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Submit your film to the Willson Oakville Film Festival 2019

Posted: 12 Feb 2019 01:54 PM PST

Oakville Festivals of Film & Art (OFFA) is now accepting film submissions for the 2019 Willson Oakville Film Festival.

Now in its sixth year, the Willson Oakville Film Festival showcases and promotes excellent films in all genres (drama, comedies, documentaries, shorts, animation and, new for 2019, short web series) by Canadian and international filmmakers.

The festival takes place in Oakville, Ontario from June 20 to 23, 2019.

Submission deadline is April 8, 2019. Read more about the festival and submit your film.

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B is for Bus Driver by Christopher Redmond to air on Sesame Street, February 23

Posted: 12 Feb 2019 01:16 PM PST

Writer/director Christopher Redmond (NSI Features First) and producer Hoda Elatawi (NSI Global Marketing) of GAPC Entertainment have joined forces to create a one-minute spot, B is for Bus Driver, for an episode of Sesame Street, set to air February 23, 2019 on HBO.

The entire episode, Ruby Rides the Bus, will also be re-broadcast on PBS in about nine months.

Production took place in Ottawa in May 2018 using local crew and cast, including OC Transpo bus drivers.

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Sound of Tears by Dorothy A. Atabong + 3 more films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival

Posted: 12 Feb 2019 09:46 AM PST

Four new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Dorothy A. Atabong, Elina Gress and Lenée Son, Patrick O’Connor and Reza Dahya.

Sound of Tears

Sound of Tears | Drama, 15:00, English, ON, 2015 | Director: Dorothy A. Atabong

Amina and her family have fled the city to escape her estranged lover and the stamp of shame from their patriarchal community.

My Name Was January

My Name Was January | Documentary, 25:45, English, BC, 2018 | Directors: Elina Gress, Lenée Son

When a trans sister, January Marie Lapuz, is brutally murdered in her own home, her community reacts and her friends and other trans women of colour come to share and voice their issues, concerns and challenges.

Demonetized

Demonetized | Documentary, 10:10, English, AB, 2018 | Director: Patrick O’Connor

A disillusioned internet creator from Alberta embarks on a journey to discover what it takes to make it on YouTube.

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Tuesdays & Thursdays | Drama, 8:51, English, ON, 2017 | Director: Reza Dahya

A man attempts to reconnect with his estranged mother but has to pass along some bad news in the process.

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Call for films / submit by March 11

We’re accepting films through FilmFreeway until Monday, March 11, 2019. Films chosen during this call period will play in the NSI Online Short Film Festival from April 1 to June 17, 2019.

We accept films released after January 1, 2014. If your film is programmed, you have a chance of winning the A&E Short Filmmakers Award for best film.

All 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).

Read about the most recent winner.

Your film must be less than 30 mins long. Drama, comedy, animation, documentary, sci-fi, horror, music video and experimental are all eligible and must be made by a Canadian writer, director or producer.

Submit your film

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.

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