Kickstart Your Career as an Emerging Filmmaker!

Are you ready to grow your career as an emerging filmmaker?  Join award-winning filmmaker Gavin Seal for an immersive online workshop designed to elevate your filmmaking career. Happening on Wednesday, January 29, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, this workshop is perfect for both beginners and seasoned creatives looking to navigate the film industry with confidence.

What You’ll Learn

Dive deep into the world of filmmaking through three enlightening case studies:

• A $750 no-budget film: Learn the art of doing more with less.
• A self-financed $10,000 project: Understand the challenges and rewards of personal investment.
• A $60,000 grant-funded film: Discover the secrets to successful grant applications and leveraging funding.

Key Topics Covered

This workshop will cover:

• Grant Writing: Learn how to craft compelling grant proposals to secure funding for your projects.
• Personal Marketing: Build your personal brand to stand out in a competitive industry.
• Film Markets, Festivals, and Awards: Navigate these crucial avenues to gain recognition.
• Distribution and Licensing: Unlock revenue opportunities and reach your audience effectively.

Why Attend?

Whether you’re just starting out or have some experience, this workshop will provide practical strategies for success. Gavin Seal’s expertise as an alumnus of prestigious programs like TIFF Lab and Netflix DOV Pitch Program ensures you’ll gain actionable insights to grow your career as an emerging filmmaker.

Register Today!

Don’t miss this opportunity to boost your filmmaking career. Register now and take the first step toward unlocking your full potential in the film industry!

Guest speaker: Gavin Seal, Award-Winning Filmmaker | Alumnus of TIFF Lab, Netflix DOV Pitch Program, Reelworld E20 Emerging Writer, Fiction Toolbox Program at Berlinale’s EFM 

About the speaker

Gavin Seal is a storyteller whose mission is to dissolve otherness using the universal language of cinema. His work as a writer/director includes the fiction films, Followers (Fantasia, Reelworld) and Case Claus’d (Montreal International Black Film Festival, CBC Short Film Faceoff); the documentary, Good Luck Have Fun (NSI, Just for Laughs); and as segment director for the International Emmy and Canadian Screen Award-nominated TV series, Interrupt this Program (CBC).

Gavin is an alumnus of the TIFF Filmmaker Lab, Berlinale Fiction Toolbox Programme at EFM, Netflix Diversity of Voices Pitch Program initiative, Reelworld E20 Writers program, and the Nouveau Marché competition at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. The film is adapted from his own short film screenplay, “Do Not Resuscitate” which won the Writers Guild of Canada prize at SODEC’s Sprint for your Script competition.

His producer credits include show-running hundreds of episodes of branded series from development to distribution for Barbie, Hot Wheels, CBC, Shopify, HALO and Fisher-Price, and films including, The Long Way Home, commissioned by Hot Docs and directed by Oscar-nominee Ariel Nasr and Aisha Jamal. 

Register now for our exclusive workshop designed to empower you as a filmmaker. Don’t miss the chance to elevate your skills and take your artistry to new heights. Secure your spot today for only $20.00!*

Pre-registration is required. This workshop is available online.

Once you register for the online workshop, you will receive an email with instructions on how to log in. If you haven’t received the email an hour before the workshop starts, please check your Spam/Junk folder.

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This low registration fee is only possible thanks to our generous funders and partners.