Moonlighter Film Camp – Field Skills – Women’s Outdoor Filmmaking Intensives
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Application Deadline: March 25, 2026
Program Dates: June 26 – 29, 2026
Moonlighter Film Camps, led by professionals in the outdoor film industry, offer a safe learning environment for women and are designed to enhance technical filmmaking skills.
The Field Skills camp will focus on building your:
- Narrative
- Camera work
- Sound capture
- Interviews
- lighting and other technical filmmaking skills
These four-day workshops are open to creatives identifying as women who want to deepen their understanding of crafting content about and within outdoor environments.
Other Moonlighter Camps
- From Concept to Completion: October 2026
- Post Production: February 2027
Each camp runs independently of the others and must be applied to separately.
During this program, filmmakers will take part in scheduled workshops with faculty and guests to:
- Build technical filmmaking skills
- Explore the elements of a compelling narrative in filmmaking
- Discuss themes in mountain and adventure filmmaking
- Receive feedback from faculty works-in-progress from faculty
- Share strategies and best practices with peers
Participants will also benefit from
- On-campus lodging and meals to support a fully immersive experience.
- Shared production spaces and collaborative areas where participants can work together and share ideas, fostering a vibrant creative community.
This program is for filmmakers who identify as women.
Applicants should have:
- A strong desire to make filmmaking their career choice.
- Some experience in project planning, camera work, sound capture, pitching, location skills, editing and distribution.
- Completed at least one film which has been screened in a professional environment.
Applicants are encouraged to apply with a specific film project they would like to develop and be prepared to share it with the group.
Scholarships available.
For more information and to apply banffcentre.ca.
