Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central Launches Script To Screen Development Funding Partnership with the National Screen Institute

Posted June 11, 2012

Corus Entertainment today announced Script to Screen, a new program partnership with Corus’ western-Canada pay TV service Movie Central and the Winnipeg-basedNational Screen Institute (NSI). Script to Screen will provide established and emerging Canadian screenwriters with robust funding, creative support and industry guidance to fully develop feature film concepts for film and television, from script to screen.

“With the launch of the Script and Screen initiative in partnership with National Screen Institute, Corus has the opportunity to play an instrumental role in fostering screenwriting talent,” said Jocelyn Hamilton,Vice President, Original Programming, Kids, Comedy, Drama, Corus Entertainment. “In addition to providing Canadian screenwriters with robust funding, Script to Screen will offer support and expertise throughout the process.”

The Script to Screen initiative, which replaces Corus Made with Pay Fund, provides more hands-on involvement shepherding scripts from film treatment to a polished production-ready script with market viability. Through the partnership with NSI, selected candidates will also benefit from the learning and development expertise provided by the renowned Canadian film, television and media training institution. Submissions for consideration will open on Monday, June 11 with a deadline of August 15, 2012.

As one of Canada’s leading specialty and pay television groups and owner of an internationally successful production and distribution business, Corus is committed to fostering a strong, vibrant and sustainable media industry that is both domestically successful and globally competitive. Corus is a major contributor to the development and broadcast of high quality television and film in Canada, as well as the distribution of Canadian content in over 150 countries around the world. In addition, Corus supports educational and industry-related initiatives and events in Canada through corporate sponsorship and donations. Organizations that Corus has partnered with include:

Alliance for Children and Television
Banff World Television Festival
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
Canadian Country Music Awards
Canadian Film and Television Production Association
Canadian Film Centre
Canadian Media Directors’ Council
Canadian Women in Communications
Concerned Children’s Advertisers (CCA)
Kidscreen Summit
Institute of Communications Agencies
National Screen Institute
Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)
Ottawa International Animation Festival
PRAXIS Centre for Screenwriters
Radio & Television News Directors Association
Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario
Ryerson University
Sheridan College
Trent University
Vancouver International Film Festival
Further details can be found at the following: http://www.nsi-canada.ca/courses/script-to-screen/

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