Opportunities
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VFS Discovery Info Session
September 3, 2026
Online
Cost: Free (registration is required)
Go FASTER and FARTHER at Vancouver Film School. All it takes is 1 year in our world-class production training center. Everything you need to know about VFS – in just one hour!
Podcast: Disability & Film Production
August 31, 2026
Online
N/A
Joeita speaks to scriptwriter and disabled TV producer Ophira Calof about the Disabled Producers Lab, a new program designed to teach production skills to disabled women and trans creators.
The BC Centre for Women in the Trades
August 31, 2026
Online
Free
BCCWITT provides connection, funding, resources and supports for equity priority tradespeople across the province.
Whistler Film Festival: VOLUNTEER
August 31, 2026
In-person
Volunteer
We’re always looking for volunteers (aged 19+) to help out during the Whistler Film Festival!
The 2026 Sustainable Production Forum Expression of Interest
August 31, 2026
Online
Free to submit
Submit your interest in speaking, volunteering, or partnering with Sustainable Production Forum 2026.
Intersections Digital Media Workshop
August 28, 2026
Online
Free
Ready to start a career in Vancouver’s film & digital media industry?
Bell Fund: Short-Form Digital Series Production Program
August 26, 2026
Online
TBA
The Short-Form Digital Series Program is a selective Program that supports Canadian producers/creators by funding short-form original series for online distribution, specifically the production of fiction (drama, comedy, and children’s and youth programming) and non-fiction (documentary and lifestyle/factual programming).
Virtual Reality Storytelling Fundamentals 2027
August 26, 2026
In-person
Application fee: $65 Total fee before scholarship: $5,730.90 You pay after scholarship: $1,841.18
VR Storytelling Fundamentals is an intensive two-week program for artists and creative practitioners interested in storytelling, performance, design, interactive media, and related disciplines. Participants will be introduced to the core concepts, tools, and workflows of immersive narrative design in virtual reality.
Sundance Collab: Applying to the 2027 Sundance Institute Episodic Lab
August 25, 2026
Online
TBD
The Sundance Institute Episodic Program is designed for emerging to mid-career scripted fiction writers that includes alumni like Katori Hall (Starz's P-Valley), Barry Jenkins (Amazon's Underground Railroad), and Heather Rae (Amazon's Outer Range).
Sundance Institute 2027 Episodic Program
August 25, 2026
In-person & Online
Application fee: $50 USD
A Sundance Institute program for emerging to mid-career scripted series writers developing an original pilot.
VFS: Intro to Animation, Film & Design – Summer Intensives
August 24, 2026
In-person
$500
Explore a range of visual media disciplines, build your creative skills, and discover where a career in entertainment arts could take you.
VFS: Acting for Film & TV – Summer Intensives
August 24, 2026
In-person
$500
Discover the foundations of acting for film and TV, from script and scene study to auditioning and performing on camera.
