The following is a list of selected Canadian academic institutions and training programs offering programs relating to film, television and new media.

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
National Apprenticeship Training Program
Located: national placements
Founded: 1984
Program: NATP is designed to provide hands-on apprenticeship experience within a professional environment for students who have completed post-secondary film, television, communications or related studies. Its purpose is to expose talented students to the labor market through paid training on professional productions
Students apprentice on a 12-week training program, which may include a number of different productions in their area of interest, and receive an honorarium of $375 per week for each week of training. Training may be undertaken between May 2008 and March 2009. Application entry deadline: March 2008
Number of students: eight to 10 apprentices per year
Eligibility: applicants must be in their final year of full-time post-secondary studies in film, television, communications, or related studies when they apply; must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants
Other initiatives: promotion, recognition, celebration of Canadian film and television through the Genie Awards, Prix Gémeaux and Gemini Awards; professional development programs.
Contact: Lara Mrkoci
Tel.: (416) 366-2227 ext. 230
Fax: (416) 366-8454
E-mail: lara@academy.ca
Website: www.academy.ca

Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
Located: Ottawa, ON
Founded: 1967
Programs: two-year diploma - broadcasting-television, professional writing, interactive multimedia developer; three-year advanced diploma - animation; graduate certificate - interactive multimedia, scriptwriting
Degrees/Certification: bachelor of information technology - interactive multimedia and design (in partnership with Carleton University), diplomas, advanced (three-year) diplomas, graduate certificates
Facilities: high-end PC labs and studios, with access to Apple and high-definition TV equipment
Number of students: (first year) broadcasting-television, 72; animation, 80; bachelor of information technology, 50; interactive multimedia developer, 82; interactive multimedia developer graduate certificate, 35; scriptwriting, 30; professional writing, 30
What's new: recently introduced a three-year advanced diploma in animation with the option of 3D animation; a three-year advanced diploma in game development; a two-year professional writing program; and converted the second-year TV studio to full digital widescreen 16:9 format
Contact: Deborah Buck
Tel.: (613) 727-4723 ext. 5503
E-mail: buckd@algonquincollege.com
Website: www.algonquincollege.com/mediaanddesign

Art Institute of Vancouver (The)
Located: Burnaby, BC
Founded: 1979; became The Art Institute of Vancouver in September 2003
Programs: animation art and design; visual effects; digital film and video; game art and design; visual and game programming; independent recording arts; professional recording arts; electronic music; graphic design
Degrees/certification: certificates, diplomas
Facilities: Maya labs; Softimage XSI labs; Final Cut Pro, combustion and Shake lab; film soundstage; foley stage; five recording studios; full 5.1 audio post mix theater with ProControl; 5.1 analog music production studio; MIDI and sound design labs; Pro Tools HD3 edit suites; Macintosh and PC labs; Internet live broadcast/streaming studio; classical animation labs; digital cameras; lighting kits; live sound kits; microphones; sound effects library; presentation theater
Number of students: 600-plus
What's new: additional 15,000 square feet of classroom and facilities space; art gallery; expanded library and resources center
Contact: assistant director of admissions
Tel.: (604) 298-5400
Fax: (604) 298-5403
E-mail: aivbinfo@aii.edu
Website: www.aiv.aii.edu

Canadian Film Centre
Located: Toronto, ON
Founded: 1988 by director Norman Jewison
Programs:
* film - directors, writers, editors, and producers labs; short dramatic film program; Feature Film Project
* TV - Prime Time Television Program; TV Pilot Program
* media lab - TELUS Interactive Art & Entertainment Program; Interactive Project Lab; Interactive Narrative Feature Program
Other initiatives: promoting and investing: CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (June 12-17, 2007), CFC Distribution, TELUS Innovation Fund
Number of students: film program, 28 residents per year; short dramatic film program, maximum five films per year; Feature Film Project, maximum three films per year; primetime TV program, eight residents per year; TV pilot program, maximum three pilots per year; TELUS Interactive Art and Entertainment Program, 10-12 residents per session (two sessions per year); interactive project lab, six projects per year; interactive narrative feature program, ongoing
Contact:
Tel.: (416) 445-1446
Fax: (416) 445-9481
E-mail: info@cfccreates.com
Website: www.cfccreates.com

Canadian Screen Training Centre
Located: Ottawa, ON
Founded: 1981
Programs: Canada's first national film and television training school, CSTC is a not-for-profit institute providing training at all levels in screenwriting, directing, producing, documentary and acting. Key programs are: Summer Institute of Film and Television (May 29 - June 3); Taking it to the Screen Weekend Workshops (November/December in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal); CSTC Project Development Studio; CSTC Youth Video Workshops
Number of students: 500 per year
Contact: Max Berdowski, executive director
Tel.: (613) 789-4720
1-800-742-6016
Fax: (613) 789-4724
E-mail: info@cstc.ca
Website: www.cstc.ca

