Business for Producers – Saskatchewan Edition

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Expand your producing skills and receive customized, expert training to develop and pitch your project.

Program status:

Applications closed

About

Are you a Saskatchewan-based creator working in business affairs or as a production manager, coordinator or emerging / associate producer?  Are you looking to level up your career?

NSI Business for Producers – Saskatchewan Edition is designed to help producing professionals in Saskatchewan grow their skills and take the next step in their careers.

This six-week, part-time online training program focuses on developing essential producing skills. You’ll work on preparing a pitch package for a project currently in development. The curriculum is tailored to address the skill gaps of the selected participants.

Up to 10 participants with strong projects will be chosen for the program.

At a glance

  • Applications open: September 26, 2024
  • Applications close: December 2, 2024 at 5 p.m., Central Time
  • Selected participants notified: December 19, 2024
  • Online training sessions: January 2025 to February 2025.

Note: Training dates will be provided after participants are selected. All dates are subject to change.

Key information

Program dates
January 2025 to February 2025
Location
Part-time, online
Cost
$250 tuition

This training is for you if:

  • You’re a content creator based in Saskatchewan committed to building a producing career.
  • You have demonstrated experience in production, business affairs, legal, marketing and distribution.
  • You can commit the necessary time to attend training sessions and complete assignments.
  • You want to gain practical, pitching and producing experience while building your professional network.

To be eligible you must:

  • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada, aged 18 or over, AND
  • Be a resident of Saskatchewan, AND
  • Possess the rights to a scripted (or unscripted) project currently in development.

Program phases

Training outline

You’ll receive mentorship and guidance from national industry professionals, advisors and business experts. You’ll get feedback to help further develop your project and expand your producing skills.

The program includes up to 15 mandatory online training sessions, each lasting one to two hours. These sessions take place Monday to Thursday, with two to three sessions scheduled each week. You can expect a mix of interactive group discussions, round tables, peer reviews, presentations and masterclasses.

In addition to attending sessions, you’ll work on content development and create a pitch package for your project.

The program concludes with an online forum where you’ll pitch your project to a panel of industry professionals, which may include producers, funders and broadcasters.

Session topics may include

  • Development
  • Pitching
  • Business affairs
  • Incorporating / copyright / IP / chain of title
  • Budgets and financing
  • Interprovincial coproduction
  • Working with unions / guilds
  • Distribution and festival strategy

Program phases

Our commitment to underrepresented voices

The National Screen Institute is 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.

Questions

Please review the FAQ below. Program manager Jessica Gibson is happy to answer any further questions about the application process or training. Disability accommodations are available upon request.

Frequently asked questions

Meet the faculty

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Jeff Stecyk

Program Advisor

Jeff Stecyk is a managing partner and founding member of Wavelength Entertainment Group, where he serves as an executive producer, producer and CEO of the company’s West Coast division.
Jess-Gibson

Jessica Gibson

Manager of Programs & Development

Associate faculty

Alumni

Program Partners

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