Have You Thought About Making Your Own Webseries? The Next Opportunity for Independent Filmmakers
Sunday, October 12th, 2-4pm — In-person discussion (Vancouver)
If you look at the history of webseries, they were originally made by filmmakers (circa 2008 to 2014) who wanted to make their own breaks by shooting their own shows, putting them onto their own websites and then hoping to be "discovered." The industry never really took those projects seriously, mostly because of the quality achievable at the time, but some of those folks have gone on to have successful careers in film.
Fast forward to 2025/2026, not only is good-looking high-quality filmmaking accessible, filmmakers overall are savvier and more capable when it comes to the creative process. Concurrently, webseries as they are defined today represent a present and growing business model globally, as many shows are now being produced for streamers first.
I've previously posted about it here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/23366837344/posts/10163826294302345
and here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/23366837344/posts/10163990336547345/
In Canada, the webseries format is still an afterthought as most people associate episodic content with getting onto one of the big three Canadian broadcasters, but times are a-changing. Filmmakers in the US are using this convergence of technology and disruption in the traditional broadcast models to make their own independent episodics, which are creating breaks and getting them second seasons on broadcasters. However, it is being predicted that within the next five years, streaming services may out-compete broadcasters.
What does this mean for the Canadian filmmaker/creator? This means this is an early opportunity for all filmmakers to get into the episodic game and get some real credits making shows that can appear on popular streaming and broadcast channels.
There actually are already webseries made in Canada, but these usually go on platforms that are overshadowed by our broadcasters, and there aren't a lot of financing or revenue opportunities available. I can share this is not the case outside of Canada, where some countries have gone digital-first and they make a big deal out of webseries.
This in-person meeting will be to talk about how filmmakers in Vancouver can make them. Bring your questions about production, financing, marketing, etc., and we'll see if anyone has any answers.
If you have an idea or are working on a webseries, you'll especially want to come, as there may be people who can help you with it.
Please RSVP for this today and come out.
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