The Indie Filmmaker’s Amplifier
Theme: Making a living making films
Saturday, March 8, 2025 at the Living Arts Centre from 9:30am-5pm
Join us for an intensive day of in-person workshops, a case study, pitch sessions, meetings with veteran industry professionals, and a networking lunch.
Who is it for?
Emerging and mid-career filmmakers (features, series, shorts) who want to learn what they don’t teach you in film school or on set. Whether you want to succeed in the mainstream or blaze your own path, you won’t want to miss this career building opportunity.
Where is it?
The Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga. There’s free underground parking and free wifi on-site.
What do you get?
You and about 100 peers will meet in a casual friendly environment for sessions and breakout groups with industry professionals from production, distribution, entertainment law, and more. You’ll come away with practical knowledge, resources, and connections to help you succeed with your projects. Lunch will be provided.
Stay tuned! Details and registration coming February 2025.
Sponsored by TD Bank Group, Ontario Creates, and presented by Mississauga Arts Council in partnership with producer, Cathleen MacDonald, The Indie Filmmaker’s Amplifier is a full day of in-person interactive workshops with veteran industry professionals, roundtable meetings with industry leaders, and a networking lunch to help filmmakers get their projects made. Participants will come away with strategies, knowledge, resources, and connections to help launch their projects into production.
About this event:
What: The Indie Filmmaker’s Amplifier
Where: Screening Room – Living Arts Centre
When: Saturday, March 8, 9:30 AM – 5 PM
Ticket Cost: TBD
Tickets: Coming Soon!
The Indie Filmmaker’s Amplifier Event Producer
Cathleen MacDonald
Cathleen MacDonald is a Canadian filmmaker whose fiction and documentary features, shorts, and series have screened at festivals and have broadcast nationally and globally. Her work includes the series WORKING ANIMALS (Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and Canal D), the feature documentary ANIMAL IQ TEST (Animal Planet) the series MOVING ON (CBC, TVO), DE-ESCALATE produced with support from the Ontario Arts Council, and the anthology art series, THE LOST MUSEUM. Cathleen serves as a speaker and juror for industry festivals, organizations, and funders. She has an Honors BFA in Film Production from York University.
The Indie Filmmaker’s Amplifier is sponsored by TD Bank Group, Ontario Creates,
and presented by Mississauga Arts Council.
