Category: Sisler High School
Last Friday, Madison Thomas stopped by the film cohort of @WinnipegSD Sisler CREATE Program to host a technical, hands-on workshop on scene coverage. The first-ever CREATE alumni, Madison, is a Winnipeg-based screenwriter, director, and editor…
Conor Daly is one of the six members of Sisler CREATE’s Post-High Game Design group. Taking inspiration from the Steampunk aesthetic, Conor is working on a PvE (Player versus Entity) airship battle-survival game! Conor says…
Choco Milky Way is Sisler CREATE’s 3D Animation team. They’re working on the program’s first-ever 3D animated short! Their film, “Rock Bottom,” follows Rovie, a space rover who befriends a sad rock, so it does…
“Project Avenue” is an upcoming 3-episode docuseries for Bell MTS Fibe TV1. The project follows the real stories of three Sisler CREATE students’ journeys to the media industry as they battle their internal conflicts. The…
This week, the Antypoos continue their production in animation for their upcoming social justice animated short, “Am I Home?” which follows the story of Atlas, a foster child, as he faces the feelings of being…
We are so grateful for Manitoba Film & Music’s generous donation of $1,500 to help fund our Toronto Industry Access Tour this spring! This June, 15 of our Post High Film cohort students will fly…
The work of students in Sisler’s post-high CREATE program was on display at the January 13 Winnipeg Jets home game. Students created animation and graphics for Filipino Heritage Night, a game designated by the Jets…
Sisler CREATE’s post-high film program is working closely with the CBC Creator Network. Students in the program are producing short documentaries for CBC TV and website. We are incredibly grateful to CBC Manitoba for investing…
Story from CityNews Winnipeg, November 16, 2023 Students at a Winnipeg high school received a surprise gift Thursday that will help give them the upper hand in their future careers in creative industries. Sixty students…
Two CREATE teams took the top prizes in the international 24 Animation Contest on Oct. 20, 2023. Team Jamcrackers, made up of Margaux, Sydney, Ai, Annie and Andie, took the top spot. Team Virtual Jam,…
For the second year in a row, CREATE students will work closely with Wacom Canada and Paramount Animation Production Designer Jason Scheier to creatively tackle social justice issues. The CREATE for the World project involves…
On September 22, 2023 CREATE was thrilled to welcome filmmakers Kelsey Bascom and Arnon Manor to Winnipeg! Bascom and Manor are the creators behind the feature film ‘Quarter’, which follows the life of a woman…
For the second year in a row, CREATE’s post-high film students will be working with mentors from the CBC Creator Network. During the first semester, students will create short documentary films for CBC platforms. The…
CREATE post-high animation students kicked off the 2023 instalment of the Orange Tree Project Nickelodeon Animation mentorship on Sept 11! We started everything off with a Producer Masterclass from experienced Nickelodeon Producer and Mentor Paulina…
Artists from Jam Filled Entertainment will a group of CREATE post-high student animators throughout the 2023/2024 school year! The students will receive instruction and masterclasses from the mentors, as well as monthly feedback meetings on…
The 2023 CREATE Showcase was hosted at the Winnipeg Art Gallery on June 22. Students, families, industry, stakeholders and mentors gathered to view student work on the big screen, and learn about project in a…
On May 25 2023, 12 CREATE students travelled to Los Angeles to pitch their projects to Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon has been mentoring CREATE students since 2018 as part of The Orange Tree Project, an initiative where…
Students in the Winnipeg School Division’s CREATE program at Sisler High School are embarking on the field trip of a lifetime. On May 25, 2023, 12 students in the post-high CREATE program will travel to…
Teams from CREATE’s film cohort took first and third place in this year’s Safe Work Manitoba Norm the Safety contest. Sisler students Laura Gross and Erin Tierney took first place for their film ‘It All…
On April 20, 109 students gathered at Sisler High School for the 2023 Anijam in honour of Earth Day. CREATE students mentored students between the ages of 9 and 21 in creating a short animation.…
Sisler CREATE teams dominated the animation categories for the 2023 Skills Manitoba animation competitions. CREATE 2D animation teams took bronze, silver and gold, while a CREATE 3D animation team took gold. 2D Bronze: Sam Nunes…
The CREATE program will host an Animation Jam April 20 at Sisler High School. Our keynote speakers this year include Mike Barth and Michael Hunter from Jam Filled Entertainment. Toon Boom Animation and Wacom are…
Students in the Winnipeg School Division’s CREATE program at Sisler High School will have access to post-secondary opportunities and media production training thanks to a new partnership between IATSE 856 and CREATE. The partnership was…
More CREATE students than ever have been awarded scholarships to Vancouver Film School (VFS) thanks to contributions from The Schroeder Foundation and VFS. The organizations have donated over $677,000 worth of tuition. The recipients will…