Capilano College Film Centre
Located: North Vancouver, BC
Founded: full-time certificate motion picture production program since 1997; diploma program in motion picture production (second year) since 2001; advanced diploma in motion picture production since 2005; documentary and small-unit production diploma program since 2005
Degrees/certificates: certificate, diploma, advanced diploma
Programs: motion picture production; industry craft training programs in grip, lighting, set dressing, costuming, cinematography; acting for the camera
Facilities: soundstage; digital cameras, including 24p and HD; advanced location sound recording packages; Final Cut Pro 5 editing and Mac G5 Labs; Pro Tools sound editing and mixing; Adobe After Effects; industry-standard grip and lighting equipment; two workshops for set dec; access to 300-seat theater; access to traditional and computer animation; graphic design and music departments; maintains close ties to the film industry via instructors actively involved in B.C. and Hollywood production
Number of students: approximately 300 annually (first-year motion picture production limited to 120)
Contacts: Bill Thumm, program coordinator, motion picture production; Jane Still, coordinator, craft training programs
Tel.: (604) 990-7867
Fax: (604) 990-7868
E-mail: bthumm@capcollege.bc.ca
jstill@capcollege.bc.ca
Website: www.capcollege.bc.ca

Centennial College Centre for Creative Communications
Located: Toronto, ON
Founded: Centre for Creative Communications - 1994
Programs: broadcasting and film - (broadcast) writing, producing, shooting, reporting and editing of television news, documentaries and entertainment programming; (film) scriptwriting, single-camera production, producing, directing, editing, camerawork, audio recording, sound design; new media design - intensive hands-on, technology-oriented program; digital animation - combines traditional, creative and technical skills; game design and development - hands-on, creative, design and storytelling focused program.
Degrees/certificates: three-year advanced diploma in broadcasting and film; one-year certificate in new media design; two-year diploma in digital animation/game design and development
Facilities: 16,500-square-foot television studio; broadcast video, audio and post-production facilities; digital imaging labs with the latest software; library and digital resource center
Number of students: broadcasting and film, 45; new media design, 27 per intake; digital animation, 15 per year; game design, 15 per year
Contact: Paul Koidis, manager, communications, marketing and development
Tel.: (416) 289-5100
toll-free (Ontario) 1-800-268-4419
Fax: (416) 289-5106
E-mail: thecentre@centennialcollege.ca
Website: www.thecentre.centennialcollege.ca

Centre for Arts and Technology
Located: Kelowna, BC, Fredericton, NB, Halifax, NS Founded: 2001
Programs: 3D animation; 3D game animation; audio engineering; digital filmmaking; graphic & digital media design; event & talent management; information technology
Degrees/certification: one-year certificates/diplomas
Facilities: Softimage XSI labs; Final Cut Pro; film soundstage including dolly and track system, jib arm system and green screen; compositing theater; foley stage; recording studio with full 5.1 audio post mix theater; analog music production studio; MIDI and sound design labs; Pro Tools HD1 edit suite and Pro tools 002/LE stations; Macintosh and PC labs; classical animation labs; digital cameras; lighting kits; live sound kits, microphones, sound effects library and presentation theater
Number of students: approximately 300 per year
What's new: In 2007, Kelowna film students shot an independent feature film in the Okanagan Valley
Contact: Kellie Grant, program advisor
Tel.: (250) 870-2787
E-mail: kgrant@digitalartschool.com
Website: www.digitalartschool.com

Concordia University, Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
Located: Montreal, QC
Founded: cinema degree program since early 1970s; became Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in 1997
Programs: animation, production, film studies (digital and analog approaches)
Degrees: BFA, MA, MFA
Facilities: interactive teaching environment; shooting studio; professional screening rooms; Avid editing; Pro Tools sound editing; sound recording and mixing studios; sound archive; digital animation lab; full complement of digital and analog equipment
Number of students: annual admissions of new students into BFA programs: animation, 45; film production, 60; film studies, 75; MA film studies, 15; MFA studio arts (film production option), eight
What's new: students continue to receive top awards at international festivals
Contact: Amely Jurgenliemk, administrator
Tel.: (514) 848-2424 ext. 4667
Fax: (514) 848-4255
E-mail: cinema@concordia.ca
Website: cinema.concordia.ca

Confederation College
Located: Thunder Bay, ON
Founded: 1973
Program: film production
Degrees/certification: diploma (two-year)
Facilities: Super 16 (Arris and Aatons); nonlinear editing (48 stations); lighting, sound and grip for location work
Number of students: one intake, 48 students in September
What's new: new facility with foley, ADR and audio post
Contact: Dennis Austin
Tel.: (807) 473-3817
E-mail: daustin@confederationc.on.ca
Website: www.conflix.com

Creative Women Workshops Association - Women in the Director's Chair Workshop
Located: Vancouver, BC and Banff, AB
Founded: 1997
Program: presented in partnership by CWWA, The Banff Centre and ACTRA, WIDC is a national professional development program that takes mid-level women directors through all components of professional dramatic media production - from script to screen. The modular workshop combines classroom theory with hands-on opportunities to develop, shoot and edit original material, working with senior mentors and professional actors and crews
Number of participants: eight annually
Contact: Carol Whiteman, WIDC producer
Tel.: (604) 913-0747
1-877-913-0747
Fax: (604) 913-0747
1-877-913-0747
E-mail: carol@creativewomenworkshops.com
Website: www.creativewomenworkshops.com
www.banffcentre.ca/bnmi
www.actra.ca

