Nicola Waugh

Nicola Waugh is an independent producer, film programmer and communications expert working between Arcata, California and Calgary, Canada. She has produced short and feature films including Lucky Star (2024) and Events Transpiring Before, During, and After a High School Basketball Game (2020). Her recent feature documentary projects include 'A-t'i Xwee-ghayt-nish (Still, We Live On) (2023) made with the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation, and Borrowed From Nature (2020) and Orphaned (2021) produced for CBC Television. 

Nicola holds a Master's Degree in Communication and Culture from Toronto Metropolitan University, and has a background in film programming and criticism. She has worked with several film festivals and artist-run centers, including the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers, Artifact Small Format Film Festival, Calgary Underground Film Festival, Calgary Cinematheque, Regent Park Film Festival, and Reel Asian Film Festival, and is the co-founder of the online film and media art publication LUMA Quarterly.

As a communications and marketing expert, Nicola has worked with a range of clients on strategic communications plans and content creation, including University of Calgary, Visit Eureka, Cal Poly Humboldt, Berkeley Disaster Lab and California Center for Rural Policy.