Through the Lens of Co-Showrunner/Executive Producer Annmarie Morais: The Making of The Porter

MASTERCLASS WITH ANNMARIE MORAIS: Co-Showrunner and Executive Producer of THE PORTER (Mondays at 9pm EST on CBC and streaming on CBC Gem) Moderated by Screenwriting faculty: Ingrid Veninger and Howard Wiseman Inspired by real events and set in the roar of the 1920s, THE PORTER follows the journeys of an ensemble of characters who hustle, […]

Media Arts Futures: In Conversation with Evan Narcisse, Writer of Comics, Video Games and Animation

Evan Narcisse works as a writer and narrative design consultant in video games, comic books, and TV, often focusing on the intersection of blackness and pop culture. As a journalist and critic, he’s written for The Atlantic, Time Magazine, Kotaku, and The New York Times, in addition to teaching game journalism at New York University […]

Carrying it with Us: Documenting Black Histories for the Future

Join Open Forum curator/moderator Kerry-Ann James in a special conversation with Selwyn Jacob, producer, and director of over 50 National Film Board films, Sylvia D. Hamilton, a Nova Scotian award-winning documentary filmmaker and writer, and Jennifer Holness, a documentary filmmaker, producer, and writer for a motivating discussion on archiving Black life in Canada through documentary […]

Intercut 2022

Join us for a virtual evening of staged readings and original scenes from upper-year Screenwriting students performed by Theatre students on Thursday, February 10 at 7:30 PM EST. Register here to attend.

Depth of Field: Recent Works by York U MFA Film Graduates

Uniquely in Canada, the CMA’s Grad Programs offers MAs and MFAs a unique immersive environment to work together in creative collaboration and dialogue. The FILM program promote equal emphasis on documentary, alternative, fiction, and new media. Depth of Field is a showcase to celebrate 6 recent thesis films from our MFA program. These works were […]

Loretta Sarah Todd: Indigenous Storytelling Across Platforms and Into the Future!

Regeneration: All Our Relations presents Loretta Sarah Todd: Indigenous Storytelling Across Platforms and Into the Future! Hosted by Sensorium Centre for Digital Arts & Technology, and the Department of Cinema & Media Arts. Loretta Sarah Todd is a visionary leader in Indigenous media, considered a true artist with entrepreneurial energy, cultural knowledge and writer of […]

Troubling the Frame: Black Women Filmmakers in Canada

The Open Forum Presents: Troubling the Frame: Black Women Filmmakers in Canada A panel discussion with Kourtney Jackson, Alicia K.Harris and Kelly Fyffe-Marshall curated and moderated by MA candidate Kerry-Ann James.  

CineSiege 2021: A Showcase of Juried Films from the Department of Cinema and Media Arts, York University

Experience a new generation of film talent! In its 19th year, CineSiege will continue to celebrate cinema with an online presentation made possible by the continued support of our founding sponsor, Cinespace and the Mirkopoulos family. The CineSiege 2021 films were selected from over 200 student productions made in the 2020/21 school year, with the […]