivian Scott Chew, Noah Segal, Christina Piovesan, Sam Sutherland, Dave Harris
2023 | Chase Producer, Production Manager | Black Community Mixtapes, Doc TV Series, Dir./Prod. Alison Duke, Ngardy Conteh George
2022 | Production Manager | The Holiday Swap, Feature Film, Dir. Lane Shefter Bishop, Prod. Leanne Brennan
2022 | Producer | virgins!, Digital Web Series, Showrunner: Aden Abebe, Dir. Sam MacAdams, Lu Asfaha, Jackie Batsinduka, Reem Morsi, Executive Producers: Lindsay Tapscott, Katie Nolan
2022 | Post Production Producer | Reel Black: Our Film Stories, Documentary, Dir. Ayan Tani, Emeraude Domingos Mbuku, Tristen Sutherland, Prod: Alexx Bryant, Tristen Sutherland, Enni Balo, Prodco: Oya Media Group
2021 | Post Production Supervisor | Bloom Room, Web-Series, Directors: Tristen Sutherland,Christian Anderson, Yasmijn Nicolle, Ajahnis Charley, Soch Nwakaeze, Prod: Oya Media Group, Alexx Bryant, Caleb Phillips, Anthony Jhade, Rochelle Chambers, Kelvin Omori, Funsho Elegbeleye
2021 | Executive Producer | Discretion, Short Film, Dir. Thirza Cuthand and Kiley May, Prod: Joanna Swan, Kiley May
2021 | Production Manager | Erin’s Guide to Kissing Girls, Feature, Dir. Julianna Notten, Prod: Claire Allore, Brendan Whelton
2021 | Producer | Fresh Meat, Short Film, Dir. Lu Asfaha
2021 | First Assistant Director | Things We Feel But Do Not Say, Short, Dir. Lauren Grant, Prod: Ashleigh Rains
2021 | Production Manager | Tech, Art, and Heart: Female Entrepreneurs Strive Through, Documentary Series, Prod: Ngardy Conteh George, Alison Duke
                How this homegrown app uses storytelling to reintroduce locals to hidden gems, Dir. Onyeka Oduh
                How Pitch Better is supporting Black entrepreneurs in Canada, Dir. Yasmin Evering-Kerr
                How this woman is transforming the future of metaverse, Dir. Valerie Amponsah
                How VR is helping us connect to personal and intimate conversations, Dir. Selina McCallum
2021 | Producer | Toe The Line, Short Film, Dir. Carolyn Wu, Other Prod: Kristina Wong
2021 | Producer | Disclosure, Short Film, Dir. Nayani T., Kiley May, Other Prod: Joanna Swan, Kiley May
2020 | First Assistant Director | Snowbird, Short Film, Dir. Sadiah Rahman, Prod. Mirusha Yogarajah
2020 | Consulting Producer | Confessions, Short Film, Dir. Kristen Lambie, Prod. Malachai Ellis, Muna Mohammed, OYA Media Group and OYA Black Arts Coalition
2020 | Producer | Being Black in Toronto Series, Documentary Series, Other Prod: OYA Media Group, Zaza Productions
YYZ, Short doc, Dir. Omolola Ajao
                The Onyx Butterfly, Short Doc, Dir. Yasmin Evering-Kerr
                #BLACK, Short Doc, Dir. Yvano Wickham-Edward
                Black Sun, Short Doc, Dir. Adrian Wallace
                Joseph, Margaret, & I, Short Doc, Dir. ValerieAmponsah
                Tallawah Abroad, Short doc, Dir. Sharine Taylor
2019 | Production Manager | Sister Cult, Short Film, Dir./Prod. Lora Campbell
2019 | Production Coordinator | Levels of Trust, Short Film, Dir./Prod. Scott Baker
2019 | Producer | Promise Me, Short Film, Dir. Alison Duke, Other Prod: Lucas Joseph
2018 | Production Coordinator | Marathon, Short Film, Dir. Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, Prod: Tamar Bird, Sasha Henry
2018 | Production Coordinator | Black Bodies, Short Film, Dir. Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, Prod: Tamar Bird, Sasha Henry
2018 | Line Producer & Production Coordinator | An Uninvited Guest, Short Film, Dir. /Prod. Richard Pierre

