On Screen Manitoba

Working closely with the Executive Director, Tara Walker and Marketing & Membership Manager, Angie Lamirande, Megan will help On Screen Manitoba serve our members by assisting with our communications, events, fundraising, administration and membership services.

Megan will be with On Screen Manitoba in a contract until March 31, 2008.

"The first 20 were the toughest

On Friday, September 28th, the Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association (MMPIA), Film Training Manitoba (FTM) and MANITOBA FILM & SOUND (MFS) will be hosting an Industry-wide Strategy Session. This will be an all-day (9:00 to 5:00) meeting during which we will explore the opportunities and barriers to growth faced by Manitobans in the film and television industry and build consensus around addressing them. The results of this session will be used by MMPIA, FTM and MFS to develop a strategy to take the industry to the next level and will inform programming for the 2008/09 year and beyond. We would truly value your input.

MMPIA’s First Fridays - Member Soiree
Sponsored by PS Prairies & the King’s Head Pub
FRIDAY, September 7th!
5 – 7 pm
Second floor - King’s Head Pub
SPECIAL TREAT! Stay late to catch Venus Murphy, featuring MMPIA's own Jenn Dupas on accordion and vocals!

This edition:

Canadian films do the box office sizzle and more – not just in Quebec

English-language cinema success ’07: many thumbs, way up

Telefilm-financed feature films enjoy the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival opening and closing slots.

Here is a look back at some milestones from the last 20 years!

1986: Total production budgets hit $500,000

1986: MANITOBA FILM & SOUND invests in the province's first feature film Crime Wave

1986: First Oscar nomination for a Manitoba production - The Big Snit, short animation by Richard Condie

1987: MMPIA and MANITOBA FILM & SOUND founded

1988: Guy Maddin's first feature completed: Tales From the Gimli Hospital

1990: Lost in the Barrens, supported by MANITOBA FILM & SOUND, is the province's first Emmy Award winner

1993: MMPIA creates the Blizzard Awards

1992/93: Total production budgets top $12 million

1995: Guy Maddin wins the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Telluride Film Festival
1996: Manitoba's first drama series, My Life as a Dog, is produced by Credo Entertainment

1997: CIGMO, Manitoba's first New Media training project launched

1997: Blizzard Award for Best Film of the Decade goes to: John Paizs' Crime Wave

1997: Manitoba Film & Video Production Tax Credit introduced

1997: First offshore production - A Marriage of Convenience

1998/99: Total production budgets reach $47 million

1999: NSI-Canada relocates to Winnipeg

1999: Film Training Manitoba is founded, evolving out of MMPIA's 1995 training strategy

1999: First member roast and presentation of the Snowball Award to Derek Mazur

2000: First Manitoba International trade mission - London and Dublin

2001: Creation of Manitoba Music & Motion Pictures Development (M3P) Project created by MMPIA and the Manitoba Audio Recording Industry Association (MARIA)

2002: MMPIA launches market development program ACCESS TO MARKETS

2003/04: Total production budgets top $100 million
2003: Manitoba hosts Canada Day in Los Angeles and a Manitoba International trade mission to LA

2004: First Manitoba party at TIFF

2004: 21 Gemini nominations for Manitoba productions and craftspeople

2004: Frantic Films named one of the Profit "100 Fastest Growing Companies"" in Canada

2004: Numan Productions wins CTV Documart (World's Richest Pitch) at Banff World Television Festival - Hockey Brawl goes on to win Gemini in 2006

2005: Les Productions Rivard celebrates 10 years

2005: Province of Manitoba increases tax credit to 45% and as a leader in film incentives

Dear members,

In preparation for our 20th Anniversary MMPIA is compiling a listing of the top 20 award winning film and tv productions from the last twenty years. Preparing this list is tougher than we realized and we'd like your help.

Your help needed!
The best way for us to collect a list of award winning productions from the last 20 years is for the producers and filmmakers to provide us with this info directly.

Please send us info on your award-winning Manitoba-made productions!

