Spectrum Productions’ NEW Community Arts Challenges / Les nouveaux défis collectifs de Productions Spectrum
Join the brand new community challenges and learn from the best! We’re starting this fall with editing, scriptwriting, photography, and much more! You’ll get to learn filmmaking skills and during 10 zoom workshops. You can submit your creations to a panel of artists for a chance to win some unique prizes!
Intersection Art Contest: The FIRST Virtual Gallery just for autistic creatives! / Concours Intersection Art : La PREMIÈRE galerie virtuelle réservée aux créatifs.ves autistes !
Are you an autistic creative looking to get your work recognized? This is your chance to submit your work for free to a virtual gallery! There are fifty open slots and also four chances to win a five-hundred dollar scholarship! This Intersection Art contest is brought to by GIANT STEPS, Inclusion Canada, and RWA.
SATURDAY MORNING/MATINEE CARTOONS ARE BACK! / LES BANDES DESSINÉES DU SAMEDI MATIN/APRÈS-MIDI SONT DE RETOUR !
Saturday Morning and Advanced Saturday Matinee cartoons are BACK this fall. These programs are the perfect mix of individual work and collaboration! Find out more below about the different options you can choose from.
GIRLS GROUP CALL-OUT: Mon Corps et Moi-My Body and Me
This fall we are running 8 free weekly workshops of 3h each that explore themes of self image through meditation and yoga. In groups of 2 or 3, you’ll create short films about your exploration! All short films produced will be celebrated at a screening in February 2022!
Creator's Corner Triple Feature: Meet the artists of the Splat Squad!
The art of filmmaking, especially animated films, requires a keen eye for colour and detail, and making eye-catching characters! That’s one thing these three guys have in abundance! They have bonded over their love of art and collaborated in a team they have called the Splat Squad!
Spectrum Productions Opens its Doors! / Productions Spectrum ouvre ses portes !
This Fall 2021, we at Spectrum Productions are excited to announce a return to the studio space for in-person programming! And registration is open!
The Final Camp Is a Wrap!
We have concluded our final camp and with that, the summer camps. We are positively proud of all the hard work the participants have put into these films and how magnificent and original they are! The producers and managers put their all into directing and developing the movies and it really shows!
Advanced Camp is complete!
We made it through our three week camp and we have three amazing films finished to show at the Gala! This camp we made one animated special and we were able to successfully film two live action movies as well.
AMAZING NEWS! We just got our charitable status! / BONNE NOUVELLE! Nous venons d'obtenir notre statut d'organisme de bienfaisance!
Eleven years ago Spectrum Productions started as a 2-week summer camp, and after many years of growth, films produced and new programs developed, we are now a fully registered charity with the CRA!
CJAE call for submissions - EXTENDED deadline! / Appel de soumissions à CJAE - Date limite PROLONGÉE
The Canadian Journal of Autism Equity (CJAE) offers a platform to the Autistic Community and is dedicated to inclusion, diversity and equity. Good news, they’ve extended the submission deadline for their next issue to August 31st!
A New Virtual Exhibit For Young Creators! / Une nouvelle exposition virtuelle pour les jeunes créateurs!
Unlocked is a new Montreal-based virtual art exhibit for creators from 9-25 years old! It’s a multimedia event and you can submit anything from art, film, poetry and photography! You can submit up to four different pieces and there are prizes for first, second, and third place!
Camp One of 2021 Was a Lot of Fun!
It was awesome to do our first camp this year! We were able to film in the studio with one group and make an animated film with another group!
One of Spectrum's Creators Has an Exciting Premiere Tonight!/ L’un des créateurs Spectrum a une première ce soir!
Mike Da Bird has an important video premiering on YouTube tonight at 8pm! He has got a brand makeover and is taking to Twitch, going live next week! He talks about that and a lot more in his new video! He has his new avatar, new projects, and some surprising goals for the future! They’re amazing and his new look is beautiful!
Artistic Heroes-A collection of Autistic Creatives!
Steven Atme brought together his community to show the talents of autistic people. Everything from playing instruments, singing, cooking and even karate! It was an awesome event and showed the creativity of many people along the spectrum, even our very own Ben Bisanti!
Another Generous Contribution from Desjardins Caisse des Versants du Mont Royal! / Une autre contribution généreuse de Desjardins Caisse des Versants du Mont Royal!
We would like to express our gratitude to Desjardins Caisse des Versants du Mont Royal for another generous donation.
TIFF Community Event on July 13 / Événement communautaire TIFF le 13 juillet
Ever wanted to learn about sound design? The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is hosting a FREE workshop via zoom. Hosted by AWARD-WINNING sound designer Maddie Bautista and Oyin Olaleken - program managers at POV - this is a great opportunity to learn about the story-telling qualities of sound.
Opportunity to Showcase Your Work! / Possibilité de présenter votre travail!
Our community partner Transforming Autism Care Consortium (TACC) is hosting an event to highlight creators for their 2021 Autism Festival.
Camp 2 NEW Ages 15+ Group! 5 spots! / Camp 2 NOUVEAU group Âges 15+! 5 places!
ONLY 2 Spots left for the youth (12-15) years group ONE IN LIVE ACTION, ONE IN ANIMATION AND in Camp 2 one group of 5 is now open to General Ages! 16 years plus, same as camp 3 and 4 ages! Both of these options are spectacular, our mentors are professional artists, filmmakers and animators, and they are ready to help you make your ideas come to life this summer.
Notre collab récent fut un succès / Our Recent Collab Was a Success!
You may have heard about a francophone event we recently hosted, in collaboration with ReelEducation.
It’s Autism Pride Day!
Autistic people are eccentric and have strong traits! I personally love my ability to immerse myself in my imagination and craft worlds to tell stories that I turn into movies! Please share below how your autism makes you unique! -Sierra Lynne Vanderdeen