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Reelworld E20 Program
Reelworld E20 Program
Reelworld E20 Program
Reelworld E20 Program
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The Reelworld E20 Program
The Reelworld Emerging 20 is tailored to support writers and is streamed into two specific areas: Series and Film. Ten Candidates will be chosen for each stream. The Candidates will be taken through a part-time 6 month program to polish screenplays into a final draft. The E20 program wraps up in September with one-on-one pitch sessions designed to hone their pitching skills and develop their network. The program offers an excellent opportunity to work with story editors and industry professionals who help guide the writing process and share industry insights into the Canadian screen industry.
The 2024 program runs from April to September
2024 Film Participants
2024 Series Participants
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I am eternally grateful to Reelworld Film Festival for its support and faith in me, as a first-generation Tamil filmmaker. I've been working in the screen industries for just over 10 years now and it is only with Reelworld's nomination through the E-20 Program, that I was in the position to receive funding for my first feature drama This Place, through Telefilm Canada's Talent to Watch Program. For artists like me, who did not go to film school or follow a "traditional" path, Reelworld is a space that creates direct access for marginalized and often-excluded filmmakers to realize their dreams. I entered the program with the hopes that I could work towards making my dream of bringing this project to fruition. Through the mentorship I received, I submitted the project for consideration, which was then championed by the Reelworld team, resulting in our success in receiving funding to finally make the film.
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V. T. Nayani
Artist and Story Teller
Access to Funding
E20 Alumni qualify to apply to Telefilm’s Talent to Watch Program through the Industry stream with Reelworld and if selected offers up to $250,000 for fiction feature films and $150,000 for feature length documentaries.
The E20 program provides workshops and mentorships geared towards preparing a final script.
Skills Training
Pitching Opportunities
E20 participants are given the opportunity to meet, and pitch their projects at personal, one-on-one meetings with executive producers, directors, broadcasters, funders, agents, distributors, and union reps.
E20 participants have the opportunity to network with Reelworld Producer Program participants and foster collaborative relationships with the goal to move their script into development.
Networking
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
Upcoming Reelworld Programs & Events
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