Celebrating 40 emerging filmmakers selected for the TELUS STORYHIVE Scripted Edition

Team STORYHIVE is thrilled to announce the filmmakers selected for the TELUS STORYHIVE Scripted Edition! We were blown away by the incredible response with over 400 submission pitches from across British Columbia and Alberta.

We are excited to announce that we will be funding 40 emerging filmmakers to produce their short to mid-length fiction films or community TV pilots.

These selected recipients will each receive $20,000 in production funding, plus training, one-on-one mentorship (provided by the National Screen Institute) and distribution on TELUS Optik TV, Stream+ and STORYHIVE's YouTube channel.

With the generous support of the Alberta Film Commission and Creative BC, all projects in the program will also receive an additional $5,000 of top-up funding.

Congratulations to the 40 filmmakers below! 

Alberta

• A Bundle of B's – Bridgette Boyko, Edmonton

• Away with You – Ardin Pechawis-Brannick, Calgary

• Bismillah – Asif Quraishi, Edmonton

• Crumbs – Savanna Harvey, Calgary

• Earth to Colby – Rino Mioc, Calgary

• Fort Macbeth – Nils Hognestad, Fort McMurray

• Gas Money – Alia Aluma, Calgary

• Junk Boys – Kingley Odera, Red Deer

• Limerance – Elena Belyea, Edmonton

• My Big Fat Gay Wedding – Lara Schmitz, Calgary

• NEMESIS – Sylvia Douglas, Edmonton

• The Eldest Daughter – Rhia Aden, Edmonton

• The Lion, the White Flower, and Hope – Alice Wordsworth, Calgary

• The Rejects - An epic Western Satire – Dustin Frank, Lethbridge

• The Spotlight Within – Richard Pye, Red Deer

• There Are No Squirrels In Lethbridge – Nick Bohle, Lethbridge

British Columbia

• Across Two Worlds – Daniel Negatu, Surrey

• Bowline – Nick Dietrich, Campbell River

• Boy Meets Girl – Robert Randall, Coquitlam

• Cleaner On Call – James Mills, Prince George

• Feel The Burn – Jasper Vaillant, Coquitlam

• Fire Weather – Kora Vanderlip, Kamloops

• Good Intentions – Kristy Cussen, Victoria

• Green is the Colour of Evil – Shimon Machida, North Vancouver

• Hospice – Joseph Boutilier, Duncan

• Hypnonaut – Jon Chuby, Prince George

• Life with Dotty – Kelly Finerty, Victoria

• Mother's Hands – Jonah Lee-McNamee, Vancouver

• Never Use Alone – Colin Matthews, Kamloops

• No One's Really From Here – Ashley Yeung, Vancouver

• OASIS – Marlies Dubois, Delta

• On Gordon Alley – Kendra Eyles, Kelowna

• RAW HEEL – Quinton Tutin, Dawson Creek

• Recognition – David Scarlatescu, Vernon

• Ranger Jane – Erin Hazlehurst, Kelowna

• Senior Discount – Amy King, Victoria

• The Knitting Diaries – Janalee Budge, Vernon

• The Last Flight – Amy Tsai, Burnaby

• The Wild Times – Thomas Pierre, Penticton

• Tides of Longing – J. Sophia Woodward, Nanaimo

Stay tuned for more updates on these projects. We can’t wait to watch these stories unfold from script to screen!