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Future Indigenous Filmmakers:

THE EMPOWERED

FILMMAKER

MASTERCLASS

Presented by

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4 FREE PROGRAMS
MAY 1 - JUNE 2, 2023

MAKE YOUR OWN FILM
 
CERTIFICATIONS
GIVEAWAYS & AWARDS
PROFESSIONAL GEAR INCLUDED
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
PROMOTION & DISTRIBUTION
ONGOING MENTORSHIP 

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

The Empowered Filmmaker Masterclass is an official program to take individuals with no prior knowledge in filmmaking and shape them into self-sufficient, nimble and powerful media content creators.

Agenda
APPLY NOW
WILLIAMS LAKE

Elizabeth Grouse Gym

2674 Indian Dr,

Williams Lake, BC V2G 5K9

May 1 - 5, 2023

9:00am - 5:00pm

TERRACE

Kitsumkalum Community Hall

14295 Hwy 16W

Terrace, BC V8G 0C8

 

May 8 - 12, 2023

9:00am - 5:00pm

LETHBRIDGE

Interfaith Food Bank 

Society of Lethbridge

Lethbridge, AB T1H 0H7

May 23 - 27, 2023

9:00am - 5:00pm

KAMLOOPS AREA

Neskonlith Education Centre 

741 Chief Neskonlith Drive

BC V0E 1M0

May 29 - June 2, 2023

9:00am - 5:00pm

IN 2023 WE TRAINED 100 FILMMAKERS AND PRODUCED 42 FILMS!

AGENDA
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
Introductions & Program Overview
Empowered Filmmaker 101

Production Structure/Filmmaking Styles
Introduction to Visual Storytelling
Establishing our Production Teams
Brainstorming & Pitch Development
Script/Storyboard Creation
Interview Technique/Messaging Workshop
Technical Shooting with 4K Gimbals
Camera Movement Workshop
Video Production Workflow
On Location Filming
Importing and Organizing Footage
Editing Sequences in Adobe Premiere
Post-Production Techniques
Titles & Sound Design
Finalizing and Exporting our Films
Funding Opportunities and Distribution
Film Festival & Awards Ceremony
Official Certifications & Prizes
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
No film degree? No problem. Beginners welcome.

If you have an idea for a local story to share, we want to help you bring it to life.

In collaboration with TELUS STORYHIVE, VoVo Productions is offering a program to train, mentor and support residents of British Columbia and Alberta to each make a locally reflective short video documentary, with the filmmaking tools they have available.

Completed documentaries will be made available on TELUS Optik TV® On Demand. This program was created to provide professional support and mentorship to empower first-time documentary filmmakers in Western Canada who have a story about their community they are passionate to share.
AGENDA
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
Introductions & Program Overview
Empowered Filmmaker 101

Production Structure/Filmmaking Styles
Introduction to Visual Storytelling
Establishing our Production Teams
Brainstorming & Pitch Development
Script/Storyboard Creation
Interview Technique/Messaging Workshop
Technical Shooting with 4K Gimbals
Camera Movement Workshop
Video Productions Workflow
On Location Filming
Importing and Organizing Footage
Editing Sequences in Adobe Premiere
Post-Production Techniques
Titles & Sound Design
Finalizing and Exporting our Films
Funding Opportunities and Distribution
Film Festival & Awards Ceremony
Official Certifications & Prizes
WE HAVE TRAINED OVER
425+ INDIVIDUALS to
BE SELF-SUFFICIENT, EMPOWERED FILMMAKERS.
MEET THE TEAM
Farhan Umedaly
Lead Instructor
Aigul Kantoro
Facilitator
Skeena Bobeena
Emotional Support Dog
Team
ABOUT TELUS STORYHIVE
STORYHIVE is proud to partner with VoVo Productions to run the Community Stories program to build, empower and shape individuals with no prior knowledge in filmmaking into self-sufficient, nimble and powerful media content creators.

TELUS STORYHIVE has supported thousands of local content creators across B.C. and Alberta since 2013, providing over $52 million in production funding and creating a safe space for storytellers to hone their skills and bring the projects they care about to life. The team is proud to help empower diverse emerging content creators to tell stories that reflect their communities and culture. For more information, visit https://www.storyhive.com/
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IN our program, we honour participants who lift up others and are dedicated to positive change.
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IN THE MEDIA:
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WHAT PEOPLE SAY
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MICHELLE JONES
Secwepemc & Syilx Nation
The Empowered Filmmakers
Masterclass Workshop with Farhan was absolutely necessary and valuable not only to me as an Indigenous woman and mother, to all those that attended but even more importantly to our peoples collectively.
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JANICE ANTOINE
Lower Nicola Indian Band
Our group went from idea concept, storyboarding, shooting, editing and post production, daunting for a newbie. However, our diverse group experienced the thrill of completing our short film.
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TRENT MOREAS
Skidegate Band Council
We need to create a visual platform to assist youth to be more informed about choosing to live healthy, drug-free lives… We need to strengthen the youth with the power to achieve their own social awareness.
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