Category Archives: Training and Networking

NSI Lifestyle Series Producer Deadline: October 5, 2012

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Are you employed by a production company?

If so, they have until October 5 to nominate you for the NSI’s Lifestyle Series Producer course.

From the website: “This is an advanced training course which focuses on the specific skills required to produce a lifestyle series. The course includes a week-long training session followed by an eight-week practical apprenticeship on an existing lifestyle series which has been green-lit by one of our Program Partners: Shaw Media, Bell Media and Corus.

This course will empower the candidate to confidently take on the challenges and responsibilities of producing a lifestyle series.

Candidates will connect with top lifestyle series producers, network executives, production executives and other industry leaders to round out their knowledge base and industry contacts.”

Oh, and by the way, the cost is $25,000.

Rotterdam Lab 2013 Deadline: October 26, 2012

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Telefilm Canada is sending three Canadian new or emerging producers to the Rotterdam Lab, January 27-30, 2013.

The three producers will receive accreditation to CineMart and the International Film Festival Rotterdam, as well as five night’s accommodation. You are responsible for your travel arrangements and all other costs.

Eligibility

  1. The Rotterdam Lab is a programme for new and emerging producers. Writers and/or directors cannot take part in the Lab;
  2. You must have produced more than one short film and not more than two (narrative) features in your career;
  3. You must have a feature-length project (narrative) in development suitable for co-production;
  4. You are a Canadian citizen or have landed immigrant status.

See the Call for Entries for more information.

ACE MUNDUS Application Deadline: October 15, 2012

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In 2009, the Ateliers du Cinéma Européen opened its doors to non-EU independent producers by launching a new training session that this year will take place from April 1-8, 2013 in Paris, France and in Finland.

Telefilm Canada will facilitate the participation of one English market and one French market producer, covering these costs: tuition, travel from Paris to Finland and back, accommodation and subsistence expenses in Europe. Your Canada/Paris round-trip airfare will be covered by ACE.

To qualify, you must be an experienced independent producer with a fiction feature film currently in development and must have produced, as the main producer, either:

  1. A co-production (international or provincial) theatrically released fiction feature film, OR
  2. Two Canadian fiction feature films that were theatrically released.

The deadline to communicate your interest in applying to ACE MUNDUS is October 15, 2012.

See the Call for Candidates for more information.