Fifteen participants across seven projects were chosen in the scripted streams of comedy, drama and kids.
The four scripted series selected include action thrillers, period dramas and a romantic comedy.
WBD Access Canada will help support the Pacific Screening Program’s multiple screenwriting initiatives via funding and new workshops.
The BSO and CMPA program pairs participants with established producers for skills and job training.
The program offers a three-day intensive for women and non-binary writers over the age of 40.
Participants for 2024 include Romeo Candido, Darcy Waite and Stephanie Joline.
The program was created to help break down the barriers that currently exist for Black, Indigenous and persons of colour who are pursuing a corporate career.
The Directors Immersion Program will select four to six emerging directors for its four-month program.
In all, nineteen participants make up the class of ’24 in director, producer, writer and editor labs.
The seven-month lab provides producers with development support and business training.
Plus: FilmPEI sets the four projects for its 2024 Film4Ward program and Scarborough, Ont. recognizes two homegrown talents.
The participants for the feature film development lab include five from Canada and one from the U.K.