Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Unpaid as per agreement between CFC/ACTRA for 8+1 hour shoot day.
Deadline:
Aug 11, 2026
Callbacks:
DEMO OFFER ONLY
Shooting starts:
August 24-28 - Required for 2 days
Shooting finishes:
August 24-28 - Required for 2 days
Shooting locations:
Canadian Film Centre - 2489 Bayview Ave, North York, ON M2L1A8
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
Writer(s) Bio: Greg Wayne is an AFI Conservatory graduate and current CFC Writers’ Lab resident. He was named one of MovieMaker Magazine’s 25 Screenwriters to Watch and his work has appeared on the annual Black List twice.
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. POINT OF VIEW 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!
Storyline
A professor’s quantum mechanics lesson gets a little too literal with a real-life demonstration of “Schrödinger’s Cat,” forcing a student to choose between a good grade and a cat’s life. *Contains discussion of animal endangerment. (No animals will appear in the film.)
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Professor | Male 40 - 49 Years old |
Description Male, 40-49, any ethnicity. Once a bright young scientist, he’s gone off the deep end in recent years. Unfortunately, he’s so tenured the university he teaches at can’t fire him – no matter how badly they might want to. Oozes academic arrogance. Fatherly in tone, patches on blazer type. He thinks of himself as altruistic. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Student | Female 20 - 29 Years old |
Description Female, any ethnicity, 20-29. An ambitious grad student eager to earn her PhD, but not so sure about the mentor she’s been paired with. Regardless, she still wants to impress and make the best of things. She's not a pushover, but she has had to navigate and excel in a male dominated field. She's starting to realize she might just be smarter than her teacher. | ||