Biography
Kim Abenir was born in the Philippines and moved to Calgary, Canada at a young age where she started her primary education. She did musical theatre and led the dance team of Notre Dame High School for two years. During this time, she competed in dancing competitions as a core member of the dance group known as ILLFX. After graduating high school, she pursued acting in Vancouver Film School and returned to Calgary to hone her skills in filmmaking. She graduated from Bow Valley College's Advanced Film Production program with high honours and has been working in the industry to further her experience. So far she has directed and starred in many student projects which have landed in numerous film festivals across the continent; most notably her debut short Bellwether being selected to screen at CUFF and being nominated for a Rosie award by AMPIA.
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2023-2025 — Bow Valley College, Calgary, AB
Advanced Film Production
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2022-2023 — Vancover Film School, Vancouver. BC
Acting / Directing / Cinematography
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2026 — Apex Acting Studios, Calgary, AB
Acting Intensive with Chad Rook
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2023 — Act With Purpose, Toronto, ON
TV & Film Acting Boot Camp with John Stevens
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2023 — Vancouver Film School, Vancouver, BC
Acting with Alison James
Improv with Brent Hirose
Voice with Donya Metzger
Commercial with Veenu Sandhu
Feb 2026 - Presesnt
Front End Specialist/ Grocery Clerk
Save On Foods, Calgary AB
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Cultivated strong customer relationships resulting in increased store visits and enhanced loyalty
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Manage high-stress situations while maintaining professionalism under pressure
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Perform stocking duties and used scanning equipment to oversee inventory
Jan 2024 - Jan 2026
Casting Director
J3M Media / BVC Student Films, Calgary AB
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Talent sourcing through agencies and casting platforms whilst creating relationships with industry professionals
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Conducted auditioning process
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Collaborating with directors to align the creative vision
July 2018
Park Maintenance
Calgary Stampede, Calgary AB
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Responded immediately to calls from personnel
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Recognized facility concerns and brought issues to management
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Handled conflicts with mindful listening and consideration
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Well-informed to make best experience for every guest
Oct 2025 - Jan 2026
Seasonal Sales Associate
Urban Outfitters, Calgary AB
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Processed transactions with POS system; managing returns, exchanges, and refunds in accordance to store policies
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Contributed to sales revenue being up-to-date with store promotions and inventory
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Arranged and labeled merchandise to reinforce organization and drive customer engagement
Apr 2023 - Dec 2023
Small Business Owner
Miss K's Homemade, Calgary AB
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Prepared custom-made mochi donuts with original recipe
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Manage social media platform for online orders
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Operate baking equipment safely
Small Deaths, Lead, Kyle Wilson
BVC Production Hub Promotion, Lead, Bow Valley College
Re-animator Concept Trailer, Support, Nikolals Florez
No Running In The Halls, Support, Uzay Konuk
Good Thrift Ad, Lead, Studio Spero
Interrogation, Lead, Gabe Aranguiz
Hija Musical, Support, Austhon Solis
Night Shift, Lead, Srived Majumder
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2026 — AMPIA, Calgary, AB
Rosie Award Nomination, Fil Fraser Best Student Production
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2019 — ILLFX Dance Education, Calgary AB
Dance Scholarship
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2014 — Royal Canadian Legion, Calgary AB
First Division Drawing Calgary
Tools
Adobe Premiere Pro: Editing & Design
Davinci Resolve: Color Grading Certificate
Unreal Engine Software: Environment Building
Special
Sport: Dance: Hip Hop (Advanced), Dancehall (Intermediate), Contemporary (Beginner), Latin Ballroom (Beginner)
Musical Instruments: Vocals: Soprano (F3 - C5), Piano (Beginner), Ukulele (Beginner)
Languages: English (Fluent), Tagalog (Conversational), Spanish (Beginner), French (Beginner), Korean (Beginner)