A film about a woman trying not to suffocate in the wake of a traumatic event left audiences – and judges – breathless at Toronto Film School’s 2023 Film Festival. Breathe swept many of the top awards at the May 12 event – bringing home four of the six trophies it was nominated for, including Best …

By Cynthia Reason, May 1st, 2023 Toronto Film School recently hosted Jennifer Podemski, the 2023 recipient of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television’s Board of Directors Tribute Award, for a special, live “In Conversation” with our President Andrew Barnsley. Podemski spent the Winter Term mentoring TFS’s Film Production and Acting for Film, TV & …

Less than a year after making a splash at the 2022 Toronto Film School Film Festival, Radio Bingo is now set to mark its world premiere at the Academy Award-recognized Atlanta Film Festival this week. Written and directed by Class of 2022 Video Production valedictorian Shelby Adams, the eight-minute documentary short details how an Indigenous …

Picking out a “cool” gift for a film student can be challenging, especially if you’re not a filmmaker or cinephile yourself. If you decide to go the gadget route, you may quickly find yourself overwhelmed by the vast array of film gear available; even gifting something as simple as an SD card can lead you …

Script Writing: The A to Z of Script Writing Explained Script writing is at one time an art, science, and trade. It’s also not for everyone. Mastering it requires a significant amount of self-discipline and practice, and breaking into the film and television industry as a writer demands perseverance.  That being said, if you’re passionate …

How to Become a Screenwriter in 2023 Streaming services like Netflix, Prime Video, and Hulu massively disrupted the entertainment industry and fueled a lasting boom in film and television production. During the 2010s, the number of new shows and films created hit all-time records; and, accordingly, the demand for skilled screenwriters skyrocketed. As of 2021, …

What is a Screenplay? Most films or shows wouldn’t exist without a screenplay. Screenplays function as the blueprint or the bedrock of any visual narrative. And despite common assumptions, they contain far more than just character dialogue.  Not only do screenplays outline character interactions, but they also feature detailed descriptions of settings, scenes, and key …

For the first 70 years of movie-making history, screenwriters relied on a mechanical typewriter to get the job done. Writing had a straightforward and highly intentional quality. Typos could take minutes to correct, not milliseconds. Nowadays, screenwriting is synonymous with software, and the market for high-tech programs is booming. If you’re reading this blog post, …