Emily Carr Institute Art + Design + Media
Located: Vancouver, BC
Founded: 1925 (as Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts); photography and film departments established in 1968; bachelor degree programs began in 1995
Programs: animation, film, video and integrated media bachelor degree programs include film and video production, installation and performance arts, sound, digital and interactive arts, motion graphics, compositing, 3D computer animation, experimental animation, commercial animation, special effects; continuing studies classes also offered in many of these subjects
Degrees: bachelor and applied masters degrees; non-credit continuing studies programs
Facilities: film, video, animation and sound production, recording and editing suites; specialized computer labs, including access to dedicated professional video editing suites operating on a shared, fiber-optic storage network and large render farm; performance, installation and digital production studios
Number of students: media arts degree, 189
What's new: Intersections Digital Research Studio (14,000 sq. ft.) includes motion-capture equipment; masters of applied arts program launched in 2006; Apple certification training center
Contacts:
* Kevin Bird, associate registrar, admissions
Tel.: (604) 844-3820
E-mail: kbird@eciad.ca
* Celia Reimer, admissions advisor
Tel.: (604) 844-3813
E-mail: creimer@eciad
Website: www.eciad.ca

Fanshawe College - Contemporary Media
Located: London, ON
Founded: 1967
Programs: intensive hands-on programs including: broadcasting-radio; broadcasting-television; journalism-broadcast; media theory and production; multimedia design and production; music industry arts; photography; theater arts. Graduate programs in: advanced filmmaking, advanced multimedia, broadcast journalism-television news, broadcast television-digital post-production, photography-advanced, recording industry-audio post-production
Diplomas/certificates: two-year diplomas in multimedia design and production, broadcasting-radio, broadcasting-television, journalism-broadcast, music industry arts, photography, theater arts; one-year graduate certificates in advanced multimedia, recording industry-audio post-production, television digital post-production, television news; three-year BA in media theory and production; 45-week certificate in advanced filmmaking
Facilities: multimillion-dollar broadcast facility, television studio, recording studios, state-of-the-art computer labs, partnership with local cablecaster
Number of students: 15,000 full-time students attend Fanshawe; approximately 800 Contemporary Media students
What's new: advanced filmmaking program - launched for 2006/07, this 45-week graduate certificate program takes students from preproduction to post by providing opportunities to work in cross-functional teams to create narrative and documentary films, TV productions, and other media; advanced multimedia program - starting September 2007, this one-year graduate certificate program provides students with intense training in new media technologies, with an emphasis on web design and interactive media
Contact: Contemporary Media Division
Tel.: 519-452-4227
Fax: (519) 452-4226
Website: www.fanshawec.ca/communication

Film Training Manitoba
Located: Winnipeg, MB
Founded: April 1999
Programs: crew training, work experience program, above-the-line training, actor training
Number of participants: 2004/05 fiscal year, 876
What's new: film crew upgrade program
Contact: Hersh Binder, executive director
Tel.: (204) 989-9669
Fax: (204) 989-9660
Website: www.filmtraining.mb.ca

Gulf Islands Film and Television School
Located: Galiano Island, BC
Founded: 1995
Programs: one-week and one-month hands-on media intensives for youth, adults and teachers, with focus on dramatic video production, documentary, Super 8 film, computer animation, claymation, drama for actors, ProD, extreme and aboriginal moviemaking; seminars on media literacy, visual storytelling; technical workshops for cameras, lighting, sound
Degrees/certification: PPSEC registered
Facilities: a live/work facility; one instructor/mentor for every four students; nonlinear editing system
Contact: office
Tel.: (250) 539-5729
Fax: (250) 539-3290
E-mail: gifts@gulfislands.com
Website: www.giftsfilms.com

Humber College Institute, School of Media Studies and Information Technology
Located: Toronto, ON
Founded: about 40 years ago
Programs: film and television production; multimedia design; 3D design for broadcast; post-production techniques; television writing and producing
Degrees/certification: advanced diploma - film and television production, multimedia design and production technician, creative photography, 3D modeling and visual effects; production graduate certificates - television writing and producing, radio broadcast, 3D production for games and interactive entertainment, 3D production for broadcast design and animation, post-production techniques
Facilities: production studios and post-production facilities, based at the north campus, feature state-of-the-art learning laboratories, using equipment by Apple, Silicon Graphics, Pro Tools, and Avid
Number of students: about 200, with 75 new students accepted annually into the three-year film and TV production program; others vary by program
What's new: new television broadcast studio and communications center; three new digital production labs and editing suites.
Contact: Donna O'Brien-Sokic, professor and program coordinator, film and television production
Tel.: (416) 675-6622 ext. 4450
E-mail: donna.obrien-sokic@humber.ca
Website: www.mediastudies.humber.ca

INIS
Located: Montreal, QC
Founded: 1996
Programs: cinema (directors, writers, producers); television (directors, writers, producers); interactive media (writers, project managers, producers); documentary (directors, writers, producers)
Other initiatives: Special Project, Feature Film Project, "Portraits croisés" International Documentary Project, Interactive Project Lab
Number of students: cinema, maximum of 20 annually; television, maximum of 20 per year; interactive media, maximum of 12, twice a year
Contact:
Tel.: (514) 285-1840
Fax: (514) 285-1953
E-mail: info@inis.qc.ca
Website: www.inis.qc.ca

