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Congrats to Tanya Lemke (NSI Diverse TV Director) on winning WeScreenplay’s Diverse Voices best short screenplay for her project Emery.

In Emery, Addy, a young teen raised by her morally-flexible stepfather in an isolated rural landscape, is forced to use some of the tricks she learned at his side when their tenuous peace is threatened.

The winners will participate in the Diverse Voices Lab, a five-day Los Angeles lab where they’ll workshop their script with working writers, meet with managers, development executives and producers, and network with fellow winners.

Diverse Voices is a screenplay contest and lab that strives to encourage stories told from perspectives often underrepresented in Hollywood today. This includes projects from writers of colour, women writers, writers with disabilities, writers over 40, writers in the LGBTQ+ community and any other voices historically ignored by Hollywood.

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Three new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Benjamin Rouse, Devin Knowles and Kate Weiss.

Royal Blood

Royal Blood | Drama, 14:33, English, ON, 2018 | Director: Benjamin Rouse

A privileged young woman tries to find the compassionate higher ground when she is torn between the narcissistic insecurities of her former beauty queen mother, and The Queen, a mentally ill homeless woman who puts on regal airs.

Masters in Crime

Masters in Crime | Comedy, 17:15, English, ON, 2018 | Director: Devin Knowles

A small-time thief assembles a crew of accomplices and devises an intricate heist that will cement his reputation as a criminal mastermind.

Curbside Haute Cuisine

Curbside Haute Cuisine | Documentary, 25:00, English, BC, 2016 | Director: Kate Weiss

An upbeat, tasty documentary on the west coast food truck industry.

Speaking with a variety of people from chefs and food truck owners and operators to city officials and avid food truck food eaters, this documentary serves up delightful food truck facts and fun.

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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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