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TELUS STORYHIVE digital short The United Guys Network from creators Tabatha Golat and Montgomery Burt screens at the Low to No Film Festival on July 27.

In The United Guys Network, Paul is a loving newlywed husband who dotes on his wife. This makes the other guys in the neighbourhood look bad so they kidnap him and teach him how to be a ‘real’ man through their secret headquarters at The United Guys Network.

The film has screened at over 40 festivals worldwide and won best comedy at Austin Comedy Short Film Festival and Harrogate Film Festival. It also picked up two awards at Over the Fence Comedy Film Festival in Australia and top prize at Worldfest-Houston.

The Low to No Film Festival is held in Las Vegas from July 24 to August 3, 2019 and is dedicated to low and no budget projects.

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Three new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Marlene Rodgers and Franco Pante, Solmund MacPherson, and Scout Windsor and Dylan Paré.

Dreams of the Dead

Dreams of the Dead | Documentary, 17:30, English, BC, 2019 | Directors: Marlene Rodgers, Franco Pante

A first-person journey propelled by memory and dreams.

When the filmmaker’s grandmother dies a sudden and traumatic death, the house and small farm that had been the emotional hub of the family becomes a portal to the past. But suburban development is encroaching and the house is sold.

With its demolition looming, the filmmaker takes us on a compelling journey through grief and transformation.

A Short Documentary About People Fighting

A Short Documentary About People Fighting | Documentary, 5:05, English, MB, 2018 | Director: Solmund MacPherson

Strangers pair up to fight on camera. Consensual violence is, bizarrely, quite intimate.

There was only one hospital visit while making this film.

Creative Futures

Creative Futures | Documentary, 10:15, English, AB, 2018 | Directors:  Scout Windsor, Dylan Paré

People think trans kids have no future. But by immersing us in their VR art, we see that another world is possible.

Creative Futures brings together three transgender youth to design their futures using Google’s Tilt Brush, a virtual reality painting application.

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Call for films / submit by September 3

We’re accepting films through FilmFreeway until Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Films chosen during this call period will premiere in the NSI Online Short Film Festival between September 16 and December 2, 2019. Films must play for a minimum of three months after their premiere date.

We accept films released after January 1, 2014. If your film is programmed, you have a chance of winning the $1,250 A&E Short Filmmakers Award for best film.

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).

Read about the most recent winner.

Your film must be less than 30 mins. 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 a year-round Canadian short film showcase with new films added every week. Since launching in 2008, the festival has programmed hundreds of films and awarded over $125K to Canadian media artists. Many of the films are available to watch in the archives.

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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