Sisler’s CREATE Animation program is comprised of Motion Pictures & Interactive Digital Media vocational education pathways. Students can study film, animation, game design, graphic design, photography, digital media and more. By combining technical training from vocational and innovative educators with industry mentorship and internship opportunities, the CREATE program brings job-readiness into focus. Our connection to talented creatives and industry leaders gives our students an advantage not found in any other high school; mentorship and guidance from the people who live it every day – here in Manitoba and around the world. Sisler instructors were key in the development and writing of the provincial Interactive Digital Media and Motion Picture Arts vocational frameworks.

Academic excellence results in awards!  The top grade 9-12 students with the highest academic average per grade taking a Sisler Create course will receive a financial award ranging between $100-$1000 at the end of each semester thanks to the Walter & Maria Schroeder Foundation.

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Grade 9-12 Courses:

• MP206V1S – Exploration of Motion Picture Arts
• MP207V2S – Introduction to Motion Picture Arts
• MP208V3S – Fundamentals of Animation
• MP209V3S – Fundamentals of Previsualization and Storyboarding
• MP210V3S – Fundamentals of Compositing and Visual Effects in Harmony
• MP211V4S – Applied Motion Picture Arts
• MP212V4S – Motion Picture Arts Project Management
• MP213V4S – Motion Picture Arts Studio Training
• MP214V4S – Motion Picture Arts Portfolio Development

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Educational Partners & Supporters:

• Nickelodeon Animation
• Apple Canada
• Arnon Manor & Kelsey Bascom
• Apple Canada
• Bardel Animation
• Canadian Museum for Human Rights
• Disney Animation
• Jam Filled Animation
• Jason Scheier from Paramount Studios
• Mainframe Animation
• New Media Manitoba
• Nelvana Entertainment
• On Screen Manitoba
• Reel FX Animation
• Rise Up Animation
• Sony Pictures Animation
• Think Tank Training
• Toon Boom Animation
• Vancouver Film School
• Wacom
• Winnipeg Art Gallery
• Writer Jump
• Yeti Farms Animation
• AND MORE!

Our Alumni:

The program has an incredible alumni success rate – well over 100 grads have pursued post-secondary education in the digital media field, while many have secured employment at places like Sony, Jam Filled, Atomic Cartoons, Icon, Titmouse, WildBrain and more. Since 2015, CREATE program students have secured well over $1.5 million in scholarships.

Industry Liaisons:

Thanks to CREATE benefactor The Schroeder Foundation, the CREATE program has two industry liaisons who assist with our industry partnerships and help students with internships, work placements, post-secondary applications, scholarship applications, resumes, cover letters and more.

Jeff Peeler is the founder of the Manitoba production company Three Film and Television. He started the company after 17 years at a senior management level at the award-winning international film and television production company, Frantic Films. With over 25 year’s experience in the industry he has overseen the production of hundreds of hours of film and television content across multiple genres. Jeff’s Producer and Executive Producer credits include the Canadian Screen Award and Banff Rockie winning Baroness Von Sketch Show (CBC/IFC), the multiple award-winning Still Standing (CBC), Buy It Fix It Sell It and Backyard Builds (HGTV), The Winnipeg Comedy Festival (CBC), Killer in Plain Sight (Investigation Discovery), High Maintenance: Preventing Disaster (Smithsonian Channel), Meet the Family (City), and the feature films Stand!, Into Invisible Light and The Nature of Nicholas. Jeff also produced the sports documentary, The 13th Man for TSN’s Engraved on a Nation anthology which won Best Documentary Series at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 and the true-crime documentary Indictment: The Crimes of Shelly Chartier.

Ginny Collins worked as the Communications Director for Manitoba Film & Music (MFM) for 10 years. She is also a playwright and winner of the Best Manitoba Play at the 2019 Manitoba Book Awards. Before her time at MFM, Ginny worked in communications with the United Nations Development Programme in Namibia, and as a training with a local women’s magazine in Zambia. Ginny works with CREATE’s many partners including Nickelodeon, CBC, Bell MTS, Nelvana and more to coordinate opportunities for students. She also assists with resume and cover letter building, scholarship applications, post-secondary applications and more to ensure students achieve their full potential.

Anijams

Sisler’s AniJam hosts a day of learning for younger students from the division. For the ‘jams’ the CREATE program invites schools to bring students who might be interested in the creative industries for a day of creativity and learning. Throughout the day, CREATE students mentor their younger counterparts in learning how to plan and create an animation. 

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