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Nominations have been announced for Yorkton Film Festival‘s annual Golden Sheaf Awards, and lots of NSI grads are included:

• STORYHIVE 100K project Finding Big Country from director Kathleen Jayme, producer Michael Grand – Emerging Filmmaker Award; Multicultural (30 minutes and over); Documentary Point-of-View

• NSI IndigiDocs short Cedar Tree of Life (pictured) from director Odessa Shuquaya, producers April Johnson, Odessa Shuquaya – Indigenous Award

• Fast Horse from director Alexandra Lazarowich (NSI IndigiDocs) – Indigenous Award; Multicultural (under 30 minutes)

• Seen & Heard from director Maureen Marovitch (NSI Drama Prize, NSI Global Marketing), producers David Finch (NSI Drama Prize, NSI Totally Television), Maureen Marovitch – Multicultural (under 30 minutes)

• Are You Ready? from director Christopher Redmond (NSI Features First), producer Hoda Elatawi (NSI Global Marketing) – Children’s/Youth Production

• The Girl Who Talks to the Moon from producers Rebecca Campbell (TELUS Optik Local), Frederick Kroetsch (NSI Business for Producers), Dennis Jackson (NSI Totally Television) – Children’s/Youth Production

• Craft Canada from director, producer, researcher Ian Bawa (NSI Totally Television) – Community Television

• First Contact from producers Vanessa Loewen (NSI Global Marketing), Stephanie Scott (NSI Storytellers) – Documentary Social/Political

• What Walaa Wants from director, producer Christy Garland (NSI Drama Prize) – Documentary Social/Political

• Giltrude’s Dwelling from director, producer Jeremy Lutter (NSI Drama Prize, NSI Features First) – Drama

• Take the Dive from producer Orlando Braun (NSI Business for Producers) – Lifestyle & Reality

• Snow Warrior from director, producer Frederick Kroetsch – Short Subject, Non-Fiction

• STORYHIVE 100K project The Day Don Died from directors, producers Steve J. Adams, Sean Horlor – Short Subject, Non-Fiction

• Woman in Stall from director, producer Dusty Mancinelli (NSI Features First) – Student Productions, Fiction

Yorkton Film Festival takes place May 23 to 26, 2019, with the Golden Sheaf winners announced on Saturday, May 25.

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Three new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Sherien Barsoum, Ivana Bittnerova and AJ Vaage.

Player Zero

Player Zero | Documentary, 23:00, English, ON, 2018 | Director: Sherien Barsoum

Richard Amardi has a chance to play for the Raptors farm team – a step away from the NBA. But to make it happen, he’ll have to learn to control a wicked temper that’s hobbled his basketball career.

Experience Machine

Experience Machine | Sci-fi/Horror, 10:46, English, ON, 2018 | Director: Ivana Bittnerova

A young mechanic and his family lead comfortable lives in a sleek underground bunker. His life of futuristic luxury begins to deteriorate when the medical device strapped to his wrist is corrupted, revealing the reality of their true dystopian world.

Solitude by Black Sabbath

Solitude by Black Sabbath | Drama, 14:57, English, ON, 2018 | Director: AJ Vaage

A millennial works two jobs to help support the daughter and troubled wife of his late brother while struggling to deal with his own inadequacies.

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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, CBC Gem, Super Channel; Award Sponsor A&E Television Networks; Industry Partner the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

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