York U Motion Media Studio

York U Motion Media Studio Welcome to the York U Motion Media Studio (MMS) at Cinespace. We are an inter-disciplinary studio.

Our new YUMMS stickers have arrived yay! Perfect for decorating water bottles, notebooks, laptops, and more. Next time y...
09/29/2025

Our new YUMMS stickers have arrived yay! Perfect for decorating water bottles, notebooks, laptops, and more. Next time you’re at YUMMS, swing by and grab a sticker from our Program Coordinator Christina 🌸

Introducing Screen Skills at York U — your one-stop shop for specialized training in CG, animation, VFX, realtime, and G...
09/24/2025

Introducing Screen Skills at York U — your one-stop shop for specialized training in CG, animation, VFX, realtime, and GenAI, plus micro-credentials in screenwriting and production accounting. Developed with AMPD Faculty Ken Rogers in partnership with John Hughes Institute (JHI), these courses prepare you for the future of screen industries. Check out their website yuscreenskills.ca for course listings 📚🧐🎥

We were thrilled to welcome award-winning producer Shant Joshi to YUMMS! Shant is the president of Fae Pictures and is o...
09/24/2025

We were thrilled to welcome award-winning producer Shant Joshi to YUMMS! Shant is the president of Fae Pictures and is on a mission to decolonize Hollywood. His producing credits span the globe, with films premiering at festivals including Sundance, Cannes, Venice, TIFF, Hot Docs, BFI London, and many more—along with Canadian Screen Award nominees like Queen Tut. An incredible opportunity for our students to learn from his experience! 🎬

Scenes from Iman Yazdi’s BETWEEN NOTES, shot right here at YUMMS. The short film follows a young pianist haunted by her ...
09/22/2025

Scenes from Iman Yazdi’s BETWEEN NOTES, shot right here at YUMMS. The short film follows a young pianist haunted by her late brother’s legacy as she struggles with self-doubt and finds strength through her other brother—leading up to a life-changing audition 🎹🖼️

On set for Rovir Nessia’s film DRIFTING CANVAS, his final project for Media Practice II. We love welcoming Media Arts st...
09/17/2025

On set for Rovir Nessia’s film DRIFTING CANVAS, his final project for Media Practice II. We love welcoming Media Arts students eager to explore the greenscreen and push the boundaries of new technologies 🧑‍🔬📸📹

We were lucky to welcome Hans Engel, Director of the National Directors Division at the Directors Guild of Canada! He sp...
09/15/2025

We were lucky to welcome Hans Engel, Director of the National Directors Division at the Directors Guild of Canada! He spoke with YUMMS students about the DGC—the union representing professionals across the screen industry, including directors, editors, production managers, and more. A great opportunity for our students as they prepare for their futures in film and television 🎥⚡️

09/08/2025

YUMMS Director Ingrid Veninger spoke with to talk about Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley at 📽️🎞️

We’re honoured to have our YUMMS Director, Ingrid Veninger, featured in CBC News today, celebrating Sarah Polley receivi...
09/08/2025

We’re honoured to have our YUMMS Director, Ingrid Veninger, featured in CBC News today, celebrating Sarah Polley receiving Toronto’s key to the city at the annual xoTO House event—an occasion that highlights Toronto’s role as a global hub for film production. As Ingrid shared, Polley’s voice will inpire and uplift filmmakers for generations to come ✨

Throwback to York U Recruitment Day with our Tech Coordinator Josiah and AMPD Professor Sharon Hayashi! The two spoke wi...
09/05/2025

Throwback to York U Recruitment Day with our Tech Coordinator Josiah and AMPD Professor Sharon Hayashi! The two spoke with prospective students about all the amazing opportunities in our film program—and now, we’re thrilled to be welcoming a new wave of young filmmakers 🎞️🎥🎬🌌

TIFF season is here! Celebrating the unstoppable Ingrid Veninger — filmmaker, mentor, visionary. With 15 features and pr...
09/03/2025

TIFF season is here! Celebrating the unstoppable Ingrid Veninger — filmmaker, mentor, visionary. With 15 features and premieres around the globe (TIFF, Locarno, MoMA + more), she’s an indie powerhouse and excellent Creative Producing guest speaker 🔥

Indigenous scholar and Queen’s University professor Dolleen Tisawii’ashii Manning explores pluriversal worldbuilding on ...
08/27/2025

Indigenous scholar and Queen’s University professor Dolleen Tisawii’ashii Manning explores pluriversal worldbuilding on the YUMMS greenscreen! We’re proud to support faculty and research shoots—and we can’t wait to see where this virtual production leads 🌿

We were lucky to have Susan Alexander, now Senior Director of Creative at Shaftesbury, join our class for a pitch worksh...
08/25/2025

We were lucky to have Susan Alexander, now Senior Director of Creative at Shaftesbury, join our class for a pitch workshop! With 16+ years at Corus on shows like Geek Girl, Family Law, Hardy Boys, and Private Eyes—plus award-winning work on Little Mosque on the Prairie—Susan brought incredible insight just in time for TIFF season 🎬

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