Yannis Lobaina

Author, Documentary Filmmaker, Photographer (Still) and Photographer (Still)

Toronto, Canada

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About Yannis

Yannis Lobaina
is an award-winning Cuban artist, writer, producer, community arts facilitator, emerging filmmaker, and photographer based in Toronto. Yannis loves to explore themes of immigration, diaspora, language and motherhood through various storytelling tools.
Lobaina has published more than 30 short fiction stories worldwide. Also produced over 40 short fiction and documentaries in Cuba. As a photographer, she currently focuses on minimalist photographic storytelling, landscapes, patterns and pareidolias in nature.
Lobaina believes the arts as a powering tool for social change and peace-making. She developed bilingual ( Spanish-English ) creative writing art programs for children.

Gender:
Female

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Credits

"Where the Magic Happens" (2017)
Documentary by Boromu Films inc Director, producer, Documentary Filmmaker, Short Documentary "Where the Magic Happens - “Outside your comfort zone”( Working progress project) This is my first short documentary as an emerging filmmaker. And in these moments, I am in the postproduction stage of it, Where the Magic Happens, which is a short documentary about the challenge of immigrating and settling in a multicultural city like Toronto. N
"Where the Magic Happens" (2017)
Documentary by Boromu Films inc Director, producer, Documentary Filmmaker, Short Documentary "Where the Magic Happens - “Outside your comfort zone”( Working progress project) This is my first short documentary as an emerging filmmaker. And in these moments, I am in the postproduction stage of it, Where the Magic Happens, which is a short documentary about the challenge of immigrating and settling in a multicultural city like Toronto. N

Awards

Newcomer Space Award.
(2022)
Ontario Arts Council’s “Skills and Career Development: Arts Professionals of Colour”
(2021)
Ontario Arts Council / Exhibition Grant Recipient.
(2021)
Newcomer Space Award. Toronto Arts Foundation. Photography project Alive, Upside Down..
(2020)
Toronto Arts Council's Newcomer and Refugee Artist Mentorship Grant.
(2019)
RBC Arts Access Award. Toronto Arts Foundation. Photography project Rebirth
(2019)
RBC Arts Access Award.Toronto Arts Foundation. Bilingual(Spanish-English) Creative Writing and Story
(2018)
Micro Grant Platform A, Art Starts and Toronto Arts Council, Short Doc, Where the Magic Happens
(2017)

Education

University of Toronto
(2021-2023)
La Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV (EICTV)
(2004-2011)