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Production begins on new Deanne Foley feature An Audience of Chairs

Posted: 18 Jul 2017 12:51 PM PDT

Production is currently underway on An Audience of Chairs, a new feature film from director Deanne Foley (NSI Totally Television) and writer Rosemary House (NSI Features First).

Filming is taking place in Newfoundland and Ontario.

An Audience of Chairs, based on the novel by Joan Clark, tells the story of an extraordinary woman who risks everything for a second chance to be a mother again to the daughters she thought she’d lost forever.

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The Wexford by Michael Barry + 1 more film in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival

Posted: 18 Jul 2017 09:21 AM PDT

Two films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Michael Barry and Ben Petrie.

The Wexford

The Wexford | Documentary, 8:30, English, ON, 2016 | Director: Michael Barry

Nearly 60 years ago, Tony and Tommy Kiriakou founded The Wexford Restaurant.

For generations, its welcoming atmosphere, hot coffee, and freshly-squeezed OJ has ensured its position as the cornerstone of the local community.

Her Friend Adam

Her Friend Adam | Comedy, 16:21, English, ON, 2015 | Director: Ben Petrie

A boyfriend’s jealous impulse spirals out of control in 16 minutes of romantic doom.

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Call for films / submit by September 8

Films are now being accepted through FilmFreeway until Friday, September 8, 2017.

If your film is programmed, you have a chance of winning over $3K in cash awards. We accept films released after January 1, 2012.

All NSI Online Short Film Festival winners receive a complimentary Friend membership for the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and non-acting award winners are qualified to be nominated for a Canadian Screen Award (if award criteria are met).

Your film must be less than 30 mins long. 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

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The NSI Online Short Film Festival is made possible through the support of Festival Partner Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Entertainment One, Super Channel, Corus Entertainment, Blue Ant Media, The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation and Breakthrough Entertainment; Award Sponsors A&E Television Networks, The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation; Corus Entertainment and Blue Ant Media; and Industry Partner the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

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