Category: Sisler High School

The second instalment of the Orange Tree Project is officially underway! For the second year in a row, student teams in the CREATE program will work under the mentorship of Nickelodoeon animation artists to craft…

(IMAGE: Chanie Wenjack, whose story inspired the creation of the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund) A new project led by Indigenous students in Sisler High School’s CREATE program will use animation and virtual reality…

Flipside XR, a Winnipeg studio specializing in virtual reality, is donating their time to the CREATE program by teaching a masterclass for our students on September 15, 2021. As part of the masterclass, titled Content…

On September 14, 2021 Paul Donnett from Writer Jump gave a masterclass to Sisler CREATE Students on: Coming Up With Story Ideas That Audiences & Studios will LOVEStory is the most powerful force on the…

Winnipeg has been identified as an Intelligent City by the Intelligent Communities Forum – a global network of cities and regions with a think tank at its center. Its mission is to help communities in…

This year, Sisler High School (and post-high) classes will resume Wednesday Sept 8, 2021. All students will have their timetables emailed to them on Sept 1, 2021. For the CREATE post-high program, all animation students…

‘Grim Companion’, a short animated film created by Yam Jam Animations as part of Sisler CREATE’s Orange Tree Project, will screen at this year’s Calgary International Film Festival. The short will screen as part of…

A short film by Ritvick Mehra called ‘Lover Boy’s Little Dream’ screening at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival Film Market as part of Telefilm Canada’s ‘Not Short on Talent’ series. Mehra graduated from Sisler High…

Artists in Sisler High School’s CREATE program have designed the Superhero alter-egos of some fellow students. As part of The Superhero Project, an international initiative that enlists volunteer artists to create the superhero alter-egos of…

The Netflix original short film ‘Cops and Robbers’, created using animation from CREATE post-high students, has received a Peabody Award. The film previously made the Academy Award long list. Post-high graduates John Hildawa, Chantal Philippot,…

Sisler CREATE student will be designing superheroes based on the alter egos of kids and teens with serious illnesses and special needs, as part of a collaboration with The Superhero Project. Launched in 2017, The…

Sisler CREATE student teams received a total of 4 medals at the Skills Manitoba Competition this year, and two teams will continue on to Skills Canada. A 2D Animation team made up of Bianca Solis…

This year’s recipient of the Carole Vivier Scholarship for Women in Film is Kiara Hare! Kiara is graduating Grade 12 this year and is enrolled in the Sisler CREATE post-high program for the 2021/2022 school…

On April 20, 2021 Production Designer Marian Wihak will share with the Sisler CREATE program about how growing up in Regina Saskatchewan, fuelled by her love of drawing, handcraft and all things visual, led to…

Schroeder Foundation and VFS provide $500,000 in Support February 23, 2021 WINNIPEG – 15 students from Sisler High School’s CREATE post-grad program will receive full scholarships to Vancouver Film School (VFS) this year, thanks to…

Winnipeg Free Press February 10, 2021 by Randall King A group of five Sisler High School students contributed animation to a Netflix short film that may be in the running for an Oscar. The film…

Sisler CREATE students gained insight on animation sound design as part of a workshop by audio production professionals. On February 4, 2021 Olaf Pyttlik and Giselle Nazareno from the Winnipeg-based DACAPO Productions spoke to students…

On February 17, 2021 at 9:10am (Central), author and professional 2D animator Josh Pinker will speak about his new book “Your Animated Journey” at a virtual event hosted by Sisler High School’s CREATE program and…

Sisler High School’s CREATE program is thrilled to be able to connect with Rise Up Animation – an initiative aimed at helping people of colour rise up in the animation industry through mentorship and feedback.…

Devon McKendrick Digital Editorial Producer CTV Winnipeg Published Monday, January 4, 2021 9:51PM CST WINNIPEG — Five former students from Sisler High School could potentially receive some hardware for the work they did on an…

ThumbNAILED It! Storyboarding for Animation with Crystal Kan 🎨

We will be connecting with Stephanie through Google Meeting to learn about applying to film festivals at 9:15 am on November 17. About Stephanie: Stephanie Berrington is an arts worker, film programmer, and actor from…