Shane Smith is an

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film and television executive, currently a programmer and producer of documentary films for

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. Prior to joining TVOntario in 2024, he was a programmer for the

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from 2015 to 2023, holding the role of artistic director of the festival in 2022 and 2023."Hot Docs artistic director Shane Smith latest leader to exit film festival"
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'', June 14, 2023. He should not be confused with the Shane Smith associated with

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. Born and raised in Australia, he is a graduate of

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, and moved to Canada in 1996. He previously served as a programmer for the

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, director of the

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, and director of special projects with the

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. He has written film reviews for ''

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'' and ''

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'',"Hot Docs Names Shane Smith its New Director of Programming"
''Film Button'', August 26, 2015. and has worked as a programmer for Silver Screen Classics. While with TIFF he was regular programmer of the Short Cuts lineup, and returned for the

2024 Toronto International Film Festival The 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 5–15, 2024. The festival opened with David Gordon Green's film ''Nutcrackers (film), Nutcrackers'', and closed with Rebel Wilson's directorial debut film ''The Deb (fil ...

as a member of the Short Cuts award jury.Jeremy Kay
"TIFF brings back renamed Best Canadian Discovery Award"
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'', August 22, 2024.

References

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