Creator Network

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The CBC Creator Network amplifies the voices of the next generation of Canadian storytellers and connects them with CBC platforms. We’re looking for compelling stories, unique perspectives and arresting visuals that reflect the country in all its diversity, with a focus on millennial and Gen Z audiences. We work with you to produce brave and helpful content that you want to watch, come back to and share with your friends. The Creator Network is looking for unscripted content and is not currently considering pitches for comedy or drama.

National network:
Format: 4-7 min digital videos, or short social videos working with the teams at, but not limited to: CBC Arts, CBC Life, and CBC Music.
See a sample of our videos on CBC’s YouTube channel.
Contact: creator.network@cbc.ca

Regional network:

British Columbia:
Format: 3-7 min videos: mini-documentaries, profiles, POV pieces.
Contact Sheila Peacock at: creatornetworkwest@cbc.ca
See examples of our past work on the Creator Network YouTube playlist and watch Uytae Lee’s Stories About Here on CBC Gem.

Alberta:
Format: 3-7 min videos: mini-documentaries, profiles, POV pieces.
Contact Chanel Klein at creatornetworkwest@cbc.ca
See examples of our past work on the Creator Network YouTube playlist.

Saskatchewan:
Format: 3-7 min videos, personal essays, audio essays, photography, POV pieces, and illustrations
Pitch information and form
Contact: anna-may.zeviar@cbc.ca
See examples of Sask content at cbc.ca/CreatorNetworkSK

Manitoba:
Format: 4-7 min videos, personal essays, audio essays, photography, and illustrations
Contact: robin.summerfield@cbc.ca

Ontario:
Format: 4-7 min videos, short docs, profiles, POV and personal storytelling. More info (including how to pitch), and for inspiration, see previous examples.
Contact: creatornetworkott@cbc.ca

Quebec:
Format: 4-7 minute videos, short docs, profiles, POV and personal storytelling.
More information, including the pitch form, here.
Contact: craig.desson@cbc.ca

Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador
Format: 3-7 min videos (mini-documentary or POV), personal essays, audio essays, photography, comics and illustrations.
Contact: natalie.dobbin@cbc.ca