Winnifred Jong

Winnifred Jong is an award winning Toronto-based filmmaker and alumna of the Women In the Director's Chair. Since being named one of Playback's 5-to-Watch in 2018, she has gone on to create, write and direct the comedic web series "Tokens"; boldly becoming the first short form series to be nominated for Best Ensemble at the ACTRA Awards and went on to receive four Canadian Screen Award nominations (including Best Writing) and winning for Best Direction in 2020. In that same year, she was recognized with the Sandi Ross Award, celebrating an individual whose work demonstrates a commitment to inclusion on screen. Known for her cinematic style and authentic storytelling, she was nominated for her third Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction, Comedy on "Pretty Hard Cases". In 2023, she received two more Canadian Screen Award nominations for the second season of "Tokens", winning again for Best Direction.