STORYHIVE has announced the filmmakers chosen for the 2024 TELUS STORYHIVE Scripted Edition, following a competitive selection process from over 400 submissions across British Columbia and Alberta. A total of 40 emerging filmmakers will receive $20,000 each in production funding to bring their short to mid-length fiction films or community TV pilots to life. In addition to financial support, recipients will gain access to training and personalized mentorship through the National Screen Institute, with distribution on TELUS Optik TV.
Creative BC will provide all B.C. projects in the program with an additional $5,000 of top-up funding. See the projects funded from B.C. below:
- Across Two Worlds – Daniel Negatu, Surrey
- Bowline – Nick Dietrich, Campbell River
- Boy Meets Girl – Robert Randall, Coquitlam
- Cleaner On Call – James Mills, Prince George
- Feel The Burn – Jasper Vaillant, Coquitlam
- Fire Weather – Kora Vanderlip, Kamloops
- Good Intentions – Kristy Cussen, Victoria
- Green is the Colour of Evil – Shimon Machida, North Vancouver
- Hospice – Joseph Boutilier, Duncan
- Hypnonaut – Jon Chuby, Prince George
- Life with Dotty – Kelly Finerty, Victoria
- Mother’s Hands – Jonah Lee-McNamee, Vancouver
- Never Use Alone – Colin Matthews, Kamloops
- No One’s Really From Here – Ashley Yeung, Vancouver
- OASIS – Marlies Dubois, Delta
- On Gordon Alley – Kendra Eyles, Kelowna
- RAW HEEL – Quinton Tutin, Dawson Creek
- Recognition – David Scarlatescu, Vernon
- Ranger Jane – Erin Hazlehurst, Kelowna
- Senior Discount – Amy King, Victoria
- The Knitting Diaries – Janalee Budge, Vernon
- The Last Flight – Amy Tsai, Burnaby
- The Wild Times – Thomas Pierre, Penticton
- Tides of Longing – J. Sophia Woodward, Nanaimo
See the original release on STORYHIVE’s website and learn more about the Scripted Edition here.