2 New @VFS Programming Scholarships for @SislerIDM coding students

VFS PROGRAMMING SCHOLARSHIP Vancouver Film School has set up 2 Programming Scholarships for students who meet the following criteria: Student must be accepted (or has applied) to Programming

2 New @VFS Females in Technology Scholarships for @SislerIDM students

VFS WOMEN IN TECH SCHOLARSHIP Vancouver Film School has set up 2 Women in Tech Entrance Scholarship to a female student who meets the following criteria:

New VFS Women in Acting Scholarship

Vancouver Film School has set up 1 Women in Acting Entrance Scholarship to a female Sisler student who meets the following criteria: Student must be

Do you want to be an actor?

Are you serious and passionate about starting a career in film and television? Join Vancouver Film School at The Fort Gary Hotel

Get your animation career started @VFS (Information Sessions) – Thursday, November 17, 10:45 am

Connect to your future @VFS Animation On Thursday, November 17, VFS Department Head & Lead Staff will be providing program presentations to Sisler

Get your game design career started @VFS (Information Session) – Thursday, November 17, 11:45 am

Connect to your future @VFS  Game Design & Programming On Thursday, November 17, VFS Department Head & Lead Staff will be providing

"Come & Knock on my Door!" learning about script & story

The Inciting Incident in Story Development Fantastic small group story development sessions with Script-Writing guru Michael Baser @SislerIDM Today we learned about Inciting

Join Disney Animator Trent Correy for an Animation Celebration @ SislerIDM in March 2017

Registration opens soon for Sisler High School’s IDM “Mani-Jam” (Manitoba Animation Jam Session) Mani-Jam (Manitoba Animation Jam) 2017 – March 6-7, 2017

Exciting news! VFS Instructors have been lined-up. Are you ready for November 21-24?

Learn acting, directing & Post-Production with Kurt Evans and Missy Cross @ Sisler IDM About the VFS 4 day Intensive Workshop @

New Partnership – Sisler IDM & Red River College DMD

New Sisler IDM Post-Secondary pathway into RRC DMD New partnership will focus on collaboration & innovation Sisler High School’s Interactive Digital Media & Red River

September 2016 Review – We connected with leaders from around the world.

Why take Sisler IDM?  Connect with Industry Leaders from around the world, that’s why! Over the past 10 days, Sisler IDM students

Winnipeg Animation students to connect with Pixar Canada’s Camera & Staging Lead Jennifer Mackie

Confirmed!  VFS Talk with Pixar Canada’s Camera & Staging Lead Jennifer Mackie on Oct 13 @ 11:00 am (Central time) Sisler IDM

VFS' Behind the Lens – In front of the Lens 4 day Workshop – Nov 21-24

Visit Redwood Studio 57 to register for  VFS’ Behind the Lens – In front of the Lens 4 day Workshop @ Sisler”

Arts in the Hood with Madison Thomas – Sept. 16

Visit Redwood Studio 57 to register for our “Arts in the Hood” Talk with Director & Sisler Alumni Madison Thomas – Sept 16th Workshop Information: Sept 16th,

"What? You can do that in After Effects!" Workshop with CBC's Earl Cabuhat – Oct 7th

Visit Redwood Studio 57 to register for our “What?  You can do that in After Effects!” Workshop with CBC’s Earl Cabuhat – Oct

Get a head start on your dream Creative Arts Career @ Sisler High School

Get a head start on your dream Creative Arts Career @ Sisler High School

Hope you enjoy our 100% student made (4 days to make) Sisler IDM 2016 promotional video! This is Winnipeg. A lot of cool

New VFS bound Sisler grads

Here is our 2016 VFS bound Sisler IDM grads: 3D animation & VFX – Ken & Janelle, Ritvick & Gerard – Film Production,

Attention IDM students … 60% Tuition Reduction

Receive a 60% Rebate on your eligible post-secondary tuition fees Start saving with the Manitoba Tuition Fee Income Tax Rebate By providing

Sisler IDM promo video

Thank you to Ritvick and the Jacinto Bros for putting this together over the weekend. SISLER IDM from Digital Voices on Vimeo.

