(Held in partnership with The Director’s Guild of Canada – Manitoba District Council) Saturday December 4, 12:00pm to 4:00pm via Zoom Cost: $20 deposit for DGC members and participants with the MDC Member Apprentice Program* $50 for DGC Permits and non-members *Refund will be issued upon proof of completion of the course. Deadline to register is: Friday, …
As of October 2021, only 8% of IATSE 856 members in the Lighting Department are women and only 2% of the Grip Department. FTM is working to attract more underrepresented workers through our various workforce development programs and Jenni is a great success! After attending FTM’s Lighting and Grip Bootcamp in 2018, Jennifer “Jenni” Walder, …
Manitoba’s newly appointed Minister of Economic Development and Jobs, Jon Reyes, recently invited Film Training Manitoba (FTM)’s Managing Director Adam Smoluk to the MB Legislative Building to discuss FTM’s innovative workforce development programming. As a member of the Manitoba Sector Council Program, FTM provides workforce development for Manitoba’s dynamic film industry. In 2020-2021, FTM posted the …
About the course: During this 90-minute ZOOM panel training session, long-serving FTM instructors Lesley Oswald and Dave Brown will engage in an in-depth overview of the best practices of firearm safety during film and television productions. Often in productions, firearms are used as props to support storytelling but the use of these weapons is contingent …
Manitoba filmmaker Alec Carlos’s film, In a Moment’s Notice, has won the Best Canadian Short Film award at the 2021 UWPG Film Festival. Alec Carlos is an actor, filmmaker, writer, and musician based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is currently in his final year at the University of Manitoba for Film Studies. He has been writing, filmmaking …
About the course: This professional development course is for individuals interested in learning and developing their skills in the areas of professional lighting for film and television productions. Through a series of hands-on learning, the instructor will be reviewing aspects of cinematography, which involves basic but effective lighting designs. This course will cover some of the …
Manitoba’s film industry workforce development organization, Film Training Manitoba (FTM) completed the latest Lighting and Grip Bootcamp 2021. Held at William F. White’s Winnipeg rental house, FTM’s course was calibrated to develop new workers for technical positions within the film industry. This two-day intensive training featured veteran film instructors Joao Holowka and Gabriel Daniels “As …
John Bruce, Film Training Manitoba (FTM)’s Special Projects and Marketing Coordinator has departed the organization for a position in the private sector. Since the beginning of 2021, he’s taken on a variety of duties such as facilitating courses to troubleshooting tech issues to writing annual reports. John also developed a new visual graphic style for …