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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
ABOUT US
Established in 1999, the Victoria Film
Producers' Association (ViFPA) currently represents over 30 Victoria and Vancouver Island based independent film producers and production companies. Our members have worked with both national and international broadcasters,
including the Knowledge Network, CBC, APTN, CTV, Vision TV, PBS, the Discovery Channel, The History Channel and many others. Our programs have brought home many honours, including Geminis, Emmy nominations, and many
international film festival awards.
As an organization ViFPA has several roles. Formed with the intention of providing Victoria producers opportunities to bolster relationships and share information, members meet
regularly and also organize wide scale networking mixers. Like the famous "NO Pitch NO Bitch" event at the Banff Television Festival, and member screenings at the 2002 and 2003 Victoria Independent Film and Video
Festival. Where local filmmakers were a strong presence both in festival entries and panels. ViFPA has also hosted numerous professional development industry workshops like the annual "Meet the Broadcasters" and
"How to Pitch your Film Idea" with film and television agencies, partners, and funding bodies such as the National Film Board of Canada and British Columbia Film.
In its ongoing efforts to foster the growth
of the indigenous production industry on Vancouver Island, ViFPA has made presentations to the provincial government to extend the documentary exclusion in the Film and Television Tax Credit to include the regional credit. In
2000, ViFPA successfully intervened during the CRTC hearings, which led to the favorable decision to award a new Vancouver Island station (The New VI) to CHUM Television. This also led to a significant broadcaster commitment
to work with island producers.
ViFPA recognizes that many people in the film and television community on Vancouver Island still have little alternative but to leave the island to look for work. There is strength in
numbers, and by getting to know one another, sharing our knowledge, our services, our concerns, we may together foster the continued development of the Vancouver Island film and television industry.
MEMBERSHIP
$50 Annual dues for membership. Membership form in PDF format can be found
here ( ).
Cheques, made payable to
Victoria Film Producers Association (or VIFPA), may be given to Martin de Valk, Treasurer, or mailed to him at:
ViFPA
c/o Martin de Valk, Treasurer
1105 Oscar Street
Victoria, BC V8V 2X3
There are 2 levels of membership voting and non-voting. In order to be eligible for voting membership, a member must have
a minimum of one professional credit in an above-the-line function (producer, director, and writer) for a program, film or
video that has been distributed or broadcast. Voting members will be eligible to vote on motions and by-laws and will be eligible to serve on the board of directors of the association.
A non-voting member is entitled to attend all ViFPA functions and to be notified of all ViFPA activities. Non-voting members
will also be entitled to participate in the discussion of ViFPA business and to sit on committees but will not be entitled to vote
on by-laws and other business matters of the association or to serve on the board of directors of the association.
EVENTS
OPEN CINEMA: café screenings
– presented monthly, this unique community event combines the principles of microcinema and Conversation Cafés. A thought provoking film is followed by facilitated conversation, allowing the audience
an opportunity to share, explore, and integrate the film's themes.
Mixers – Social gatherings are a regular part of membership. Focus on personal projects can lead to isolation. These are
chances to meet and greet, laugh and linger, share and schmooze.
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