About VUCAVU.education

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What is it?

VUCAVU.education is a streaming platform that gives educators and students access to a curated selection of independent Canadian film and video art spanning more than 50+ years. The shared catalogue includes documentary, fiction, experimental, and animation titles from artists across Canada, offering many unique views into the country’s cultural landscape.

VUCAVU.education is an initiative of the VUCAVU.com platform.

WHO IT'S FOR

Educators and Professors
Librarians, Students and Researchers
Program Chairs and Directors

Why it matters

VUCAVU.education gives you instant access to a curated selection of Canadian films and videos to enrich your teaching and engage students with unique and independent voices.

Strengthens teaching by giving students access to a collection of films and videos by independent and diverse artists from across the country.
Reflects Canada’s culturally unique perspectives through documentary, fiction, experimental, and animation etc.
Help instructors and librarians access research and teaching resources while ensuring fair payment to artists.

AVAILABLE OPTIONS

Proxy access to the VUCAVU.education streaming platform via annual institutional subscriptions.
Educator and librarian preview accounts.
Private Classroom Licensing options.

HOW TO GET STARTED

DOWNLOAD A PDF FOR REFERENCE OR TO SEND TO YOUR COLLEAGUES

CONTACT US

Request an Educator Account and find out more about educational licensing options by contacting:
Jacquelyn Hébert at jacquelyn@vucavu.com

WATCH OUR DEMO VIDEO

MORE ABOUT

INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS - LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2026!

VUCAVU.education is an institutional subscription service that allows for post-secondary educational access to a selection of film and video works from VUCAVU's shared catalogue via web proxy technology.

The new educational service is currently available for institutional subscriptions starting at an introductory rate - for access until July 31, 2026.
Official annual subscription rates will be announced in June 2026.
If you are a librarian or are an educator interested in a trial of VUCAVU.education, you can CONTACT US here.
Note: We don't currently offer institutional subscriptions to elementary or secondary institutions but we can offer one-off licensing and Private Page options (see below).

Educator/Librarian Trial accounts

Explore VUCAVU’s content partner collections to find our more about their extensive film and video catalogues.

Educators and librarians can request a free, time-limited VUCAVU Educator Account to preview, select and request access to artworks from VUCAVU's shared catalogue for educational licensing.
CONTACT US

ONE-OFF LICENSING (PRIVATE PAGES)

VUCAVU's Private Pages option was created for those who wish to present one or more films/videos selected from our shared catalogue to a small group/audience.

Private Pages are accessible for a pre-determined amount of time and tailor the page layout to your specific presentation needs.
Each group/institution is receives a unique login to access their private page(s) which can be used by many people.
A great tool for institution/groups who want to offer teaching or programming that requires remote/online access to one or many pre-selected films/videos.
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TAKE OUR SURVEY!

Calling all educators and librarians!

This survey will help us understand your interest in and potential use of VUCAVU.education, a specialized educational tool within VUCAVU that provides postsecondary educators, librarians and institutions with access to a curated selection of Canadian independent films and media artworks for educational uses.

Each survey should take 5-10 minutes to complete. Thanks!

> Fill out our Librarian Survey

> Fill out our Instructor Survey

MORE ABOUT

> LEARN ABOUT VUCAVU's CONTENT AND PROGRAMMING PARTNERS

> Curated PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL GUIDES

The VUCAVU platform can be used to present curated programs featuring works found on the platform and/or temporarily upload new films/videos that are not in our content partners' shared catalogues for online programming.
Programming administration fees are set on a sliding scale and we are always open to working with all kinds of established and emerging arts organizations, groups and artist collectives.
PROGRAMMING PARNTER FAQ

Find our more about our Curated Program Archive .

Archive/Counter-Archive Educational Guides