Television Writing and Producing
Program Overview
Humber’s Television Writing and Producing graduate certificate program prepares you to work in the writers’ rooms of major television programs and in television production offices as a creative producer.
You will learn how to write, as well as create and produce all genres of television shows from half-hour situation comedies, animation, childrens’ programming, one-hour episodic, reality and lifestyle to late night comedies, short films and screenplays. You will work under the direction of award-winning writers and producers and meet many successful directors, producers, agents, and development and network executives from the industry to learn the creative business of television and film. Learn and meet well-known guests and celebrities from the world of television and film to help you create, write, develop, pitch and sell your ideas that may one day lead to successful employment in writers’ rooms and with television networks and production companies.
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 list will be available soon.
The Humber Advantage
Unlike students from other programs, Television Writing and Producing graduates enter the industry armed with their own spec or original script(s) in the any of the following genres: situation comedy, children's half-hour, animation, one-hour episodic, short film, screenplay, reality, and late night comedy. These scripts are invaluable writing samples that open doors for many grads.
Aaron Bala, a 2013 Television Writing and Producing graduate, is a screenwriter and network executive with TVOkids where he brings shows to life and develops new content for local markets.
Expert Faculty
Anne Fenn
Anne Fenn is an experienced writer and former TV development executive with over 25 years' experience writing for film, TV, radio, print and stage. Passionate about teaching, Anne has been teaching sitcom writing in the Comedy Writing & Performance program since 2010 and now also teaches creative producing and sitcom writing in the TV Writing & Producing postgraduate program. Anne can occasionally be found doing standup comedy in and around Toronto, and has a mainstage musical, Voiceless: A Musical, in development in the U.S. (staged production date of June 2025). Her writing has been nominated for multiple awards, some of which she won! Anne recently earned her MFA in Creative Nonfiction (King's/Dalhousie), holds a BA from the University of Toronto, and is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre. For more information about Anne, please go to annefenn.com.
Jessica Jennings
Jessica Jennings has had a successful career for the past 20-plus years working as a producer, production manager, and in numerous leadership roles in the scripted, factual, and documentary space. Her work has aired on Netflix, CBC, Crave, TVO, Amazon, PBS, CBS, HBO Canada, National Geographic, Hallmark Channel, and CTV.
Production highlights include the Oscar-nominated feature documentary To Kill a Tiger and many CSA- and Emmy-winning and nominated scripted series and documentaries. For two years, she was the senior production co-ordinator at the National Film Board of Canada where she worked on various XR/VR immersive NFB documentaries, such as The Book of Distance and one in partnership with Parks Canada. Jessica was the producer on the CSA-winning CBC Gem comedy web-series Hey Lady, starring Jayne Eastwood and directed by Sarah Polley, which premiered at Sundance Festival in 2020. The TVO/PBS Emmy-winning series Odd Squad and the CBC/Amazon Prime puppet show Bookaboo are among other children’s shows she’s worked on at Sinking Ship Entertainment.
As an environmentalist and impact producer, Jessica has worked across the Sustainable Production space as a sustainability consultant, having worked for the consultancy Green Spark Group with clients like Disney and NHK. With a passion to tell stories that spark change, she's worked on Rob Stewart's environmental films Revolution and Sharkwater: Extinction, as well as in development of the CSA-winning CBC documentary Toxic Beauty. She has attended the Climate Story Lab in New York and the Redford Center Story Lab in Utah.
Your Career
In 2021, three graduates garnered Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards nominations for their work on Schitt’s Creek, Lockdown, and Ollie’s Pack. Some of the graduates of this program are presently working as writers and producers at major television networks and major independent production companies. Some are working on popular television shows on CTV, CBC, NBC and Netflix such as Big Brother, Bitten and New Girl. There are also graduates currently running top animation TV series and working as literary agents at major agencies in Toronto.
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Television Writing and Producing
Watch the video to see how this program prepares you to work as a television writer and producer, and to work in the production offices and on sets of current major television shows.
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