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Snow Warrior from Frederick Kroetsch premieres at Edmonton International Film Festival

Posted: 16 Aug 2018 06:06 PM PDT

Short documentary Snow Warrior from director Frederick Kroetsch (NSI Business for Producers) celebrates its world premiere at the 2018 Edmonton International Film Festival.

The film screens September 30, while the fest runs September 27 to October 6.

In Snow Warrior, Canada’s colonialist history is recaptured through impressionistic images and the fragmented language of a child.

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Camille Beaudoin, Eric Rebalkin launch Girls in Film & Television (GIFT)

Posted: 16 Aug 2018 06:00 PM PDT

Camille Beaudoin (NSI Totally Television, NSI Features First) and Eric Rebalkin (NSI Business For Producers) of Mosaic Entertainment have announced the launch of a new national program called Girls In Film and Television (GIFT) to address the issue of gender parity on screen and behind the camera.

By giving teen girls hands-on instruction and experience in filmmaking, GIFT aims to empower the next generation of women filmmakers and key creative and technical craftspeople.

Programming begins with inaugural five-day filmmaking workshops on August 26 (Edmonton) and September 21 (Lethbridge).

Workshops are open to girls ages 14 to 18 and cost $250 per week. Discounted early bird pricing is available.

Find out more about the program and register.

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