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A.O.K by Aris Athanasopoulos + 2 more films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival

Posted: 15 Nov 2017 10:56 AM PST

Three films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Aris Athanasopoulos, Rami Katz and Samuel Dayomi.

A.O.K

A.O.K | Comedy, 8:05, English, ON, 2016 | Director: Aris Athanasopoulos

A couple confront their uncertainty and fears about being together … while on a designer psychedelic drug.

Home

Home | Documentary, 2:35, Arabic with English subtitles, BC, 2017 | Director: Rami Katz

A woman, forced to leave her home in Syria, contemplates a new life in Canada.

A Family

A Family | Drama, 6:49, English, ON, 2017 | Director: Samuel Dayomi

A young boy must choose between parents as his family breaks apart.

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Call for films / submit by December 13

We’re accepting films through FilmFreeway until Wednesday, December 13, 2017.

If your film is programmed, you have a chance of winning over $3K in cash awards. We accept films released after January 1, 2012.

All NSI Online Short Film Festival winners receive a complimentary Friend membership for the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and non-acting award winners are qualified to be nominated for a Canadian Screen Award (if award criteria are met).

See the most recent winners.

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 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 and Blue Ant Media; and Industry Partner the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

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The Breadwinner opens theatrically in US and Canada, launches storytelling campaign

Posted: 15 Nov 2017 10:36 AM PST

The Breadwinner, an animated feature from Anthony Leo’s (NSI Totally Television) production company Aircraft Pictures, is released theatrically across the US and Canada starting November 17.

The Breadwinner, adapted from the 2001 novel of the same name by antiwar activist Deborah Ellis, is based on her experiences visiting refugee camps in geopolitically volatile Afghanistan during the 1990s.

See the full list of screening dates and cities.

Inspired by The Breadwinner’s theme of storytelling, the team behind the film have launched a campaign to collect and share stories about gender equality with one goal in mind: harness the power of storytelling to amplify their message of education and empowerment.

Add your voice and join the contest. A panel of guest judges, including exec producer Angelina Jolie, director Nora Twomey and author Deborah Ellis will choose one winner from each of the four submission categories.

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