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October - November

ConneKt Film is a film community that helps filmmakers at all levels to connect, grow and succeed by centralizing all film opportunities in Toronto, including networking events, festivals, grants and job openings, right in your mailbox!

We want to cut down the time spent in looking for film opportunities and deliver this crucial information to you, so you can focus on what matters the most - your career!

October Updates

The first part of October has been very eventful for ConneKt Film and the Ontario film scene as well!

The International Film Festival of South Asia captivated audiences with its exceptional programming and thought-provoking films. It was wonderful to witness such enthusiastic engagement during the Q&A sessions—viewers’ heartfelt responses and insightful questions showed just how deeply the films resonated.

Another highlight is the celebration of the independence of the BAO (Brampton Arts Organization) as a non-profit and the launch of their new platform on October 17th. That evening felt transformative for the Brampton art scene was a true celebration of the artists in the city.

Of course, we couldn’t leave out the 48 Hour Film Project! We can't wait to see how all the projects turned out! Don’t miss the chance to catch the screenings—view the schedule here.

And with Halloween fast approaching, we hope you’ve already got your costumes ready! After that, we are one step away from thinking about Christmas presents and decorations.

Lastly, to those celebrating Diwali, we wish you a joyous and bright festival!

Grants & Awards

Deadline

Link

23 Oct

Heritage Minutes by Historica Canada

28 Oct

Canadian Screen Awards

28 Oct

CMF-ISO Interactive & Immersive Program

30 Oct

Series Fund by Rogers

1 Nov

General Admission Festivals Program by Telefilm

1 Nov

Women in Animation Scholarship

4 Nov

CMF-SODEC - Television Production (Quebec)

5 Nov

Visual Artists Creation Projects

6 Nov

Grow Grant by Ontario Trillium Foundation

12 Nov

Open Door by TAC

14 Nov

Film Fund - Production by Ontario Creates

14 Nov

Professional Development Projects by OAC

15 Nov

Lyons Canadian Film Scholarship

21 Nov

Promotion Program - Industry Initiatives Stream by Telefilm

21 Nov

Slate Development Pilot Program by CMF

25 Nov

Cultural Leadership Award

25 Nov

Artist and Instigator Award

25 Nov

Breakthrough Artist Award

25 Nov

Community Arts Award

25 Nov

Newcomer Artist Award

25 Nov

Arts For Youth Award

25 Nov

Indigenous Artist Award

28 Nov

Film Fund - Development by Ontario Creates

28 Nov

Distributor Program by CMF

Oooctober events…

Stay tuned to get the events after 10th of November! You don’t won’t to miss it!

Event Date

Link

21 Oct - 3 Nov

Reelworld Film+Summit

22-27 Oct

Barrie Film Festival

23 Oct

CMCD YA Future Impact Awards

23 Oct

ETREUM Horror Fest

24-26 Oct

Durham Region International Film Festival

24 Oct

International Peace Festival

24 Oct - 3 Nov

Windsor International Film Festival

24 Oct

Celebrating 20 Years of the European Union Film Festival

24 Oct

Horror Shorts Festival

24 Oct

AI Filmmaking Meetup

24-26 Oct

Ontario Screen Creators Conference (London, ON)

25 Oct

Tour: Department of Cinema and Media Arts at York University

25 Oct

inCONVERSATION with Patrick-Ian Polk

25 Oct

Anora with Toronto Movie Club

26 Oct

Black Queer Filmmakers Summit

26 Oct

Future Independent Media Summit

26 Oct

TD Culture Lab: Breakthrough to Writer’s Success

26 Oct

All Eyes on Us Festival

27 Oct

Comedy Cafe by Firecracker Department

29 Oct

Launch & Mixer by Listo Calisto

30 Oct

Annex Pro Presents: Unlocking the future of Media Production with Autodesk

30 Oct

BAO Open Studio+ (Brampton, ON)

31 Oct

Halloween Toronto Film & TV Industry Social Evening

1 Nov

Walking Through the Fire - Visual Album - Film World Premiere!

