b'Writers in ProfileR.T. ThorneToronto based R.T. Thorne has emerged as one of North Americas most eclectic storytellers since debuting on the music video filmmaking scene over a decade ago. A versatile triple threat, he is a director, producer and screenwriter, focused on telling stories that break new ground representing the unrepresented. In 2020, he created Utopia Falls, an Afrofuturistic, young adult science fiction series. He is currently in preproduction on the CBC/BET +historical dramaThe Porter. Meredith VuchnichPhoto by Christina GapicMeredith is a WGC- and CSA-nominated writer of feature films and television, recognized on the 2020 Variety 10 Screenwriters to Watch List. She co-wrote and executive produced the feature film Beans, which premiered at TIFF and earned numerous awards, including the TIFF-CBC Films Screenwriter Award. Selected writing credits include Remedy and ReGenesis. Currently, Vuchnich is writing a feature film for EMAFilms and developing an original medical television drama.CELEBRATING CANADIAN SCREENWRITERS'