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The STORYHIVE documentary edition is now open for applications from storytellers in British Columbia and Alberta.

Apply for a $50k production grant and distribution on select TELUS platforms by submitting your pitch video, budget and script draft or treatment. A total of 30 documentary projects will receive a grant.

A few of the edition’s eligibility requirements:

• The project lead must be a resident of Alberta or British Columbia.

• The project lead can be a first time producer/filmmaker – previous experience is not required to be eligible.

• The project must have a self-identified female in at least one of the following key creative roles: producer, director, writer, director of photography, head animator (for animation projects only), storyboard artist (for animation projects only), editor, composer, production designer.

Deadline to apply is May 7. Find out more and submit your application.

Once finalists are chosen, NSI provides mentorship and training for the selected projects and their creators.

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Three new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Kelly Tatham, Denis Theriault and Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri.

Multiverse Dating for Beginners

Multiverse Dating for Beginners | Comedy, 13:02, English, BC, 2017 | Director: Kelly Tatham 

Ivy and Dave are totally hitting it off until she says the wrong thing and completely freaks him out. TYPICAL.

But tonight’s no ordinary night. There’s a glitch in the Matrix, déjà vu in the air, and Ivy gets the chance to see how things will turn out if she plays the dating game differently.

I am Syd Stone

I am Syd Stone | Drama, 11:00, English, ON, 2014 | Director: Denis Theriault

A Hollywood heartthrob returns home to rekindle an old closeted relationship.

Girl Epidemic

Girl Epidemic | Documentary, 1:12, English, ON, 2018 | Director: Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri

Girls are being treated like they’re an infectious disease. Millions disappear every year – many are victims of infanticide, sex slavery and child labour. Fortunately, there is a cure: education.

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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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Warigami, a new series from director Jason Lapeyre (NSI Features First) and producer Laura Perlmutter (NSI Drama Prize), has its world premiere at this year’s Canneseries short form competition. Two episodes will screen tomorrow, April 10, at the Espace Miramar in Cannes.

In Warigami, Wendy Ohata has just made three startling realizations:

One, she has a twin brother named Vincent.

Two, she’s a kami-jin – a descendent of an ancient Japanese people who can turn paper into deadly weapons.

And three, there’s a kami-jin warrior named Sadako hunting her down for reasons she doesn’t understand.

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The National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) today announced a new partnership with CBC Gem, the national public broadcaster’s free streaming service, in support of the NSI Features First training program as well as other NSI programs and initiatives, including NSI Online and the NSI Online Short Film Festival.

The partnership benefits writers, directors and producers across NSI’s training programs, with a focus on new and diverse voices.

“We are pleased to offer our support to the important work that NSI does in training Canadian content creators,” said Gave Lindo, Executive Director, OTT Programming, CBC. “CBC Gem is home to more than 4,000 hours of on-demand content, the majority of which is made by Canadian creators, so we are proud to help further the work of organizations like NSI whose training ensures the high quality of programming that we are able to share with our audiences across the country.”

“We are happy to have the support of CBC Gem,” said John Gill, CEO of NSI. “Their focus on showcasing the best in Canadian on-demand content aligns with our vision of excellence in storytelling, and gives emerging and established screen professionals a valuable platform for their work.”

Offering more than 4,000 hours of live and on-demand programming for free, the CBC Gem streaming service is Canada’s destination for acclaimed, authentically Canadian programming and a curated selection of best-in-class content from around the world. CBC Gem provides live and on-demand access to CBC’s full programming slate, spanning drama, comedy, factual entertainment, documentaries, arts, kids, sports, and national and local news programming, including the ability to live stream CBC TV at any time with access to 14 CBC channels and their local newscasts across the country. The streaming service also offers French-language programming from ICI Radio-Canada. CBC Gem is available for free as an app for iOS and Android devices and online at gem.cbc.ca, and on television via Apple TV and Google Chromecast.

About CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic and Chinese, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.

About the National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI)

Renowned for having given many emerging filmmakers, television writers and producers their first breaks, the National Screen Institute provides training and production support through courses like NSI Totally Television, CBC New Indigenous Voices presented by NSI, NSI Features First, NSI IndigiDocs and TELUS STORYHIVE.

NSI also offers exposure through the NSI Online Short Film Festival and provides resources and support to those in the film, television and digital media industries at nsi-canada.ca.

National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) programs are made possible with your support and with ongoing funding from: Core Funders: Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage, the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council; Benefactors: TELUS, Telefilm Canada; Patrons: Bell Media, CBC; Builder: APTN; Strategic Sponsors: Directors Guild of Canada, Super Channel, Corus Entertainment, CBC Gem, Blue Ant Media; Friends: Manitoba Film & Music, RBC Emerging Artists Project, documentary Channel, Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD), William F. White International, Deluxe.

nsi-canada.ca operates with ongoing funding from Festival Partner: Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors: Corus Entertainment, CBC Gem, Super Channel; Industry Partner: Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.

All media enquiries

Laura Friesen, Manager, Communications & Alumni Relations
Tel: 204.957.2999 or email: laura.friesen@nsi-canada.ca

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