A complete immersion in the art and craft of dramatic filmmaking, the Cineplex Entertainment Film Program offers residents the opportunity to hone their talent while building strategic relationships in the industry. Over five-and-a-half months, producers, editors, writers and directors are joined by illustrious storytellers and industry professionals who inspire, question and challenge our filmmakers to elevate their craft.  In 2011 over 150 guests joined us over five and a half months, including Film Program Chair Paul Haggis, Guillermo del Toro, John Patrick Shanley, Jason Resnick, Kari Skogland, Dan Goldberg, Luc Montpellier, Vincenzo Natali, David Frankel, Reginald Harkema, Mike White and many more.

Through the program, filmmakers develop technical and collaborative skills, while refining and challenging their artistic expression in an intensely demanding, creative and professional environment. Residents take their feature projects through rigorous development, preparing their scripts for production consideration in both the Canadian and International markets. The program develops and packages over fifteen feature projects each year and filmmakers are given an opportunity to flex their production muscles through a number of unique production exercises. With a focus on entrepreneurial spirit, the program maintains a balance between the artistic and commercial aspects of the filmmaking industry, while nurturing originality and fostering creative risk-taking. Alumni of the Film Program have gone on to play key roles in shaping the international film landscape.

Film Program residents are guided each year by a number of prolific mentors. For a full list of the 2011 Mentors, please click here

See what our alumni and faculty have to say about their experiences in the Directors' Lab, Producers' Lab, Writers' Lab, and Editors' Lab. 

	“I MADE INCREDIBLE LASTING RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CFC EDITORS' LAB, WHILE BUILDING MY SKILLS AS A FEATURE EDITOR.”
	- Matthew Hannam,  Editor, PASSENGER SIDE