Professional Development : Ontario Creates IDM Futures Forward program
Learn how to prep your very best funding application for Ontario Creates with this 3-day program. The Ontario Creates IDM Fund Futures Program is a three-day program that provides potential funding applicants (companies and individuals) with the skills required to fast-track their knowledge acquisition and enhance the competitiveness of their company when applying to the Ontario Creates Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Fund Concept Definition and Production programs. The curriculum focuses on application requirements and deliverables to provide less-experienced applicants with the knowledge and resources necessary to submit a complete and well-crafted funding application.
Mentorship: Company 3 Post Production Mentorship
To be a stand-out producer, you need to understand every aspect of the production timeline. Take a dive into post production with this exciting mentorship!
Professional Development : Business Booster
This program is geared to participants who are not new to the screen-based industry but might be new to producing and/or building a production company. The Business Booster Series is a 2-day program that will provide practical information and instruction on building a business plan from an entrepreneurial perspective. Each session will build the participants knowledge and understanding of the importance and process of building an effective and impressive business plan. Topics of each session are: Understanding and Building Documentation; Understanding and Building Financial Components; Understanding and Building Marketing Components; Business Affairs.
Professional Development : Intro to Entertainment Law
A 3-day workshop designed to demystify legal issues in media content production. Learn your rights, protect your IP, negotiate the best deal for YOU! Entertainment Law is multi-faceted and unusual in that it overlaps with so many other legal areas: intellectual property law, employment law, contract law, tax law, insurance law, and sometimes international law. This three-day course is designed to provide an introduction/overview of key legal considerations - Contracts and Negotiations, Intellectual Property and Regulations and Policies - in the screen-based media industry.
Professional Development : Leadership Development Series – Now National!
Discover and cultivate your leadership characteristics. Bring out the leader in yourself in this four-day workshop. What do we mean by “leadership”? What are the experiences and attributes that make a good leader? This program introduces participants to the basics of moving into a leadership role. This series will introduce participants to the ideals of leadership. In conversation with subject matter experts as well as guest speakers, these sessions will help participants to set goals towards becoming a leader in their chosen career path. This career-building program focuses on developing leadership skills as opposed to focusing on "business". It is intended as an introduction to prepare participants to transition from a non-management position into an effective leadership role.
Professional Development : Media Business Essentials
Our Media Business Essentials (MBE) program is a career-enhancing learning experience for emerging media professionals who want to deepen their knowledge of the business of film, television, and interactive media production. Modules focus on financing and business affairs, production management, production accounting and tax credits, and marketing and distribution. Courses are taught by industry professionals who are currently active and working in the sector. This program is recommended for recent graduates and/or emerging professionals looking for applied learning.