The National Screen Institute’s New Northern Voices program at UCN The Pas Campus wrapped up last week.

Ten northern Manitoba students took part in the four-week pilot program where students learned to develop storytelling skills across film, TV, and digital media.

One participant from Thompson Tricia Bland found out about the program through social media and she hopes the program is brought back soon and be made available in Thompson, as there are many people with storytelling potential in the city.

One of the main purposes of the program was to help creators produce stories from a northern Manitoba perspective and Bland has always been interested in helping people, and found storytelling through art and media to be a compelling way to reach out.