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05/21/2025

🌈🎬 Call for Submissions: Pride-Themed Short Films

The Edmonton Short Film Festival (ESFF) is proud to launch a special Pride Month Call for Submissions!

We’re inviting filmmakers of all backgrounds to submit Pride-themed short films—bold, funny, heartfelt, thought-provoking, and everything in between.

🎥 Submission deadline: June 30, 2025
💸 Entry fee: Just $10
🏳️‍🌈 Selected films will screen at a special event on August 22, 2025 at the stunning Muttart Theatre inside the Stanley A. Milner Library in Edmonton.

✨ Films selected for screening will:
• Receive screening fees
• Remain eligible for up to 5 years for additional showcases

Let your pride shine on screen.
🎟️ Submit today via FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/LocalHeroesFilmFestival

05/13/2025

Welcome Tori!

🎉 AMPIA Welcomes Tori Romano as Executive Director

As of today, May 12, we’re proud to welcome Tori Romano as the new Executive Director of the Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA). Tori brings a deep passion for Alberta’s screen-based industries, along with a strong commitment to collaboration, inclusivity, and province-wide engagement.

📍 Based in Calgary, Tori complements AMPIA’s Edmonton office — helping to strengthen our commitment to accessibility and connection across Alberta.

Tori is excited to connect with members, partners, and stakeholders as we work together to grow and support a vibrant, resilient AMPIA for the future.

05/12/2025

An important petition.

A Global Declaration for Artistic Freedom, Cultural Diversity and Cultural Sovereignty

05/05/2025

04/25/2025

Welcome to Tori as Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA)'s new Executive Director

The Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA) is proud to announce the appointment of Tori Romano as its new Executive Director, effective May 12, 2025.

Tori brings nearly a decade of experience in business development, production management, and community engagement within the creative industries. Her work has helped position Calgary and Alberta as thriving hubs for screen production, animation, VFX, gaming, esports, and immersive media.

Deeply committed to supporting Alberta-based talent, Tori has led cross-sector initiatives that champion the province’s creative industries. Outside of her professional work, she is an advocate for women in sport and an active mentor in her alumni community.

Her appointment signals an exciting new chapter for AMPIA, as the organization continues to champion the advancement and sustainability of Alberta’s vibrant film, television, and digital media community. Under Tori’s leadership, AMPIA looks forward to strengthening its role as a vital advocate, connector, and resource for Alberta’s media professionals.

Tori will be based in Calgary, reflecting AMPIA’s commitment to provincial-wide engagement and accessibility, while AMPIA’s main office will remain in Edmonton. This dual-city presence reinforces AMPIA’s dedication to serving members across Alberta’s diverse media landscape.

Please join us in welcoming Tori Romano as AMPIA’s new Executive Director.

04/17/2025

We need your help to change the future of Canada’s film and TV industry!

The Disability Screen Office has launched Canada’s Screen Industry Survey on Disability—a national survey that will help push for real change when it comes to accessibility and inclusion in the industry.

Link: https://lnkd.in/gFFhARm8

This is the first-ever comprehensive survey to better understand the experiences and perspectives of people with disabilities working in the Canadian screen sector. The DSO is partnering with Québec-based equity organization Coalition MÉDIA and has commissioned leading creative industries research firm Nordicity to undertake this study.

Whether you work in film and TV now, hope to break into the industry, or want to share your experience working alongside colleagues with disabilities, we'd love to hear from you. This Survey will gather the insights needed to identify barriers, highlight best practices, and build new standards for disability representation and inclusion on and off screen.

Your answers will inform:
- A research report to support the DSO’s ongoing advocacy for industry-wide improvements; and
- A Best Practices Guide to Disability Engagement in the Canadian Film and Television Industry—a resource for industry professionals at all levels, across both Anglophone and Francophone markets, with clear guidelines on creating accessible, inclusive productions.

The Survey is now open and will be open through June 2025.

Help us create a more inclusive screen industry! Click here to take the Survey now: https://lnkd.in/gFFhARm8

Thank you to our funders Accessibility Standards Canada, the Canada Media Fund, Shaw Rocket Fund, Ontario Creates, Creative BC, Bell Fund and PictureNL for their support of this crucial work.

02/06/2025

🎬 Attention Alberta Filmmakers & Screenwriters! 🎥

Are you working on your next big script? The Alberta Project Script Development Grant is here to help!

💰 Apply for up to $55,000 per project (or up to $70,000 per company) to support script and project development at various stages:
📌 Pre-Development: $15,000
📌 First Draft: $25,000
📌 Final Draft: $15,000

🚀 Who can apply?
✅ Alberta-based producers, writers & directors
✅ Incorporated Alberta organizations in good standing

📅 Next Intake Window: February 1 – March 1 (Apply NOW!)
📅 Second Intake: August 1 – September 1

🔗 Learn more & apply today: https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-project-script-development-grant

02/05/2025

⭐ Great News: Applications are OPEN for the Story Money Impact Pod program!

📽️✨ SMI’s 2025 Pod program is designed for practitioners passionate about leveraging documentaries as tools for social and environmental impact.

👥 Looking for: five individuals from across Canada actively engaged in impact work connected to a Canadian documentary. Whether you’re in the development, production, or dissemination phase.

What’s in it for you?
- 4 months of mentorship & learning (April 1 – July 31, 2025)
- In-person workshop: 4-day, 3-night workshop (May or June 2025 – travel covered!)
- Generous honorarium

✨ Ideal candidates:
- Digital-savvy
- Interested in activism
- Organized & eager to learn
- Skilled at working across groups/networks

📅 Application deadline: February 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM PT

🔗 Learn more & apply now: https://buff.ly/40OEbsK

📢 Info sessions on Zoom:
📅 February 7, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PT: https://buff.ly/3WMW4pJ
📅 February 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT: https://buff.ly/40CgZg2

Don’t miss this opportunity to develop your impact skills and work alongside the SMI team!

01/29/2025

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Important ❗️ Free Shin Daewe's Prison Sentence Shortened, Not Repealed

DOC, as a member of the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR), reports that on January 5th, Myanmar filmmaker Shin Daewe's life sentence was commuted to 15 years. While this is a small step forward, ICFR continues to call on Myanmar authorities for her complete and unconditional release.

Shin Daewe was sentenced for possessing a filming drone, which the military regime deemed a violation of counter-terrorism laws. Her documentary career includes the film NOW I AM 13, which highlights her dedication to truthful storytelling.

Support Shin Daewe by:

Amplifying her story.
- Sharing the link to her film NOW I AM 13.
- Join ICFR in standing with Shin Daewe and demanding her release.

🔗 Read more about Shin Daewe's story here: https://buff.ly/3PQ0kAP

11/20/2024

⏰ Reminder!

Do you need ASL interpretation to fully participate in our upcoming DOC Northwest Community Consultations?

*Please email us at [email protected] by Monday, November 25.*

DOC Community Consultations: DOC Northwest: BC, Yukon, & Northwest Territories

Join us for the next stop in our cross-country consultations for documentary makers! We're headed to Whistler, BC, during the Whistler Film Festival

📅 Date: Thursday, December 5
🕓 Time: 10:00 am PST

🔗 Learn more and RSVP here: https://buff.ly/3Ah0xsM

This session is open to all documentary-makers.