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Training
TIFF Writers’ Studio lab picks eight participants
The 2023 cohort will go through workshops and mentorship to develop feature-film scripts at TIFF Bell Lightbox next month.
BIPOC TV & Film’s Unscripted Producers Lab reveals cohort
This inaugural crop of participants for the lab, presented by Bell Media, will undergo six months of professional development and training.
NSI rebrands program for racialized producers
Access BIPOC Producers, formerly the EAVE On Demand Access Program, is now taking applications.
Six writers tapped for CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst
The program from CBC, BIPOC TV & Film and the Canadian Film Centre is for writers who identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.
Playback’s Changemakers of the Year 2022
Shamier Anderson and Stephan James, co-founders of The Black Academy and Bay Mills Studios, want to level up the Legacy Awards and help creators.
Indigenous Screen Office CEO Kerry Swanson’s growth strategy
Swanson outlines her goals for increasing the ISO’s partnerships and federal funding as she takes the reins following Jesse Wente’s departure.
Five music creators tapped for CFC, Slaight Music Residency
The hands-on program integrates music creators into the onscreen storytelling process and furthers their opportunities in film, TV and digital.
Out On Screen launches inaugural film programming fellowship
The fellowship aims to create more diversity among festival programmers, with participants expected to take part in the Vancouver Queer Film Festival.
VFS adds innovative performance capture to its curriculum
The new course at the Vancouver Film School is under a partnership with Beyond Capture Studios and is billed as a first for animation curricula.
In Brief: All-Round Champion sets fifth season
Plus: CPAC has partnered with the BSO Career Accelerator, a Maestro Fresh Wes cooking show is bound for Bell Fibe TV1, and Toronto agency TARO PR has rebranded.
Telefilm commits to new funding targets in latest EDI action plan
The new plan includes a vow to finance a minimum of 15 projects in the whole Development Program program where at least 50% of the producers are Black.
Pacific Screenwriting Program launches Pitch Accelerator
Presented in partnership with Break the Room, the program is for seven mid-career television writers of diverse backgrounds in British Columbia.
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