Author: Sheen Chan

FTM’s Summit for Women in Film Trades (SWIFT) 2022 Launches June 10!

In November 2021,  Film Training Manitoba (FTM) announced the launched Canada’s first Summit for Women in Film Trades (SWIFT), which is a ground-breaking initiative to increase the number of women and individuals identifying as women working in Manitoba’s film industry. SWIFT runs June 10, 11 & 12, 2022 and the entire event is sold out …

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Film Training Manitoba Supports Special Screening at STAND! The Musical

FTM and Manitoba Film and Music (MFM) recently supported two free screenings of the Stand! Movie at the historic Burton Cummings Theatre which took place on May 28 and 29, 2022.  After the film screening, the film’s creators Danny Schur, Rick Chafe, Jeff Peeler and one of the lead actors Gabriel Daniels were joined by FTM’s Managing Director Adam Smoluk and Intern Film Commissioner …

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FTM and Tec-Voc Partner to Provide Film Industry Training for Students

Film Training Manitoba (FTM) is partnering with Technical Vocational High School (Tec-Voc) to conduct a series of film training courses and career coaching sessions for the Broadcasting/Media Arts students for the spring of 2022.   “FTM and Tec-Voc have a great history of working collaboratively and we’re very honoured to support the next generation of talented …

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FTM’s Adam Smoluk Interviewed in McMaster Profile Series

McMaster University Continuing Education (MCE) has launched an interview video which is part of a series focused on distinguished alumni and Film Training Manitoba (FTM)’s Managing Director Adam Smoluk is one of the featured subjects. The profile series is designed to showcase MCE alumni and encourage lifelong learning within Canada’s labour market.  “I was very …

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Reel Careers Profile Series: Ryan Cheale From Drone Manitoba

Ryan Cheale has over 20 years of experience in broadcast television and film. He has spent a majority of his career as a DOP/videographer and editor. Ryan was the director of photography for the 2010 CBC/Radio-Canada documentary, on the first Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings, in Winnipeg, winning an honourable mention in 2011 at the Organisme de Communication et Société awards.  In 2020, …

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Film Training Manitoba Launches New Fully Online Course: Introduction to Post-Production

Manitoba’s training and workforce development organization, Film Training Manitoba (FTM) has created a new self-directed online training course for Manitobans in the area of post-production. The new online course is designed to demystify the various stages in post-production, train and grow Manitoba’s workforce. “As Manitoba’s film industry has grown, more post-work is being done here …

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