TORONTO — Ontario’s minister of tourism, culture and sport, Lisa MacLeod, was at the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) on Sunday to announce the provincial government is providing a $350,000 grant to the nationally recognized film school and training centre for creators and entrepreneurs working in the film, television and new media industries.
“Ontario’s talented content producers and other industry professionals showcase all that our province has to offer,” said Minister MacLeod in a news release. “We’re ready to share it with the world by investing in the Canadian Film Centre’s television and film training activities to grow this important $1.9 billion-dollar industry.”
CFC training programs are intensive, hands-on and delivered by leading industry professionals. They target producers, directors, writers, actors, musicians and editors who already have experience in feature film and television production, and provide them with opportunities to establish and expand their business networks in Canada and abroad.
“The Canadian Film Centre plays a vital role in empowering Canadian creative and entrepreneurial talent, and we are pleased by Minister MacLeod’s recognition and support. Working together, we will continue to generate world-class content, products and companies for the global marketplace,” added Christina Jennings, chair of the board of directors for CFC, and chairman and CEO of Shaftesbury.
Minister MacLeod has also committed to host three roundtables with sector leaders to explore collaboration opportunities to grow Ontario’s film, television and new media industries.
CFC was founded by Canadian filmmaker Norman Jewison in 1988 and marked its 30-year anniversary in 2018.
