VIFF 2022 Catalyst Mentorship Application | Vancouver International Film Festival

Application Form

Catalyst is an intimate cohort-based mentorship program that will provide 15 selected emerging filmmakers with a professional development stipend to help offset any economic impact from attending the festival, a full VIFF 2022 festival pass, one-on-one mentorship, and 8 exclusive facilitated group sessions covering all stages of production to kick-start their independent filmmaking careers. Participants are selected based on their demonstrated pursuit in creating boundary-pushing and ambitious moving image work.

Who should apply?

The Catalyst program is open to Lower Mainland-based self-identifying emerging filmmakers (directors or writer/directors) who:

have demonstrated a commitment to grow an artistic practice
are at least 19 years old when the program starts
self-identify as facing institutional barriers within mainstream film industry and/or independent filmmaking communities.
have created a film, video or moving-image project (optional)

VIFF is committed to offering opportunities to those who are often under- or misrepresented in the film industry and beyond. We value a diverse and inclusive industry that’s reflective of manifold interests and encourage applications from communities that have been marginalized based on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, neurotype, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, low income or socio-economic status, marital or family status, or status as an Indigenous person.

The application deadline is Friday July 29, 2022 at 11:59 pm PDT.

Please know that any information on this form will only be viewed by the Catalyst selection committee and will NOT be shared with other cohort members.

VIFF’s privacy policy can be found at https://viff.org/privacy-policy/

Questions?

If you require accessibility accommodations for filling out this application form, please contact Catalyst Programmer Laura Arboleda at [email protected].

Application Form

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FORUMULATE YOUR RESPONSES IN A SEPARATE DOCUMENT AS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR WORK HERE OR EDIT IT ONCE SUBMITTED.

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Year of birth(Required)

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Please feel free to self-identify here:

We recognize that some filmmakers face more barriers in creating ambitious and celebrated work-- these filmmakers may be Indigenous, Black, a person of colour, a person with disabilities, Two-Spirit, queer, trans or gender non-binary, gay, lesbian, bisexual, a newcomer, neurodiverse, low-income, or a woman. Please note that the demographic complexion of the successful cohort will be included in the post-festival reporting to funders but individual identities will remain anonymous.

Have you previously submitted a film to VIFF?(Required)

Yes

If yes, please state the title of your film and the year you submitted:

Tell us about your experience and ambitions in filmmaking. (For example, list films you've made and/or worked on, any formal education or training programs, background in other artistic practices, lived experience that informs your work, etc.).(Required)

What interests you most about the VIFF Catalyst Program? What would you hope to gain from the experience?(Required)

Optional: Have you experienced any systemic barriers or limitations on your journey towards finding success as a filmmaker? This information will inform how best to shape the content of the sessions as they address the shifting needs of the cohort. It may also assist VIFF in creating supportive programming for filmmakers.

Optional: What are your thoughts on how emerging filmmakers can best be supported?

Optional: Link to previous artist work

Please provide link and password for online viewing

Optional: CV or resume 

Please upload in pdf format

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Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 5 MB.

If selected, you would need to be available for the flagship sessions that are tentatively scheduled for: Wed, Sep 28 (evening); Fri, Sept 30 (daytime);  Sat, Oct 1 (daytime); Sun, Oct 2 (daytime); Sat, Oct 8 (daytime); Sun, Oct 9 (daytime). Are you available for those dates?(Required)

Yes

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