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NSI Features First-developed The Retreat makes Slamdance screenplay semi-finals

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 01:14 PM PDT

The Retreat, a 2008-09 NSI Features First-developed project from writer/producer Alyson Richards and director Pat Mills, has made the Slamdance Screenplay Competition 2018 semi-finals.

In The Retreat, a lesbian couple with a rocky relationship go to a friend’s pre-wedding retreat and end up fighting for their lives when a group of militant serial killers tries to murder them.

Slamdance finalists will be announced on October 1 and competition winners will be announced on October 11.

In the words of Pat, “The Retreat was in NSI Features First in 2009 and despite being a horror film, it’s very much still alive.”

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NSI at Nuit Blanche Winnipeg 2018

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 12:21 PM PDT

Meet NSI in the Exchange District during Nuit Blanche and get a snap in our portable, walking photobooth.

We’ll be in and around Old Market Square on Saturday, September 29 from 9 to 10 p.m., with our walking photo frame and props in hand.

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Crocuses by Wanda Nolan + 1 more film in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival

Posted: 25 Sep 2018 10:02 AM PDT

Two new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Wanda Nolan and Traolach Ó Murchú.

Crocuses

Crocuses | Drama, 7:17, English, NL, 2016 | Director: Wanda Nolan

On the final day of packing up her home, Rita falls into a reverie of love and regret about her late husband.

Gone Means Gone

Gone Means Gone | Experimental, 2:35, English, YT, 2017 | Director: Traolach Ó Murchú

A short film that aims to create better understanding of the impact of the Sixties Scoop.

It was made as part of a non-profit, non-funded campaign hosted at notmyscoop.ca. The campaign aims to encourage dialogue and promote reconciliation.

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

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