Working Lab

The Working Lab

Born of the desire to put a spotlight on works in progress, the Working Lab brings together industry professionals and some very lucky scripts.

Participants will be assigned in groups of three to industry mentors, John Galway and Marguerite Pigott, who will spend 90 minutes helping to push these projects forward to fruition. Participants will be expected to contribute to the discussion of two other projects, and will also receive feedback/suggestions on their project in a group-learning environment led by the mentor.

Each project is allotted 30 minutes of discussion time.

Up to six (6) projects will be selected for mentoring.

Submissions for the 2012 WORKING LAB are now CLOSED. Thank you for your application!

MENTOR PROFILES

	John Galway is an MBA graduate with twenty-years of experience in film and television.  His experience ranges from film festivals, to production and financing. Since joining The Fund in 2005, he has overseen the organization’s support of over 500 projects, including Away from Her, Barney’s Version and One Week. John has also worked on several industry boards, juries and advisory committees and recently co-founded the Toronto Irish Film Festival.
	Marguerite Pigott is Super Channel's Head of Creative Development.  She handles the pre-licensing of Canadian feature films and documentaries for the network and directs a cross-country team of development executives to invest Super Channel's Creative Development Fund. In addition to her work for Super Channel, Marguerite is Principal of Megalomedia Inc., a consulting company focused on project development and marketability.  Through Megalomedia she has worked with clients to develop many projects including the TV series Bomb Girls and feature films One Week and Poor Boys Game. Previously, Marguerite was Vice President of Development and Production for Odeon Films, an Alliance Atlantis Company. She Executive Produced Saint Ralph, Fubar, waydowntown and others. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Media Development Corporation.  Marguerite denies having spent a decade as a professional actor despite substantial evidence to the contrary.

The Working Lab is made possible with the generous support of: