Top row, L-R: Faustina Dalmacio, Jessica Landry, Carolyn Gray. Bottom row, L-R: Alice Teufack, Hilary McDonald.
Five Manitobans will share their stories of local generosity through Cinematoba, a new community filmmaking initiative delivered by the National Screen Institute and The Winnipeg Foundation.
Cinematoba is a media production opportunity providing funding and mentorship to five Manitobans to make a short film on the theme of generosity. Since the initiative’s launch earlier this year, Manitobans from across the province submitted their stories hoping to shine a light on their community, family, friends or organizations.
An independent jury selected five stories, genres include documentary, drama and experimental.
Winnipeg writer and director Cam Bennett is the program manager for Cinematoba. “Stories are all around us. Through Cinematoba, we hope to unearth some of those hidden gems within our communities and learn more about our neighbours,” says Cam. “Each participant brings something different to the table, and I look forward to seeing their stories come to life.”
“As Canada’s most generous province, we know there are stories of generosity in action in every corner of Manitoba. We are thrilled to be working with the National Screen Institute to help bring some of the most compelling stories to the screen for everyone to enjoy,” says Nolan Bicknell, Winnipeg Foundation’s Cinematoba lead.
Congratulations to the selected participants:
- Alice Teufack – Grand Frère (Winnipeg, MB)
- Carolyn Gray – Escape! (Winnipeg, MB)
- Faustina Dalmacio – After School (Winnipeg, MB)
- Hilary McDonald – We Haven’t Yet Said Thanks (Flin Flon, MB)
- Jessica Landry – Testament (Winnipeg, MB)
Read more about the participants and their projects.
Participants have been paired with local filmmaking mentors to guide them through the production and completion of their short film. The mentors are Danielle Sturk, Elise Swerhone, Leona Krahn, Rebecca Gibson and Shereen Jerrett. Read more about the mentors.
Participants are currently in pre-production and will deliver their films in June 2023. Completed films will screen at a celebration showcase event in Winnipeg in fall 2023.
The Winnipeg Foundation and the National Screen Institute are committed to training participants from a diverse community of voices including Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and two-spirit (LGBTQ2S+), people with disabilities, those outside large urban centres, those from regional and remote areas and various religious groups.
About The Winnipeg Foundation
The Winnipeg Foundation is For Good. Forever. As a public foundation, we are able to support our shared community because of more than 100 years of donors’ generosity. We are proud to be Canada’s first community foundation.
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Cinematoba, delivered by the National Screen Institute, is made possible by The Winnipeg Foundation. National Screen Institute Core Funders are: Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage, the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.
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