The Canadian Film Centre's Prime Time Program Deadline Approacheth ...

If you're an aspiring film maker here in Canada you should already be well familiar with the Canadian Film Centre. Not only do they run the Worldwide Short Film Festival - which should be announcing all sorts of good stuff soon - but they're also a major developer of local talent, being one of the driving forces behind Paul Fox's The Dark Hours and Vincenzo Natali's Cube, to name just a pair of Twitch-y sorts of projects they've brought to fruition. Well, they do TV to, and if you're looking at exploring how the industry works up here this is a good way to do it.

Here's their official pitch:

DREAM IT. LEARN IT. WRITE IT.
PRIME TIME TELEVISION PROGRAM

“I can trace a direct line from The Best Years all the way back to my year of study at the CFC. To call my experience at the Film Centre 'invaluable' would be an understatement." Aaron Martin, The Best Years, Global Television

The CFC’s Prime Time Television Program is recognized within the industry as an essential source for trained writers and newly developed projects for the television marketplace.

Through industry driven training our residents learn to write for episodic television in a collaborative environment, acquire real on the job skills, meet industry contacts and develop and pitch their own original series.

Application deadline: Wed, May 16th, 2007. For complete information on eligibility, the application package and program details, please visit: www.cfccreates.com

The CFC's Prime Time Porgram page is here.