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NSI alum projects score awards at Hot Docs and Canadian Film Fest

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 09:04 AM PDT

Congrats to Kat Baulu, Theola Ross, Alex Bailey, Gloria Ui Young Kim, Rachel Cairns and Anneli Ekborn on the recent success of their work.

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

Ariel Nasr’s The Forbidden Reel, produced by Kat Baulu (NSI Drama Prize), was one of five feature films that shared the $50K Hot Docs Rogers Audience Award.

The film finished #4 on the list of top 20 audience favourites at the virtual festival and was the Artscapes program’s top film.

êmîcêtôcêt: Many Bloodlines, developed through NSI IndigiDocs by director Theola Ross and producer Alex Bailey, was #4 in the top five shorts. The film also won the Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary.

Michèle Stephenson’s Stateless, by producer Jennifer Holness (NSI Drama Prize, Telefilm Canada Spark Plug Program, NSI Global Marketing) and executive producer Sudz Sutherland (NSI Totally Television), won the Special Jury Prize – Canadian Feature Documentary.

The Hot Docs Festival Online ran from May 28 to June 6, but over 120 films are available to stream until June 24.

Canadian Film Festival

Queen of the Morning Calm, (pictured above) by director Gloria Ui Young Kim (NSI Diverse TV Director), won the William F. White Reel Canadian Indie Award and Gloria received the DGC Ontario Best Director award for her work on the film. Best breakout performance went to star Eponine Lee.

Dana Abramovici’s Liminal, executive produced by Anneli Ekborn (NSI Features First), won best short and Isa Benn’s Shoegazer, produced by Rachel Cairns (NSI Totally Television), won best new voice.

The Canadian Film Festival ran virtually on Super Channel Fuse from May 21 to June 6.

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CBC offers free virtual info sessions on the business of production, starting June 10

Posted: 08 Jun 2020 07:35 PM PDT

CBC, along with the support of the Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) and Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), are launching a series of short virtual information sessions to introduce emerging independent producers and content creators from traditionally underrepresented groups in the industry, to topics related to the business and financing of TV, film and original digital content.

The free sessions will happen every day at 2 p.m. EST over a three-week period. Each session will be 30 minutes in total – with 20 minutes for content and 10 minutes for questions. The sessions are meant to introduce emerging creators and producers to a topic and provide them with resources and information to learn more.

Topics include pitching, negotiation, tax credits, content clearance and producing in the time of COVID. See the schedule. Participants can register for one or more sessions.

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