Anaïsa Visser grew up all over the world, namely in Mozambique, the United States, then France, before moving to Vancouver to pursue an undergraduate degree at Emily Carr University. She graduated in 2013 with a BFA in Film, Video and Integrated Media. After that, Anaïsa worked in equipment rentals and continued to work on short projects on the side to continue honing her skills. Anaïsa recently completed her Masters Degree in Film Production and Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. She dedicates all of her spare time to helping others make their independent films, and to writing, directing, and producing her own independent work. Her recent accomplishments include the 2017 Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award for Emerging Artist in Film & New Media, being selected as a finalist for Crazy8s in 2018, and the 2018 Women in Film and Television Newcomer Spotlight Award. In 2019, she founded an online network called Womxn Filmmakers of BC, which has given women and non-binary folk a space in which to exchange about filmmaking experiences in BC.
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Anaïsa Visser grew up all over the world, namely in Mozambique, the United States, then France, before moving to Vancouver to pursue an undergraduate degree at Emily Carr University. She graduated in 2013 with a BFA in Film, Video and Integrated Media. After that, Anaïsa worked in equipment rentals and continued to work on short projects on the side to continue honing her skills. Anaïsa recently completed her Masters Degree in Film Production and Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. She dedicates all of her spare time to helping others make their independent films, and to writing, directing, and producing her own independent work. Her recent accomplishments include the 2017 Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award for Emerging Artist in Film & New Media, being selected as a finalist for Crazy8s in 2018, and the 2018 Women in Film and Television Newcomer Spotlight Award. In 2019, she founded an online network called Womxn Filmmakers of BC, which has given women and non-binary folk a space in which to exchange about filmmaking experiences in BC.