Below-the-Line Mentorship Program

Key Dates

Mentor Intake: September 15 – October 12, 2025

Mentee Intake: October 13 – November 2, 2025

Pairings Confirmed: By November 21, 2025

Onboarding Session (Online): Early December 2025

Mentorship Period (1:1 Monthly Meetings): January-March 2026

Creative Pathways™ Check-In: February 2026

Wrap and Surveys: March-April 2026

Apply now to become a mentor

Connecting emerging below-the-line technicians and craftspeople with experienced professionals has consistently been requested and recognized as one of the most impactful ways to strengthen B.C.’s motion picture workforce.

This program brings industry professionals and emerging below-the-line mentee technicians and craftspeople together in a conversation-based mentorship.

Mentor Eligibility

• B.C. resident

• 5+ years of experience in the department and role they would like to mentor in

• Wants to give back to the industry in a meaningful way and is willing to mentor in a voluntary capacity

• Able to commit time as a mentor:

  • Onboarding (30 min, online, early December 2025)

  • 1 hour of 1:1 mentoring (January – March 2026)

  • Midpoint pairing check-in with Creative Pathways™

  • Post-mentorship surveys and feedback (March – April 2026 as needed)

Mentee Eligibility

• B.C. resident

• 19+ years of age or older

• Ideal candidates will already have work experience in the motion picture industry and a clear idea of what below-the-line department they want to pursue as a career

• Understand that this is a conversation-based mentorship with an experienced industry professional. It does not offer training, job placements, access to a mentor’s networks, or job shadowing opportunities

• Mentees should be self-motivated. They will be expected to book the monthly 1:1 meetings with their mentor, set the meeting agenda, and be proactive in developing goals with feedback from their mentor

• Able to commit time as a mentee:

  • Onboarding (30 min, online, early December 2025)

  • 1 hour of 1:1 mentoring (January – March 2026)

  • Midpoint pairing check-in with Creative Pathways™

  • Post-mentorship surveys and feedback (March – April 2026 as needed)

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