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Sonya Ballantyne contributes to International Women’s Week cabaret

Posted: 08 Mar 2017 01:41 PM PST

Sonya Ballantyne (CBC New Indigenous Voices, NSI IndigiDocs) has written a monologue called Questions and Answers for an International Women’s Week cabaret. The piece will be performed by Melanee Deschambeault at an event this Saturday.

The cabaret is hosted by Winnipeg’s Sarasvati Productions and features a diverse lineup of monologues by Canadian playwrights. Their goal is to honour women by telling their stories and explore multiple perspectives on the subject.

The cabaret happens at the University of Winnipeg’s Asper Centre for Theatre and Film on March 11 at 4 p.m. and again at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.

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Celebrate International Women’s Day with these award-winning female directed short films

Posted: 08 Mar 2017 09:36 AM PST

Above: Kristina Mileska, most recent winner for her directing skills in Asteroid

Thanks to the generous support of Corus Entertainment, we present the Corus Fearless Female Director Award four times a year to the best female-directed films in the NSI Online Short Film Festival.

To mark International Women’s Day, we’re giving a shout out to these talented, award-winning directors who’ve received the Corus Fearless Female Director Award (along with a link to their winning film, if available to watch online).

Kristina Mileska – Asteroid (also above)

Molly McGlynn – Given Your History

Leah Johnston – Some Things Won’t Sleep

Kate Yorga – When It Is Dark

Athena Han – Home

Ashley McKenzie – Stray, When You Sleep and Rhonda’s Party

Emily Jenkins – The Path

Lindsay MacKay – Clear Blue

Jordan Canning – Seconds and Not Over Easy

Juliette Gosselin and Florence Pelletier – My Black-Capped Angels

Brianne Nord-Stewart – The Provider

June Chua and Christine Alexiou – Travels With My Brother

Call for films / submit by March 24

Whether you’re a female director or not, we want your short films. We’re currently accepting film submissions for the NSI Online Short Film Festival through FilmFreeway until Friday, March 24, 2017.

Films that meet award criteria are eligible for the $1,250 A&E Short Filmmakers Award, the $1,000 Brian Linehan Actors Award and the $1,000 Corus Fearless Female Director Award. These awards are presented four times a year. The $1,500 Blue Ant Media Documentary Award is presented twice a year. Read more about the awards.

We accept films released after January 1, 2012.

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

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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.

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