Applications are open for the CMPA's 2026–2027 mentorship programs! 🎬
Now in our 31st year, the National Mentorship Program pairs emerging producers with established CMPA member companies for on-the-job training across all aspects of producing.
Apply by June 12 for any of the following programs ⬇️
- BSO-CMPA Black Producer Accelerator Program (@blackscreenoffice )
- Bob Crowe Mentorship Program for Emerging Indigenous Producers
- CMPA British Columbia Production Mentorship Program
- CMPA Mentorship Program for Diverse Producers
- CMPA Production Mentorship Program
- Export Development Mentorship Program
- PictureNL Producer Mentorship Program (@picturenl.ig )
The Student Work Placement Program accepts applications on an ongoing basis as funds are available.
Details and applications at the link in bio. 🔗
Photo provided by mentorship alum Deena Alsaweer!
#CMPA #Mentorship #Student
Applications are now open for the 2026 CMPA Indiescreen Awards, which celebrate the very best in Canadian independent film and television production! $50,000 in prizes will be awarded across three categories:
🎬 Feature Film Producer Indiescreen Award – $20,000 (in partnership with @telefilm_canada )
📺 TV Producer Indiescreen Award – $20,000 + up to 5 passes to Prime Time 2027 (in partnership with @cmf.fmc )
⭐ Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Indiescreen Award – $10,000 (open to feature film, series, and short form series producers)
📅 Deadline to apply: Friday, June 19, 2026
🏆 Winners revealed in Toronto during TIFF on September 10, 2026
Full details and application, check the link in our bio!
Advocate for yourself!
That's the lesson Stephanie Duckett carries from the CMPA's mentorship program. The program helped Stephanie define her goals and start seeing herself as a producer in her own right. Working in film in Alberta, she knows how much mentorships matter for growing and sustaining talent in the industry.
Her advice to new mentees? Ask lots of questions, explore different areas of the job, and challenge yourself. The experience you get is the experience you seek out.
Now in our 31st year, applications are open for the CMPA's 2026–2027 mentorship programs. Check out the programs at the link in our bio and apply by June 12!
#CMPA #Mentorship #CdnFilm #CdnTV #CMPAMentorship #ScreenIndustry #IndependentProduction
Much of what the Pacific Screenwriting Program is today is owed to the vision, stewardship, and dedication of Liz Shorten, who served as a founding board member from 2018 through earlier this year.
Thank you, Liz, for your years of advocacy, leadership, and commitment to supporting screenwriters and the broader BC film and television community. Your impact on the program — and the people within it — has been immense.
Thank you, the Hon. Minister @marcmillervillemarie and the Hon. @stevenguilbeault , for today’s announcement regarding the renewal of the Creative Export Strategy, and for recognizing the vital role that Canada's creative industries play in our national identity and economy. With $95 million over the next five years and $19 million annually thereafter, these investments will help provide Canada’s film and TV producers with a stable foundation to innovate and compete on the world stage, ensuring that we remain a global cultural leader. Learn more here: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2026/05/supporting-the-growth-of-canadas-creative-industries-in-global-markets.html
@cbc , CAVCO, and the CMPA are hosting the 9th season of One Stop Business Workshop, a series of FREE virtual information sessions that introduce emerging independent producers and content creators from traditionally underrepresented groups in the industry (Indigenous, Black, people of colour, women 2SLGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities) to topics related to the business and financing of TV, film and original digital content.
Check out the link in our bio to register!
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Edmonton for our Community Connect event last Friday, and a big thank you to Michael Feehan and the team at @dept.9studios for helping make it happen.
These events are about building connections across the country, so let us know where you think we should go next! 👇
#CMPA #CommunityConnect
Thank you to everyone who came out last Friday to the CMPA Community Connect event in Edmonton, in partnership with AMPIA. It was a fantastic evening of conversation and great company over delicious food and drinks. 🍸
A special thank you to Don Depoe and Dept. 9 Studios for hosting us at The Owl! ✨
We’re grateful to be part of such a strong community, and we look forward to more opportunities to come together. 🙌
#CMPA #AMPIA #CommunityConnect #Networking #FilmCommunity
The CMPA Doc Exchange is underway! 🎬 We’ve partnered with @hotdocs_ to bring documentary producers face-to-face with top broadcasters, distributors, and international decision-makers. We’re looking forward to the incredible range of stories these producers will bring to screen!
#CdnFilm #hotdocs #CMPA
On April 22nd, the CMPA-BC was in Victoria for the 11th annual Creative Industries Week Showcase, which highlighted our creative sector under the theme Made in BC: Global Impact. We are excited to celebrate BC's motion picture achievements alongside some of the province's other creative industries, including interactive digital media, music and sound recording, book publishing, and magazine publishing.
#BCCreates #BCFilm #CMPA
Nancy Shaw came through the CMPA's National Mentorship Program and took away something no classroom could quite teach: what it really looks like to be a producer, day to day, project to project.
Today, she works with the Northwest Territories Film Commission (@nwtfilm ), administering funding programs and helping guest productions find their footing in an incredible part of the country.
Her advice to new mentees? Invest 100% of yourself in the journey; it'll pay off threefold. 💚
Here's to 30 years of CMPA’s mentorship program! 🎬
🔗 Learn more about the CMPA National Mentorship Program at the link in bio.
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181,360 jobs. $10.2 billion in production volume. $12 billion in GDP. Canada's film and TV production sector is a major economic force. Profile 2025, the CMPA’s annual economic report on the screen-based production industry is out now, and in a new interactive online format, with full-colour data displays you can explore on any device.
Read the full report at the link in our bio 🔗
In collaboration with: @cdn.heritage@cmf.fmc@telefilm_canada@indigenousscreen , Association québécoise de la production médiatique
#CdnFilm #CdnTV #CMPA #CanadianEconomy #MadeInCanada #Profile2025
