The Kelowna Film Society is pleased to offer scholarships or bursaries each year in support of students in film programs. Similar support may also be available for local film projects. Thanks to the steady audience attendance, the Society is able to aid budding film students and local filmmakers with substantial scholarships and grants.   For…

Each year Kelowna Film Society invites applications for scholarships or bursaries from students in full time, post-secondary Film Studies programs and also from local film makers. Funds are generated, throughout the year, from any excess of expenditure over entrance fees collected, at weekly film screenings, throughout the year.  For 2022, we continue our participation with…

Each year Kelowna Film Society invites applications for scholarships or bursaries from students in full time, post-secondary Film Studies programs and also from local film makers. Funds are generated, throughout the year, from any excess of expenditure over entrance fees collected, at weekly film screenings, throughout the year.  This year the board decided to utilize…

Each year Kelowna Film Society invites applications for scholarships or bursaries from students in full time, post-secondary Film Studies programs and also from local film makers. Funds are generated, throughout the year, from any excess of expenditure over entrance fees collected, at weekly film screenings, throughout the year. For 2020, we also participated with the…

In 2019, KFS awarded Sinead Grewcock funding for her web series Bike Pals. Due to Covid19, Sinead had to postpone the shoot for safety. Bike Pals is a 6 episode series, with a cast of professional working actors volunteering for a 14 day shoot. This was all arranged pre-pandemic. All of the costumes, gear, and…

Each year Kelowna Film Society invites applications for scholarships or bursaries from students in full time, post-secondary Film Studies programs and also from local film makers. Funds are generated, throughout the year, from any excess of expenditure over entrance fees collected, at weekly film screenings, throughout the year. This year we did not have any…

[caption id="attachment_3006" align="alignleft" width="294"] Bursary recipient Brendan Taylor, KFS Brenda Gilbert, and Scholarship recipient Dylan Monteith[/caption] We awarded Dylan Monteith a scholarship last year when he left George Elliot Secondary School in Lake Country. He has now successfully completed his  first year at Capilano University. He has had a variety of opportunities to learn different aspects of…

For 2016, the Kelowna Film Society awarded three scholarships to students attending Capilano University in North Vancouver.  After reading the following profiles, you will see why we think that Capilano must be impressed with the calibre of students that transfer from SD#23 to their programs! [caption id="attachment_2785" align="alignleft" width="276"] Dylan Monteith, scholarship winner from Lake…