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Submit your ideas for a docuseries examining how mental health intersects with technology, relationships and money for VICE and TELUS Fund’s new Take Care content incubator.

Inspired by the current state of the world and feedback from mental health experts, VICE and TELUS Fund have launched this inaugural content incubator aimed at inspiring young Canadians to improve their mental wellbeing. Selected docuseries ideas will go into production.

VICE and TELUS Fund are looking for ideas with at least five episodes (each two to six mins.), hosted or non-hosted, live-action or animated and aimed at an audience in their teens through their twenties. TELUS Fund will finance up to 75% of the selected docuseries production budget to a maximum of $140K.

Applicants are invited to submit their docuseries ideas by April 9. Applicants are encouraged to tell honest and authentic stories to empower, entertain and support the mental health of young Canadians.

Learn more about how to submit your docuseries ideas on the Take Care website.

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CBC and BIPOC TV & Film have teamed up to launch CBC Meet and Greet – a program aimed to help BIPOC creators and storytellers begin a professional relationship with members of the CBC content teams.

BIPOC creators will meet online with teams from CBC about podcasts, short docs, the creator network, unscripted digital originals and much more.

Interested BIPOC creators, producers, filmmakers, directors and writers are encouraged to take the interest survey by Sunday, March 21. Selected participants will be chosen to attend the online event, which will take place from March 29 to 31 and April 7 to 9.

Fill out the survey now.

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Registration for The 48 Film Festival Manitoba will open on Sunday, March 21 at noon, CT.

The 48 Film Festival, a partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival, is Canada’s first unified, time-based film challenge where filmmakers will write, shoot, edit, score and produce their films in just 48 hours.

The challenge takes place from June 11 to 13. The top two films from each province/territory will be selected to screen at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto in March 2022.

All teams that register and complete a project on time will be screened locally in each participating province or territory. The best films in Manitoba will premiere at Gimli Film Festival 2021.

Teams can register for the youth category (age 14-25) or the adult category (age 26 and up). The festival will accept up to 36 teams per category.

Registration is first come, first served and spots will fill up fast. For more information on how to register, check out the 48 Film Festival website.

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