Andrea Ramolo

Andrea Ramolo is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker, a long-time touring and recording artist, actor, dancer, songwriter, and educator. She was the writer, creator, narrator, composer, and executive producer of the documentary film The South which won the 45th Canadian Ethnic Media Award for Best Documentary in 2023. The film had its world premiere at Toronto's ICFF Lavazza Inclucity Film Festival, screened at Toronto's famous Hot Docs/Ted Roger's Cinema, and is currently available on Amazon Prime Italia, VOD platforms, and Fast Channels. Her first two short films Baby and A Night Under the Stars in a Parking Lot did well on the film festival circuit and garnered her many awards, including Best Female Director, Best Indie Short, Best Debut Short, Best Actress, Best Women's Short, and more.. She currently has 3 new films on the film festival circuit - a documentary on the homeless crisis called Stories From The Street shot entirely by her on a smart phone, a new short scripted drama called Bird Girl, and her dark comedy Happy Hour which won her Best Director at the 2026 Comedy Igniter film challenge at the Canadian Film Festival.

Andrea has also produced and directed a slew of music videos. She recently won her second Canadian Independent Music Video Award as producer/director/editor for Kristin Sweetland's La Vie (aprés la guerre) and won her first of these awards for her own video Free (ft. Kinnie Starr) which she produced and co-directed. She is also an award-winning musician, hosted her own Italian music radio show, and is the founder and artist director of Our Music Festival in Toronto - a not-for-profit festival that celebrates female and non-binary artists.