Latest posts from National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI)

New promotional video competition from Selena Paskalidis

Posted: 19 Jul 2016 01:21 PM PDT

Selena Paskalidis (NSI Totally Television) and the team behind dotstudioPRO distribution platform have launched a new aggregator called mySPOTLIGHT.TV.

To help launch the platform, mySPOTLIGHT.TV is running a video competition in which content creators are able to monetize their content on first view.

The goal of the video competition is to showcase content creators who successfully build their brands and drive viewership on their own channel within the mySPOTLIGHT.TV platform or through social media.

Deadline to submit is August 3, 2016. Read more about the competition.

The Future Perfect from Nick Citton + 1 more film in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Fest

Posted: 19 Jul 2016 07:46 AM PDT

Two new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Fest from directors Nick Citton and Neil Christopher.

The Future Perfect

The Future Perfect | Drama, 12:20, English, BC, 2015 | Director: Nick Citton

Somewhere between then and now, a time traveler defies his orders, and compromises a future he cannot unlearn.

Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves

Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves | Animation, 11:38, English, NU, 2011 | Director: Neil Christopher

Two brothers adrift on broken sea ice in a distant land where men can shape-shift into wolves and the sounds of music and merriment are actually the sounds of danger.

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