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NSI Features First-developed Venus, from writer/director Eisha Marjara and producer Joe Balass, begins its Canadian theatrical run in Montréal and Québec City on March 2.

Venus screens at the Cinéma du Parc, Cinéma Cineplex Forum (both in Montréal) and Cinéma Le Clap (Québec City) beginning Friday.

Genders, generations and cultures collide in this comedy about the modern family unit, which follows a transitioning woman who discovers she’s the father of a 14-year-old boy.

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NSI Features First is a development training launch pad for producer/writer teams looking to produce their first or second feature film with strong commercial appeal.

NSI Features First 2018 is funded by Presenting Sponsor Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Entertainment One, Super Channel, Corus Entertainment and Breakthrough Entertainment; and Service Sponsor William F. White. NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture & Heritage and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.

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The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) recently announced the finalists for the 22nd annual WGC Screenwriting Awards.

Congratulations to these NSI alumni whose projects are among the finalists:

• The Road Forward by Marie Clements (Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program, NSI Storytellers)

• NSI Script to Screen-developed Entanglement by Jason Filiatrault

• Spiral episode “The Girl in the Dream” by Karen McClellan (NSI Totally Television)

The awards celebrate Canadian screenwriters and their scripts. The winners will be recognized at a gala evening hosted by Gavin Crawford on April 30 in Toronto.

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Four new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Kyle Sawyer, Tim Tracey, Stephen J Payne and Daniel Foreman.

Mann

Mann | Comedy, 12:55, English, ON, 2017 | Director: Kyle Sawyer

A department store mannequin falls in love with a coworker and must confront their insurmountable differences.

Kreb

Kreb | Animation, 7:15, English, NS, 2013 | Director: Tim Tracey

A faceless factory worker fuses nature and technology until he discovers a dark truth: the factory is powered by the life force of infants.

He must face the great and gruesome machine regardless of personal sacrifice.

Help You See: Mathew’s Story

Help You See: Mathew’s Story | Documentary, 22:00, English, MB, 2017 | Director: Stephen J Payne

A 16-year-old blind Aboriginal musician from a remote Manitoba reserve gets the opportunity to take the stage with Grammy award-winning pop star Nelly Furtado in Winnipeg, but things don’t go quite as planned.

Raven Goes Fishing

Raven Goes Fishing | Animation, 9:26, English, AB, 2017 | Director: Daniel Foreman

Raven has adventures and encounters new friends as he fishes in the ocean, on the sea shore and in forest streams.

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Call for films / submit by March 12

We’re accepting films through FilmFreeway until Monday, March 12, 2018.

If your film is programmed, you have a chance of winning over $3K in cash awards. We accept films released after January 1, 2013.

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).

See the most recent winners.

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

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 and Blue Ant Media; and Industry Partner the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

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