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Two of Manitoba’s long-serving film community members, Heather Neale and Vonnie Von Helmolt, both recently received honours at Canada’s Supporting Women in Film Trades (SWIFT) Conference on November 25 and 26, 2023. Neale, a nationally renowned costume designer, was the recipient of the SWIFT award which was created by Film Training Manitoba (FTM)’s Board of Directors to recognize long-serving leaders in Manitoba’s film community that …

Canada’s Supporting Women in Film Trades (SWIFT) Conference, which features former Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean as the event’s keynote speaker, has attracted attendance from numerous Manitoba post-secondary schools.   The SWIFT Conference is the only film industry conference in Canada dedicated to the skills development for women film workers. The event organizer, Film Training Manitoba (FTM), has secured …

Carmen Kotyk is an award winning Casting Director who has garnered a reputation for casting excellence within Canada and abroad. Her recent credits include Grudge Reboot (Sony Pictures, Ghost House Pictures) Run (Lionsgate), Channel Zero (Universal) and A Dog’s Journey (Amblin, Universal). Carmen opened up The Abby in February of 2018 with the intention of “upping the game in Winnipeg” while providing a …

Film Training Manitoba (FTM) is pleased to announce that the organization has hired Fawnda Neckoway as the new Senior Projects Manager. Neckoway is an Ithinew (cree) filmmaker from the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, residing in Winnipeg and she is a graduate of the Red River College Polytechnic’s Digital Film and Media Production. She is the founder …

On November 25 and 26, FTM is partnering with 30 other organizations for Canada’s Supporting Women in Film Trades Conference. We wish to recognize our Gold and Silver level sponsors, whose generous support is helping us carry out this incredibly critical event. For more information about the SWIFT conference go here: https://www.filmtraining.mb.ca/swift/ FTM is a …

When and how did you start in the media production industry? I enrolled in an acting class in late 2011 and landed my first paid gig – a CAA Manitoba commercial, with a total of 1.2 seconds of screen time (I counted) and no lines – in January 2012. I count that as my ‘start’. …

The centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM) and Film Training Manitoba (FTM) are set to partner for a unique cultural offering during the reception of the upcoming Canada’s Supporting Women in Film Trades (SWIFT) Conference on November 25 & 26, 2023. Canada’s SWIFT Conference is the first of its kind national event for women-identifying and gender-diverse workers in the film and media industry. …

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Karen Tusa is an award winning Actress and Producer. Karen is an Active National Member of the Television Academy under the Producer’s Peer Group (The Emmys), a Location Scout and Location Manager Full member of the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC), a member of the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) and …