Animator & Visual Effects artist Ben Sanders – March 23

Date:  March 23rd, 2016 (10:30 am – 11:30 am) Location:  Studio 57 at Sisler High School Presenter:  Ben Sanders Workshop Objective: Ben’s portfolio Ben’s pathway

2015 Student Media Projects (Digital Voices Class)

Here are some examples of the fantastic work done by our grade 11 & 12 students from semester 1. These media projects

Register for Post-Grad Programming at Sisler

If you have graduated (or are graduating) from high school? Are you interested in a career? Are you under the age of

Sisler students deliver Vine & A.R. workshops @ the National Media Literacy Week Conference

Sisler IDM students lead the way… 10 students from the Sisler High School Interactive Digital Media Program​  and 3 of our teachers

VFS Scholarships… One Sisler grad will qualify for up to a $19,000 scholarship

VFS GRADE 9-12 MERIT SCHOLARSHIP Sisler and VFS have established an educational media pathway. Identified Sisler High School course pathway applicable to the

Semester 2 Begins with a bang on Feb 8th!

Semester 2 begins on February 8th. Check out your IDM, Animation, Film, and Game Design courses online at:  https://www.behance.net/digitalvoices Ryan Jarman from

It's a wrap. 2015-16 Digital Voices has concluded :)

Thanks to the best group of students ever! Hope you enjoyed our new approach to Digital Voices.  It has been a blast

Sisler participating in the VFS Results in 30 with Animator Eric Luhta

Scheduled for Jan 21, 2016 Eric Luhta is a professional animator who has worked for top studios like Pixar Canada and Sony

Sisler IDM students are hoping their #MentalHealth STEM project will win the $50,000 Samsung Award

Sisler IDM students are hoping their Mental Health STEM project will win the $50,000 Samsung Award @SislerIDM is one of 55 semi-finalists in the #SamsungSolve contest for

Sisler IDM delivers inspiring Mental Health Awareness solutions in Samsung Canada's first-ever Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge

Sisler IDM delivers inspiring Mental Health Awareness solutions in Samsung Canada's first-ever Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge

We are a Semi-Finalist! Samsung’s STEM-based education challenge ignites student creativity and innovative thinking to solve real community-based challenges News Release Source

Vancouver Film School Named #1 Animation School in Canada!

Vancouver Film School Named #1 Animation School in Canada!

Congratulations VFS on being named the #1 Animation school! We are so lucky to have you as a partner in Education! “If

Sound Design 101

Sound Design 101

Shane Rees teaches our students about Sound Design for Games, App, Animation & Film Presentation covers:  What is a soundtrack? Dialog Production

VFS "Results in 30" Talk with Eric Luhta

VFS “Results in 30” Talk with Eric Luhta  Talk to be held on: January 21st, 2016 VFS invites you and your students

Learning about Sound Design and Career Paths with VFS' Shane Rees

Learning about Sound Design and Career Paths with VFS' Shane Rees

VFS Talk on “Careers in the Sound Design Industry” Date & Time:  January 11, 10:00 Talk Theme: Exploration of careers in the Sound Design industry. Location:  Live @

Q & A with Tripwire Media's Doug Darling

Today we were privileged to have Tripwire Media’s owner, Doug Darling, present to our students. Here is what his presentation covered: Part

Welcome Back … now what?

Welcome Back … now what?

