REMC is a federally incorporated non-profit organization based in Toronto committed to equity in the film and television industries in Canada. Their mission is to use evidence-based research to remove barriers to access and increase the production, export and sustainability of BIPOC content.
The research and policy manager will report to the board of directors and will be responsible for executing the organizations core programming including:
Manage and work closely with research agencies and consultants
Cultivate and nurture stakeholder relationships with government representatives, funders, broadcasters, unions and guilds as they pertain to policy and research work
Lead the writing of policy briefs, reports and other public facing materials
Manage key projects including the oversight of budgets and reporting
Support funding applications relating to policy and research work
The compensation for this position is $80-85K commensurate with experience and is currently offered on a work-from-home basis.
REMC is based in Toronto, but welcomes applicants from across the country. The REMC has a mandate to create access and inclusion for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour. Please indicate in your application if you identify with any of these groups.
Congratulations to Nathaniel Magbanua (CBC New Indigenous Voices), who was named one of Winnipeg Film Group’s (WFG) Manitoba Film and Music (MFM) First Film Fund recipients.
The WFG’s MFM First Film Fund is designed to assist aspiring filmmakers to make their first film. The fund supports narrative, experimental, documentary or hybrid genres. Winning projects are selected by a committee of experienced filmmakers and the WFG executive director.
Nathaniel was awarded $2K in cash and $2K in WFG services for his short film Taxi Night (working title).
In an article for The University of Winnipeg Nathaniel says the film is a “dark, surreal, experimental horror” about a young woman and her sinister cab driver.
Nathaniel was one of three recipients of the fund, including Maggie Collins and Nicole Loewen.
This is a full-time, permanent position supported by the Young Canada Works program. To be eligible, candidates must be between the ages of 15 and 30.
DOC is a registered not-for-profit organization. For the past 38 years, DOC has been the voice of and leading advocate for Canada’s independent documentary community. With six chapters and close to 1,100 members from coast to coast, DOC conducts vital research and advocacy work to ensure a healthy ecosystem for documentary production.
The communications and membership coordinator will:
Manage DOC’s social media accounts and maintain a regular publishing calendar
Create graphic assets for social media posts and newsletters
Assist with website communications – including researching of resources relevant to DOC membership and updating / uploading content, as necessary
Assist with drafting member communications, newsletters and surveys
Be the first point-of-contact liaison for member and general inquiries
Outreach to member benefits partners and potential partners
Coordinate signups to DOC’s Festival Concierge service
Assist with special projects as required
Schedule meetings and conference calls
Take minutes at meetings and board and committee meetings as required
Prepare board and committee meeting agendas
Update files and records in Dropbox
Compile and send membership reports to DOC chapters across the country
Apply now for imagineNATIVE’s professional development labs for directors and screenwriters. The deadline to apply for either lab is June 28.
Directors’ Lab
The Directors’ Lab is a professional development opportunity for six Indigenous directors or producers looking to transition into directing feature-length films. These business-orientated labs will include case studies, sessions on co-productions and networking opportunities.
Open to Indigenous, First Nations, Métis or Inuit applicants in Canada and the US.
The Indigenous Screenwriting Shorts Lab is a six-month professional development program that will support six Indigenous creatives from Canada. Each participant will develop a short film script from concept/treatment to final draft.
Indigenous story editors will support the writers’ projects at each stage, providing feedback, advice and writing resources. Each participant will leave with a completed script and a professional pitch package.
Two of the selected short scripts will be granted $25K CAD for production at the end of the lab.
Open to First Nations, Métis or Inuit applicants in Canada.
Lori Lozinski’s short film A Motorcycle Saved My Life follows Lori as she documents her past and present as she traverses the open road in search of answers about what it means to be a woman on a bike.
Our Maternal Home, a short film directed by Janine Windolph, tells the story of Janine as she introduces her teenaged sons to their maternal home of Waswanipi, QC. Janine continues the work of her previous films with the NFB in this nurturing exploration of matriarchal kinship and powerful affirmation of family identity.
Hayley Gray’s feature film Unarchived follows anthropologist Laura Cuthbert and her organization Populous Map. Unarchived is an exploration of the diverse, underrepresented and unarchived histories in British Columbia.
