Pacific Screenwriting Program

05/29/2026

From the pitching podium to the writers' room.

Recent graduate Ryan Bright (SSL 2025) will be heading into the "Private Eyes: West Coast" writers' room this month on an internship placement, funded through the PSP's Story Department Internship program.

05/29/2026

Manny Mahal (Scripted Series Lab 2022) earned a nomination for his Allegiance script “We Were Winning”.

He is in great company, alongside SSL 2023 Showrunner-in-Residence, , who is also nominated in the Best Screenwriting - Drama Series category for “Murder in a Small Town.”

Congratulations to our colleagues and alumni on the well-deserved Leo nominations!

05/26/2026

Congratulations to Prem Gill for everything she has achieved in her time as the CEO of Creative BC. The PSP is grateful for her tireless support of the creative industries, particularly the domestic motion picture sector. We wish her the best in her next adventures!

05/25/2026

Congratulations to Alex Vance (SSL 2024) on the recent funding announcement for her short film, “Cryptid.”

The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) has announced a $6.3 million investment through the Story Fund Program, supporting 26 Indigenous creative teams across Canada across feature films, short films, and television series.

05/23/2026

Applications close on Monday, May 25 for the Whistler Film Festival Screenwriters Lab. The 2026 edition of the WFF Screenwriters Lab is a unique, intensive, multi-phase script and industry development program, designed for diverse Canadian voices.

Submit your application now at whistlerfilmfestival.com/talent-programs/screenwriters-lab

05/20/2026

Save the date! Our next inkDrinks event is Wednesday, June 24, at 7pm at The Pleasant.

Join us for a drink at our next community event in collaboration with inkCanada. Everyone welcome!

Register your spot, and let us know you're coming here: https://pacificscreenwriting.ca/inkdrinks-vancouver-24-june-2026/

05/19/2026

Spring at the PSP.

We celebrated Corey Liu (SSL 2019) winning a Writers' Guild of Canada award for his work on

We gathered for the 2026 Vancouver Scripted Summit with writers, producers, and executives.

Executive Director Camilla Tibbs was nominated at the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards in the Arts, Culture, Design category — Brian Hamilton and colleagues at the CMPA showed their support!

05/13/2026

We are thrilled to see Scripted Series Lab alumni Renuka Singh and Norman Yi Li included as recipients of the Creative BC Equity + Emerging Development Program! The program offers grants of up to $10,000 to support the early stages of project development, including research, concept creation, and scriptwriting.

Vancouver, B.C. (April 30, 2026) – Creative BC announces $200,000 in funding to support 20 projects led by emerging and/or equity seeking filmmakers in British Columbia. Designed to address systemic

05/11/2026

The Scripted Series Lab is a full-time, 15-week curriculum designed to polish and prepare candidates for entry-level writer positions on a series. Thank you to Floyd Kane, Showrunner-in-Residence, for leading a successful 2026 cohort, and to the six writers—Ryan Bright, Lucia Frangione, James Howells, Brenna Kwon, Jongyoon Greg Choi, and Richard Young—congratulations on all your hard work, both in the room and on stage.

The program is bolstered by exceptional training from Laura Good (Script Coordination), Pilar Alessandra (Pitch Presentation), and Toby Marks (Pitch Deck Design). Each Scripted Series Lab writer is paired with a seasoned industry professional — thank you to Sonja Bennett, Rachel Langer, Michael MacLennan, Will Pascoe, Naren Shankar, Damon Vignale for coaching and supporting the cohort on their personal projects.

It all culminates with a pitch showcase at the Vancouver Scripted Summit. Presented by the PSP, the Summit is BC's day-long scripted domestic industry event, bringing writers, producers, buyers and decision-makers together for a day of meetings and panel discussions.

Thank you to our sponsors, Paramount+, Canada Media Fund, and Creative BC, for their generous and continued support of BC talent.

05/08/2026

Scenes from the 2026 Vancouver Scripted Summit.

Vancouver Scripted Summit brings together BC screenwriters, producers and industry leaders with Canadian and US executives and buyers, for a day of panels, roundtables, meetings and networking centred on Canadian scripted content. We had a great time last week at the SFU Segal Building connecting with our industry.

A sincere thank you to our Summit sponsors — , Rogers Group of Funds, , , Bell Fund, .Production.Fund, , Chandler Fogden Lyman Entertainment Law, and the — for their support.

Photography by Sarah Race