Maya Annik Bedward

{{Short description|Canadian film director and producer}} '''Maya Annik Bedward''' is a Canadian film director and producer, whose feature directorial debut ''Black Zombie'' was released in 2026.<ref name=pov>Courtney Small, [https://povmagazine.com/the-roots-of-black-zombie/ "The Roots of Black Zombie"]. ''Point of View'', April 26, 2026.</ref>

She began her career as a director and producer of short films, winning a Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary as a producer of ''Patty vs. Patty'' at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.<ref>Victoria Ahearn, [https://playbackonline.ca/2023/04/12/csas-23-blk-an-origin-story-leads-first-night-with-five-awards/ "CSAs ’23: BLK: An Origin Story leads first night with five awards"]. ''Playback'', April 12, 2023.</ref> She has also directed episodes of the television documentary series ''Lido TV'', ''BLK, An Origin Story'' and ''Farm Crime'', receiving CSA nominations for Best Direction in a Web Program or Series at the 11th Canadian Screen awards for ''Lido TV'' and at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024 for ''Farm Crime''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://povmagazine.com/canadian-screen-award-nominees-in-digital-and-factual-categories/|title=Canadian Screen Award Nominees in Documentary and Factual Categories|last=Mullen|first=Pat|date=March 6, 2024|website=Point of View|language=en-us}}</ref>

==Filmography== *''The Foreigner'', 2014 - director, producer *''A Hidden History: The Story of the New Orleans Tribune'', 2016 - director, producer *''The Haircut'', 2018 - director, producer *''Why We Fight'', 2021 - director, producer *''Farm Crime'', 2021-23 - director *''BLK, An Origin Story'', 2022 - director *''Lido TV'', 2022 - director *''Patty vs. Patty'', 2022 - producer *''Black Zombie'', 2026 - director, producer

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==External links== *{{imdb name|6588609}}

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