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Support from DOC to fund tuition for two Indigenous members to attend NSI Art of Business Management

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 03:06 PM PST

The National Screen Institute is excited to welcome the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) as industry scholarship sponsor for our newest program, NSI Art of Business Management – Indigenous Edition.

Through this scholarship, two Indigenous members of DOC will be guaranteed a spot in NSI Art of Business Management and have their tuition funded by the organization. This generosity will help Indigenous filmmakers and producers gain the essential business management skills needed to plan and develop their films.

DOC is a non-profit industry association which supports Canadian documentary creators.

Apply now for NSI Art of Business Management – Indigenous Edition. Applications close February 12. Read more and get application details.

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Watch: In the trenches with BIPOC storytellers panel discussion, moderated by Jesse Wente

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 11:11 AM PST

Above: Jesse Wente, Jennifer Podemski, Jennifer Holness and Nathalie Younglai

In November 2020, as part of NSI Business for Producers training, students listened in on a candid discussion featuring storytellers from underrepresented communities to better understand the challenges and barriers they have faced.

The panel was moderated by Jesse Wente, executive director of the Indigenous Screen Office, with guest panelists Jennifer Podemski (CEO, Red Cloud Studios Inc.), Nathalie Younglai (founder, BIPOC TV & Film) and Jennifer Holness (president, Hungry Eyes Media).

The panelists and the National Screen Institute felt the importance of the discussion warranted wider availability of the video so we’re releasing it publicly here.

Jennifer Podemski and Jennifer Holness are both alumni of NSI Global Marketing and Telefilm – Canada Spark Plug Program. Jennifer Holness is also an alumna of NSI Drama Prize.

While one panelist experienced technical interruptions during the discussion, this does not affect the important value of the video content.

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NSI Business for Producers is a distance learning and mentorship program designed to help up to 20 emerging producers nurture creative ideas (of all genres) while navigating the logistics and legalities of screen-based storytelling.

Specifically created for emerging producers who want to learn the essential elements of producing, this program provides instruction on the basic skill set producers need in a COVID-19 environment and beyond.

NSI Business for Producers is funded by Program Partner Canada Media Fund (CMF); Strategic Sponsors Telefilm Canada and The Winnipeg Foundation; Supporting Sponsors Corus Entertainment and Super Channel; Industry Consultants Executive Education Centre, Asper School of Business, Facilitated Solutions and People First HR Services. NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture & Heritage and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.

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