Hilary's career in film began in short film distribution at Ouat Media, before moving onto the Canadian Film Centre (CFC), working in development, administration and distribution. While at the CFC she contributed to an online film magazine, The Seventh Art, where she managed a Live Directors Series, which brought prominent directors to Toronto to screen and discuss their work. She then worked for three years in talent management, before partnering in 2018 with Will Woods to create Game Theory Films, a Toronto based independent film distribution company where she serves as Co-President. To date Game Theory's catalogue includes over 50 titles released theatrically and on VOD in the Canadian marketplace, including last year's TIFF Platform Prize winner Riceboy Sleeps and TIFF 2023 titles Seagrass, In Flames, and Humanist Vampire Seeks Consenting Suicidal Person. Hilary is a Berlinale Talents alumnus, voting member of the Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television, and in 2022 was named one of The Globe and Mail's 22 Most Influential People in Canadian Film.

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