Film, television & digital media programs at NSI
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The National Screen Institute — Canada (NSI) is a training school for writers, directors and producers in film, television and digital media.
To be eligible to apply for our training programs you must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, reside in Canada and be over the age of 18.
About our training programs
- No need to move away from home – attend workshops then work with a mentor, or complete an industry internship.
- Most programs let keep your day job while you train
- All NSI training programs are market-driven and taught by industry experts. Find out more about some of these experts.
Film, television & digital media training programs
Short film production
NSI Drama Prize: This ambitious training program provides emerging filmmakers with a
year of professional support and training in the various stages of
filmmaking while they develop and produce a short film (up to 10
minutes). Up to four teams of aspiring Canadian filmmakers will be
selected to receive customized training delivered by industry experts in
writing, directing and producing.
Filmmakers on their first or second feature
NSI Features First: Feature film development training for first or second time writers,
directors and producers. Successful teams receive in excess of $15,000
towards a feature film development budget targeted at customized
training.
TV writers & producers
NSI Totally Television is a TV series development program for writer/producer teams who go on to attend the Banff World Television Festival to pitch their projects.
Marketing
NSI Global Marketing provides training and professional development for producers with TV projects ready to sell internationally.
Introduction to film and television
NSI New Voices
is a full-time program for young Aboriginal adults aged 18 to 35
offering skills development training and a paid internship in an
industry setting.
Shorts filmmakers
The
NSI Online Short Film Festival shows short films all year round. New films are added every week. NSI calls for films four times a year and presents a $2,500 prize to the best film.
Aboriginal feature film development
The Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program, launched by Telefilm Canada, in partnership with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and the National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI) encourages established Aboriginal audiovisual professionals to move into feature film.
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