Maya Annik Bedward

Maya Annik Bedward is a Canadian film director and producer, whose feature directorial debut Black Zombie was released in 2026.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

At the 30th Fantasia International Film Festival, Bedward won the Northern Excellence Award for Canadian Filmmaking for Black Zombie.[4]

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

References

  1. ↑ Courtney Small, "The Roots of Black Zombie". Point of View, April 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ Victoria Ahearn, "CSAs ’23: BLK: An Origin Story leads first night with five awards". Playback, April 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ Mullen, Pat (March 6, 2024). "Canadian Screen Award Nominees in Documentary and Factual Categories". Point of View.
  4. ↑ William Earl, "Fantasia International Film Festival Awards: Hanna Bergholm’s ‘Nightborn’ Wins Top Honor". Variety, July 25, 2026.
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