More information about the first batch of Canva Fellows can be found below.
Their film THAW had its world premiere in competition at the 2023 Tribeca Festival.
Eastern Oregon Filmmaker Residency, 2023.

AFI/Canva
They received their BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where they studied theatrical direction.
Theatrical directorial work with Ars Nova, The PUBLIC and Musical Theater Factory.
Music visual collaborations with Madeline, Caitlin Cobb-Vialet, Laura Galindo and more.

Last summer, she served as a production designer on an independent musical film, HOMELESS KWON JENNY.
Her debut feature film ALGORYTHMICS premiered at the 2022 Polish Film Festival.
In 2023, Podczaska became an official member of Polish Society of Cinematographers.
She has lived in Tsingdao, Shanghai, California and, most recently, New York City.
She produced four short films in high school and 12 short films during her undergraduate years at NYU.
She has also directed seven short films of her own.
Her latest film, AMERICAN DREAM, is currently in post-production.
She also interned at Atlantic Pictures.
Currently she is a programmer for the Seattle Queer Film Festival and Seattle International Film Festival.
Her short film MILLER PARK, which she has written and will direct, starts production this summer.