Anita Daher is an actor, author, screenwriter, set decorator, and producer with a background in Arts and Cultural management. Prior to her work within Manitoba’s film industry, she was an artistic/events coordinator for the Arts Council of Sault Ste. Marie and District, the Manitoba Writers’ Guild, and the Winnipeg Writers’ Collective. She has served on several Arts boards in various capacities including as Chair of the Territorial Writers’ Association and The Writers Union of Canada.

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Available to Option:

Make the Devil Cry screenplay (adapted from Anita’s novel, You Don’t Have to Die in the End). Title taken from the song of the same name written and performed by Anita’s talented brother and cousin (in law), Kevin and Michael Daher. Listen here.

New Iceland six episode teleplay (inspired by Anita’s novel, Forgetting How to Breathe).

Short Films

Dinner Party 

The Caper

The Whole Truth (educational)

Coming Up Grimm (proof of concept, Make the Devil Cry)

Wreck of the SS Copeland

Television

Made in Manitoba; Stories from Home

Training

Film and Television Production
Safety Awareness (Film Training Manitoba)
Working Together: Introduction to Production Office and Assistant Director Cooperation (Director’s Guild of Canada/DGC, Manitoba District Council)
Directors Guild of Canada, Manitoba District Course Pack: Intro to Paper; Locations; Propane Safety; Safety Awareness; Set Orientation; WHMIS (Film Training Manitoba)
The Future is Female (Gimli Film Festival, Mentor, Nancy Sorel)
The Future is Ours (Gimli Film Festival, Mentor, Nancy Sorel)
Shaw Spotlight Training: Pre-production, Production, Post-Production (Winnipeg Studio)
Independent Television Production Workshop (CBC North, CBC Training and Development)

Arts Management
Policy And Leadership in the Canadian Cultural Sector (University of Winnipeg)

Screenwriting
Writing for Film and TV: William Rabkin
Inspirational Screenwriting: Paul Castro
The Business of Writing in Hollywood: Paul Castro
First 10 Pages: Screenwriting U
Advanced Dialogue: Screenwriting U
Writing Great Endings: Screenwriting U
Creative Mastery: Screenwriting U
Mentorship: Cameron Patterson

Acting
Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute: Method Acting
University of Winnipeg Theatre and Film: Cairn Anne Moore
The Acting Studio Winnipeg: Monthly scene classes
ACTRA MB Mentorship: Sharon Bajer
Improv Coaching: Lee White
Be a Voice Actor, Making a Living with Your Voice: Laci Morgan
Ad-Hoc Workshops led by: Tamara Gorski, Tammy Gillis, John B. Lowe, John Windsor Cunningham, Darcy Fehr, Gino Anania, Paul Andrich, Adam Jackson Hurtig, Lori Stefaniuk, Carmen Kotyk, Jim Heber