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NSI Features First-developed The Sun At Midnight gets US premiere at Bentonville Film Fest, Arkansas

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:47 AM PDT

NSI Features First-developed film The Sun At Midnight from Kirsten Carthew premieres in the US at Bentonville Film Festival in Arkansas on May 3.

Bentonville Film Festival is a one-of-a-kind annual event that champions women and diversity in all aspects of entertainment media. It was co-founded by Geena Davis and runs from May 2 to 7, 2017.

The Sun At Midnight tells the story of an unusual friendship between a hunter obsessed with finding a missing caribou herd and a teenage rebel who gets lost while on the run.

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NSI Features First 2017 is funded by Presenting Sponsor Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Entertainment One, Super Channel, Corus Entertainment and Breakthrough Entertainment; NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.

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New feature slated from Jeremy Lalonde and Jordan Walker

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:40 AM PDT

James vs. His Future Self, a new feature project from writer/director Jeremy Lalonde and producer Jordan Walker (both NSI Totally Television), is in pre-production.

The sci-fi comedy follows James, an ambitious scientist determined to become the first time traveller, who is visited by an eccentric older man claiming to be his future self.

Previously Jeremy and Jordan worked together on How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town and The Go-Getters.

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NSI grads receive Bell Fund support

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 11:31 AM PDT

Congratulations to the NSI graduates who receive Bell Fund support through production grants and performance accelerator funding, as announced on March 31.

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Dawg by Shelley Thompson + 2 more films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 08:46 AM PDT

Three films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Shelley Thompson, Seth Smith and Jesse Davidge.

Dawg

Dawg | Drama, 15:07, English, NS, 2015 | Director: Shelley Thompson

Having lost her beloved mum, Tilley moves from the country to the city to pursue a life in music and care for a friend’s aged Dawg.

A confrontation on the wrong side of the harbour tests Tilley’s mettle as she fights to say a proper goodbye to Dawg and finally mourn her mother.

Wind Through a Tree

Wind Through a Tree | Drama, 10:00, English, NS, 2015 | Director: Seth Smith

In this poetic home movie, an unrelated family of four are connected by themes of loneliness and isolation.

Finding the AJ Goddard

Finding the AJ Goddard | Documentary, 25:00, English, BC, 2016 | Director: Jesse Davidge

A team of amateur and professional underwater archaeologists tell the story of discovering a steamship that had been lost for over 100 years after sinking during the gold rush in the great Canadian Yukon.

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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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