The look of sets or locations transports film and television audiences into the world of the story and is an essential element in filmmaking. This introductory workshop will focus chiefly on the positions of Props and Set Dec from the pre-production process...
Come out with your family to watch a free showing of the What to Takecartoon by SMPIA member Chris Atkinson. This 30-minute Saskatchewan-produced musical cartoon for children has been “officially selected” by 6 different international film festivals to...
The Toronto International Film Festival has for the first time chosen a small-screen Netflix movie for its big-screen gala opener on Sept. 6: David Mackenzie’s Outlaw King. Netflix may have been left out of the Cannes Film Festival this year, but the streaming outlet...
A decade ago, a movie producer named John Penotti was feeling low. He had just nearly lost his shirt on a series of independent productions that he made during flush times only to find the 2008 financial crisis had claimed many of the distributors who would buy them....
Jason Rister Owner, Chroma Creative Hometown: Vanguard, SK Education: Hodgeville H.S., University of Regina, B.F.A., Film and Video Production (2013) Attended SMPIA events since graduation and became a member in 2016 Began working in 2013 as a freelance colourist,...
