La construction de personnages et de dialogues
Quebec's screenwriters' guild runs this six-day French-language course on building fiction characters for film and TV and on what dialogue does, from function to subtext.
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Workshop or class Toronto, Canada
Pitch Lab: Develop Your Winning Pitch
Run by WIFT+ Toronto
Writers and producers with five or more years in the business can spend two days in Toronto at the end of October shaping one project's pitch with WIFT+ Toronto. Each person pitches, takes notes from the group and pitches again, then gets a private consultation. The class is capped at ten.
Deadline Oct 25, 2026 (closes in 5 days)
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Dates
| Deadline | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Scholarship application | Oct 18, 2026 passed | Free |
| Applications close | Oct 25, 2026 | CAD 400 members, CAD 475 non-members, paid after approval |
It runs Oct 30 to 31, 2026 in Toronto.
Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.
At a glance
- Cost
- From CA$400WIFT+ Toronto members, plus HST; non-members CAD 475; payment link sent after approval
- Formats
- Feature, Series
- Held in
- English
- Where
- Toronto, Canada (in person)
- Who can attend
- Content creators and producers with at least five years in the industry; not for beginners. Members and non-members may apply. Feature films and TV or web series of any genre; documentaries, talk shows and reality formats are excluded.
- Prizes
- One scholarship covers the program fee for a member or non-member.
What to send
- Also asked for
- An application naming the project you want to work on during the lab.
Need your pages in standard screenplay format first? The free screenplay formatter lays them out and saves a PDF.
What it gives besides money
Two in-person days at CSI Spadina with instructor Marina Cordoni: a pitch, group feedback and a second pitch on day one, a session on reaching industry contacts on day two, and a private consultation. Ten places.
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