Clean Ice
Director: March Mercanti
The legacy of a run-down hockey arena is at stake as peculiar events unfold.
Rialia
Director: Suri Parmar, Nevin Douglas
An obsessed gamer and his friend build the perfect virtual city but can’t escape their less-than-perfect relationships.
Billy’s Behemoth Blast
Director: Josh Owen
Nova Scotia gets blasted by accident while baby Billy is in his crib during the infamous Halifax Explosion.
National Screen Institute announces Directors Guild of Canada as Indigenous Training Programs Partner, part of three-year agreement
November 13, 2019
DGC’s commitment supports programs including NSI New Northern Voices, NSI IndigiDocs and CBC New Indigenous Voices.
Opportunity: APTN issues RFP for short stories, deadline December 20
November 12, 2019
APTN is looking for unique, creative, edgy, scripted or unscripted short stories between five and 22 minutes in length from Indigenous producers.
Producer Michele Mundy on the support she received through NSI IndigiDocs
November 12, 2019
Program grad and Leave it on the Water producer Michele shares her thoughts about the nurturing environment within the program.
A Typical Fairytale
Director: Annette Reilly
A young couple have a romance fit for a storybook – told entirely in rhyme.
NSI alumni: get fest and industry pass discounts for Blood in the Snow Film Festival
November 8, 2019
Toronto’s Blood in the Snow genre film fest runs November 21 to 26, 2019.
Sonya Ballantyne and Sage receive Harold Greenberg, MFM short film funding
November 6, 2019
They receive $20K for their short Broken Glass about a young poet and his junky ex-lover.
Films from NSI alumni screen at Whistler Film Festival 2019
November 6, 2019
World premieres from NSI grads include Canadian Strain (pictured) from Geordie Sabbagh and Ashleigh Rains and Queen of the Morning Calm from Gloria Ui Young Kim.
Feature thriller Ice Blue now available to stream on VOD
November 5, 2019
A psychological thriller from writer Jason Long, director Sandi Somers and producer Scott Lepp.
