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CINE⚡️SPARK
offers a production package worth more than
$17,500
to screenwriters and filmmakers from the Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands region


The CINESPARK production program has been supporting local artists in the Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands region with cash, services, and equipment toward the production of outstanding short films since 2017,.
The only submission requirement is a complete screenplay, 10 pages or less. Scripts are blind judged, and the Top 5 pitch their projects in a live event at the annual Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival.
The best pitch receives a comprehensive production package to create their short film:
• $13,500 in-kind equipment rentals from CineVic
• $2,500 in-kind equipment rentals from William F. White
• $1,500 cash grant
• $100 Modo driving credits toward production van rental
• Production Insurance - 10 consecutive days of coverage ($195 value)
• One-year complimentary CineVic Production Membership ($220 value)
• Interview segment on Push In - The CineVic Podcast
• Your film will premiere at the Short Circuit Film Festival!
2021 CINE
SPARK winning pitch:

Sarah Nicole Faucher
GOING HOME
2020 CINE
SPARK winning pitch:

Ann Marie Hak
WISHING FALL
2019 CINE
SPARK winner:
LUCID
Premiered at the 2021 Short Circuit Film Festival
2018 CINE
SPARK winner:
NORMAN
Premiered at the 2019 Short Circuit Film Festival
2017 CINE
SPARK winner:
HER NAME IS DESTINY
Premiered at the 2018 Short Circuit Film Festival
Submissions Open:
September 1, 2022
Early Deadline:
November 1, 2022
Regular Deadline:
January 1, 2023
Late Deadline:
February 1, 2023
Top 5 Reveal:
April 2023
Top 5 Pitch Event:
May 2023