Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television: The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a national non-profit professional association designed to promote, recognize and celebrate exceptional achievements in the Canadian film and television industries.
ACTRA: ACTRA is a national organization of 18,000 Canadian performers working in the English-language recorded media: Film, Television, Video and all other recorded media.
The Alliance for Children and Television: The Alliance for Children and Television works to enrich children's television experience by increasing the quality and quantity of Canadian programs intended for them, in cooperation with youth programming creators and crafts people.
Canadian Association Of Broadcasters (CAB): The CAB is the national voice of Canada's private broadcasters, representing the vast majority of Canadian programming services, including private radio and television stations, networks,and specialty, pay and pay-per-view services.
Canadian Film & Television Production Association (CFTPA): The CFTPA is a non-profit, trade association representing almost 400 Canadian production companies involved in television, film and interactive media.
Canadian Media Guild: The Canadian Media Guild is a democratic trade union, duly recognized and certified under federal and provincial labour legislation.
Canadian Satellite Users Association
Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC): The CSC promotes the art and craft of cinematography and provides tangible recognition of the common bonds that link film and video professionals.
Canadian Women in Communications: The mandate of Canadian Women in Communications is to enable, encourage and recognize women in the communications industry.
CRTC: The CRTC is an independent agency responsible for regulating Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications systems.
Directors Guild of Canada (DGC)
Documentary Organization of Canada : DOC (formerly known as the Canadian Independent Film Caucus) is a national non-profit professional and advocacy organization dedicated to support the art of independent documentary filmmaking and filmmakers in Canada.
Guild of Canadian Film Composers: The Guild of Canadian Film Composers is a national association of professional composers and music producers for film, television, and new media.
I.A.T.S.E. (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)
Independent Media Arts Alliance: The Independent Media Arts Alliance is a national association of independent film, video and new media producers, distributors and exhibitors.
IMAT - Interactive Multimedia Arts & Technologies Association: IMAT provides industry research, professional development, marketing, promotion and international trade opportunities for the New Media industry.
LIFT, Liaison of Independant Filmmakers of Toronto: The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto supports and encourages independent filmmaking through the exchange of information and access to equipment and facilities .
NABET 700 (National Association of Broadcast Employees & Technicians): NABET 700 CEP is a union of film and television technicians.
NFB (National Film Board of Canada): The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a public agency that produces and distributes films and other audiovisual works which reflect Canada to Canadians and the rest of the world.
Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC): The OMDC's responsibility is to build capacity and competitiveness of Ontario's cultural media industry, individually and across the sectors and to provide opportunities that encourage business alliances across the cultural industries.
The Women in the Director’s Chair Workshop (WIDC): WIDC is a critically acclaimed, national professional development program that advances the leadership and practical story-telling skills of mid-level women screen directors. With senior industry mentors and professional actors and crews, participants test original material in a safe learning environment.
Visual Researchers' Society of Canada (VRSC): The Visual Researchers’ Society of Canada exists to promote excellence in the field of visual research in all media.
Writers Guild of Canada (WGC): The Writers Guild of Canada is a national association representing more than 1,700 screenwriters working in film, television, radio and multimedia production in Canada.
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Canadian Film Centre (CFC): The Film Centre provides world-class training for emerging Canadian directors, writers, producers, editors and new media professionals.
Centennial College - The Centre For Creative Communications: The Centre is home to over 500 full time students enrolled in a variety of programs such as Broadcast - RTV and Digital Animation.
Humber College - Film & Television Production: The School of Media Studies is the largest college-level combination of media-sector programs in Canada, with over 3,000 full and part-time students.
National Screen Institute: The National Screen Institute - Canada is the oldest national Canadian training school for writers, producers and directors working in film and television.
Ryerson Polytechnic University - Film, Photography: The School of Image Arts is a 4 year undergraduate program consisting of 3 options leading to a B.F.A. degree in Film, Photography or New Media.
Sheridan College - Advanced Television & Film Program: Sheridan College provides industry certification in Avid Technology, Motion Picture Camera Assistant Workshops (IATSE), and selected workshops in Cinematography, Audio and Editing.
Summer Institute of Film & Television: The Canadian Screen Training Centre offers workshops designed to develop the skills you need to succeed in the screen industry.
Toronto Association of Acting Studios: The Toronto Association of Acting Studios (TAAS) is an association of independent studios offering a wide variety of high-quality approaches to the craft of acting and related theatrical skills.
The Toronto District School Board Continuing Education: Screenplay Writing Workshop (Course Code #367) The mechanics of film writing, from the initial idea for the script to the outline, the treatment, and, finally, to the screenplay, working on plot, structure, and dialogue.
York University - Film and Video Studies: York University's Department of Film & Video gives students the opportunity to pursue practical training balanced with in-depth academic studies in the quintessential 20th-century art form, by combining studio skills with a full roster of theory and critical thinking courses in the discipline.
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Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund: The Harold Greenberg Fund is a national private funding agency established by The Movie Network and Astral Media to contribute to the creation of quality Canadian movies.
Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund: The Bell Fund invests in the development of new media projects associated with television productions.
Bravo/Fact (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent): Bravo!FACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) distributes grants for the production of shorts across Canada.
Canada Council for the Arts: The role of the Council is to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts.
Canadian Independent Film & Video Fund: The Canadian Independent Film & Video Fund (CIFVF) is a private sector non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting the development of the non-theatrical industry through the creation of films, videos and new media projects.
Canadian Television Fund (CTF): The CTF is a private-public initiative with two distinct, yet complementary programs: the Equity Investment Program (EIP) and the Licence Fee Program (LFP).
Canadian Audiovisual Certification Office (CAVCO): The Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) co-administers the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) and the Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit.
Cogeco Program Development Fund: The COGECO Program Development Fund encourages the development of new Canadian drama by Canadian writers to be produced by independent Canadian producers, primarily for private sector broadcasters, in English or French, or preferably in both languages.
Independent Production Fund: The Independent Production Fund funds dramatic series.
National Film Board: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a public agency that produces and distributes films and other audiovisual works which reflect Canada to Canadians and the rest of the world.
Ontario Media Development Corp.: The focus of the OMDC is to build capacity and competitiveness of Ontario's cultural media industry, individually and across the sectors and to provide opportunities that encourage business alliances across the cultural industries.
Rogers Documentary Fund: The Rogers Documentary Fund provides funds to further Canada's tradition of quality, independently produced documentary films and videos and ensure that these productions are seen by the widest possible audience.
Rogers Telefund: The Rogers Telefund provides bridge financing to Canadian film and television producers.
Shaw Television Broadcast Fund : The Shaw Television Broadcast Fund is a permanent, independently governed, not-for-profit corporation which provides financing for the production of high quality Canadian children's, youth and family television programming.
Telefilm Canada: Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated to the development and promotion of the Canadian audiovisual industry. Telefilm provides financial support to the private sector to create Canadian productions that appeal to audiences domestically and internationally. The Corporation also administers the funding programs of the Canadian Television Fund.
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Many of these publications can be found a Theatrebooks or Indigo.
Broadcaster Magazine: Broadcaster is the broadcast industry’s recognized business
publication that serves Canada’s intensely competitive and rapidly changing communications industry.
Broadcast Dialogue (10-time-a-year magazine): Listed as the Voice of Broadcasting in Canada.
The Guide - Canadian Film and Television Production Association (resource directory): Look up anything from broadcasters and distributors to production companies, facilities and services.
Canadian Screenwriter - Writer's Guild of Canada (quarterly magazine)
CSC News - Canadian Cinematographers Society
Film Canada Yearbook (resource directory)
Focus Toronto (resource directory)
Montage - Director's Guild of Canada (quarterly magazine)
Playback (bi-weekly trade journal)
Take One (five times a year magazine)
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Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook: Contact details for over 45,000 companies and crew operating in the film, TV and media production industries world wide – including over 2,900 in Canada. The searchable database is easy to use, free to access and a great resource for anyone looking for contacts or resources in the global film and TV industry.
MyMediabiz.com: A multi-tiered, multi-purpose entertainment portal dedicated to promoting and enhancing interactivity in the Canadian media industry.
productionhub.com: ProductionHUB is an online resource and industry directory for film, television, video and digital media production.
Hollywood North Online: An online national guide for film and television production services.
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Ontario:
Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival – Quickly becoming the premier event for short films in North America, The Worldwide Short Film Festival presents a superb collection of shorts from Canada and across the globe.
Canadian International Annual Film Festival (Hamilton) – Annual Film Festival held in Hamilton.
Digital Gun Awards – The ultimate moviemaking challenge – 48 hours to dream up a story, 12 hours to shoot, 2 days to edit – 1 BIG SCREEN.
Giggleshorts International Comedy Film Festival - Giggleshorts is the largest comedy short film festival in the world.
Hot Docs - Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America's largest documentary festival.
Media City (Windsor) - Media City is an international festival of experimental film and video art presented annually in Windsor, Ontario
One Minute Film and Video Festival - The One Minute Film & Video Festival is an opportunity for filmmakers, from professional to amateur, to create and screen new work based around a common theme.
Ottawa International Animation Festival - groundbreaking, provocative, and inspiring. Aside from our acclaimed Official Competitions and non-competitive Showcase series, featuring the cutting edge of contemporary image-making.
Planet in Focus: Toronto Environmental Film and Video Festival – Planet in Focus promotes the use of film and video as a catalysts for public awareness, discussion, and appropriate action on the ecological and social health of the planet.
Reel World Film Festival - The Festival champions Canada's diverse entertainment industry
nationally and internationally, creating opportunities for film and video makers to market their skills and pitch ideas to producers and investors seeking fresh concepts and skilled talent.
Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival - Rendezvous with Madness is unique on the Film Festival circuits in that it seeks to explore the facts and mythologies of mental illness and addiction, as presented by Canadian and International filmmakers.
Sprockets: Toronto International Film Festival for Children
Student Shorts - Student Shorts is a Toronto-based film festival exclusive to Canadian students attending post secondary institutions.
The Kingston Canadian Film Festival – The Kingston Canadian Film Festival is touted as the largest stand-alone showcase of feature films from across Canada.
Toronto Hispano American Festival - Hispanic directors, producers and actors will take the film world by storm again at the seventh edition of the Toronto Hispano-American Film Festival
Toronto Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival - Inside Out's mission has been the promotion and exhibition of film and video by or about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) people.
The Toronto International Film Festival® is widely recognized as the most important film festival after Cannes and the most successful public film festival in the world.
Toronto Italian Film Festival - The Festival screens films by both new and established filmmakers, from Italy and Canada, as well as classics from legendary masters.
Toronto Jewish Film Festival - The TJFF presents the best feature films, documentaries and shorts from around the world on themes of Jewish culture and identity.
Toronto Online Film Festival – Showcases exciting, cutting-edge features, shorts, animation, documentaries, commercials, music videos and new media projects of all genres created by artists around the world.
Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival - features, shorts, videos, documentaries, comedies, animation, obscure experimental films with or without sound, complex political rants, ironic chop-socky kung-fu flicks, deconstructivist mockumentaries, minimalist Generasian X slacker drama, and anything else that is brilliant, creative, weird, or just plain entertaining.
Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema
World Comedy International Film Festival - The World of Comedy International Film Festival brings you a feast of comedy films from around the world showcasing the best films of this genre from both Canadian and International filmmakers as well as your favorite comedy classics. Worldwide Short Film Festival - The WSFF features films from all over the world, which are captivating, funny, provocative and dramatic.
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International:
International Filmfestspiele Berlin (Berlin International Film Festival) – Founded in 1951 the Berlinale has become one of the world's formidable festivals.
Festival de Cannes (Cannes International Film Festival) - The spirit of the Festival de Cannes is one of friendship and universal cooperation. Its aim is to reveal and focus attention on works of quality in order to contribute to the progress of the motion picture arts and to encourage the development of the film industry throughout the world.
New York Film Festival - This 43 year old festival continues with an extraordinary tradition of showing the newest and most important cinematic works by directors from around the world. The 17-day festival is an unparalleled showcase of inspiring and provocative cinema by emerging talents and first-rank international artists whose films are often recognized as contemporary classics.
Sundance Film Festival - The Sundance Film Festival is universally regarded as the foremost showcase for American independent films.
International Film Festival, Rotterdam - Having started out in 1972 as Film International, the International Film Festival Rotterdam has developed into one of the biggest cultural events of the Netherlands.
Edinburgh International Film Festival - Edinburgh International Film Festival has celebrated the art of cinema for almost sixty years and our aim has always been to entertain, challenge and inspire.
Mostra Internazionale D'Arte Cinematografica (Venice International Film Festival) - The Mostra, inaugurated in 1932, is the oldest festival in the world and as part of the Biennale of Venice of course is renowned for its particular sensitivity to film as an Art.
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Markets:
American Film Market - Founded in 1981, the American Film Market (AFM) has grown steadily over the last two decades to become the largest motion picture trade event in the world.
IFP Market - The IFP Market is a week-long showcase, held each autumn in New York, for new features, works-in-progress, shorts, and scripts.
Marché du Film - The Marché du film provides a unique event in the economic activity of the cinema. The Riviera, the screenings, the parties are all privileged opportunities of contact with partners from all over the world.
MiPTV – International Television Programme Market: Programming trends are spotted, and policies implemented at this 5-day event. Buying, selling, promoting, networking form part of the MiPTV working week.
MiPDOC – A unique opportunity where distributors meet up with key acquisitions executives to get their documentary products seen.
MiPCOMJr – A promotional opportunity for those working in children's and youth programming.
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Schmoozerama: The Networking Schmoozerama is a monthly get-together for people in the Film, TV, Theatre, and New Media Industries to network in a casual environment.
Womensjobsearch.net: "Where the best candidates, find the best jobs...everyday"
Hollywood North Online: An online national guide for film and television production services.
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Human Resource Management Tools Now Available - Cultural Careers Council Ontario recently completed its Human Resources Initiatives Program. An important outcome of the Program was the completion of six Human Resources Management Tools. Now available, these tool-kits include:
- “Recruiting the Right People”
- “Job Descriptions”
- “Managing Employee Performance”
- “Coaching, Mentoring, and Succession Planning”
- “Dealing with Challenge and Conflict”
- “Termination of Employment”
Copies of these Tools are now available for downloading from the Library Page of Cultural Careers Council Ontario's website at: http://www.workinculture.on.ca
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