Rachel West
Associate Editor / Senior Critic
Rachel West is a former senior producer for
ET Canada and Cineplex with a B.A. (Honours) in Film Studies from Carleton University. She has interviewed everyone from Michael Fassbender to Miss Piggy and has reported live from TIFF, SXSW, Star Wars Celebration, Comic-Con, D23, CinemaCon, BAFTA Tea Party, the SAG Awards, and the Golden Globes, among other events. Her film writing and interviews have appeared in publications and outlets including
Entertainment Tonight, Global News, Shaw Connect, The National Post, Toronto Film Scene, Cineplex Magazine, CAA Magazine, FIPRESCI.org, Mondo Magazine, Discover Toronto, The Weather Network and more. Rachel is a member of the
Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) and the
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) and has served on several film festival juries including the
Rising Sun International Film Festival in Japan, the
Tallgrass Film Festival,
Festival REGARD, and the
ICFF Lavazza Inclucity Festival. She is an Associate Programmer at the
Blue Mountain Film and Media Festival.
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