Elizabeth Yake
President / Producer

Elizabeth Yake founded TWF in April 2002 to focus on creating high-quality entertaining products for the world market with a particular emphasis on international co-productions.

Before Elizabeth was one of the producers on “Everything’s Gone Green” in 2005/2006, she produced Michael Dowse’s “It’s All Gone Pete Tong”, a Canada/UK co-production, which premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival, winning Best Canadian Feature and was named one of Canada’s Top Ten Films 2004. Further awards include Best Feature and Best Actor at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Grand Jury Award for Best Feature and Audience Award at the Gen Art Film Festival in New York City, and three Leo Awards in BC including Best Feature-Length Drama.

Also in 2004, Elizabeth service-produced “Miss Texas” for German broadcaster SAT.1 and Studio Hamburg.

Prior to establishing True West Films, Elizabeth Yake was the Founder and President of the Toronto-based production company, Subjective Eye Inc.

Elizabeth has produced such award-winning films as: “Mile Zero” (2001) - Best First Feature Award at the 2002 Victoria International Film Festival, “Desire” (2000), which garnered 2002 Genie Award Nominations for Best Actress and Best Actor, “Shoemaker” (1997) – Audience Award and Ecumenic Award Winner at the Mannheim Heidelberg International Film Festival (Germany) and Genie Nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, and “The Feeler” (1995).

Elizabeth has a B.A. in Honors Economics and Philosophy and a B.A.A. in Media Arts/Film. She worked as an independent film distributor and filmmaker before attending The Canadian Film Centre to train as a producer.