Dylan Hayward, 25 years old. Leslieville.

There was a time when studying art in University was seen as a ridiculous pursuit. It's somehow become the status quo of my generation; film majors, dance majors, music majors lining the halls of our top institutions.

There won't be much work for these people once they're finished studying. New media outlets are hacking away at the earnings potential of artists all the time. Are these schools giving a generation of Canadians false hope about making a living in the arts?

Sarah Kolasky and Daniel Grant, 25 and 26 years old. Yonge and Wellesley.

When working in film it's important to find colleagues that have talent, that you can trust, that you can get along with...

In the final installment of our independent filmmakers series (Alison S. M. Kobayashi, Winston Hacking...) we bring you a story about collaboration.

Winston Hacking, 25 years old. Dupont and Christie.

Canadian filmmaking is in trouble. Well, fine, it's always been in trouble, but government censorship like Bill C-10 and the rising cost of production has put the industry on life support. Winston Hacking is a local filmmaker who realizes the only way to save Canadian movies is to make the public care about them, one screening at time.

Alison S. M. Kobayashi, 24 years old. Bloor and Lansdowne.

It's incredible what you can find at the back of a thrift store in Mississauga. A beaten up Dan Brown novel...a set of glow in the dark forks...'Men in Black' on VHS...or an old answering machine tape. Alison Kobayashi found an answering machine tape that had belonged to a man named 'Dan Carter'...it changed her life forever.

Get out of that office and into a theatre; the Toronto Fringe Festival is upon us.

Continue reading for reviews of Bluebeard, The Lesson, My Autopsy, and Selling Love

blogTO keeps the dish piping hot with comprehensive Fringe coverage.

Continue reading for reviews of 72 Hour Survival Guide, A Brief History of Petty Crime, Balls, Love Girl 2, Silver and Skinky, The Exploding Breakfast, The Honeymoon Period is Officially Over, We Is Blunderstruck!, and Wonderbar!