Commercials & Commissions
2025 | Production Manager | Gatorade Water, Commercial, Client: Pepsi, Agency: Anomaly, Prodco: Unreasonable Studios
2025 | Production Manager | Food Deserves Pepsi, Commercial,Agency: Anomaly, Prodco: Unreasonable Studios
2024 | Production Manager | Real Customers, Commercial, Client: Capital One, Agency: Anomaly, Prodco: UNR
2023 | Production Manager | Where Locals Come to Play, Client: Dolphin Bingo, Agency: Anomaly, Prodco: UNR
2021 | Producer | When Doors Open – LGBTQ2+ CP Hub & Hub, Commercial, Client: TD Bank, Agency: Cossette
2021 | Producer | Space Created, Commercial, Client: TD Bank, Agency: Cossette
2021 | Production Manager | ArtworxTO Tours Artist Feature: Yung Yemi, Commercial, Prodco: OYA Media Group
2021 | Production Manager | ArtworxTO Tours Artist Feature: Ness Lee, Commercial, Prodco: OYA Media Group
2021 | Production Manager | ArtworxTO Tours Artist Feature: Adrian Hayles, Commercial, Prodco: OYA Media Group
2021 | Production Manager | ArtworxTO Tours Artist Feature: Shalak Attack, Commercial, Prodco: OYA Media Group
2021 | Producer | Not Another Black History Month, Commercial, Client:TD Bank, Agency: Cossette
2021 | Production Manager | Looking Within, Commission, Client: Western University
2019 | Production Coordinator | Action Canada + Public Policy Forum, Commercial, Dir. Ross Curtner
2019 | Production Coordinator | Ode to the Hospital Tray, Commercial, Dir. Scott Baker
2019 | Production Coordinator | Origin Capital Launch Video, Commercial, Dir. /Prod. Ross Curtner

 

Music Videos, PSAs, Trailers & Other Media
2023 | Producer | Packing, Proof of Concept, Dir. Jay Wu, Prod: Malachi Ellis
2022 | Producer | The Fly That Doesn’t Listen Follows The Corpse To The Grave, Proof of Concept, Dir. Lu Asfaha
2022 | Producer | Fan Club, Demo, Dir. Jahnelle Jones and Kat Khan, Other Prod: Lola Gafaar
2022 | Producer | YOU FEEL ME, Music Video, Dir. Roya Del Sol, Musician: Jessica Karuhanga
2021 | Production Manager | Black Community Mixtapes, Series Sizzle, Dir. Alfons Adetuyi, Prod: OYA Media Group
2021 | Production Manager | High Liner Foods, Commercial, Prodco: OYA Media Group
2021 | Production Manager | Tash and Kes, Sizzle, Prodco: OYA Media Group
2021 | Associate Producer | The Awesome Project, Podcast, Dir./Prod. Leanne Brennan, Client: Audible
2020 | Co-Producer | BLACK GRRL MAGIK, Music Video, Dir. /Co-Producer Kyisha Williams
2019 | Assistant Director | Game Time Sketch Comedy Show, TV Pilot, Prod. Colin Mercer
               
Ep. P**n Actor, Dir. Andrew Simpson
               
Ep. Shrink Sesh, Dir. Colin Mercer
2019 | Production Coordinator | Start the Fire, Music Video, Dir./Prod. Chrisann Hessing
2019 | Assistant Producer | Inclusionary Zoning Toronto, PSA, Dir. Ross Curtner, Prod. Scott Baker
2019 | Production Coordinator | OACAS New Worker Training Videos, Educational Series, Dir. Nathan Allen, Prod: OYA
2019 | Production Coordinator | Trillium Health Partners, Short doc, Dir./Prod. Scott Baker
2019 | Production Coordinator | Civic Action Skills Connect, Short doc, Dir./Prod. Ross Curtner
2018 | Producer | virgins!, Demo, Created by Aden Abebe, Dir. Kelly Fyffe-Mar

Fonna Seidu burst onto the film industry in 2018 with the award-winning short film PROMISE ME (dir: Alison Duke). Through her company Snail Mail Media, she’s since led productions on 60+ projects including producing the CSA Winner for Best Direction, Doc Series BEING BLACK IN TORONTO and CBC Gem Original hit series VIRGINS! As a CFC Producer Program alumni, her upcoming features include THEY ECHO, a script awarded Best Feature Screenplay and the Fellini Award to the best international script, supported through the Telefilm Production Fund and EPs Joe Pirro (The Wedding Banquet), Lindsay Blair Goeldner (I Like Movies) and Michael Lazarovitch at Chemically Altered Productions, as well as YO WE’RE DYING, supported through Telefilm’s Talent to Watch. She is currently producing CBC/Peacock Alley’s upcoming BIG FEMININE ENERGY and has PM’d numerous projects ranging in size and scale including the upcoming feature doc LILITH FAIR: BUILDING A MYSTERY (dir: Ally Pankiw) with Dan Levy’s Not a Real Production Company / Elevation Pictures, the upcoming DEGRASSI: WHATEVER IT TAKES featuring subjects like Drake, Kevin Smith) with Wildbrain and Peacock Alley, S2 of OYA Media Group’s FOR THE CULTURE with Amanda Parris, the CSA-Winning CityTV doc series BLACK COMMUNITY MIXTAPES, and HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER for CBC’s The Passionate Eye. She previously produced short films FRESH MEAT (dir: Lu Asfaha) and TOE THE LINE (dir: Jay Carolyn Wu), which both screened at Inside Out Film Festival, among numerous other festivals globally.

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