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Two new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Mostafa Keshvari, and Kyle Cucco and Ashley Brook.

Music Box

Music Box | Animation, 7:00, English, BC, 2017 | Director: Mostafa Keshvari

A ballerina dances in a music box to other people’s tunes as she struggles to find her own voice.

The Love Triangle that Brought Down Quebec

The Love Triangle that Brought Down Quebec | Documentary, 8:06, English, ON, 2018 | Directors:  Kyle Cucco, Ashley Brook

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This is a tale about a colony, a thief, his wife and her lover.

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Call for films / submit by December 7

We’re accepting films through FilmFreeway until Friday, December 7, 2018.

If your film is programmed, you have a chance of winning the A&E Short Filmmakers Award for best film. We accept films released after January 1, 2013.

All NSI Online Short Film Festival winners receive a complimentary Friend membership for the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and 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 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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