Announcement Highlights:
- Vancouver Film School offers one full-tuition and two partial scholarships to Latin American applicants for its Writing for Film, Television & Games program, with a total commitment of up to $57,500 toward developing emerging Latin American creative talent.
- Students who enroll in the one-year accelerated Writing program at Vancouver Film School learn storytelling fundamentals and can draft their first feature screenplay while choosing a specialization in feature films, television, or video games.
- VFS participates in training events organized by ficmonterrey, including master classes on women in production, documentary filmmaking, and writing workshops led by industry professionals.
One full and two partial scholarships will offer Latin American students the opportunity to study the Writing for Film, Television & Games program at VFS.
(Vancouver, BC) August 4, 2021 - Vancouver Film School (VFS) is proud to announce the return of the 2021 ficmonterrey Scholarship. Eligible Latin American applicants will have the opportunity to study at Canada’s premier entertainment-arts centre in Vancouver, Canada. One full-tuition and two partial scholarships will be offered. The deadline to apply is October 15, and winners will be announced on November 15.
The partnership between Vancouver Film School and ficmonterrey first began in 2017 when the scholarship was conceived. As with previous years, the scholarship will award the most-promising Latin American students with the opportunity to enroll in VFS’ Writing for Film, Television & Games advanced production program. The one-year accelerated program teaches students the fundamentals of storytelling, allowing them to draft their first feature screenplay. In the final half of the program, students are able to choose a specialization, either in feature films, television, or video games.
In addition, VFS will once again participate in training events organized by ficmonterrey, including a ‘women in production’ master class on August 20 with Kathian Pascal and Isadora Sanchez, a documentary master class on August 23 with Ruggero Romano, and a writing workshop on August 28 with VFS's Head of Writing for Film & Television, Michael Baser and writer/director/producer Ezell Polanco.
This scholarship has been closed.
About Vancouver Film School
In 1987, Vancouver Film School introduced the world’s first true immersion film program. Today, VFS is Canada’s premier entertainment-arts centre, offering an immersive curriculum in film, animation, video game production, VR/AR development, motion and interactive design, programming, art/production foundation, and other related programs. VFS is known for providing high-quality education in accelerated timeframes. VFS alumni are consistently credited on the most successful products in the entertainment economies.
About ficmonterrey
Founded in 2005, The Monterrey International Film Festival has established itself as one of the most significant festivals in Latin America. Every year, the film community and audiences of all ages and social conditions come together to experience stories from all over the world. With strategic partners such as the Council for Culture and the Arts of Nuevo León, the Ministry of Culture, the Autonomous University of Nuevo León and Cinépolis, the festival takes place annually in August and has screened nearly 2,800 films since its inaugural event.
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Evan Biswanger
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Vancouver Film School
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