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The Legend of Rasputin by Jamie Shannon + 2 more films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 01:20 PM PDT

Three new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Jamie Shannon, Catherine Black and Andrew K. Martin.

The Legend of Rasputin

The Legend of Rasputin | Comedy, 12:40, English, ON, 2017 | Director: Jamie Shannon

For the first tabloid star, for the peasant mystic that created a century of intrigue, for the living infamy and growing legend of Grigori Rasputin.

Girl Trip

Girl Trip | Sci-fi/Horror, 19:55, English, ON, 2018 | Director: Catherine Black

A fun road trip ends in murder and mayhem when hidden resentments surface between best friends.

This is As Far as the Road Will Take You

This is As Far as the Road Will Take You | Comedy, 1:00, English, ON, 2018 | Director: Andrew K. Martin

A spirited glimpse of a couple at odds after being entrusted to deliver an enigmatic passenger to detox.

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Call for films / submit by December 7

We’re accepting films through FilmFreeway until Friday, December 7, 2018. Films programmed from this submission period will appear online between January 7 and March 25, 2019.

If your film is programmed, you have a chance of winning the A&E Short Filmmakers Award for best film. 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 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 Corus Entertainment, Blue Ant Media and Breakthrough Entertainment; Award Sponsor A&E Television Networks; and Industry Partner the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

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