So, I'm thinking about moving to Canada...

Mile Bozicevic

Mile Bozicevic

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...from Croatia. Balkans. Europe.

I'm young, I don't miss anything here, but I feel kinda stuck. The more money I make, the more job i get done, I just feel...empty? It's not that I believe somewhere else will be TEH BEST EVAR, but I believe there's simply more choice and opportunities for hard-workers.

So my question is - how hard it is for immigrants to get jobs in TV/film/video world? I don't have any school for it, only 6 years of intensive experience work on TV.
It's not like I want to go and just work anything...I would like to continue my career, prosper etc.

What are my chances? You got any similar experience?

ty :beer:
 
Immigration status should have little effect in Canada. One thing about Canada though is each town or city has its own personality.
The bigger cities (+100K) are different than cities of 30K and 3 million. And every city otherwise is different in the way people behave.
The trick is to find a town you like and fit into.

As far as film tv work I can say but Id look at major centers like Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver.
Toronto is a huge city with a very strange social scene and mentality, imo.
Montreal is big but it is the most acceptable to indepedant film makers in canada. I looked up some stats a couple years ago and I believe 80% of foriegn film profits in Canada came from Montreal. I also understand they have a Lebannon community there, if that means anything. A few lebanese bands fly into Montreal for the weekend to play in the bars and fly back.
So, point is, oh, I dont know what my point is.

Vancouver has a lot of film work. A lot of Asians. Ive heard its a beautifull city.

Google around and keep asking questions. Like I say you might hate Toronto but love Montreal or even the subberb next to Toronto.
Every town is different as far as people go.

Heres an easy google search for croatian communities in canada. Keep digging around and good luck. Hopefully some other members can help out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_Canadian
 
Yeah, Joe just lives across the lake from me. He might have a room to rent but technically its in the United States.
 
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@ Zaza

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@ Gord.T

Thanks a lot. :)

It's time to dig, dig, dig. I heard they're very friendly toward strangers (regarding jobs etc). In fact, Canada and Australia are on whatever-name-of-it list of most pleasant countries for immigrants.

And, it's cold there, which is cool. I like cold.

And they have moose.

And...bears.

And giant lakes (obviously).

It's just that most people here are claiming if you're not educated, you're not allowed into industry of film/video, wherever you go. I get the point of that statement, but I just somehow doubt EVERYONE have finished film schools who are already in business. Yes, it's a strong CV input...but so is experience.

Thanks again. Useful info that you can't get when u go to embassy or numerous agencies. :beer:
 
If you decide to come to Toronto, shoot me a PM.

Lots of my colleagues never finished film school or have a degree/diploma and they have very successful careers in film. Maybe that's true for other places, but certainly not here.

Kegan
 
The word among people I work with is that it's difficult to get work permissions and employment in Canada. But that may be because we're trying to come in from the US; people from elsewhere may have an easier in.
 
@ Kegan

Thx, will keep that in mind.:beer:


There is something they call 'working holiday', and it lasts for one year. After that they send you back, BUT - if employer is happy with you he can write something like a guarantee letter and by that, you receive a work permit for xyz years.

I'm gonna try and see it for myself. There are agencies, embassy, internet, even some folks there that my friends know.

Official Languages (wiki) are English and French. I won't start learning French, but is it spoken in whole country or just some areas?
It's just I never heard a Canadian who speaks French. Of all them Canadians I met. Like. Five.
 
Lots of people speak French, but mostly in Ottawa/Quebec. Most places in Canada speak English though.

Kegan
 
Sad Max said:
The word among people I work with is that it's difficult to get work permissions and employment in Canada. But that may be because we're trying to come in from the US; people from elsewhere may have an easier in.
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Or like me you could have the good fortune of marrying a Canadian. Took me nine months to get my residency and I did it all over the Internet.
 
If you go to Montreal, you have to know at least some french to get work. I've lost work because I didn't know enough french, even thought I was born here in montreal. But they required someone to be perfect at french, and writing in french (I can speak it, but not write it well, I'm an anglo). But I'm still getting a lot of work. Lots of english tv productions and hollywood films are being shot here.

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How'd you get a picture of my house!?

And my pet pookie?
 
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