Studio XX and The National Film Board of Canada, Quebec Center are pleased to announce their exciting collaboration, First Person Digital.

Made possible by the financial assistance of Canadian Heritage through the Cultural Development Fund, First Person Digital (FPD) is an innovative training and production program for women exploring new approaches to storytelling in multimedia. FPD will foster emerging talent and spark creative collaborations between filmmakers and multimedia artists working in the English language in Québec. This project aims to inspire tomorrow’s award-winning creators by engaging them with some of the most influential individuals in new media and supporting them in the production of original projects. FPD works will be distributed by the NFB and presented at Studio XX's HTMlles Festival. Learn more >>

FPD will offer inspirational case-study presentations by innovative multimedia artists and professionals. Visit our Upcoming Events page to see what’s next and catch up with what has already happened on our Past Events page

When the call for submissions closed on March 1, 2010 a total of 61 proposals had been received by First Person Digital.

The proposals were all of an exceptionally high caliber and the task for the First Jury; to select a shortlist of 15 proposals, was a challenging one. After a long day of deliberation, 15 proposals were selected to go forward to the Second Jury and the final round of selection.

The First Jury comprised: Mouna Andraos, Kat Baulu, Melisa Forero and Rebecca Coggan. The proceedings were moderated by Dara Moats and Shiraz Janjua.

The Second Jury convened on March 30th and selected six successful proposals and two alternates, from the shortlist of 15.

The Second Jury comprised: Paulina Abarca-Cantin, Ravida Din, Skawennati Fragnito, Rob McLaughlin, Kim Sawchuck and Mahalia Verna. The proceedings were moderated by Kat Baulu and Shiraz Janjua.

First Person Digital teams and projects:

     Ginger Coons: When We Were Bigger Than We Are Now

     Vanessa Matsui & Liane Balaban: Crankytown

     Courtney Montour: Kahnawake Identity & Community

     Katarina Soukup + Caroline Bâcle: Under the city Mobile

     Michelle Smith: Ota nda yanaan - We are here

     Ellen Tang: Picture Press


Artworks are slated to premiere in November 2010 at Studio XX’s HTMlles: Festival of Media Art and Networked Practices.