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: http://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 …
Film Training Manitoba is honoured to announce a special Reel Career panel session at Winnipeg Comiccon 2023. During this panel session, the attendees will be given the opportunity to learn first-hand about various jobs and careers in Manitoba’s dynamic film industry. In hopes to encourage and inspire, a group of accomplished film professionals will share …
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation takes place at the end of September and this year, Film Training Manitoba (FTM) participated in an important event hosted by Vincent Design on September 28th, 2023. Vincent Design is a Métis owned Winnipeg-based creative marketing company focusing in: Web Design, Graphic Design, Marketing, SEO, Logo Design, App Development, …
WOMEN IN TRADES TRAINING PROGRAM Program runs: NOVEMBER 6, 2023 to FEBRUARY 09, 2024 – 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Holiday break December 23, 2023 to January 7, 2024) EmpowHER is the first one of a kind multi-Sector, collaborative project designed to prepare women for employment in the construction, Film or Manufacturing industries in Manitoba. The goal …