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Raven Banner acquires Canadian rights to NSI Features First-developed Level 16, opens theatrically March 1

Posted: 17 Jan 2019 12:10 PM PST

Toronto’s Raven Banner Entertainment has acquired the Canadian rights to writer/director Danishka Esterhazy’s NSI Features First-developed film Level 16.

On March 1, the film will be released theatrically in Canada by Raven Banner and in the US by Dark Sky Films.

The film won awards at Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival in Toronto in December. Danishka was named best director and rising star, while her writing on the film won her best screenplay.

Level 16 celebrated its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin and has screened at a number of festivals including Vancouver International Film Festival.

In a prison-like boarding school, two sixteen year-old girls struggle to find the reasons for their imprisonment and a means of escape.

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NSI Features First provides development training for writer/producer teams looking to produce their first or second feature film with strong commercial appeal. Over 20 feature films developed through the program have been produced since 1997.

NSI Features First is funded by Presenting Sponsor Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Super Channel, Corus Entertainment and Breakthrough Entertainment; Provincial Sponsor Creative BC through the Daryl Duke and William Vince Scholarship Fund; and Industry Supporters William F. White and Deluxe. NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture & Heritage and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.

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Submit your short to the NSI Online Short Film Festival by March 11

Posted: 17 Jan 2019 09:43 AM PST

Submissions are now open for the National Screen Institute’s Online Short Film Festival. Films are accepted exclusively through FilmFreeway until Monday, March 11, 2018.

Films that meet award criteria are eligible for the $1,250 A&E Short Filmmakers Award for best film. Read about the most recent winners.

NSI Online Short Film Festival winners receive a complimentary Friend membership for the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and are qualified to be nominated for a Canadian Screen Award (if award criteria are met).

Submit your film.

Entries must be under 30 minutes – the shorter the better. Drama, comedy, animation, documentary, sci-fi, horror, music video and experimental are all eligible but must be made by a Canadian writer, director or producer. The festival accepts films released after January 1, 2014.

The NSI Online Short Film Festival is a year-round Canadian short film showcase with new films added every week. Since launching in 2008, the festival has programmed hundreds of films and awarded over $125K to Canadian media artists. Many of the films are available to watch in the archives.

The NSI Online Short Film Festival is made possible through the support of Festival Partner Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Corus Entertainment, Blue Ant Media and Breakthrough Entertainment; Award Sponsor A&E Television Networks; and Industry Partner the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

All media enquiries

Laura Friesen, Manager, Communications & Alumni Relations
Phone: 204.957.2999 or email: [email protected]

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