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Our second profile in this series features Film Production Manager – and FTM’s First Board Chair – Lesley Oswald!  

This workshop, held over two evenings, will provide an awareness and understanding of the film locations department, particularly for new entrants in the local industry who are looking to work in this department.  Participants will: become “set ready” –   learn what goes into… Find out more »

Film Training Manitoba has received confirmation of funding support for its Career Focus Crew Internship program.  The program will run from June 2, 2014 through May 28, 2015.  Applications are now being accepted for these work experience placements and can be submitted throughout the year. This full-time paid internship is funded by Employment and Social Development …

Based on her bestselling book, Linda Seger’s Making A Good Script Great seminar is a crash course in the same methods and principles that have inspired such Oscar-winning writers and directors as Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, The Da Vinci Code), Peter Jackson (The Lord Of The Rings, The Lovely Bones) and countless others. Ron …

During this one-day, hands-on course, participants will learn how artificial blood is used in movies, its components, how it is created, the various applications, different brands, and why making your own is sometimes better. Also to be explored is how artificial blood is applied with respect to costumes, hair, etc.  Theatrical blood or stage blood …

During this evening workshop participants will attend an introductory lecture about story structure and the rewriting process. This session is designed for individuals who are interested in learning more about structure and the rewriting process. The instructor will be using video clips from feature films and television series and other visual examples to illustrate concepts …

Manitoba-based writers with developed scripts or treatments will be invited to submit a project to this Screenwriting Incubator workshop. During this workshop the participants will attend an introductory group lecture about story structure and the rewriting process. Participants will then receive a scheduled one-on-one meeting with the instructor for one and a half hours. The participants …

During this two-day, advanced-level acting workshop, the participants will receive a one-on-one coaching session with the instructor by taping audition scenes on camera and then reviewing the footage afterwards.  The instructor will assign participants their scenes in advance of the workshop. Each participant will receive audition coaching, as well as practical and truthful feedback to work with …