Film and Multiplatform Storytelling
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Program Overview
Humber’s Film and Multiplatform Storytelling graduate certificate program is designed to address the growing demand for trained professionals capable of producing tailored content for multiplatform delivery. This program will train you to create compelling and innovative projects and will cultivate your ability to adapt to a constantly changing multiplatform media industry through engagement with a range of traditional and emerging media forms. You will also develop strong entrepreneurial and collaboration skills, as well as initiative through team-based and individual projects. Professional communication skills are fostered including interpersonal, intercultural, networking and presentation skills. You will learn how to access traditional and innovative funding opportunities while building personal brands as creative, cross-disciplinary, global storytellers.
Courses
At Humber, courses are delivered in a variety of formats:
In-Person - An in-person course is delivered fully on campus.
Online Asynchronous (A) - An online asynchronous course has no fixed class schedule and allows students to engage with the course at different times according to their needs. Faculty provide modules, which are completed independently by the students according to established deadlines.
Online Synchronous (S) - An online synchronous course is delivered fully online and requires faculty and students to participate in real-time according to a fixed schedule. Classes are scheduled for a specific day and time.
Hybrid - A hybrid course is a combination of in-person and online classes and follows a set schedule. Students must be available to attend in-person classes at scheduled times during the semester.
The chart below outlines the delivery options available for each course in this program, by campus. For some academic terms, there may be more than one delivery option available. You’ll be able to select your preferred options when building your course schedule during open enrolment. Preferences for course delivery will be considered on a first come, first served basis. Some Humber programs are also delivered fully online, where all courses are delivered online.
International students: the impact of studying from outside of Canada on Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility differs significantly based on when you start your program. Please review the PGWP eligibility before choosing your program and course delivery.
| Course code and Name | Delivery Type by Location | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name | North | Lakeshore | IGS | DL/Online |
| Semester 1 | |||||
| FMST 5002 | The Craft of Storytelling | N/A | In-Person | N/A | N/A |
| FMST 5007 | Audio Storytelling | N/A | In-Person | N/A | N/A |
| FMST 5008 | Virtual/Video Game Storytelling | N/A | In-Person | N/A | N/A |
| FMST 5009 | Live Storytelling & Presentations | N/A | In-Person | N/A | N/A |
| FMST 5010 | Video Storytelling Platforms | N/A | In-Person | N/A | N/A |
| FMST 5011 | Producing for Multiple Platforms 1 | N/A | In-Person | N/A | N/A |
| Semester 2 | |||||
| FMST 5502 | Thesis Project - Mentoring in Multiplatform Storytelling | N/A | In-Person | N/A | N/A |
| FMST 5505 | Professional Practice | N/A | Online (A) | N/A | N/A |
| FMST 5507 | Creative Entrepreneurship | N/A | In-Person | N/A | N/A |
| FMST 5508 | Interactive Media Production | N/A | In-Person | N/A | N/A |
| FMST 5509 | The Business of Multiplatform Storytelling | N/A | In-Person | N/A | N/A |
| FMST 5511 | Producing for Multiple Platforms 2 | N/A | In-Person | N/A | N/A |
| Semester 3 | |||||
| FMST 5506 | Field Experience - Film and Multiplatform Storytelling | N/A | Online (A) | N/A | N/A |
Work-Integrated Learning
Work-Integrated Learning courses serve as the vital link between academic learning and real-world application. Within this framework, students actively participate in the Professional Practice course, equipping you with the necessary skills and confidence to secure your own field experience. Throughout this journey, a dedicated career & work-integrated learning advisor offers personalized guidance and support.
In Semester 3, students immerse themselves in the Field Experience course, committing 160 hours of practical application within the field. Whether pursuing paid or unpaid opportunities, all experiences undergo approval by your career & work-integrated learning advisor to ensure relevance.
The Humber Advantage
Multiplatform Storytelling is essentially creative content production for an evolving, three-dimensional media space. Unlike a ‘traditional’ narrative, multiplatform stories typically evolve on one platform (film, television, web series, etc.) and can extend to secondary and tertiary platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Quibi etc.) to augment creative delivery of the narrative. Enhanced engagement afforded in these platforms can provide the audience greater agency in terms of how they can interact with the storytelling experience.
Sample Career Titles
- Filmmaker
- Public Relations Officer
- Strategic Communications Officer
- Copywriting/Creative Content Producer
- Journalist
- Social Media Coordinator
- Digital Strategist
- Marketing Coordinator
- Digital Media Performance Officer
- Screenwriter
- Documentarian
Sample Employers
- Public Relations firms
- Production Studios
- Advertising Agencies
- News Agencies
- Marketing Firms
- Consulting Groups
- Postsecondary Institutions
Humber’s program features cutting-edge content authored by industry professionals who have produced work in a variety of fields, all of which exist beneath the multiplatform storytelling umbrella (filmmaking, gaming, screenwriting, etc.). Further, its unique configuration encourages students to collaborate and interact with one another so as to develop an original idea in the first semester that will be put into production during the second.
