Professional Services & Resources

For over 25 years, the City of Winnipeg Film & Special Events Office has supported local, national, international film and television productions, major events, festivals, and sporting competitions. Our team provides logistical coordination, industry connections, and concierge-style support, helping projects navigate City requirements from planning through delivery. Our office works closely with production companies, event organizers, City departments, industry partners, stakeholders, all levels of government to coordinate permits, locations, municipal services, traffic and road requirements, other logistical needs.

Kenny Boyce, Manager, Film & Special Events
With more than 25 years of experience, Kenny is a leader in major event management, film attraction, and destination development. His experience includes the Pan Am Games, North American Indigenous Games, , Grey Cup festivals, Royal Visits, and Winnipeg’s JUNO Awards. Kenny works collaboratively to deliver complex projects and showcase Winnipeg as a world-class destination.

Shelly Anthis, Film Liaison
Shelly brings more than 20 years of film industry experience in producing, casting, location management, and scouting. She provides practical support to productions navigating filming in Winnipeg.

Sheldon Cameron, Events Liaison
Sheldon supports event organizers with municipal coordination, logistics, and City services to help deliver successful events throughout Winnipeg.

VP works at the intersection of art + technology, supporting the greater Winnipeg community through equipment and facility rentals, residencies, workshops, exhibitions and performances, video distribution, video digitization services and so much more!

Need a PA system or projector for a show? Equipment to make your latest and greatest artwork? Yup. We have it. Need a place to rehearse or teach a workshop or put on your next cool show? We can make that happen. Like analog gear? us too. Into digital weirdness? yeah we go there. Get in touch to see how we can help you!

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Video Pool Media Arts Centre aims to inspire curiosity and creative expression through open exploration of technology in all media art forms, focusing on practices that are adventurous, independent, and explore niche approaches to art and technology. We strive to cultivate experimental artistic practices and accessibility to technology through presentation, production, distribution and education while also supporting the greater arts community through our programs, facilities and expertise.

VP houses the largest collection of prairie video art in Canada, distributing work internationally to festivals, galleries and institutions. Our presentation facilities include Poolside Gallery, The Output venue, and The Pivot education centre, and our production studios include our analog A/V studio, The Adventure Lab, and the 8.1-channel Immersion Studio.

The Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts provides free legal assistance to artists, art, culture, and community organizations in Manitoba that do not have a lawyer and cannot afford legal assistance. The law clinic is operated by law students at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, and it is the only clinic in Manitoba to provide free legal information and services tailored specifically to artists and arts organizations. All information and services provided by law students are supervised by experienced lawyers. All that is required to access the service is an internet connection.