Along with the launch of our new design yesterday, some of you may have noticed our new Toronto Filmmakers section. In it you'll currently find five profiles of some of our favourite local filmmakers including Dylan Reibling, Ed Gass-Donnelly, Jennifer Baichwal, Larry Weinstein and Shane Belcourt. All photos were taken for blogTO by James Kachan in his studio.

Over the course of the next month or two we'll be unveiling 35 more profiles of some of the other talented individuals who work in film in Toronto. Some you'll definitely recognize, but we also aim to uncover a wealth of up-and-coming talent who you may not be familiar with yet. It's all part of our effort to shine more of a spotlight on what truly is one of the best movie-making and going cities in North America. We hope you like it. And if you have any suggestions for film directors you think we should profile please leave a comment below or email us at editors [at] blogto [dotcom].