Training

CFC launches Comedy Series Lab with Bell Media, Blink49 Studios

Launching in the fall, the initiative pairs racialized and equity-deserving talent with a showrunner mentor to develop their skills and original comedy pilots.

Reelworld launches new career development program

The Access Reelworld Wage Subsidy Program will provide funding for the salaries of four mid-career, equity-deserving professionals at four Canadian production companies.

NSI names cohort for 2025’s CBC New Indigenous Voices

As part of the program, the 10-person cohort will collaborate on a short film.

CFC selects 19 for 2025 Norman Jewison Film Program

The annual program offers training for emerging to mid-level Canadian directors, writers, producers and editors.

CMPA launches 2025-26 mentorship program

The program that pairs emerging producers with established ones is marking its 30th anniversary.

In Brief: NFB short to screen at Cannes in competition

Plus: Canadians named among Gotham TV nominations and the Quebec Academy announces emerging talent grant recipients.

Jordan Waunch, Devery Jacobs selected as 2025 Sundance fellows

Waunch and Jacobs will refine their projects during their respective programs.

AIFF, ISO name eight Arctic Indigenous participants for Witness Film mentorship program

The Indigenous Screen Office marks its first year as the initiative’s lead partner with the 2025 edition.

Reelworld announces 2025 Producers Program cohort

The program will run from April to July, with market support scheduled for later in the year.

TIFF selects eight writers for the 2025 Writers’ Studio

The four-day lab runs from April 14 to 17 at the TIFF Lightbox.

GEMS reveals selections for 2025 Genre Film Lab

This year’s edition of the Gender Equity in Media Society program includes three projects from B.C. and one each from Ontario and Manitoba.

Fanshawe College suspends 40 programs starting in the fall

The cuts include programs focused on digital media production and broadcast journalism.