It's very focused. Every year at the festival we actually put very young filmmakers—Canadian and international—together in a very intense five-day seminar to work with some of the key talent in the world. Mike Leigh, one of England's great directors, whose films have many times been in competition in Cannes and who has also been nominated for Oscar awards, was one of the keynote speakers this year.
It's a creative lab. It's not designed for any kind of practical application, in the sense that you're not editing or shooting or learning how to work with items. You're actually sitting and listening to the most prominent actors, producers, directors, and scriptwriters in the world talk about their art.
We also have a program for young Canadian directors. We take two young male actors and two young female actors and try to give them prominence. Canada lacks a star system, as we know. Sarah Gadon was one of the rising stars a couple of years ago. We're trying to give that group of actors increased prominence.
Away from the festival, we also do specific workshops for producers. We're very keen to use our international connections—of course, we have immense international connections to some of the key talent in the world—and to try to use that talent and put them in touch with young and emerging Canadian talent.