News

Manitoba’s workforce development and training organization for the film industry Film Training Manitoba (FTM) is set to carry out the first-ever large-scale advanced lighting and grip courses at Brandon, Manitoba’s Assiniboine Community College (ACC) on March 11th and 12th.  During the two-day training session, Manitoba film industry veterans Joao Holowka and Terence Fuller will be training a group of …

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, …

Over the spring of 2022, Manitoba’s film industry training and workforce development organization, Film Training Manitoba is launching a new campaign to promote jobs and careers in Manitoba’s film industry.   FTM’s Action: Start your Reel Career campaign includes a number of billboards around Winnipeg, featuring a photo of Manitoba-based film professional Quan Luong who moved to Manitoba from Ho Chi Minh …

Manitoba’s film training and workforce development organization, Film Training Manitoba (FTM) has been named as a finalist for the CPHR Manitoba’s HR Excellence Awards 2022. Throughout the pandemic, FTM has provided extensive COVID-19 training for Manitoba’s film industry workers to do their jobs safely. FTM launched three different COVID-19 courses which were held nineteen times to train over …

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 …

March 3, 2022 1:00 PM to 2:30 PMRegistration fee: Free Instructor: Jack Slessor, CHSC Location: Zoom To register please submit an email to info@filmtraining.mb.ca with your first name, last name and phone number. The presentation will be a short concise review on the requirements of reporting workplace incidents in Manitoba’s film industry according to the …

In Partnership with DOC Manitoba and FRANK Gear February 26th, 2022 at 1:00PM – 3:00PM (CST) via Zoom Registration $20Members and permits of IATSE 856 will have their registration fee covered by the generous support of the Joyce Wold Fund Members of DOC Manitoba will have their registration fee covered To register online click here and select …

With Reed Makayev & Britt Toews Saturday, February 26, 2022, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm 245 McDermot Ave – 4th Floor Classroom Registration fee: $50 Register Here (Select “Set Orientation for ASL Interpreters”) Background Manitoba’s film industry has been attracting a variety of workers and more recent productions have featured Deaf or Hard of Hearing performers that use …