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Your support brings great stories to the screen

Posted: 27 Nov 2018 07:35 AM PST

Above: The Sun At Midnight developed through NSI Features First by director Kirsten Carthew

Today is Giving Tuesday, a day dedicated to giving back. It’s a day where you’ll be asked for donations from a number of worthwhile causes.

The National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) is also a charity, and we would love you to consider an additional gift to support NSI training for emerging and senior writers, producers and directors.

But more importantly, we’d like to say thank you to you.

Thank you for donating to NSI.

Thank you for engaging as a mentor.

Thank you for being part of the NSI family – sharing your successes and shaping programs.

Your ongoing support trains people to tell amazing stories and, in turn, has changed people and communities.

Thank you!

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STORYHIVE 100K project The PsyBorgs screens at Rojo Sangre fest in Buenos Aires

Posted: 26 Nov 2018 01:10 PM PST

TELUS STORYHIVE 100K project The PsyBorgs, from creator David Haitt, has been invited to play at Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre genre film festival in Argentina.

The PsyBorgs screens twice, on December 5 and 7, 2018. This marks the series’ South American premiere.

In The PsyBorgs, malicious General Blight and the insidious forces of T.O.X.I.N. have moved beyond selling cigarettes to kids and set their sights on total galactic domination.

Unfortunately for Blight, John Carbon and his team of super soldiers are ready to take down whatever bad guys General Blight sends their way.

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STORYHIVE is a community-powered funding program from TELUS. NSI provides mentorship and training for the selected projects and their creators.

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Moon Dog by Chala Hunter + 1 more film in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival

Posted: 26 Nov 2018 11:49 AM PST

Two new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Chala Hunter and Ryan Couldrey.

Moon Dog

Moon Dog | Drama, 12:00, English, ON, 2018 | Director: Chala Hunter

The story of a woman who must return home to fulfill a life-changing pact with her father.

Skin Deep

Skin Deep | Sci-fi/Horror, 3:05, English, ON, 2018 | Director: Ryan Couldrey

A pastry shop owner who longs for her youth goes to gruesome lengths to attract a handsome customer.

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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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