Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
Unpaid as per agreement between CFC & Actra. We will offer $25 travel stipend x 2 days = $50 per actor
Deadline:
Aug 6, 2025
Callbacks:
DEMO OFFER ONLY
Shooting starts:
Aug 18, 2025 Required for 2 days
Shooting finishes:
Aug 22, 2025 Required for 2 days
Shooting locations:
Canadian Film Centre - 2489 Bayview Ave, North York, ON M2L 1A8
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) is a charitable organization that empowers Canadian talent and advances opportunities for them to thrive in the screen industry. We deliver intensive programs in film, television, screen acting, music, and digital/immersive media. IN CHARACTER is a creative exercise that will see 5 scenes from our Writers' Lab realized twice by two different creative teams. Each scene will be shot over two half days in August and professionally finished by early September. Projects may be used on password-protected demo reels but are not intended for public distribution. This is a great opportunity to work with emerging Canadian talent in a collaborative environment!
Laura Stubbs (She/Her) is a queer screenwriter/filmmaker. She studied screenwriting at UCLA with a focus in comedy. To raise money for tuition, she organized a stand-up show called Laughs for Laur, where she came out to all of her friends and family on stage... after charging them $25 to be there. She wrote, directed, and produced the short film no, which premiered at the 2022 Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival. Right Under My Roof, a digital series she wrote, produced, and directed, is now available on Bell Fibe TV1 and Amazon Prime US and UK. She is the proud founder and president of Ticket Stubbs Productions Inc., a Toronto-based production company that strives to tell stories from underrepresented groups and provide opportunities to folks from equity-deserving communities. Her series My Bully Mia, which was selected as one of 21 projects by the Independent Production Fund (IPF) out of a historic 225 applications, is currently in development. Laura is currently a resident of the 2025 CFC Norman Jewison Film Program.
Laura Stubbs (She/Her) is a queer screenwriter/filmmaker. She studied screenwriting at UCLA with a focus in comedy. To raise money for tuition, she organized a stand-up show called Laughs for Laur, where she came out to all of her friends and family on stage... after charging them $25 to be there. She wrote, directed, and produced the short film no, which premiered at the 2022 Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival. Right Under My Roof, a digital series she wrote, produced, and directed, is now available on Bell Fibe TV1 and Amazon Prime US and UK. She is the proud founder and president of Ticket Stubbs Productions Inc., a Toronto-based production company that strives to tell stories from underrepresented groups and provide opportunities to folks from equity-deserving communities. Her series My Bully Mia, which was selected as one of 21 projects by the Independent Production Fund (IPF) out of a historic 225 applications, is currently in development. Laura is currently a resident of the 2025 CFC Norman Jewison Film Program.
Storyline
When Jill tells her wife Frankie that she’s pregnant, Frankie freaks out, accusing her of cheating. This frustrates Jill. Just because Jill is bi doesn't mean she’s going to cheat on Frankie with a man. She explains that she’s carrying gay Jesus who has been sent to restore humanity and Frankie has to choose if she’s going to trust Jill and help her raise this baby or get a divorce
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | FRANKIE | Female 30 - 39 Years old |
Description Female (she/her), 30's, any ethnicity. Your “gold star” lesbian. Had to put up with a lot of shit in high school because there was no hiding her queerness. She sometimes feels like a grumpy old woman complaining about “kids these days” and how “nobody knows how to drive anymore”, but she doesn’t know how to not be bothered by those things. She’s only been in serious long term relationships and has never had a one night stand. She’s been with her wife Jill for 8 years but still feels insecure sometimes about Jill’s promiscuous past. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | JILL | Female 30 - 39 Years old |
Description Female (she/her), 30's, any ethnicity. A free spirited bisexual/pansexual girly who falls in love with a person not their gender. Kind, annoyingly optimistic and conflict-averse. She came to her queerness later in life and never officially came out because she shouldn’t have to. She’d just bring home a new partner (of any and all genders) every month and say this is who I’m dating. Her wife Frankie of 8 years is the first serious relationship she’s ever had. She thinks it’s good she “had her fun” because now she can settle down and enjoy the rest of her life with her person. Any ethnicity, queer performers encouraged | ||