  Welcome Back! Well here is what we need to know for January of 2016: FreedCamp …review phase 4 and plan for

Merry Christmas from Digital Voices class of 2015

Workshop with Animator Jennifer Mackie

ANIMATION WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Analyze Jen’s professional work and learn about her impressive career path. By the end of this workshop you will: • Gain

Upcoming Workshops & Events

Take a look at the following three workshops coming up. Time to do some research, prepare and develop questions. Save your questions

Dec 7-11 Interview & Survey (Mandatory)

All students of Digital Voices must complete this form before Monday, December 14. Loading…

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 5) Animation School @ Industry Q & A

For our final day of workshops Brett and Francois took some time to answer questions students had about VFS, the animation industry

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 5) Modeling Part 4

In the final workshop, Francois went over completing and refining their bike models in maya. He showed students the further uses of

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 5) Walk Cycle Part 4

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 5) Walk Cycle Part 4

In our final day of workshops Brett walked the second group of students through animating their walk cycle. He went over the

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 4) Intro to 2D Animation

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 4) Intro to 2D Animation

Brett put on a presentation about animation and how it has evolved over the years. He also emphasized 2D animation specifically. He

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 4) Walk Cycle Part 3

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 4) Walk Cycle Part 3

Today in our workshops the students who were part of the modeling workshop moved on to work on the walk cycle. Brett

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 4) Modeling Part 3

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 4) Modeling Part 3

Today in the modeling workshop students who participated in the walk cycle workshop moved on to work on the modeling workshop. Francois

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 3) Life in the Media Industry

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 3) Life in the Media Industry

After the workshops today, Brett and Francois had a Q&A session with all the students. They talked about working in the industry,

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 3) Modeling Part 2

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 3) Modeling Part 2

In the Modeling workshop this morning Francois continued to give to instruct the students on modeling in Maya by creating a bike. He went

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 3) Walk Cycle Part 2

In the Walk Cycle workshop this morning Brett continued to instruct the students on animating in Maya by creating a walk cycle.

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 2) Walk Cycle Part 1

Today students got the opportunity to  learn the basics of animating a walk cycle in Maya. VFS Instructor, Brett Vanderkist, went over the

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 2) Modeling Part 1

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 2) Modeling Part 1

Today students began to understand the fundamentals of modeling in Maya. VFS Instructor,  Francois van Eeden, walked the class through recreating a

If You Are Attending the Animation and Modeling Workshops

If You Are Attending the Animation and Modeling Workshops

For students attending or interested in attending the animation and modeling workshops tomorrow here are the links that will be most useful

VFS Animation Workshop (Day 1)

Today we began our VFS Animation Workshops! To welcome all participating students, our special presenters gave them a special presentation on the

2 day workshop on an Intro to 3D Modeling in Maya

2 day workshop on an Intro to 3D Modeling in Maya

Are you a student or an educator interested in learning how to Model in Maya? Here is the chance of a lifetime!

VFS Ed. Talk with Jennifer Mackie – December 16

VFS Ed. Talk with Jennifer Mackie – December 16

Animation Portfolio VFS Ed Talk @ Sisler High School through video-conferencing  Date: Dec 16, 11:00 am CST Speaker: VFS Instructor Jennifer Mackie (has

Free 5 day workshop on Modeling in Maya

Are you a student or an educator interested in learning how to Model in Maya?  Here is the chance of a lifetime! From Dec

Free 5 day workshop on animating a 3D walk Cycle

Free 5 day workshop on animating a 3D walk Cycle

Are you a student or an educator interested in learning Maya?  Here is the chance of a lifetime! From Dec 7-11, 2015

Kindoma's Carly Shuler presents "How to develop an App Idea"

Kindoma's Carly Shuler presents "How to develop an App Idea"

Date: November 25, 2015 (9:00 am – 12:00) Location: Studio 57 at Sisler High School Presenter: Carly Shuler from Kindoma Objective: Learn

Pre-3D-Animation Workshop Tutorials

Check out Moises’ 3D Animation video tutorials on how to use Maya.

Mandatory Pre-Animation workshops

Mandatory Pre-Animation workshops

Do you want to participate in VFS’ 5-day Intensive Animation workshop in December? To better prepare for this fantastic educational opportunity,  all

Special Grade 12 only meeting for students applying to VFS

ATTENTION: ARE YOU APPLYING TO VFS? THERE WILL BE AN INFORMATION MEETING FOR GRADE 12s AT 11:50 ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH.  THE