Lost Boys Learning
(sister company to Lost Boys Studios)
Located: Comox, BC
Founded: 2005; Lost Boys Studios founded in 1998
Programs: 3D animation and visual effects
Degrees/certification: certificate in 3D animation and visual effects
Facilities: high-end PC studio, digital camera, portable green screen
Number of students: a maximum of eight students per class
What's new: project-based learning along with guest instructors; studio tours to Vancouver; one-on-one mentor/student time; team-building activities and traditional drawing
Contact: Gillian Benard
Tel.: (250) 339-9645
E-mail: admin@lostboys-learning.com
Website: www.lostboys-learning.com

Max the Mutt Animation School
Located: Toronto, ON
Founded: 1997
Programs: classical, 2D and 3D animation
Degrees/certification: diploma and non-diploma (private career college)
Facilities: 11 studios including computer labs, life drawing studios, professional screening rooms, latest animation equipment
Number of students: 110 (full-time and part-time)
What's new: advanced fourth-year diploma where students gain 3D computer animation and production experience while working on a film project; school was one of 10 invited to enter the KAFI animation festival in the U.S.; now offering a three-year diploma in illustration for sequential arts (comic books and graphic novels); plans for an advanced fourth-year diploma program in concept art for video games and animation, to be open to graduates of either the three-year animation or three-year illustration diploma programs
Contacts: Maxine Schacker, director; Van Olson, admissions director
Tel.: (416) 703-6877
E-mail: admissions@maxthemutt.com
Website: www.maxthemutt.com

National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI)
Located: Winnipeg, MB
Incorporated: 1986
Programs: NSI provides training for emerging and mid-career Canadian writers, producers and directors working in film and television. Programs include training for short film, feature film, international marketing, and producing and writing for television
Other initiatives: NSI FilmExchange Canadian Film Festival (Feb. 28 to March 3, 2007 in Winnipeg) offers 100% Canadian short and feature films plus professional development opportunities covering a wide range of film, television and interactive media issues
Facilities: participants from across Canada come together for short, intensive training sessions and then return to their home regions to develop their projects with local mentors
Number of students: varies for each program, check the NSI website for specific program details
What's new: NSI New Voices provides an introduction to the film and television industry for aboriginal students aged between 18 and 35; according to the latest NSI Alumni Survey, 97% of respondents are working in the industry
Contact: Liz Hover, publicity and outreach
E-mail: info@nsi-canada.ca
Tel.: (204) 956-7800
1-800-952-9307
Fax: (204) 956-5811
Website: www.nsi-canada.ca

Niagara College Canada
Located: Welland, ON
Founded: broadcasting program, 1969
Programs: three-year radio, television and film program provides a foundation year where students study all three areas, specializing in their second year in radio and TV presentation, television production or film production; School of Media and Design offers programs in multimedia and a new media web design program
Degrees/certification: advanced diploma
Facilities: film screening and mixing theater with foley and ADR recording facilities; 16 digital video editing suites; nonlinear editing production lab; two multi-camera TV studios; mobile TV production truck; multitrack recording and digital audio editing facilities; Inscriber and Deko graphics systems; state-of-the-art radio newsroom; six digital audio editing suites; four audio production studios; wide range of recording formats (16mm film - Aaton and Arri SR2 cameras, DVCPRO, HD, mini DV) and digital editing systems (Avid Media Composer, Avid Xpress Studio HD, Final Cut Studio Pro HD, Final Cut Express HD, NewsBYTE)
Number of students: broadcasting program, 220 to 250 students, including 90 to 100 first-year students and 60 second- and third-year film production specialization students
What's new: After Effects training and a MediaTouch radio station automation system
Contact: Alysha Henderson, program chair coordinator; Tom Otto, program coordinator
Tel.: (905) 735-2211 ext. 7436 or ext. 7607
E-mail: ahenderson@niagarac.on.ca
totto@niagarac.on.ca
Website: www.broadcasting.niagarac.on.ca (broadcasting program)
www.niagarac.on.ca (general)

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Located: Edmonton, AB
Founded: 1962
Programs: radio and television - television news and on-air radio broadcast training; independent film and video production training program; digital and interactive media design; producer emergence program; craft and business of screenwriting
Degrees/certificates: two-year diploma radio and TV program; one-year certificate film and video program; two-year diploma digital and interactive media design program; 16-week certificate producer emergence program; eight-week certificate screenwriting program
Facilities: TV news studio/control room; large TV production studio; on-campus radio station with digital production studios; KLZ newsroom; Final Cut Pro edit suites; DVC Pro cameras; HDV; 16mm and 35mm film cameras; computer lab classrooms
Number of students: radio and TV, 60; film and video, 30; digital and interactive media design, 30; producer emergence, 15; screenwriting, 15
What's new: one-year independent film and video production training program
Contacts: radio and TV - Patrick Galenza, radio and television program chair; independent film and video training program and professional development - Cheryl Dalmer; interactive media design - Peter Hansen, program chair
Tel.: (780) 471-7400
Fax: (780) 471-8583
E-mail: registrar@nait.ca
pgalenza@nait.ab.ca
cheryld@nait.ca
phansen@nait.ca
Website: www.nait.ca (general)

