Intro: Tina Alford (ACTRA)

Moderator: Michelle Wong (Corkscrew Media)

Guests: Lauren Davis (Telefilm), Yvonne Abusow (CSIF), Cameron Macgowan - Producer, Alexander Carson - Producer, Kyle Thomas - Director (The Valley Below, North Country Cinema)

Micro Budgets are the way a lot of films are currently getting made. Come and learn how you can apply to Telefilm’s micro budget funding stream, how it works with the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers (CSIF) in terms of applying and what services they offer to filmmakers, and hear from some local filmmakers the team behind The Valley Below who have been through the process. You’ll find out the best tips and tricks to make the most out of a small budget production. A must for anyone looking to make their budgets have the biggest bang.

NORTH COUNTRY CINEMA is a director-driven media arts collective based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Since 2005, we have created short and medium-length film and video content strongly rooted in personal storytelling practices. Working with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the National Film Board of Canada, the Toronto Arts Council, and Telefilm Canada, our projects have won awards and garnered critical acclaim at major festivals around the world. Our mandate is to contribute to the Canadian cultural and artistic landscape through the creation of diverse and original works of film, video, and related media.

The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is an inclusive, non-profit, arts-based society that exists to encourage film making as art, reflecting and challenging our changing cultural landscape through production and exhibition of the Filmmaker. The Mission of the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers (CSIF) is to encourage, support and endorse the production and exhibition of film in an artistic, social and cultural context. The CSIF is structured in such a way as to enable filmmakers to learn, develop and practice film making in an environment free from box office pressure, securing an integrity of product and allowing for the development of an indigenous film language. 

Part of the 2014 CIFF Industry Series. Purchase an Industry Series pass to attend.