We are looking for productions made between 1987 and 2007 that have won 'Best of' awards for the entire production. Unfortunately given the brevity of the list we are not able to include craft awards. Feel free to send this info anyways as we are intending to build a databank of Manitoba production community achievements! Please include:

Name of your production:
Type of award won:
Category:
Year:

Milestone productions
We are also looking for milestone productions. If you think your production helped the Manitoba community 'break ground' and reach a new level please send us a little description of why you think that. An example might be My Life As a Dog - the first dramatic television series to be filmed and produced in Manitoba.

We need this info to

Dear members,

In preparation for our 20th Anniversary MMPIA is compiling a listing of the top 20 award winning film and tv productions from the last twenty years. Preparing this list is tougher than we realized and we'd like your help.

Your help needed!
The best way for us to collect a list of award winning productions from the last 20 years is for the producers and filmmakers to provide us with this info directly.

Please send us info on your award-winning Manitoba-made productions!

We are looking for productions made between 1987 and 2007 that have won 'Best of' awards for the entire production. Unfortunately given the brevity of the list we are not able to include craft awards. Feel free to send this info anyways as we are intending to build a databank of Manitoba production community achievements! Please include:

Name of your production:
Type of award won:
Category:
Year:

Milestone productions
We are also looking for milestone productions. If you think your production helped the Manitoba community 'break ground' and reach a new level please send us a little description of why you think that. An example might be My Life As a Dog - the first dramatic television series to be filmed and produced in Manitoba.

We need this info to

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Dear Manitoba Producers,

MMPIA has been asked to contribute to an evaluation of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC).  Please take a few moments to send MMPIA your thoughts on the following issues under review re the CPTC:
the relevance and importance of the CPTC; results and impacts of the CPTC for you; the cost-effectiveness of the program and any alternatives. Feel free to also give your position on the state of the industry and the role of the federal government in the industry. 

MMPIA will need your responses by Friday, June 22nd to shape Manitoba's response!
Please find the questions MMPIA is responding to below!   Please answer these in your reply to Tara Walker by E-mail at tara@mmpia.ca.

Message from Programs Manager Jennifer Dupas
MMPIA is excited to welcome our new Programs Coordinator, Steve Hignell. Steve comes to MMPIA from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and starts with us today, May 22nd. In his last capacity as Trade Assistant, he liaised with industry members from all sectors, spanning Arts and Cultural to Aerospace and Environmental, and provided support for several Trade Commissioners. Stephen is a graduate of International Business (Adv.) from Red River College and Economics from the University of Manitoba.

Steve’s email address is

Members and Friends,

MMPIA requested responses from all the political parties running in the current provincial election on their position on the cultural sector, specifically on the motion picture industry.

We are thrilled that all four major parties responded: the NDP was first to respond, then the Green Party, the Liberal Party and finally the PC Party.

PDF of party responses

The Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association (MMPIA) is collecting information from each of the provincial political parties, to assist you in making your decision to vote in the provincial election on May 22, 2007.

Each of the candidates was sent a questionnaire (see it at mmpia.ca) and asked to respond to the following questions by May 15th:

Just a reminder that the MMPIA administered PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (for Creative and Business Professionals) assists professional writers, directors, producers and production company staff to access high level industry training and mentorships outside the province with contributions of up to $1000 within Canada and $2000 outside Canada.
GUIDELINES at:

Friday, April 13th, 2007 the Kings Head was the place to be! Folks from all areas of the industry came out and networked and had a great evening of food and drink! It was great to see some new MMPIA members out along with our some of our long time members. The next First Fridays is coming up quick and we would love to see you there! Mark May 4th on your calendars and watch for the reminders via email! Special thanks to our sponsors PS Prairies and the Kings Head Pub!

Happy Hour prices (for domestic bottled and draft beer) are in effect!
Snacks will be provided.
No King’s Head membership card required. Just tell them
‘You’re with the party upstairs!'

This one-day workshop will introduce fundamental leadership principles and specific strategies for taking control of your media business and your future.

                                Dates:                Friday, April 13, 2007
                                Time:                 9:00am – 5:00pm
                                Instructor:       Janet Eastwood, President
                                                           Two Red Chairs Leadership Coaching