MFA grad wins grant to make short film
Recent UBC Creative Writing graduate Shannon Rayne (MFA) was the 2019 recipient of the MiTribe Short Film Fund for her screenplay “The Procedure”.
Jennifer Monroe Visits CRWR Screenwriters
Creative Writing’s graduate screenwriting class was delighted to welcome film producer (and UBC graduate) Jennifer Monroe to talk about film production.
Yugumalleq: A film by MFA Candidate Kavelina Torres
Congratulations to MFA Candidate Kavelina Torres, whose short film Yugumalleq / Shades of Life will air in United States Indian Country and on PBS stations across the US on August 5th, 2018 at 4:30 pm PST (7:30 pm EST). Kavelina is a Sundance Native Film and an Alaska Native Playwright’s Program alumna. Her film, Yugumalleq, resides with […]
Alanna Francis Leaps into Screenwriting with The Rest of Us
Recent MFA graduate Alanna Francis spoke to us about finding success with the screenplay she wrote as a student in the Creative Writing Program. The screenplay, The Rest of Us has recently started production, produced by Toronto’s Babe Nation Creations. The film is directed by #AfterMeToo co-creator Aisling Chin-Yee (Synesthesia), who is making her feature […]