Partnerships

CMU has prepared more than 5000 artists for exciting careers in film & television, fashion, theatre, and digital and special effects. We are sought out by creative minds across North America and around the globe.

Our makeup courses are taught by award-winning instructors in an intimate classroom setting. Students flourish within our state-of-the-art facilities, special makeup effects laboratory, on-site photography studio, and encouraging creative environment. We are the only makeup school that offers courses in all 8 disciplines of makeup artistry: fashion, hairstyling, film & television, theatre, prosthetics, creature & character design, digital sculpting, and Photoshop (computer-aided makeup).

CMU is committed to providing unparalleled training that unleashes our students’ creative potential and champions artistic freedom and experimentation. A diploma or certificate from CMU means that you have the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in today’s makeup industry.

Creatives Empowered (CE) is Alberta’s first and only non-profit collective by and for film + tv, media and arts professionals who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour. CE is inspired by and embodies what is truly possible when racialized talent are empowered to thrive. We are a key stakeholder in Canada’s national equity-seeking community, and as a virtual non-profit we inherently serve all racialized talent throughout the province. We offer free lifetime membership to racialized artists + creatives, and to the organizations they own and operate.

Our Ultimate Vision: To explore and encourage new and diverse ways of creating works that are inherently non-colonial. To create a more equitable cultural sector, that accurately reflects the world we live in. And to eliminate systemic racism within arts + culture.  

Our Mission: We are a safe and supportive community for artists + creatives who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour, based in western Canada. We advocate for and represent our members and their needs. We increase professional opportunities for IBPOC talent. We provide empowering and educational resources, events and professional development. We network, collaborate and share with like-minded individuals and organizations across Canada, and worldwide.

Our Values:
• We must be empowered to be ourselves and to create.
• We are the creative talent that does exist.
• How we engage with one another is just as important as the work we create.
• Our presence is a right, and needs no apology, nor an explanation.
• Our stories + cultures are ours to share, and best represented by us.
• Creating spaces free of racial + unconscious bias, frees up our creative energy, and empowers our health.
• Dismantling negative stereotypes of IBPOC professionals is essential.
• Collaborating with allies should always be empowering - for everyone involved.
• True inclusivity must be authentic - not performative or tokenistic - and accountability is a prerequisite.

Hot Docs is not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing and celebrating the art of documentary and creating production opportunities for documentary filmmakers.

Held in Toronto each spring, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America’s largest documentary festival, conference and market. Each year, the Festival presents approximately 200 Canadian and international films to audiences exceeding 220,000. The conference and market for documentary professionals offers a dynamic slate of industry sessions and events, including the renowned Hot Docs Forum.

Year-round, Hot Docs supports the Canadian and international industry with professional development programs and a multi-million-dollar production fund portfolio, and fosters education through documentaries with its popular free program Docs For Schools.

Hot Docs also owns the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, a 650-seat, century-old screening venue in Toronto, which is a year-round home for documentaries. In 2020, the organization launched the Hot Docs at Home online streaming platform, providing audiences across Canada with access to first-run docs, curated series, and events.