Opportunities
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Welcome! Please browse below to find information on training, networking and paid work in motion picture and so much more.
Crazy8s 2024
October 13, 2023
In-person & Online
Free
Now accepting short film concepts for Crazy8s's annual 8-day short filmmaking challenge
Office + IT Coordinator
October 18, 2023
In-person & Online
Free
Creative BC is hiring!
Unscripted Producers’ Lab
October 20, 2023
In-person & Online
Free
One-week intensive for emerging producers and aspiring showrunners working in unscripted, factual, and reality TV content production
VIJFF 2023 Short Film Contest
October 3, 2023
Online
Free
Lights, Camera, Short! $250 prize and the film will be screened every night of the festival!
Business Affairs Learn By Doing Series
Online
Free
Led by Michelle Wong, the Learn by Doing Series is delivered in modules, deep diving into the business of production from development to accounting
Rogers Indigenous Film Fund
Online
Free
Eligible applicants can apply for up to $20,000 to cover qualifying activities such as research and development, community engagement, as well as scriptwriting
Ignite: High School Program
In-person & Online
Free
VIFF welcomes secondary students to experience exceptional international cinema with free in-person and online screenings available to BC high school educators and students
In a Divided World, Canadian Film Has the Power to Unite
Online
Free
Reel Canada study revealing that two-thirds of Canadian students say watching Canadian films provide a sense of Canadian pride
Creative BC Production Program
October 2, 2023
Online
Free
Applications open! Apply now for financial support for B.C.-based independent creators in the production of commercially ready longer-form motion picture projects
StrongerBC Future Skills Grant
In-person & Online
Free
Open to British Columbians 19 years or older to cover up to $3,500 per person for eligible short-term skills training at public post-secondary institutions
Knowledge Network Documentary Program Submissions
Online
Free
Learn more about submitting documentary proposals and more to the Knowledge Network
Indigenous Screen Office Marketing, Promotion, Distribution Fund
March 1, 2024
Online
Free
Provides support to Indigenous-owned screen-based companies for Marketing, Promotion and Distribution of shorts, feature films, television and web series
