The Yorkton Film Festival announced Wednesday that the candidates for the 2019 RBC Mentorship Program have been selected.
The RBC Mentorship Program is participant-driven program that connects emerging filmmakers with established industry professionals who can provide expert level advice and networking opportunities to help emerging talents in Canada鈥檚 film industry.
A Canada-wide call for applications went out in February, and 听many strong applications from filmmakers who were interested in taking part in this year鈥檚 program were received, said YFF Executive Director Randy Goulden at a press conference Wednesday.
鈥淲e are very excited to deliver this program for another year, and I cannot that the RBC enough for their commitment to helping us foster the next generation of Canadian film talent,鈥� she said.
鈥淲hen we support aspiring filmmakers we are investing in an industry, creative expression, and the vibrancy of our communities,鈥� shares RBC Community Manager Trevor McLachlan. 鈥淭hat is why RBC Foundation is proud to support the inspiring work of the Yorkton Film Festival, the 2019 RBC Mentorship Program, and emerging artist across Canada.鈥�
The 2019 RBC Mentorship Candidates are: Desiree Wallace, British Columbia; George Tsougrianis, Saskatchewan; Jeremy Lutter, British Columbia; Patricia Marcoccia, Ontario.
Each of the candidates also submitted entries in this year鈥檚 Festival, with Wallace a finalist in the emerging filmmakers category, Lutter in drama, and Marcoccia in the social documentary and director non-fiction categories.
Mentorship candidates will all be in attendance at this year鈥檚 Yorkton Film Festival, for the first face-to-face meeting with our mentorship coordinator and potential mentors. From there, guidelines and benchmarks will be established to help set goals and objectives for our participants over the length of the program.
The sponsorship by RBC is for $15,000 for the year.
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