Nova Scotia Community College, School of Applied Arts & New Media
Located: eight campuses across Nova Scotia
Founded: board governed since 1996
Programs: applied arts; radio and television arts; screen arts; digital animation; interactive and motion graphics; applied communication arts
Degrees/Certification: certificate, diploma and advanced diploma in various disciplines
Facilities: new production studios and post-production facilities based at new Waterfront Campus in Dartmouth, NS (opening September 2007) feature state-of-the-art learning laboratories, using equipment by Sony, SDI 16 x 9 cameras, Ross Video switchers, 360 Systems video server, inscriber graphics, Apple Final Cut Pro, Q-News software.
Number of students: 1,000 in all programs; 50-60 in two-year radio & television arts program (30 new students accepted annually); other enrolments vary by program
What's new: two new television broadcast studios and newsroom center; new digital production labs and editing suites; nine new radio studios
Contact: NSCC admissions
Tel: 1-866-679-6722
E-mail: admissions@nscc.ca
Website: www.nscc.ca

NSCAD University
Located: Halifax, NS
Founded: 1887; has offered film courses since the 1970s; film degree program began in September 2002
Programs: film production, film studies, video and intermedia art
Degrees/certification: BFA, major in film; Alliance Atlantis Graduate Program in Film is expected to admit its first students in fall 2007
Facilities: 25,000-square-foot Alliance Atlantis Academy Building, which includes a 3,000-square-foot professional soundstage equipped with acoustic baffling, 16mm film equipment, edit suites, digital sound mixing suite, high-end digital video cameras, professional lighting, grip and sound gear, and a growing prop and set collection.
Number of students: currently, 40
What's new: sound recording and mixing facilities as well as a film animation studio created in cooperation with the Atlantic Filmmaker's Cooperative; the NSCAD library recently received 164 Canadian films and videos from the Canada Council Art Bank
Contacts:
* Sam Fisher, assistant professor (film)
Tel.: (902) 494-8309
Fax: (902) 425-4021
E-mail: sfisher@nscad.ca
* Terrence Bailey, director of admissions
Tel.: (902) 494-8129
Fax: (902) 425-2987
E-mail: admissions@nscad.ca
Website: www.nscad.ca

Ontario College of Art & Design
Located: Toronto, ON
Founded: 1876
Programs: integrated media program combines an experiential, studio-based education with liberal studies
Degrees/certification: bachelor of fine arts, bachelor of design
Facilities: high-end digital video and 16mm film cameras; digital audio studio with 5.1 mixing; shooting studio; professional lighting; interactive electronics and multimedia editing facilities with high-speed network
Number of students: 173 (integrated media program)
What's new: documentation practices, a studio course that requires students to consider various stages of production, and to produce a short work, installation or web-based piece that engages in documentation practices; virtual communities cross-disciplinary course
Contacts:
* Blake Fitzpatrick, dean, faculty of art
Tel.: (416) 977-6000 ext. 296
E-mail: bfitzpatrick@ocad.ca
* b.h. Yael, chair, integrated media
Tel.: (416) 977-6000 ext. 207
E-mail: bhyael@ocad.ca
* Jan Sage, director, admissions and recruitment
Tel.: (416) 977-6000 ext. 236
E-mail: admissions@ocad.ca
Website: www.ocad.ca

Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology
Located: London, ON
Founded: 1983
Program: audio recording technology
Degrees/certification: diploma
Facilities: six comprehensive on-site studios, including a CPU-based, all-digital Pro Tools HD3 control room; RADAR/MDM/Sony ATR "classic" music recording studio; Pro Tools/MIDI-based desktop production studio; Pro Tools HD audio post suite; recording engineering lecture studio; 5.1 lecture theater; acoustics research lab and screening room; Pro Tools editing lab stations
Number of students: 60 annually
What's new: audio for pictures rec/edit/mix, with Pro Tools HD, surround monitoring, and perf screen
Contact: Joanne Goveas (admissions), Bob Breen (placement)
Tel.: (519) 686-5010 ext. 22
Fax: (519) 686-0162
E-mail: inquiry@oiart.org
Website: www.oiart.org

O'Sullivan College Centre for Film & Television Crew Training
Located: Montreal, QC
Founded: 2003
Programs: one-year, hands-on program geared for technical jobs on a film, video and television set; specifically targeted to camera, sound, editing, post-production, set design and production management
Degrees/certification: attestation of collegial studies
Facilities: TV studio, equipped with professional cameras, control room and professional lighting system; soundproof recording room; multimedia projection room; two media labs with computer workstations for video editing and sound editing; Avid Xpress Pro; Digidesign Pro Tools; Sony Vegas; Sony DVD Architect
Number of students: 60 new admissions annually
Contact: program director
Tel.: (514) 866-4622
1-800-621-8055
Fax: (514) 866-6663
E-mail: admission@osullivan.edu
Website: www.osullivan.edu

Praxis Centre for Screenwriters
Located: Vancouver, BC
Founded: 1986
Programs: two national screenwriting competitions per year (June 30, Dec. 1); intensive script development workshops for screenwriters; script readings service; story editing internships; script analysis; various short courses, seminars and lectures on screenwriting and filmmaking
Degrees/certification: none, but affiliated with Simon Fraser University's School for Contemporary Arts Film Program
Facilities: offices and extensive library of screenplays, screenwriting/film books, and industry directories
Number of students: 12 per year into competitive fall and spring script development workshops; short courses have 12 to 100, depending on format
What's new: new website with searchable library catalogue; expanding "scripts for option" page on website to expose Canadian scripts to more producers
Contact: Patricia Gruben, director; Michael Boucher, program manager
Tel.: (604) 268-7880
Fax: (604) 268-7882
E-mail: praxis@sfu.ca
Website: www.praxisfilm.com

