Whether you’re developing, producing or distributing content, running your own creative business can be an exhilarating and rewarding option provided you have the right tools and guidance! You’ll never find a more receptive market for new business than 2014. On completion of the seminars, participants will know how to set up their own shop and …
Filmmaking is a true blend of business and creativity and making a film takes more than just picking up a camera and shooting a scene. More than anything they may encounter on set, one of the most baffling questions facing a filmmaker has more to do with raising funds and how to handle the ensuing …
This course will familiarize participants with the provincial laws governing traffic control. Traffic Awareness deals with the understanding of who is responsible for establishing traffic control on a film set, the duties regarding flagging on set, the dress and proper equipment necessary for proper flagging, and the proper techniques for directing traffic. NOTE: This course …
A look back into our history. The FTM logo from 15 years ago, and our present logo.
This April marks Film Training Manitoba’s 15th year of providing workshop training and work experience opportunities for Manitoba’s film and television industry. Born out of the province’s need for additional film crews to sustain the increasing number of film productions in the late 1990s, Film Training Manitoba (FTM) was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in …
We’d like to offer our best wishes to Jenna Neepin, our Programs & Communications Assistant here at Film Training Manitoba for the past 3 years, as she takes on a new position with the University of Winnipeg’s Indigenous Studies department. Jenna first took the reigns of FTM’s administrative desk in 2010, but soon after became …
The IATSE 669 Camera Trainee Program is designed to provide participants with the skills and on-set experience they will need to become a 2nd Assistant in the Camera Department. The aim of the program is to have full members of IATSE 669 work with trainees to help them learn work habits and techniques, camera systems, and networking skills.
The Career Focus Program is an important part of Film Training Manitoba’s overall training strategy. The program is well known to employers in the industry and has a high impact on the development of entry-level workers.