Directors Guild of Canada Announces 2026 EFM Director Delegation
St. Lawrence University faculty member Anna Fahr, Department of Digital Media & Film, has been selected for the 2026 Director Market Accelerator delegation at the European Film Market (EFM).
Anna Fahr, a faculty member in St. Lawrence University’s Department of Digital Media & Film, has been named to the 2026 Director Market Accelerator, a national program presented by the National Directors Division of the Directors Guild of Canada. The European Film Market will take place February 13–15, 2026, alongside the Berlin International Film Festival.
Fahr was selected as part of a Canada-wide delegation of directors with feature film projects in development. Delegation benefits include an EFM market badge, market preparation, access to panels and workshops, private networking with industry decision-makers, on-site support, and targeted promotion.
Her selected feature project, Leila, follows an ambitious Iranian medical student bound for Canada who becomes stranded in Beirut, where she navigates uncertainty, a developing relationship with a Syrian photographer, and questions about her future.
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Anna Fahr
Assistant Professor of Digital Media & Film: Film StudiesAnna Fahr is an Iranian-Canadian independent filmmaker and founder of Morning Bird Pictures, a production company dedicated to creating films and new media projects that focus on the contemporary Middle East and diaspora.
