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[Edmonton Screen @EdmontonScreen]

Got a funding application to write?

Our Project Support Grant helps Edmonton-region screen companies hire a grant writer, with approved applicants receiving up to 75% of fees, up to $2,000.

🔗 Apply now: https://t.co/elX8odH8TV

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You can now protect your Haul from the Trash Panda Posse from (almost) anywhere!

[India Film Festival of Alberta @IFFA_Foundation]

🎬 IFFA 2026 TICKETS ARE NOW LIVE! 🎟️

14 Films | 6 Days | Oct 30–Nov 4
📍 Edmonton & Spruce Grove

🌟 Special screenings of Thaai Kizhavi & Baththa with LIVE Q&A sessions featuring filmmakers and artists!

🎟️ Festival passes & individual tickets available.

🔗 https://t.co/xIQgL82kLL

#IFFA2026 #IndianCinema #YEG

[Edmonton Screen @EdmontonScreen]

Congrats to @YEGfilmfest, the volunteers and every filmmaker who screened this weekend! 📽️ We were happy to sponsor this year's festival.

⏯️ Missed it? Watch online until Oct 25: https://t.co/KqOI9nzR8B

[Edmonton Screen @EdmontonScreen]

Video game industry skills, on a film set in Edmonton.

Nazzal Naseer works on Epic Games’ education team. Through the @themosquers Rising Leaders Fellowship, he’s now working on Legends with Northern Gateway Films.

🔗 Read his full story: https://t.co/q5bPn5IcAp #WeCreateHere

[Edmonton Screen @EdmontonScreen]

Our newsletter goes out the first Wednesday of every month with news, programs, events and opportunities across Edmonton's screen industry.

To sign up, scroll to the bottom of https://t.co/KN7JHp0SGQ, fill out the short form and hit Subscribe.

[AMPIA @YourAMPIA]

🎃 One Week to NorthwestFEARFest in Edmonton

👻 NorthwestFEARFest celebrates its fifth anniversary October 14–18 at Metro Cinema, with nearly 40 horror and genre films hitting the big screen.

🩸 Alberta premiere of The Last Temptation of Becky
🎬 Anniversary screenings of cult classics
🎥 Closing-night showcase of Alberta and Canadian shorts

🎟️ Check out the full lineup and reserve your tickets: https://t.co/x2SX81YFHE

#NorthwestFEARFest #EdmontonFilm #AlbertaFilm #HorrorFilms #GenreFilm #FilmFestival #MetroCinema

[AMPIA @YourAMPIA]

🏨 Rosie Awards Hotel Rate Extended

Planning to attend the 2026 Rosie Awards in Calgary? The discounted group rate at The Westin Calgary Downtown has been extended to October 9.

✨ Join us November 7 at the Jubilee Auditorium and book your hotel now to take advantage of the discounted rate.

🎟️ AMPIA members receive 20% off Rosie Awards tickets.

📰 Read Avenue’s article about the upcoming Rosie Awards and learn more about this year’s celebration: https://t.co/cbteC04X3B

👉 Click to reserve your tickets: https://t.co/helzFN8VNt
👉 Click to book your hotel: https://t.co/BkyW43C24n

#RosieAwards #AMPIA #AlbertaFilm #AlbertaScreenIndustry #CalgaryEvents

[Edmonton Screen @EdmontonScreen]

Congrats to EIFF on its 40th festival, opened by Cody Lightning's Smudge the Blades and closed by Funny Money from @AdamScoreG and @ShaneFen of @ScoreGMedia.

Thank you to every filmmaker and crew, and to EIFF for partnering on the Creative Screen Business Summit!

[Edmonton Screen @EdmontonScreen]

10 Greenlight Alberta trainees spent the shoot on set for Room 309, a 1930s thriller from Brimstone Pictures filmed at @FortEdPark.

The project was selected for investment through our Greenlight Alberta short film call.

Congrats to the cast, crew, and trainees! #YEGfilm

[Shane Fennessey @ShaneFen]

World premiere energy in LA last week 🎥

Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story is the #1 documentary on iTunes abroad — now we’re bringing it home.

Canadian premiere in Edmonton this Sat Oct 3 as the closing gala of EIFF at Landmark Cinemas City Centre.

Only a few tickets left: https://t.co/9leBYeClVC

Can’t wait to see everyone there!
#FunnyMoney @DaneCook #EIFF

[AMPIA @YourAMPIA]

🎓 Alberta Announces Scholarships Supporting Women in Key Fields

Alberta is offering $275,000 annually through three post-secondary scholarships supporting women in their studies:

📚 Persons Case Scholarship
🔬 Women in STEM Scholarship
🎬 Women in Technical and Applied Arts Scholarship, supporting technical careers in cultural industries including film, television and music.

The programs provide $2,500 each to 110 students toward their studies.

📅 Applications are open until October 30, 2026.

👉 Click to learn more and apply: https://t.co/PX7VjbhPRO

#AlbertaFilm #AlbertaTV #WomenInFilm #WomenInTV

[Edmonton Screen @EdmontonScreen]

Sarah Taylor, last year's Elevation Program recipient, premieres her debut documentary Invisible Imagination at @CIFFcalgary Sept 29, a film about her own aphantasia. Edmonton screening Nov 14 at @BroadViewYEG.

🔗 Read more:
https://t.co/TxwtlxFCCB

[Edmonton Screen @EdmontonScreen]

@ctvedmonton covered the Edmonton studios who took their games to gamescom this year, including five who attended with support from our Summit Push Program.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/8MEpCr4hUC

[AMPIA @YourAMPIA]

📍 Register Today for DGC Alberta’s Location Scout Workshop!

DGC Alberta is hosting a two-day workshop in Edmonton on Oct. 24–25 focused on location scouting for film and television. 🎬

Participants will gain hands-on experience in scouting responsibilities, finding work, scouting plans, photography, production logistics, and more.

💻 Bring a laptop or tablet and a camera. A phone camera is welcome too.

👉 Click to learn more and register: https://t.co/egjQ81h9MQ

#DGCAlberta #AlbertaFilm #FilmAndTV #LocationScout #ScreenIndustry #Edmonton

[The Rabbit Haul 🐰 Out Now! @CalderaInteract]

The Rabbit Haul & Cloudheim are collaborating once again 🥕⚔️

Grow a garden that fights back in The Rabbit Haul and then team up with friends for physics-based co-op in Cloudheim!

[Edmonton Screen @EdmontonScreen]

Elevation Program applications are open through October 12. 🎬

For Edmonton-region producers moving into a first feature, a first series, or a significantly bigger project, funding toward production plus a matched mentor.

🔗 Apply at https://t.co/5MVBlnTqOn

[Edmonton Screen @EdmontonScreen]

@gamescom 2026 drew 368,000 visitors from 131 countries.

Eight Edmonton companies were part of it, including five studios showcasing together in the Indie Hall through our Summit Push Program.

🔗 Read the story: https://t.co/EvDv7DCdRE

[Edmonton Screen @EdmontonScreen]

The EIFF After Party is back!

Everyone across film, TV, and digital media is welcome, celebrating the close of the Creative Screen Business Summit alongside this year's EIFF screenings.

📅 Sat Sept 26, 7-10PM, The Banquet

Register for FREE at https://t.co/JYNtFmxwon

[Edmonton Screen @EdmontonScreen]

Two special sessions are open at the Creative Screen Business Summit, presented with EIFF:

• Speed Networking (Fri, Sept 25)
• Film & TV Pitch Review with Kevin Wright (Sat, Sept 26)

Pitch Review apps close Sept 17, limited spots.

🔗 Sign up now: https://t.co/ieFE004iEm