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MPPIA Short Film Award 10th Anniversary Edition Announced

Aug 5, 2016

Vancouver, BC – The Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia (MPPIA), Creative BC and the Whistler Film Festival are pleased to announce the 10th anniversary edition of the MPPIA Short Film Award  in 2016-17.

Application Deadline to Creative BC:  4:30 pm Tuesday, September 6th .

Established in 2007, the MPPIA Short Film Award provides one filmmaker with the opportunity to further develop his/her directing career by realizing a unique creative vision in a short film project.  Applicants will be short-listed into a field of candidates who will pitch their projects at the 2016 Whistler Film Festival taking place November 30 to December 4. 

The successful candidate will receive a $15,000 cash award plus services ‘in-kind’ valued up to $100,000 from across the industry, enabling the filmmaker to complete his/her  project with the guidance of experienced industry professionals and support services provided by the top supply houses in British Columbia. The completed film will have its world premiere screening at the 2017 Whistler Film Festival.

The MPPIA Short Film Award has become a highlight on the annual Whistler Film Festival calendar, as some of BC’s brightest emerging directors vie on stage before a jury of industry professionals for the sought after filmmaking opportunity.

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