1 Nov

Halloween Party in a Prop House (Hamilton, ON)

1-9 Nov

Guelph Film Festival

1-2 Nov

Buffer Festival

2 Nov

Toronto Youth Shorts

2 Nov

Albanian Short Film Night

2 Nov

PIFF

5 Nov

Black Christmas Screening & Panel by Canadian Academy

6-7 Nov

ProFusion Expo by Vistek

7 Nov

Networking at Neshama Entertainment with WIFT+

7-9 Nov

Canadian Sport Film Festival

7-9 Nov

Ottawa Canadian Film Festival / OCanFlimFest

8-10 Nov

Shorts Not Pants Festival

8-10 Nov

Toronto International Music Video Festival

9 Nov

WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival

10 Nov

Vivica A. Fox Red Carpet Dinner Gala

and finally…

October Workshops

Workshops are until November 10th. We have more to come, so keep an eye for an email from ConneKt Film with more exciting opportunities! Sign up as soon as you can while there are still tickets.

Workshop date (registration by)

Link

1-23 Nov (due Oct 22)

Futures Forward Lab by BIPOC TV & Film

22 Oct

Film Distribution by CSV

23 Oct

Rewrite Workshop by CSV

23 Oct

How to Write A Compelling TV Pilot

24 Oct

Prepping for Production by Black Film Space

27 Oct (due Oct 25)

Cinematography Fundamentals by LIFT

26 Oct

Camera Theory by LIFT

26 Oct

VFX Makeup by TPL

26 Oct

3D Printing for Costumes by CAFTCAD

26 Oct

Writing for Documentaries by DOC Institute

8-10, 15-16  Nov (due Oct 27)

Lights! Camera! Learn! by WIFT+ Toronto

27 Oct

Research & Mood Boards by CAFTCAD

28 & 30 Oct

Documentary Storytelling by LIFT

29 Oct

Video Editing with Adobe Premiere Pro by TPL

31 Oct

Horror Screenwriting Workshop by Black Film Space

3 Nov (due by Nov 1)

Voice Over Techniques by LIFT

Jan-Aug 2025 (due by Nov 4)

Director Mentor Program by DGC

9 Nov

How’d They Do That? Editor by TPL

9 Nov

How to Produce a Short Film Masterclass

9 Nov

Henry’s Scarborough Video 101

10 Nov

Special Effects Breakdown by CAFTCAD

Jobs

Deadline

Link

21 Oct

Ticket Agent at TIFF

25 Oct

Administrative Assistant at IATSE Local 357 

27 Oct

Company 3 Post Production Mentorship

28 Oct

Financial Coordinator at CSV

28 Oct

Delegate & Guest Services Intern at Reel Asian

30 Oct

Facilities Coordinator at CFC

1 Nov

Coordinator, Next Wave at TIFF

Open until filled

TV Department Coordinator at Lionsgate

Open until filled

Manager, Content Production at Shaftesbury

Open until filled

Pre-Production Producer at House of Cool

Open until filled

Manager, Content Programming Film Broker) at Landmark Cinemas

Open until filled

Office Production Coordinator at Sittu Group

Open until filled

Bookkeeper at WIFT+ Toronto

Open until filled

CG Supervisor at MPC

Open until filled

Warehouse Associate at Film & Event Solutions

Open until filled

Teacher at Second City

Open until filled

Supervising Producer, Video at The Canadian Press

Open until filled

In School Film Instructor - Film Camp in A Box

Open until filled

Manager at Sandy Nicholson

Open until filled

Assistant Business Representative at Canadian Actors’ Equity Association

Open until filled

Assistant Manager, Ticket Operations at Starvox Entertainment/Lighthouse Immersive

Open until filled

Accounting Clerk at Hot Docs

Open until filled

Story Editor/Story Producer at Media Entertainment Network Inc.

Open until filled

Audio Visual Assistant/Assistant Editor at Saints Editorial

Open until filled

Cinematographer/Editor at Cineverse (Woodbridge, ON)

Open until filled

Generator Technician at Sunbelt Rentals Film & TV (formerly WFW)

Open until filled

Heavy Trucks and Coach Mechanic at Sunbelt Rentals Films & TV

Open until filled

Freelance Driver/Swing at 2D House

Open until filled

VFX Art Director at Rodeo FX

Did we miss any grants, events, workshops or jobs?

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