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#IRL by Christina Hodnet + 2 more films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 07:02 AM PDT

Three new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Christina Hodnet, Chanelle Lajoie and Gina Payzant.

#IRL

#IRL | Comedy, 2:11, English, ON, 2019 | Director: Christina Hodnet

The unsexy realities of a sexy selfie.

Métis Femme Bodies

Métis Femme Bodies | Documentary, 5:51, English, MB, 2018 | Director: Chanelle Lajoie

A visual and sonic exploration into the experiences of what has become a repressed identity in both Indigenous and female(-presenting) forms.

The film aims to offer visibility and voice to those who have been denied such luxury in order to accurately represent themselves and correct misleading narratives imposed by greater power structures.

Just a Ploughboy

Just a Ploughboy | Documentary, 23:00, English, AB, 2018 | Director: Gina Payzant

A film about Canadian writer George Ryga exploring how the land and its people shape the writer, who in turn shapes us.

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Call for films / submit by September 3

We’re accepting films through FilmFreeway until Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Films chosen during this call period will premiere in the NSI Online Short Film Festival between September 16 and December 2, 2019. Films must play for a minimum of three months after their premiere date.

We accept films released after January 1, 2014. If your film is programmed, you have a chance of winning the $1,250 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. 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 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, CBC Gem, Super Channel; Award Sponsor A&E Television Networks; Industry Partner the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

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BJ Verot’s short Echoes in the Ice gets distribution from DUST

Posted: 19 Aug 2019 09:15 AM PDT

Echoes in the Ice, a short from director BJ Verot (NSI Drama Prize), has been picked up for distribution by sci-fi distributor DUST. The short is now available to watch online.

In Echoes in the Ice, four men explore an abandoned research facility. Within the station unsettling signs of disorder are revealed, and in the lowest level of the facility, a chilling discovery is made.

Previously, Echoes in the Ice screened at Telefilm Canada: Not Short on Talent at Cannes in 2017, HollyShorts, Toronto After Dark and the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. It took home four awards at the Dead North Film Festival.

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