Below is a list of resources for emerging producers and filmmakers.

Document Templates

• New Film Project Survey

• Failure Resume

• Downloadable Workback Schedules

  • Short Film

  • Web Series

• Indie Short Film Production Checklist

  • If you are a person who is tired of making new to-do lists for every new film production project, this is the checklist for you!

• Simple Risk Register for Project Managers

• Sample Event Checklist for Visual Artists

Video Resources

Great series to learn from: 

• INSIDE Issa Rae Productions (Especially Season 2, Ep. 3 - Producing)

• Demystified S1E1 - Distribution Part 1

• Crash Course Film Production

• What Nobody Is Going To Tell You About Film Distributors - Mark Harris

• How Does A Movie Producer Read A Screenplay? - Mark Heidelberger

• The role of the Film Producer || Paula Wagner || Spotlight

• Things To Know If You Want To Become A Film Producer

• Advice for 1st time Producers - A Seat At The Production Table

• The Creative Producer: The Unsung Hero of Indie Filmmaking

• How to Produce a Music Video | Tips from a Hollywood Producer

Resources from other companies and organizations

Pitching Prep

• CBC Independent Producers Pitch Website

• Stage 32 + Netflix Present: Television Pitch Workshop

Directories for Crewing Up

• Set in Black

• We Are Here

• Hire BIPOC

• Access Reelworld

• Film in Colour

• Black Women Film Database

• Black Creatives Toronto Spreadsheet

• BIPOC Actors List

Facebook Groups

• I need a producer/fixer/crew - Canada Edition

• 2S + Queer + Trans BIPOC Filmmakers, Crew, Actors, etc

Rate Cards for Paying your Team
(or learning what is industry standard to charge)

CMPA Labour Agreements and Fees

• The link above includes rates from:

  • Writer’s Guild of Canada (WGC)

  • NABET 700-M Unifor

  • IATSE Local 411

  • Directors Guild of Canada (DGC)

  • Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)

• CARFAC Minimum Recommended Free schedule

• Animation Price Guide

Grants, Contests, Awards, and Pitching Contests

• CBC’s 100 Day Outlook

• The Big Artist Opportunities List

• ArtReach’s Grant Calendar

• No Film School’s List of Grants, Contests, and Awards

• Telefilm’s List of Calls for Entry

• Film Daily’s List of Grants

• Government of Canada Innovation, Science and Economic Development

Additional Educational Resources

• Ontario Creates’ Digital Library

• BIPOC TV & Film’s Resources

• Artist Producer Resource

• CBC, CAVCO, CMPA’s One Stop Business Workshop

• CISF - Business Affairs Basics with Sidney Chiu - Session 1 + Session 2

Tools for Project Management

• Toggl: Used for time tracking and assessing how many hours are spent on each project and various tasks

• Asana, Trello, and/or AirTable: Used for project management

• Xero or Quickbooks: Used for bookkeeping and accounting

• Google Suite: Used for a variety of things, communication, calendars, online storage, etc.

• Adobe Acrobat: For editing, signing, and adjusting PDFs

• Slack: Project Communication w/o the additional emails

• WeTransfer: Large file transfer system

• Canva: Designing visual materials

• Hedge: File transfers for on-set backups

• Bitly: Link shortener and tracker

• Mailtrack: Email tracking

Last Updated Jan 2022