Swapna Mella, CCE Picture Editor

Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World | Season 2 | 2024
Blue Ant Entertainment | Crave

A battle that brings back fan-favourites from the international Drag Race family for an elite competition.

Bollywed | Seasons 2 & 3 | 2023 - 2024
HeartHat Entertainment | CBC | Gem

Two generations of the Singh family operate the bridal shop Chandan Fashion in Toronto's Little India, taking on the ever-changing and extravagant world of Indian weddings.

Canada's Drag Race | Season 4 | 2023
Saloon Media & Blue Ant | Crave

Canada's Drag Race is a competition series following 12 Canadian drag artists competing for the title of “Canada’s Next Drag Superstar”. Each episode tests their talents and challenges them to master singing, dancing, acting, impersonation, design and improvisation.

Staying Inn: Hotel Julie | 2023
Alibi Entertainment | CTV Life

Creative Director Autumn Hachey embarks on the biggest project of her career, giving Hotel Julie in Stratford, Ontario a theatrical-themed makeover. This reality show follows Autumn and her team, as they completely redesign every room at the inn.

Stuff the British Stole | 2022
Wildbear Entertainment | CBC & ABC

Follow Marc Fennell on a globe-trotting, emotional quest for the truth as he unravels the twisted mysteries behind six iconic and priceless objects taken by the British Empire and meets those who want them back.

• 2024 Canadian Cinema Editors Award Nominee: Best Editing in Docu-series/Factual - Episode: "Jewel of Denial"

The Great Canadian Baking Show | Seasons 4, 5, 6 & 7 | 2020 - 2023
Proper Television | CBC | Netflix

The Great Canadian Baking Show is the local version of the beloved cooking competition show, The Great British Bake Off! Featuring home bakers from across Canada inside a magical tent.

• 2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominee: Best Picture Editing, Reality/Competition (with Lara Mrkoci and Allen Hughes) - Episode: "Patisserie Week"
• 2022 Canadian Cinema Editors Award Nominee: Best Editing in Reality/Competition/Lifestyle - Episode: "Cake Week"

Scott's Vacation House Rules Season 3 | 2022
McGillivray Entertainment | HGTV

Scott McGillivray shows homeowners how to unlock a vacation property's full rental potential.

History of Sitcom | 2021
Cream Productions | CNN

An eight-part series that explores the most memorable moments and characters in television history, and the way sitcoms inform and reflect our social, cultural and political landscape.

Dark Side of the 90s | 2021
Railsplitter | Insight Entertainment | Vice

Dark Side of the '90s looks at the most captivating pop-culture moments, trends and personalities of the decade through interviews with people who studied the time period. Each episode dissects the nostalgia, uncovering the surprising dark truths underlying the glitz, the glamour and the headlines.

All Round Champion | 2019
Marble Media | TV Ontario | BYU

Bringing together North America’s most successful young athletes for a fast-paced, adrenaline-filled sports fest that will decide the All-Round Champion!

Sarah Off The Grid | 2018
Alibi Entertainment | HGTV Canada

HGTV Canada’s Sarah Richardson is taking on a brand new challenge. Always the optimist, Sarah has given herself a tight deadline and an even tighter budget to transform this small 19th-century home into something spectacular.

Property Brothers | Seasons 4, 5 & 6 | 2014 to 2017
Cineflix Entertainment | HGTV USA | W Network

Using the expertise of the Property Brothers, prospective homebuyers find a "fixer-upper" and remodel it into their dream home. Multiple award nominations and wins, most notably winning an Emmy for Best Lifestyle Programme.

Money Moron Seasons 1 & 2 | 2013
Peacock Alley Films | Slice Network

Financial adviser, TV host and author Gail Vaz-Oxlade sets out to rescue relationships on the brink of destruction. Each episode of "Money Moron" follows a couple as they get the help they desperately need to create a solid financial foundation for the future.

Prince$$ Season 2 | 2011
Frantic Films | Slice Network

Gail Vaz-Oxlade assists women who are considered self-indulgent and spoiled. Participants are given weekly challenges, some of which are to help bring the finances and debt under control, while others are meant to help correct the participant's attitude and make amends to their friends and relatives.

The Opener Season 2 | 2011
Red Apple | Food Network Canada

Everybody thinks they have what it takes to open a restaurant, right? But Celebrity Chef and restaurant consultant David Adjey knows better. Will he succeed in turning these dreamers into successful restaurateurs?

Re-Vamped Seasons 1 & 2 | 2009 & 2010
Barna Alper Entertainment One | Slice Network

Eight jilted women from across Canada are brought together for six weeks to get over their exes and be Re-Vamped. With shattered dreams, they've come to heal from heartbreak, rebuild their confidence and get their sexy back.

Animals at Work Seasons 1 & 2 | 2010
Cineflix UK Productions | British Broadcasting Corporation

Join host John Barrowman for this fun, furry, and frisky introduction to the extraordinary and incredibly skilled creatures who make our lives easier, safer, and more interesting.

Property Virgins Season 4 | 2009
Cineflix Productions | HGTV Canada

Property Virgins portrays the experiences of prospective first-time home buyers, or "property virgins". The host of the show coaches first-time home buyers to adjust their dream home vision to a more realistic one that fits the market and their budget.

Packed! | 2008
UpFront Entertainment | CTV Travel+Escape

Young people searching for adventure and new friendships travel across Australia on a trip of a lifetime. Bungee jumping, sky diving, wind sailing, scuba diving and more - all in 6 weeks - this trip is Packed!

The List | 2007
Nextfilm Productions | Slice Network

Host Liza Fromer makes dreams come true, allowing people to live out fantastic experiences from their to-do list.

Single Girl Diaries | 2006
In Theory Television | W Network

Five single women seek potential mates in this documentary series following their dating lives in the big city.

BioDemocracy | 2003
No One to Blame Productions | Independant

At the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto, the biotech industry is holding a conference, but the public isn't invited. Activists have organized an alternative gathering called Biojustice/Biodiversity to address the controversial issues surrounding bioengineering and genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Journalist | South Africa

Fresh out of journalism school in 1996 as South Africa went through massive political change, I worked as a reporter for the prestigious newspaper The Mail & Guardian.

I wrote feature articles covering crime, business, culture and politics. I was part of the small team that launched the Mail & Guardian Online - Africa's first online newspaper - reporting live from the post-Apartheid Truth and Reconcilliation Commission hearings.

• Rape claims by girl (9) fall on deaf ears
• Durban girls' Point of no return
• 'Foreigners' not welcome on pavements
• Health minister's relatives caught for fraud
• Creative ideas for fresher air
• From funeral to funeral
• 'I hang him and that's the end of it'
• Arms for the man in the street
• Paranoia in the platteland
• Top KZN officials in fraud row