Canadian Film Centre

📣 The CFC is hiring for a Director, Creative Impact! Reporting directly to the Executive Director, this role will lead the team driving all revenue generation efforts and marketing and communications activities.     Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/4innUCf

It’s here! The 2024/25 CFC Impact Report has officially launched, proving once again that the Canadian Film Centre is the starting line of Canada’s film and television industry. This year’s numbers tell a powerful story: when creators start at the CFC, they don’t just enter the industry, they change it. Highlights from this year’s impact: 🌟 101 Canadian Screen Award nominations earned by CFC alumni 🌟 Breakthroughs on global stages, including major premieres and selections at TIFF 2025 🌟 A network of 2,200+ alumni, with more than 80% actively working across film & TV today From emerging storytellers to industry trailblazers, the CFC continues to launch, develop, and accelerate the voices defining Canadian screen culture. This report celebrates the talent, innovation, and unstoppable momentum that begins at the CFC and reverberates throughout the entire industry. Explore the full 2024/25 Impact Report and see how the future of Canadian storytelling is being built, one creator at a time: https://bit.ly/48B2luM

🎮 What if the story of your series/film wasn’t something audiences just watched, but something they could interact with? CFC Satellites: Gamifying Story Worlds is a 4-hour, highly interactive workshop where you’ll learn how to make narratives playable through hands-on exercises and collaborative exploration. Tangible Takeaways  By the end of the workshop, you’ll:  • Understand what makes a story world playable and how to design for audience agency.  • Practice turning narrative into interactivity and creating player goals.   • Experiment with paper prototyping.   • Reflect on how game thinking can apply to film, TV, and other storytelling forms.   📅 CFC Satellites is currently scheduled to run:  November 19 from 12pm-4pm EST  November 26 from 12pm-4pm EST  December 3rd from 12pm-4pm EST Limited spots per session! Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/4ksSuKf 

📣 The CFC is hiring for an Accounts Payable Coordinator! Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Accounts Payable Coordinator is responsible for the accuracy and efficiency of the procurement system, donations-in-kind, and assisting with the preparation of year-end working papers and the Charities Information Return.    Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/3LDbH0g

CFC alumni took home 4 awards at the 2025 DGC Awards (Directors Guild of Canada - National) on Saturday night, following 21 nominations.     🏆 COMEDY SERIES CREW OF THE YEAR North of North – Season 1    🏆 OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY SERIES   Danis Goulet & Team – North of North    🏆 BEST PICTURE EDITING – DOCUMENTARY   Pauline Decroix – The Nest    🏆 BEST PICTURE EDITING – FEATURE FILM  Dev Singh (& Sandy Pereira) – 40 Acres    Congratulations to all of this year’s recipients and nominees! #DGCAwards 

The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) commends the generational investment in Canada’s creators and cultural economy announced in the 2025 federal budget.  “As a national leader in developing talent across film, television and digital media and beyond, the CFC knows that investments in production and development must be matched by investments in people: training the writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, actors and entrepreneurs who bring stories to life.  The CFC stands ready to work with government, industry partners and peer organizations to ensure that these resources translate into opportunity, innovation and inclusion across the screen industry.”    – Maxine Bailey, Executive Director, Canadian Film Centre    Read more here: bit.ly/47WTVgZ

📣 Applications are now open for our fourth CFC Satellites workshop: Gamifying Story Worlds!     These 4-hour highly interactive sessions will invite storytellers to explore how game design principles can deepen audience engagement with story worlds – expanding what’s possible for existing and new IP.    This Satellites workshop is led by... 🎮 Anne Toole – Key Facilitator Writers Guild Award-winning writer Anne Toole brings her expertise to some of the biggest franchises in games, series, and comics. She most recently contributed to ALIEN: ROGUE INCURSION and wrote XR Game of the Year ASGARD'S WRATH 2.    Limited spots per session! Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/47JMpVk 

🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED to November 17th! Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/43GyjTo

📣 The CFC is hiring for a Senior Manager, Development! Reporting to the Director, Development, this role will contribute to the growth and diversification of the CFC’s revenues, with a primary focus on stewardship and cultivation of individual and corporate donors.    Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/43GyjTo

📣 The CFC is hiring for a Senior Manager, Development! Reporting to the Director, Development, this role will contribute to the growth and diversification of the CFC’s revenues, with a primary focus on stewardship and cultivation of individual and corporate donors.    Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/43GyjTo