Category: Sisler High School
Congratulations to CREATE students, Kaya Schulz and Julia Vallega for being awarded scholarships from Toon Boom Animation, and Maria de Mesa, Avril Gragera, and Damen Espinosa for receiving a financial reward and customized Jets jersey…
Thank you Sony Pictures Entertainment for giving the CREATE program a tour around the studio, bringing them to see the foley stages used for films and shows! The students had a great time seeing everything.
Thank you Netflix for giving the students a guided tour around the studio and for the insightful presentation by Tomas Pajdlhause, sharing wisdom and advice to the students.
In addition to the #BestShowcaseEver, 18 Students were awarded with the George Heshka full-tuition scholarships to Vancouver Film School, graciously provided by the Schroeder Foundation and VFS! Congratulations to Annie Castiblanco, Andie Shewchuk, Faeryn Rempel,…
Thank you to our mentors, sponsors, studios, friends, staff and most of all our CREATE students on making this the Best Showcase Ever! The showcase was a big success, and the students’ pitches were smooth-sailing.…
Last week, on the 15th of May, Sergio Osuna Lopez, Danni Bauer, and Kat Mantagu from Vancouver Film School held a workshop for the students in the Film cohort! The workshop was about creating a…
That’s a wrap on the last pitch practices for the #2DAnimation and #3DAnimation students before they all head over to Los Angeles for their big showcase at Nickelodeon Studios! The groups behind ‘Slacks vs. Slacker,’…
Fars Keffela is a student in the Post-High Game Design cohort. His game, ‘Goal Rush,’ is a PvE (Player vs Entity) soccer game in which teams are composed of 3 players trying to score as…
Week 1 of pitch practice wraps up for the 2D and 3D Animation cohorts! The groups behind ‘Slacks vs. Slacker,’ ‘Rock Bottom,’ ‘Am I Home?,’ ‘Mouse Trap,’ ‘Secrets of Belmonte,’ and ‘Misty Escapade’ have begun…
2D Animation students Nev Michelle and Kaya Schulz will be competing for the Winnipeg School Division at Skills Canada! Earlier this week, they received their fresh uniforms, provided by Skills Manitoba. Nev and Kaya will…
As a gift for their ongoing hard work, the Jamfilliated Jammers received Jam Filled hoodies, a special surprise from Jam Filled! Thank you, Jam Filled!
Shh… Let them cook. Crunch time has taken full force on the students! With their final showcase not being too far away, everyone is hard at work and making use of the remaining time they…
Gus Klaverkamp is a student in the Post-High Game Design cohort. He’s creating a simple but challenging puzzle game called “Dice Tower,” in which you need to make all three blue dice have the same…
The Escapaders are working on a Sci-Fantasy 2D-animated series pitch called ‘Misty Escapade,’ which follows the story of a young neglected girl dealing with the loss of her grandmother. Upon finding a peculiar book left…
Just a few days ago, Sean Monfero wrapped up filming his upcoming comedy-drama short, “SHRiNK,’ a story about two teens, a shrink ray, and one competition. Sean is a student under the film cohort with…
Rich Tolentino is a student in the Post-High Game Design cohort. His game, “Final Hour = Soul Recapture” is a roguelike Sci-Fi Dystopian sidescroller! In the game, you play as the last human on earth…
Today, we held an orientation for the 2024-2025 CREATE Post-High Program for the new cohort of students! The CREATE staff took turns to provide information about each cohort: 2D Animation, 3D, Game Design, and Film.…
Current CREATE 3D Student Jailyn Presto, alumni Jamiro Lorenzo and Bailey Sanders worked on ‘Chums,’ a 3D-animated childrens’ series airing on APTN very soon! You can find their names in the credits. ‘Chums’ is a…
“When a lazy teenager’s pants come to life, he has to chase it down to get his wallet back!” That’s the synopsis for the short film of this year’s Orange Tree Project group, ‘Team OTP…
Next up from the Post-High Game Design cohort is Owen Penner! After finishing highschool, he found the Sisler CREATE Program and decided to give it a shot since he’d always enjoyed playing video games. Despite…
For having the highest academic averages while taking a CREATE course, 30 CREATE students in Grade 9 to Grade 12 received $10,150 worth of merit awards from the Schroeder Foundation! To get into details, 10…
Affiliated with Jam Filled, these are the ‘Jamfilliated Jammers,’ a 9-member team composed of Post-High and highschool students under the 2D Animation cohort! They’re working on a series pitch called “Secrets of Belmonte,” which follows…
Last Wednesday was a big day for the Sisler CREATE Film Cohort! They all came over to CBC Manitoba to celebrate the end of this year’s season of ‘Project POV’ with Robin Summerfield, Donna Carreiro,…
‘Cheeze Sliced’ is the team partnered with Wacom under the 2D Animation cohort! They’re a group of storytellers and illustrators working on a comic book called “Mouse Trap,” a story following a highschool freshman who…