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Expert Faculty
Ebyan Bihi
Ebyan has spent over 15 years honing her craft by working in a diverse set of positions within the entertainment industry. In that time, she worked in TV and film development producing documentaries and, most recently, developing digital marketing and communications campaigns. It is her belief that everything, and everyone, has a story, and she is passionate about finding that story. A dynamic and empathic producer, Ebyan thrives in balancing the logistical and narrative elements in the completion of a project.
Gordon Burkell
Gordon Burkell is an editor who played a pivotal role in the creation of the Canadian Cinema Editors and is currently part of the American Cinema Editors educational committee exploring new ways to teach editing to students.
Paul Cross
Paul Cross is a podcaster, broadcaster, documentary maker and professor. His podcast catalogue includes Cross Talk, a series on media history, commentary and analysis with an emphasis on audio media and the importance of listening, and The Erasure of Race: The Killing of Howard Joel Munroe, a collaboration released beginning in May 2021. He has presented feature workshops on specialized aspects of podcasting at Podcamp Toronto in 2019 and 2020.
Paul's achievements in radio news and documentaries have been recognized by the New York Festivals and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. His broadcast career includes newscasting on radio stations including CFRB Newstalk 1010, 1050 CHUM, CHUM FM and AM 640. National newscasts he wrote and anchored have been aired on CHUM group and Broadcast News/Canadian Press stations throughout Canada. His research is focused on local radio in times of local crisis.
Paul's work with students includes news and sports reporting, interviewing, podcasting, documentaries, music program production and audio drama and transmedia storytelling.
Felice Gorica
Highly experienced teacher and instructor in the fields of media, film, communications technology and instructional design.
Kristopher Ohlendorf
Kristopher's interest in digital media has driven his personal and professional life. His academic background includes BS degrees in Radio-Television-Film and Communication Studies from The University of Texas at Austin and an MA in Media Studies from Western University. Kristopher has worked as a freelancer, at various start-ups, and in an agency on projects related to web/graphic design, branding, social media management, digital strategy, digital media production, and basically producing anything that could exist online. He currently teaches courses at Humber covering writing, audio design, creative thinking, and multiplatform storytelling. Outside of teaching, you can find him subsumed listening to music while tending to his pet fish (Zimmy) and two guinea pigs (Maple and Molasses).
Cody Pentzos
Cody Pentzos (MFA) has worked alongside some of Canada’s foremost filmmaking talents, including Clement Virgo (HBO’s The Wire, OWN Network’s Greenleaf), Damon D’Oliveira (CBC’s The Book of Negroes), and former Writers Guild of Canada Showrunner of the Year Michael MacLennan.
Professor Pentzos has helped bring to life many big and small screen projects, including the television hit series Bitten, the Netflix reboot The Magic School Bus Rides Again, as well as the adaptation of Order of Canada member Lawrence Hill's acclaimed novel The Illegal. His story/script consulting services are sought after by both emerging and established creatives alike.
Professor Pentzos joined the department in 2019 and is a graduate of the Bachelor of Film & Media Production program. He earned his master of fine arts degree in film (screenwriting) from York University in 2017. Other institutions where he has lectured on cinema and storytelling for the screen include University of Toronto, George Brown College, and York University.
Steven Toepell
Steven Toepell is a sound designer/editor/mixer who has been working in sound for film and television for more than three decades and teaching at the post-secondary level for 10 years. He has contributed to TV series and movies as well as IMAX and documentary films for television broadcast, theatrical and direct-to-video release, and online streaming. Advertising and podcasts are also a part of his repertoire. His clientele range from major film and TV studios to independent filmmakers.
Steven has wide-ranging experience in dialogue, sound effects and music editing, ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) recording, Foley performing and recording, and mixing.
Field recording has been a large part of his professional experience. He has travelled extensively throughout North America, Europe and Asia recording sound effects for use in audio post-production for film and television and operates an online library.
He is a Gemini Award winner as well as a multiple nominee for the MPSE Golden Reel Awards in the United States.
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Your Career
Ontario is emerging as an important hub for media production. Our program has been designed to address this growing demand for trained professionals who can create engaging content designed for multiplatform delivery. Students graduate with the skills necessary to become independent media producers capable of immersive and interactive output in a variety of emerging digital mediums.
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Program Availability
| START | DELIVERY | LOCATION | STATUS |
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| Sep 2025 | Lakeshore | Open |
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| Sep 2025 | Lakeshore | Open |
Humber is a publicly funded institution. International students graduating from a PGWP Eligible program at Humber are eligible to apply for a Post-Graduation Work Permit.
International students in Canada could be eligible for an automatic scholarship*. Apply now!
Check out the step-by-step Admissions Road Map for helpful information and additional resources.
| START | DELIVERY | LOCATION | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Lakeshore | Open |
Humber is a publicly funded institution. International students graduating from a PGWP Eligible program at Humber are eligible to apply for a Post-Graduation Work Permit.
International applicants outside of Canada can apply through Humber International. Check out the step-by-step Admissions Road Map for helpful information and additional resources.
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