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TELUS Optik™ Local and NSI bring screen training workshop to Fort McMurray, March 20

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 12:33 PM PST

The National Screen Institute is pleased to bring its newest training initiative in partnership with TELUS Optik Local to Fort McMurray, Alberta. The workshop, FROM CONCEPT TO CAMERA: Developing Your Story for the Screen, takes place at the McMurray Experience, Jubilee Plaza, at 9909 Franklin Avenue, on March 20 from 1 to 6 p.m.

Presented by TELUS in association with NSI, the workshop will address the development process from concept to camera. Training is delivered by NSI facilitators Rudy Thauberger, Mike Fly and Angela Heck. The workshop is open to the diverse community of producers and content creators in Fort McMurray.

Emerging filmmakers and mid-career professionals are encouraged to attend this professional development opportunity to help develop their own projects and network with other filmmakers and content creators. TELUS will also be providing information about its TELUS Optik Local grants and TELUS STORYHIVE.

Training will cover script and story development with Rudy Thauberger, development and production with Mike Fly and marketing and PR with Angela Heck. The day will conclude with a networking reception at Blue Mountain Bistro.

The workshop is free of charge but registration is required.

To register for the Fort McMurray workshop, email your name and contact information by March 16 to: OptikLocal@telus.com.

About TELUS Optik Local

TELUS Optik Local supports compelling, original stories told by filmmakers from BC and Alberta by providing production funding, training and exposure to new audiences. Programs are distributed for free on TELUS Optik TV on Demand and online.

About the National Screen Institute

Renowned for having given many emerging filmmakers, television writers and producers their first breaks, the National Screen Institute provides training and production support through courses like NSI Totally Television, NSI Drama Prize, NSI New Voices, NSI Features First, Movie Central Script to Screen, Shaw Media Diverse TV Director, NSI Aboriginal Documentary, TELUS STORYHIVE and TELUS Optik™ Local.

NSI also offers exposure through the NSI Online Short Film Festival and provides vast resources and support to those in the film, television, and digital media industry at nsi-canada.ca.

All media enquiries

Laura Friesen, Manager, Communications & Alumni Relations
Tel: 204.957.2999 or email: laura.friesen@nsi-canada.ca