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SWIFT 2025 – Registrations Open!

SWIFT 2025 Keynote Speaker: Internationally Renowned Production Designer, Elisabeth Williams (Three-time Emmy Winner) Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025 (8:00 AM – 6:00 PM)Location: University of Winnipeg (Riddell Hall – 411 Spence Street)Registration Fees: General Admission: $50.00 | Students from any post-secondary school: $25.00 *Please note: Registrations are non-transferable. Registrations must be the attendees. Film Training Manitoba …

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Made-in-Manitoba Movies: Spooky Season

Spooky season is upon us. While getting lost in a corn maze or braving a haunted house is a wonderful way to spend October, sometimes a night in with a movie or a show and a big bowl of freshly popped popcorn is the comfiest fall activity. If you are looking for a spine-chilling supernatural …

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Reel Pride Masterclass with Rory Kennedy

This training and learning session is part of Manitoba’s Northern & Diverse Creators Program. The costs of this program have been generously provided by the Canada Media Fund (CMF). This session is for members and allies of Manitoba’s 2SLGBTQ+ community. Date: October 27, 2025Location: UW’s Asper Centre for Theatre and Film (400 Colony Street)Schedule: 6:00 pm: …

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Ukrainian Canadian Masterclass with Rory Kennedy

This training and learning session is part of Manitoba’s Northern & Diverse Creators Program. The costs of this program have been generously provided by the Canada Media Fund (CMF). This session is exclusively for people of Ukrainian origins, which includes: Ukrainian Manitobans, newcomers, and refugees. Attendees must register in advance. Seating is limited, so please …

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Rory Kennedy Headlining New Major Film Training Program Across Manitoba

Goal to have more Manitobans entering and advancing in the Film Industry  WINNIPEG, September 19, 2025 – Film Training Manitoba (FTM) and DOC Manitoba (DOC MB) announced the launch of Manitoba’s Northern & Diverse Creators Program, featuring two-time Academy Award-nominated director Rory Kennedy as a lead instructor.   This ground-breaking initiative aims to increase the number of …

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FTM & Reel Pride International Film Festival – Emerging Filmmakers Panel

Date: September 20, 2025 (2:15 PM – 3:00 PM)Location: Gas Station Arts Centre (445 River Ave.)Fee: $10.00For information about attending this session please refer to the Reel Pride International Film Festival website here: https://www.reelpride.ca/home About the Panel: Go behind the scenes of Cruising in Gomorrah with director Coby Friesen and actor Benjamin Krawchuk as they share …

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Film Training Manitoba Workforce Development Survey September 2025

Film Training Manitoba (FTM) is developing programming for 2025 and beyond. We want to hear from Manitoba-based film and television professionals, companies, and members of our community about what kind of workforce training they’d like to attend or think our industry needs. The survey is now closed. Thank you for your feedback! FTM is a …

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Demystifying Film Industry Cultural Consultants with Julie O’Keefe & Alaina Maker

Date:  Saturday, September 13, 2025 (2:00 PM – 4:00 PM)Location: Big Sky Studios – 1771 Inkster Blvd.*Registrations are now closed – Walk-ins are not allowed. About the Session: In recent years, viewers of film and television productions are wanting stories that are authentic and respectful of communities that are unrepresented in the medium. As a result, …

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