VANCOUVER, BC — Fresh off an official unveiling at the Filmmaker Spotlight Party to a roomful of local creators, industry partners, and stakeholders during VIFF, we’re thrilled to announce Year 2 of the Filmable x Collective Bunch Fellowship!
If you’re new here, Filmable was built by local working filmmakers who were tired of the usual barriers in independent cinema. We created an accessible, community-first hub right here in BC to break down silos, make more friends, and build a local industry where independent creators can actually thrive.
Partnering once again with our good friends at The Collective Bunch Society—a team dedicated to elevating Indigenous, Black, People of Color, and LGBTQ2S+ storytellers—this 6-month incubator gives ambitious filmmaking teams the dedicated time, space, and community support needed to take their first or second feature film from a dream into production.
A deep thank you to our dedicated Jurors this year for building this cohort. We had over 35 submissions this year, and it goes without saying, the decision was challenging.
2026 Jurors:
- Nach Dudseemaytha
- Ronny Kurland
- Madeleine Davis
- Paisley Smith
Thank you!
The 2026/2027 Fellows & Their Feature Projects
We’ve brought together an extraordinarily talented, driven group of writers, directors, and producers tackling everything from bubblegum horror to dark comedy and psychological drama:
Northernmost
The Team: Shae-Lynn Pearson (Writer/Director)
Shae-Lynn Pearson
The Story: When her high school nemesis disappears, Ava (26), the cynical host of a struggling true crime podcast, returns to her remote hometown to cover the disappearance—and rewrite her old rival's legacy.
Peachy
The Team: Sasha Duncan (Writer/Director), Ellie Cameron-Smith (Producer), Athena Russell (Producer)
The Peachy Team
The Story: A bubblegum horror set over summer vacation: sixteen-year-old Audra and her friends fall under the spell of a magnetic cool girl... only to discover their new queen bee is a demon who literally feeds on her girl gang.
Dissection
The Team: Kristy Cussen (Writer/Director)
Kristy Cussen
The Story: After nursing student Sophie discovers a note wedged inside the body of her assigned cadaver, she’ll do anything to save her from the end-of-term head dissection.
Franny’s Fate
The Team: Arghavan Jenati (Writer/Director/Producer/Actor), Georgia Irwin (Producer), Andrew Gillingham (Producer/Co-Director)
The Franny's Fate Team
The Story: A lonely sommelier finally agrees to being set up in an arranged marriage. A woman obsessed with love goes on a darkly comic journey of revenge, heartbreak, and self-discovery.
The Next Day
The Team: Christian Zakharchuk (Writer/Director), Lenna Losonczi (Producer/Actor), Connor Nyhan (Producer)
The Next Day Team
The Story: Failing to keep her hyper-violent fantasies a secret, an emotionally inept boxer finds her humanity through both the camaraderie and humiliation of her religious rival, a former lover, and an auteur pornographer—all while shattering the dreams built by her troubled mother.
What’s the Goal? Where We’re Heading
Rather than grinding through endlessly isolated rewrites, our fellows spend six months sharpening their projects alongside peer feedback, veteran mentors, and real-world pitch sessions with local indie producers.
By the end of the fellowship, each team walks away with:
- A polished, market-ready feature script refined through rigorous peer sandboxes.
- A pitch deck & tight elevator pitch ready to present to financiers, distributors, and markets.
- A tight-knit network of collaborators and industry mentors who have their back for the long haul.
Our ultimate goal? To help reshape how the world sees BC-originated films, proving that our local independent scene is a powerhouse of high-quality, industry-leading stories.
To learn more about the program or get involved with future community workshops, visit Filmable.ca.