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What we’re reading: download a free e-book on directing, get crowdfunding advice, find films you can’t remember the name of + more

Posted: 21 Mar 2016 01:15 PM PDT

We read a lot of stuff each week. Here’s a few bits ‘n bobs from the past week packed neatly into one post for your convenience. Happy bedtime reading!

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Download a free Raindance e-book on film directing

A free e-book for aspiring and beginning directors. Registration required. Get the e-book

Apple News is your new blog

A recent update to Apple News announced last week could make it an attractive platform for independent bloggers looking for a good place to post their stories. Read the full story

Fandango launches its first-ever premium on-demand video service

The internet’s largest movie-ticket seller recently announced it’s rebranding M-GO, the digital video distribution platform it acquired earlier this year, as FandangoNOW. Read the full story

Got 18 mins? Here’s all you need to know about crowdfunding anything

In this TEDx talk, crowdfunding mastermind John T. Trigonis offers a few insider tips and tactics to help with your next crowdfunding project. Watch the video

Someone finally made a website to help you find films you can’t remember the name of

A website developed by a Finnish technology team claims to be the world’s “first ever descriptive movie search engine,” and promises to solve that problem we all face when we can’t remember the name of a film. Read the full story

Tribeca launches digital creator marketplace

Tribeca Film Festival is opening its marketplace to digital creators, and offering special screenings of their online projects. Read the full story

Bedbugs: A Musical Love Story by Matthew Kowalchuk + 4 more films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Fest

Posted: 21 Mar 2016 01:05 PM PDT

Films from directors Matthew Kowalchuk, Meysam Motazedi, Nina Reed, Sarah Deakins and Angus McLellan in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival.

Bedbugs: A Musical Love Story

Bedbugs: A Musical Love Story | Comedy, 16:03, English, BC, 2014 | Director: Matthew Kowalchuk

Tracy Polokowski thinks her ‘yes’ day has come but her hipster boyfriend breaks up with her, she discovers she has bedbugs and she’s ostracized by everyone she knows.

Maybe the love she’s been looking for was right inside her mattress.

The Agony of Obsolescence

The Agony of Obsolescence | Drama, 12:33, Persian, BC, 2015 | Director: Meysam Motazedi

A battle of wills threatens to thwart the conservative views of a single father who’s held on to his archaic ways for far too long.

Nervous Poo

Nervous Poo | Comedy, 10:23, English, YT, 2015 | Director: Nina Reed

Jane does not date, nor wear dresses but tonight is her lucky night.

In a pretty dress, and moments before her blind date is scheduled to arrive, nervousness lands Jane on the toilet, with no toilet paper.

Will this awkward situation turn magic or tragic?

Greece

Greece | Drama, 15:28, English, ON, 2014 | Director: Sarah Deakins

On a rainy afternoon in a British nursing home, a woman struggles to make a last connection with her seemingly catatonic mother.

Deadboy

Deadboy | Drama, 8:31, English, ON, 2014 | Director: Angus McLellan

Arthur is recently deceased. He’s unsure what to do next. With the help of a doctor, and friends, Arthur travels to his final resting place.

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The NSI Online Short Film Festival is made possible through the support of Festival Partner Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Entertainment One, Super Channel, Corus Entertainment, Blue Ant Media, Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation and Breakthrough Entertainment; Award sponsors A&E Television Networks, the Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation, Shaw Media and Blue Ant Media; and Industry Partner Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Tourism, Culture, