THANK YOU to the Top 40 who pitched in person. THANK YOU to our in-person pitch jury for selecting the TOP 12 projects who will now proceed to script development! Top 6 announced January 17, 2023.
| PROJECT TITLE | GENRE(S) | LOGLINE | DIRECTOR(S) | WRITER(S) | PRODUCER(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astronaut | Dramatic Whimsy | Amidst a backdrop of 1990s Chinese-Canadian immigration, a young boy is visited by his absent father who builds him a cardboard spaceship and launches him on a fantastical mission to connect with the neighbourhood kids. | Kevin Cheng | Stephanie Joan | Stephanie Joan, Luke VandenBerg |
| Breaking Bank: The Caregiver Edition | Comedy | Four overworked Filipino caregivers dealing with insurmountable struggles embark on a side-splitting journey when they decide to use their caregiving skills to commit the perfect bank robbery. | Kent Donguines | Kent Donguines | Jordan Connor, Kyle Guerrero |
| Disordered | Drama | A troubled teen who is struggling with her mental health confronts the embodiment of her childhood trauma, which pushes her on a path to healing. | Allana Miller | Allana Miller | Giselle Miller (Lead Producer) Ivanna Samuel (Co-Producer) Lily Yawson (Co-Producer) |
| DTF? | Coming-of-Age Comedy | During an anonymous sexual bender, a young queer writer is forced to confront his insecurities when he ends up on a date with his former English professor. | Jess Mcleod | Jess Mcleod (Co-Writer) Sam Krochmal (Lead Actor, Co-Writer) | Erin Purghart (Lead Producer), Garfield Wilson (Co-Producer) |
| Gone Abroad | Drama | After a conservative Chinese-Catholic school covers up the suicide of Kevin's best friend, he and his friends make a plan to uncover the truth. | Kevin Ang | Kevin Ang | Moheb Jindran |
| Kosher Kush | Comedy | Kosher Kush follows senior citizen Larry Goldhacker as he is evicted from his home and forced to move into a run-down Jewish nursing home. There he strikes an unlikely partnership with a young nurse to sell weed to other residents, hoping to buy back his house with the profits. | Malka Martz-Oberlander | Malka Martz-Oberlander | Hayley Grey |
| Next Stop | Comedy | Young Will must make a precious delivery after finding himself crammed into the back seat of an Uber Pool with strangers. | Jennesia Pedri | Jennesia Pedri | Kate Kroll, Dale Shippam, Matt Villeneuve |
| Our Long Goodbye | Drama | Caregiver by day and musician by night, Mark brings his elderly father's dementia-addled mind back every evening with his songs...until he can't. | Dave Beamish | Dave Beamish | Eva Tavares, Erin Morgan (Producer's Assistant) |
| Strata | Comedy | When a gentle, elderly resident moves a potted plant in the lobby of her building she unwittingly unleashes a war that the whole building shows up for. | Anna Van Hooft | Anna Van Hooft | Matthew Clarke |
| Toe Pick | Comedy-Drama | A struggling teenage figure skater pushes back against the constraints of her sport in 1990s Vancouver. | Teresa Alfeld | Teresa Alfeld | Kiefer Doerksen |
| Velvet Secrets | Drama | A conservative mother's discovery about her daughter, leads her to question tradition, love, and the ever-evolving dynamics within her family. | Shanthini Balasubramanian | Shanthini Balasubramanian | Prakrit Kamra |
| What Are You Supposed To Do With Your Hands? | Fantasy Comedy | Kendra struggles to fit in at a noisy party, much to the chagrin of her guardian angel, a sharp-beaked and sharp-witted harpy, who really wants her to stop staring at her shoes. Inspired by classic 80's puppet films like The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, What Are You Supposed to Do With Your Hands? explores the unique experience of living as a late-diagnosed autistic woman. | Larissa Thompson | Larissa Thompson | Amanda D'Silva |
Once again, congratulations to everyone! Break a leg to you all!