Film Training Manitoba

Film Training Manitoba (FTM) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with offices located in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District. The company provides workforce and human resource development to build a highly skilled and adaptable film and television industry in the province of Manitoba. FTM’s aim is to give those wanting to work in the film industry the key skills needed to begin their careers. 
The organization partners with numerous Manitoba secondary and post-secondary schools as well as Manitoba's northern communities. 
==History==
Founded in 1999, FTM is a member of Manitoba’s sector council program. All of FTM's training programs are instructed by working film professionals to encourage the participants to embark on careers in the film industry. During the organization’s initial years, 100 to 200 administrative and technical workers completed its training annually, but yearly attendance has since grown, with over 1,400 individual participants in 2019.
FTM provides courses required for membership in recognized industry organizations and unions, which aids in providing training for people living in rural areas of Manitoba. FTM also delivers career development presentations and work experience opportunities in partnership with other organizations in the Manitoba film and television industry.
 
FTM collaborates with members of the film and television industry to identify needs and offer industry-driven, skill-based training in an effort to fill labor gaps. Select instructors have included: Jaws screenwriter Carl Gottlieb Art director Jean-André Carrière , screenwriting consultant Linda Seger , and UCLA's former head of screenwriting Richard Walter. 
 
In 2016, FTM was awarded ACTRA Manitoba's Wayne Nicklas Award for an outstanding contribution and ongoing commitment to Manitoba’s film and television industry.
==Operations==
To recognize the company’s twentieth anniversary, FTM launched a full company rebranding which was created by Winnipeg-based Vincent Design.
In 2020, FTM launched a new workforce development partnerships with the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology (MITT) and Red River College Polytechnic (RRC Polytechnic). This included working with MITT to launch the ACTION! Program Phase 2 to help students find jobs and careers in the film industry. The program allowed 200 MITT students and alumni to access short-term training including industry-accredited courses, career coaching, and in-class training. 
In November 2021, the organization launched Canada's first Summit for Women in Film Trades (SWIFT), which was scheduled at RRC Polytechnic’s new Innovation Centre in January 2022. The goal of this first-of-its-kind conference was to encourage more women to join the industry while providing training and networking opportunities for current female film professionals working in film. Event planning was done in consultation with a committee of fifteen women from different areas of the film industry. Manitoba's Minister of Economic Development and Jobs Jon Reyes said, 
“The Summit for Women in Film Trades 2022 can kickstart other initiatives to ensure that Manitoba’s film industry leaders take the next steps to ensure our province’s diversity is reflected in the labour force and on screen.”
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Category:Universities and colleges in Winnipeg
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