Latest posts from National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI)

BJ Verot (NSI Drama Prize) was recently featured in Winnipeg’s community newspaper The Herald.

He was interviewed about his filmmaking career and the recent success and awards won by his short Loss of Contact, co-directed with Brad Crawford.

BJ credited NSI, Winnipeg Film Group and Manitoba Film & Music with helping him develop his filmmaking and storytelling skills in Winnipeg.

Read the whole interview here.

NSI grads John Bolton, Christy Garland and Kat Baulu all celebrate world premieres at this year’s Hot Docs International Film Festival.

• Aim For The Roses (pictured) from John Bolton (NSI Drama Prize, NSI Totally Television) screens May 1 at 7:15 p.m., Scotiabank Theatre 7, May 2 at 1:15 p.m., TIFF Bell Lightbox 3, and May 6 at 1 p.m., Scotiabank Theatre 13. Buy tickets here.

• Cheer Up from Christy Garland (NSI Drama Prize) screens May 1 at 7 p.m., Scotiabank Theatre 3, May 5 at 7 p.m., TIFF Bell Lightbox 3, and May 7 at 6:30 p.m., TIFF Bell Lightbox 2. Buy tickets here.

• Gun Runners from Kat Baulu (NSI Drama Prize) screens May 2 at 9:30 p.m., TIFF Bell Lightbox 2, May 3 at 3:30 p.m., Scotiabank Theatre 4, and May 6 at 4:15 p.m., TIFF Bell Lightbox 3. Buy tickets here.

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