Code of Conduct

Gender Identity and Expression

SFF is committed to ensuring the physical and emotional safety of all filmmakers, audience members, and students. As part of this commitment, we want to make sure everyone of all gender expressions and identities feel safe, welcomed and accepted in our space and at our events.

SFF has included pronoun identifiers as part of the registration process. This helps staff to respect the identity of our students, and encourage others in the class to do so as well.

Duty of Care

Our priority at SFF is ensuring that everyone feels safe, comfortable, and confident with their decision to participate in programs with us. We have developed a comprehensive plan that adheres to local and provincial health guidelines.

For example to keep our students safe we ask:

If someone in your household is ill and the student has no symptoms and intends to attend their lesson or class, we encourage you to wear a mask. A disposable medical grade mask will work well for children - the mask should tightly cover their nose and chin.
There will be sanitizer available upon entering the building.
We ask if students are unwell to stay home. Please notify your instructor in advance for accommodation.

Promotional Release

Unless otherwise requested, folks may appear in SFF promotional materials and/or media which may include visual or audio representation.

Communication

As email or texting is the most efficient form of communication, it is the responsibility of the our patrons to check their email and phones for events and programming updates. Please keep your contact information up to date and make any necessary changes to your contact information as soon as possible.