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The Pacific Screenwriting Program supports a vibrant screenwriter community in British Columbia by providing a training ground for BC’s aspiring and active screenwriters. Combining real-world story-room experience, mentorship, bootcamps, workshops and information sessions, the program equips writers with the skills, experience, and connections necessary to establish a sustainable career in the province’s dynamic screen industry.

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Scripted Series Lab 2025 Participants Announced

We are pleased to announce the six participants chosen to take part in the 2024 Scripted Series Lab. The cohort includes Alex Vance, Gur-Inder Singh, Helene Taylor, Jimmy King, Melissa Riemer and Ren Maguire.

New “Develop BC” Pilot Program

With funding from Creative BC, the PSP is excited to announce a new pilot program designed to stimulate the development of BC-owned IP and create work opportunities for emerging BC-based screenwriters. Increasingly, buyers from conventional television and streaming...

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Norman Yi Li

Kat Sieniuc

Gur-Inder Singh

Huelah Lander

Shauna Johannsen

Kurt Mungal

Manny Mahal

Melissa Zhēn Zhū Riemer

Alex Vance

Alyssa Aussant

Petie Chalifoux

Helene Taylor

Sarah Kelley

Kay Shioma Metchie

Emma Peterson

Renuka Singh

Adam Hussein

Ren Maguire

Andrey Summers

Jimmy King

Tammy Tsang

Kaylyn Johnson

Mike Orlando

Katie Weekley

Qaseem Fazal

Jackson Chow

Toby Marks

Scott Button

Tanvi Bhatia

Jordan Hall

Steve Neufeld

Corey Liu

Jessie Anthony

Todd Ireland

Ryan Atimoyoo

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The Pacific Screenwriting Program thanks the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations for their continued stewardship of the unceded and occupied land on which our work takes place. We are committed to collaborating with and supporting Indigenous storytellers.

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