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SuperGrid gets UK premiere at Starburst Fest in Manchester

Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:00 PM PST

NSI Features First-developed SuperGrid from producer Hugh Patterson and writer Todd McCauley gets its UK premiere the weekend of March 15 in Manchester at Starburst International Film Festival. NSI Features First grad Trinni Franke is also a producer on the film.

Directed by WolfCop‘s Lowell Dean, the film opens in an apocalyptic near-future, where mining conglomerates have turned Canada into a wasteland. A young smuggler is forced to convince his older brother to get back on the “grid” and help him deliver mysterious cargo. En route, they must contend with road pirates, rebel gangs, and each other, in this wildly entertaining ode to the post-apocalyptic sci-fi/action movies of the ’80s.

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NSI Features First provides development training for writer/producer teams looking to produce their first or second feature film with strong commercial appeal. Over 20 feature films developed through the program have been produced since 1997.

NSI Features First is funded by Presenting Sponsor Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Super Channel, Corus Entertainment and Breakthrough Entertainment; Provincial Sponsor Creative BC through the Daryl Duke and William Vince Scholarship Fund; and Industry Supporters William F. White and Deluxe. NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture & Heritage and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.

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Emerging filmmakers: submissions now open for 2019 Lindalee Tracey Award

Posted: 31 Jan 2019 08:56 AM PST

Submissions are now open for the annual Lindalee Tracey Award. The award celebrates emerging Canadian filmmakers working in the spirit of Lindalee Tracey, whose films reflect a passionate point of view, strong sense of social justice and joie de vivre. The submission deadline is March 13, 2019.

In 2007, the first Lindalee Tracey Award was presented to NSI Drama Prize alumnus Trevor Anderson for his film Rock Pockets. In 2017, Roxann Whitebean (NSI IndigiDocs) was an award finalist.

To be eligible for the Lindalee Tracey Award, you must be an emerging artist with less than three years of training or experience in media arts, which can be formal (university or college studies) or informal (production courses, workshops, hands-on experience in production, etc.), and have completed at least one independent film or video, excluding school film projects.

The Lindalee Tracey Award is presented yearly at Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto. The winner receives $5,000 in cash from the Lindalee Tracey Fund, $5,000 in post-production services from Technicolor and a beautiful hand-blown glass sculpture by Andrew Kuntz.

About Lindalee

Lindalee Tracey was an award-winning filmmaker, author, entertainer and mother. Through her extensive body of work and indefatigable personality, Lindalee brought great joy to the world.

She was passionate about bringing issues of social justice into her work, and championed people who are often ignored, underestimated or forgotten. Equally, she celebrated those who rise above disadvantage.

Lindalee passed away on October 19, 2006, at age 49, after a five-year battle with breast cancer. At the time of her passing, Lindalee’s family, friends and admirers created this award in her honour.

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