POV’s industry-led programming combines hands-on-technical training, one-to-one mentorship opportunities, and social skills development to prepare the next generation of diverse creatives to enter the workforce.
Our current programming initiatives include the Media Training Program, the Production Assistant Training Program, and the en/VISION Lab.
Upon successful completion of one of our programs, youth (aged 18-29) are given the opportunity to continue their training with us or with industry partners and institutions through apprenticeships, internships, job placements, and professional development opportunities.
In addition to these opportunities, we offer support to all POV alumni and the broader community through digital programs like POV Labs, POV Talks, and POV Screens. These programs enable established creatives, including our alumni, to reinvest in the POV community by facilitating skills-based workshops, sharing their creative journeys and/or showcasing their work.
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Media Training Program
The Media Training Program (MTP) is POV’s flagship, six-month program. It introduces aspiring creatives to the film, TV/digital, and advertising industries with the aim of defining a career path and honing the technical skills needed to enter the labour market. Participants meet weekly for a mix of technical training, experiential learning, and industry exploration that informs the development, production and editing processes of their own short films. A critical component of the MTP is our emphasis on soft skills and leadership development, which allows graduates to confidently navigate the industry as emerging filmmakers.
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Production Assistant Training Program
The Production Assistant Training Program (PATP) is an eight-week entry level technical training program that provides the requisite vocational skills, knowledge, and soft skills needed to work in the TV and Film industry as a Production Assistant (PA). Through mock sets and experiential modules that focus on the responsibilities of Commercial, Locations, Office and Set PAs, participants learn key production protocols and best practices. Upon completion of the program, alumni receive paid placements and internships to gain experience working on set and completion of the program counts as partial fulfillment of the eligibility requirements for application to DGC Ontario’s Guild Apprenticeship Program
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en/VISION Lab
en/VISION Lab is a eight-week hybrid program that introduces participants to careers within the film, television, and advertising industries. Through weekly labs, participants will develop practical skills, increase their knowledge of the film and television industry, and learn about new tools to broaden their creativity and technical literacy. en/VISION Lab's wellness sessions are grounded in supporting participants on their creative journey by establishing healthy practices as emerging artists while setting intentional career goals.
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Indigenous Production Assistant Program
POV's Indigenous Production Assistant Training Program is an eight-week training program for Indigenous youth aged 18-29 who wish to explore careers in the film and television industries. The program provides the requisite technical skills, set etiquette and production knowledge needed to enter the TV, film and/or commercial industries as a Production Assistant, in addition to providing soft skills and other supports that are culturally appropriate which are Indigenous-led through our collaboration with Miziwe Biik.
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Indigenous Creative Pathways Program
The Indigenous creative pathways project will bring measurable awareness to the systemic, multi-levelled barriers experienced by creative indigenous youth across Ontario when trying to break into the creative sectors. The project will enable an accountability infrastructure that supports a diverse workforce in the creative sectors by centering the notion of ‘access’, standardizing definitions of access, and identifying indicators of progress for the sector.
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Real Time 3D Training Program
In partnership with Screen Industry Training Hub and the City of Toronto, POV is piloting a first-of-its-kind real-time 3D training program for creatives in Toronto. In the first phase of this program, Unreal Engine-authorized trainers will guide POV participants in the filmmaking workflow through a comprehensive overview of the tools and techniques used to create short, animated stories using Unreal Engine.
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Advertising Training Program
The overall program objective is to develop and pilot a training program that contributes to increasing BIPOC representation in the Advertising Media and Communications sector by fulfilling three core objectives:
Provide BIPOC youth with the baseline knowledge, skills, and understanding (the ‘industry fundamentals’) required to access entry-level work and/or further development.
Help BIPOC youth access the critical relationships, social capital and practical experiences necessary for navigating the Advertising sector.
Provide employers with the tools to help address structural and internal barriers that limit their access to and development of BIPOC talent.
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