12:00 pm
One-time
In-person & Online
This program is free for mentees and mentors to access. Mentors and mentees participate in this program on a voluntarily basis.
Mentee Application Deadline: Monday, December 7, 2026 at 12:00 pm PCT
What is a conversation-based mentorship?
A conversation-based mentorship is where mentors and mentees meet regularly for meaningful discussions about the mentee’s professional development, rather than a one-sided transfer of knowledge. This type of mentorship encourages active listening, open communication, problem-solving, constructive feedback, and an opportunity for the mentee to develop goals with the support of an experienced industry professional. This mentorship program does not provide:
- Training
- Job placements
- Access to a mentor’s network
- Job shadowing opportunities
Mentee Eligibility:
This mentorship is meant to support individuals who have a clear intention of pursuing a Below-the-Line career in film and who are:
- 19+ years of age
- B.C. resident
- Based in the Lower Mainland
- Currently working in the film industry with less than three years of work experience in film
- Understanding of what a conversation-based mentorship means with an experienced industry professional. It does not offer training, job placements, access to a mentor’s networks, or job shadowing opportunities
- Self-motivated: Mentees are responsible for booking the monthly 1:1 meeting with their mentor, setting the meeting agenda, and being proactive in developing goals with feedback from their mentor
- Applicants who were not paired in the previous cycle are welcome to reapply. If you completed a mentorship last year as a mentee, there is a one-cycle waiting period before you are eligible again for that same department.
- Committed to at least 1 hour of meetings per month for 3 months in addition to:
- Kickoff orientation
- Approximately 3 hours of mentoring (1 hour each month)
- Midpoint check-in with Creative Pathways™ (March 2027)
- Post-mentorship surveys and feedback (April 2027)
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