Red Deer College Motion Picture Arts
Located: Red Deer, AB
Founded: 2001
Programs: post-diploma dual-stream (acting and production) applied degree starting at year three (incoming students must already have a diploma or at least two years of previous training or industry experience) - motion picture production, screenwriting, directing, editing, film and television business, pitching, producing, acting, auditioning, motion picture technology; fourth-year practicum has no scheduled classes and can include a mix of direct industry experience and/or mentored independent project work (including feature production) with 24/7 access to equipment and facilities
Degrees/certification: advanced certificate, applied degree (bachelor of applied motion picture arts)
Facilities: large dedicated soundstage; green screen; complete 24p camera packages (miniDV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50) including Panasonic SDX900; Arri lighting; location sound recording; extensive grip including butterfly, camera dolly, track and jib; scenery and props construction facilities with access to costumes, firearms and weaponry; private Final Cut Studio HD editing suites and laptops including Shake; large sound effects library; frequent collaboration with music and theater departments; instructors are working filmmakers with close ties to film industry; low student/teacher ratio
Number of students: third year, 24 (12 production, 12 acting); fourth year, up to 24
What's new: real-life pitching sessions with top industry producers; ongoing technology upgrades and additions; extensive guest workshop series and field trips; financial assistance to fourth-year productions
Contacts:
* Don Armstrong, head of production
Tel.: (403) 342-3342
E-mail: don.armstrong@rdc.ab.ca
* Larry Reese, head of acting
Tel.: (403) 342-3524
E-mail: larry.reese@rdc.ab.ca
Website: www.rdc.ab.ca

Ryerson University - Radio and Television Arts
Located: Toronto, ON
Founded: 1948
Programs: a four-year degree program in broadcast media production that includes core courses in EFP, digital media, TV studio, audio, audio post and radio writing and production, with numerous electives ranging from media management and regulation to children's TV and documentary
Degrees/certification: BA (RTA)
Facilities: (Rogers Communications Centre) RTA - three broadcast TV studios, including one full HD studio equipped with a Ross Synergy 2 MD switcher; 30 field production camera units, including three HD cameras; 23 audio/video workstations; two surround-sound mixing studios; one multi-track mixing studio; 25-station digital media lab; shared facilities include 27 Final Cut Pro video editing stations, including two HD online FCP conform suites and an Avid Media Composer Adrenaline HD suite; a 34-station visual computing lab for 3D animation; radio and television newsrooms
Number of students: RTA, 588
Contact: Radio and Television Arts
Tel.: (416) 979-5000 ext. 5107
Website: www.ryerson.ca

Ryerson University - School of Image Arts
Located: Toronto, ON
Founded: founded in 1948 when Ryerson was established (originally Film and Photography); renamed School of Image Arts in 1997
Programs: production options in film, new media and photography, including courses in producing, directing, cinematography and lighting, writing for film, the business of film, new media, visual studies, film history and theory, documentary and narrative production as well as dramatic film
Degrees/certification: BFA (Image Arts, with production option listed); MFA degree in documentary media; MA in photo preservation
Facilities: fully equipped soundstage; sound recording facilities; video and sound editing facilities; motion picture processing lab; interactive classrooms including the Universal Studios teaching facility, which includes HD projection capacity; access to video post-production facilities at the Rogers Communications Centre on the Ryerson campus
Number of students: Image Arts, 672
Contact: School of Image Arts
Tel.: (416) 979-5167
Fax: (416) 979-5139
Website: www.imagearts.ryerson.ca

SAIT Polytechnic
Located: Calgary, AB
Founded: 1921; television, stage and radio, 1967; cinema, television, stage and radio, 1980; multimedia, 1999; new media production and design, 2001; film and video production, 2005; radio, television and broadcast news, 2005
Programs: film and video production - research, writing, performing, production and post-production of films and videos; new media production and design - graphic design, digital audio and video, web design, interactive computer design, 2D and 3D animation, projects and portfolios; radio, television and broadcast news - research, writing, performing, production and post-production of radio and TV projects, operation of web radio station, news, sports and weather reporting
Degrees/certification: two-year diploma
Facilities: two three-camera TV studios/control rooms; set construction workshop; film mixing theater; wide array of field audio and video equipment; Arri SR3 Super 16 film camera; high-definition and standard-def video cameras; wide array of sound and lighting equipment; eight video edit suites (five digital Avid and Final Cut Pro); two 32-seat Macintosh labs; one 32-seat Pentium 4 lab with a variety of software; digital video and still cameras; streaming video server
Number of students: approximately 300; annual intakes - film and video production, 30; new media production and design, 64; radio, TV and broadcast news, 68
Contact: Dick Bourne, academic coordinator
Tel.: (403) 284-8994
Fax: (403) 284-7238
E-mail: dick.bourne@sait.ca
fvp.info@sait.ca (film and video)
rtbn.info@sait.ca (radio and TV)
nmpd.info@sait.ca (new media)
Website: www.sait.ca

Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Located: Oakville, ON
Founded: Sheridan founded in 1967; advanced television and film started in September 2000; bachelor of applied arts/animation started in September 2003
Programs: bachelor of applied arts/animation, advanced television and film, media arts, journalism, computer animation, digital visual effects, digital character animation
Degrees/certificates/diplomas: bachelor of applied arts/animation; advanced diploma in media arts; diploma in broadcast journalism; graduate certificate in new media, film and TV, computer animation, digital visual effects, digital character animation
Facilities: video post-production and broadcast center; digital learning lab and studio; multimedia design and production studio; digital imaging studio; digital animation research lab; animation design and development studio; SCAET presentation auditorium; 5.1 surround-sound audio recording studio with Digidesign Pro Tools HD editing capability, two additional Pro Tools HD editing suites; foley sound recording studio; three Media Composer Adrenaline HD editing stations; three Avid Symphony editing stations; three Avid Media Composer editing stations; DVD authoring facility equipped with DVD Studio Pro; compositing and VFX lab equipped with Combustion, MotionBuilder, and Boujou Bullet 2; broadcast television studio
Number of students: advanced television and film, 45; media arts, 200; animation, 400; journalism, 150
Contact: Angela Stukator, associate dean animation and gaming; Sandy McKean, associate dean media arts, film, television and journalism
Tel.: (905) 845-9430
E-mail: angela.stukator@sheridaninstitute.ca
sandy.mckean@sheridaninstitute.ca
Website: www.sheridaninstitute.ca

Simon Fraser University School for the Contemporary Arts
Located: Burnaby, BC
Founded: film program in 1992
Programs: film and video production; film sound; history and esthetics of cinema; cinematography and lighting; studies in documentary film and video; directing and acting for film and video
Degrees/certification: BFA, major in film, extended minor in film, minor in film and video studies; MFA, interdisciplinary studies
Facilities: supports 16mm film and video with studio and location shoots, optical printing equipment, digital editing suites and digital sound studios
Number of students: admits 24 first-year students annually; fall 2007 admission deadline, March 12
What's new: newly acquired Super 16mm camera; continually increasing editing facilities
Contact: School for the Contemporary Arts
Tel.: (604) 291-3363
E-mail: ca@sfu.ca
Website: www.sfu.ca/sca

Toronto Film College
Located: Toronto, ON
Founded: 2003
Programs: film arts and production; dramatic arts; scriptwriting; film promotion and distribution; digital post-production
Degrees/certification: diplomas, certificates
Facilities: all the latest in cameras and software, including HD technology; off-site location for SFX
Number of students: classes are up to 15 students
What's new: students not only learn filmmaking and create student films, but work together to write, shoot, edit and promote a professional short action film
Contact: admissions
Tel.: (416) 484-1577
1-800-568-8090
Fax: (416) 484-1567
E-mail: tfc@torontofilmcollege.ca
Website: www.torontofilmcollege.ca

Trebas Institute - Toronto
Located: Toronto, ON
Founded: 1979
Programs: film and television production and post-production; audio engineering and production; entertainment management; event management
Degrees/certification: one-year diploma programs
Facilities: Arriflex motion picture camera, Sony and Canon video cameras; video editing suites - Avid, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools; sound design studios - Pro Tools HD, Cubase, 24-track analog and digital recording studios; TV studio.
Number of students: 25 to 50 students, each of three startups per year
What's new: Academy Award-winning instructors and graduates (sound mixer for The Passion of the Christ)
Contact: admissions office
Tel.: (416) 966-3066
E-mail: info@trebas.com
Website: www.trebas.com

Trebas Institute - Montreal
Located: Montreal, QC
Founded: 1979
Programs: film and television production, audio engineering, sound design, entertainment management; instruction offered in English and French
Degrees/certification: one-year diploma programs (attestation of collegial studies, Ministry of Education of Quebec)
Facilities: Arriflex motion picture camera, Sony video cameras; video editing suites - Avid, Pro Tools; sound design studios - Pro Tools HD, Cubase, 24-track analog and digital recording studios; TV studio
Number of students: 25 to 50 students, each of three startups per year
What's new: Academy Award-winning instructors and graduates (sound mixing for The X-Files and The Sopranos, Jutra Award winner for Ma vie en cinemascope)
Contact: admissions office
Tel.: (514) 845-4141
E-mail: infomtl@trebas.com
Website: www.trebas.com

University of British Columbia Department of Theatre, Film & Creative Writing
Located: Vancouver, BC
Founded: approximately 1982
Programs: 16mm film production, film studies
Degrees/certification: (UBC film program) BFA with a major in film production; MFA in film production; BA minor in film studies; MA in film (history/theory/criticism)
Facilities: editing suites, sound room, video library and resource center
Number of students: admits 15 undergraduate students per year into film production; two to four students each year at graduate level
Contact: Brian McIlroy, student advisor
Tel.: (604) 822-6037
Fax: (604) 822-0508
E-mail: film@interchange.ubc.ca
bmcilroy@interchange.ubc.ca
Website: www.film.ubc.ca

University of British Columbia Continuing Studies - Computers, Media & Technology
Located: Vancouver, BC
Founded: approximately 1982
Programs: business and management training including entertainment law, marketing and distribution, film and TV financing, budgeting, production management and professional development for the film, TV and entertainment industry
Degrees/certification: certificate in entertainment administration, launched 2003, full-time/part-time (evenings and weekends)
Facilities: UBC Robson Square, centrally located in downtown Vancouver; state-of-the art facilities
Number of students: approximately 12 to 15 full-time students per term; additional part-time students, class maximum, 20
What's new: Part-time certificate now available; courses also open to individual registrations
Contact: Fiona McAuley
Tel.: (604) 822-7525
Fax: (604) 822-1499
E-mail: fiona.mcauley@ubc.ca
Website: www.tech.ubc.ca

