Mentorship: Banff World Media Festival Scholarship
Are you an emerging Canadian content producer who is passionate about production and development, with a focus on scripted broadcast content? This is the perfect opportunity for you!
Professional Development : Pitch Perfect (Advanced)
Your project is ready to pitch? Fine-tune your pitch by fine-tuning your characters, storyline and more in this 2-day program. Hit ALL the right notes with this intensive pitching workshop. Identify the key components that contribute to a good pitch: the introduction, cut line, logline, synopsis, the heart, the package of pluses, all the way to the close. In this thorough, in-depth course, you will learn: how to research an audience before the meeting, improve story telling skills, clarity, structure, economy, visuals, review the essentials required for a pitch one sheet PLUS so much more, including an individual, one-on-one consultation!
Professional Development : Intermediate Production Accounting & Tax Credits
Our Intermediate Production Accounting and Tax Credits Workshop delves deeper into the role of the Production Accountant and the staff of a typical production accounting department. In this workshop series, you will participate in interactive discussions and exercises covering the methods and procedures used by a media production accounting department. You will also learn about business structures, budgets, cash flows, controlling costs through cost reports, the workflow of the accounting department, applying for and estimating the refundable tax credits, and the eligibility requirements and application processing for funding agencies such as the Canada Media Fund.