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Bell Media’s Harold Greenberg Fund, in partnership with Yukon Media Development, Northwest Territories Film Commission and Nunavut Film Development Corporation, is accepting applications for the 2019 HGF/Territories Shorts Program.

The program is designed to bolster emerging talent in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It offers three emerging filmmaking teams – one from each territory – $20K each to make dramatic short films aimed at showcasing new creative visions and furthering their careers toward feature filmmaking.

Eligibility requirements

• Short film scripts 10 pages or under
• Writer, director and producer must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents
• Writer, director and producer must reside in Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut
• Applicants may only be attached to one application per deadline

Deadline for submissions is November 6, 2019. Find out more and apply.

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NSI grads took home awards at the 2019 FIN Atlantic International Film Festival last week in Halifax.

Best Atlantic short went to Little Grey Bubbles from co-producer and actor Josh MacDonald (NSI Totally Television), and Murmur (pictured) from producer Martha Cooley (NSI Drama Prize) won the Gordon Parsons Award for best Atlantic feature

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Film screenings and panels involving NSI grads are happening at this year’s St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival which kicks off next month in Newfoundland:

Films

• Becoming Labrador from co-director Justin Simms (NSI Drama Prize)

• Balakrishna from producer Kat Baulu (NSI Drama Prize)

• Radical from director Deanne Foley (NSI Totally Television)

Forums

• Thriving in Television featuring Jordan Canning (NSI Drama Prize)

• World of Genre featuring Karen Lam (NSI Drama Prize, NSI Totally Television)

The festival runs from October 16 to 20, 2019.

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Two new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Bryan Kowalsky and Jana Stackhouse.

Touch

Touch | Drama, 9:59, English, ON, 2017 | Director: Bryan Kowalsky

A young man searching for solace hires a professional cuddler.

Away Home

Away Home | Drama, 20:00, English, ON, 2017 | Director: Jana Stackhouse

A man returns to his childhood home on Canada’s east coast to unite his family and say goodbye to his terminally ill mother.

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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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