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Jason Lapeyre’s Speak No Evil selected for 2020 Hot Docs Forum

Posted: 03 Apr 2020 03:44 PM PDT

Speak No Evil from writer/director Jason Lapeyre (NSI Features First) has been selected for the 2020 Hot Docs Forum.

The project is one of 21 announced this week. They represent 18 different countries and were selected from over 463 submissions. The projects will be pitched live online to leading international decision makers in May in hopes of securing funding.

Speak No Evil is a true crime documentary about Donald Lang and Lowell Myers.

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Quiver Distribution acquires North American rights to Amy Jo Johnson’s Tammy’s Always Dying

Posted: 03 Apr 2020 01:27 PM PDT

Tammy’s Always Dying, the second feature from director Amy Jo Johnson (NSI Diverse TV Director), was acquired by Quiver Distribution for its North American rights.

Amy, who also exec produces, along with Harry Cherniak (NSI Features First) and Kirk Shaw (NSI Drama Prize, NSI Global Marketing), celebrated the film’s world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2019.

Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives), stars in the dark comedy.

In the film Tammy is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Her daughter invites a television producer to document her process of caring for her mother in an attempt to profit from their misfortune, but finds her plans complicated by Tammy’s persistent refusal to actually die.

Tammy’s Always Dying will be available on digital platforms May 1.

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Got old home movies that include Manitoba history? Gimli Film Festival wants ‘em!

Posted: 03 Apr 2020 01:10 PM PDT

Above: NSI’s Chris Vajcner (left) with her mom and sister Tracy in front of the “world’s largest cake,” August 1974, Winnipeg City Hall fountain. Alas, only a print – Gimli is looking for movies!

Gimli Film Festival recently launched the Manitoba Home Movie Archive, a special project in celebration of Gimli Film Festival’s 20th anniversary and Manitoba 150 – and part of a wider festival initiative called The Manitoba Project. And they want your old movie footage.

They’re not after moving images of you blowing out candles on your fourth birthday. But if you have footage of you and your mom and sister in front of the “world’s largest cake” over the Winnipeg City Hall fountain in 1974, they might be interested.

The festival is offering free home movie digital transfers to Manitobans with historically relevant footage of the province. Dust off those outdated eighties video tapes or forgotten 8mm film reels and Gimli Film Festival will transfer them to digital video and return them to you for your nostalgic viewing pleasure.

Interested members of the public are invited to register today for this free service and read the rules and guidelines on the festival’s website.

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