University of New Brunswick Film Program
Located: Fredericton, NB
Founded: film courses since 1988; standalone program since 2000
Programs: film studies, film production
Degrees/certification: new film minor (interdisciplinary, including both film studies and film production), in effect fall 2007; film certificate offered through the College of Extended Learning (can be done with degree program)
Facilities: production facilities; editing suites; 35mm projectors; 16mm film gear
Number of students: not a limited enrollment program
Contact: Temenuga Trifonova, director of film
Tel.: (506) 458-7564
Fax: (506) 453-5069
E-mail: temenuga@unb.ca
Website: www.unbf.ca
extend.unb.ca/part_time/cfilm.html (film certificate program)

University of Regina Media Production and Studies
Located: Regina, SK
Founded: 1960s
Programs: film, video and new media production; film theory and esthetics; Canadian cinema
Degrees/certification: BFA in production, BA/BA Honours in film studies
Facilities: nine Avid Xpress DV suites; production studio; animation suite; 16mm flatbed suites; Mac G4 DV suite; nonlinear audio stations; undergraduate digital media lab shared with the Department of Computer Science
Number of students: 150
What's new: electroaccoustic composition and creation lab shared with the Department of Music
Contact: Department of Media Production & Studies
Tel.: (306) 585-4796
Fax: (306) 585-4439
E-mail: film@uregina.ca
Website: www.uregina.ca/finearts

Vancouver Film School
Located: Vancouver, BC
Founded: 1987
Programs: foundation visual art and design; acting essentials; acting for film and television; 3D animation and visual effects; classical animation; digital character animation; digital design; entertainment business management; film production; game design; makeup design for film and television; sound design for visual media; writing for film, TV and interactive media
Degrees/certification: diplomas, certificates
Facilities: state-of-the-art equipment; facilities open 24/7
Number of students: 1,500 school-wide
What's new: a one-year entertainment business management diploma program
Contact: admissions
Tel.: (604) 685 5808
1-800-661-4101
E-mail: admissions@vfs.com
Website: www.vfs.com

Victoria Motion Picture School
Located: Victoria, BC
Founded: 1989
Programs: eight-month acting for the screen program; eight-month motion picture production program
Degrees/certificates: full-time certificates
Facilities: intensive training with digital video, film and Betacam; complete studio facility with in-house crab dolly, professional lighting and grip gear
Tel.: 1-888-522-3456 (toll free)
E-mail: vmps@vicfilm.com
Fax: (250) 388-7349
Website: www.vicfilm.com

Women in Film and Television-Toronto (WIFT-T)
Located: Toronto, ON
Founded: 1984; incorporated 1987
Programs: WIFT-T offers a year-round slate of training and business skills development seminars and workshops, networking events, mentorship and industry awards; programs include Telefilm Executive Management Program, NBC Universal Development Incubator, CBC Canadian Reflections Award, Kodak New Vision Fellowship, Alliance Atlantis Diversity in Broadcasting Internship, Quebecor Banff Mentorship Award, Producers Internship
Degrees/Certification: WIFT-T has partnered with the Schulich Executive Education Centre at the Schulich School of Business, York University, and Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning to offer a senior- and junior-level certification course as part of the Business Learning Initiative. The programs will be available in 2008.
Number of participants: WIFT-T serves 850 members; 3,000 program participants annually
What's new: recently launched the website Canadianfilmmaker.com, an online resource on the business of feature filmmaking in Canada; will host the WIFT International Summit in Toronto from July 16-19.
Contact: Sue Sheridan, executive director
Tel.: (416) 322-3430 ext. 223
E-mail: ssheridan@wift.com
Website: www.wift.com

York University Department of Film
Location: Toronto, ON
Founded: 1970
Programs: hands-on professional training in film and video production (cinematography, editing, sound, directing, producing for fiction, documentary, alternative projects); screenwriting (story editing, scene writing, feature scripts); in-depth academic studies in film history, theory and criticism (Canadian, international, documentary, alternative cinema) at both the undergraduate and graduate level
Degrees/certification: BA, BA Honours, BFA Honours, MA, MFA
Facilities: 500-seat cinema with Christie Digital projector and 19-speaker Dolby Digital surround sound; one 80-seat and three 30-seat screening rooms with film and LCD projection; 2,000-square-foot soundstage; 1,130-square-foot studio with lighting grid; 1,000-square-foot multi-track foley recording and Pro Tools HD mixing studio; 40 Final Cut Pro and nine Avid Xpress Pro editing suites; eight Pro Tools audio editing suites; digital media lab and screening room with video, audio and graphic workstations, scanners, plasma monitor and LCD projection facilities; Avid Adrenaline HD online conform suite; HDV, DVCAM, Super 8, 16mm and Super 16mm film camera equipment; equipment loan gallery (HDV, DVCAM, DAT, grip gear, etc.), maintenance shop; Sound and Moving Image Library with more than 15,000 films, videos, DVDs
Number of students: 425 total; 100 undergraduates and 20 to 25 graduate students admitted each year
Contact: Faculty of Fine Arts, student services office
Tel.: (416) 736-5135
Fax: (416) 736-5447
E-mail: finearts@yorku.ca
Website: www.yorku.ca/finearts/film