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About

We manage and create opportunity for Canada's elite filmmakers

VANGUARD(E) /ˈVANˌGÄRD/ (NOUN)

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What we do

Vanguarde represents many of Canada’s most sought after and highest-prestige talent including writing executive producers, screenwriters, directors, cinematographers, producers, editors, production designers, costume designers, and composers.

With a select roster, extensive producer and broadcaster relationships across Canada, and strategic alliances internationally, Vanguarde is uniquely positioned to build, grow, and advise on each of our clients’ careers. We represent artists at all stages of their career from emerging to veteran and everything in between.

Who we are

Tina Horwitz founded Vanguarde Artists Management in 2002 on the principle that great artistry and creativity deserve intelligent career management.

We operate as a team in a system of collective support. We have cultivated the values, practices, routines, and systems so that as a company we perform in a manner that is greater than the sum of our parts. We have a culture of personal responsibility for the success of every client even though one or two team members serve as the direct points of contact. We take our professional responsibility seriously and operate with highest integrity.

Get in touch!

Interested in connecting with our incredible artists or inquiring about their availability and their literary properties? Make a general inquiry.

General inquiries

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Interested in first-class representation and advice? We are always looking for great artistic voices to represent. Make a representation inquiry.

Representation inquiries

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Interested in working at VAM? We are continually on the lookout for great people to join our talented team of representatives and professionals. Go to our careers page.

Careers page

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Plural Perspectives

Vanguarde was founded by a woman born in Jamaica to parents of ethnically diverse extraction. The company is staffed by people with a wide range of affinities, and it has clients that represent an enormous diversity of age, gender, heritage, life experience, craft of expression, and viewpoint. All are storytellers. An appreciation for people and stories of varied origins is in the fibre of the organization.

Against that backdrop we reinforce our commitment as a company to keep our clients on the vanguard of creative endeavours.

Culture plays an enormous role in society shaping and framing our individual experience. In our role as representatives we act as conduits and champions of cultural expression. We are conscious of our responsibility to create an inclusive culture in our workplace and our industry, and to promote opportunities for the fullest range of perspectives, affinities, and experiences.

We strive for an environment that celebrates the differences of our clients and colleagues, offering equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, socio-economic background, age, disability, sexual orientation, and national origin.

Our purpose as an organization is not to keep the gates but to elevate people with enormous creative potential.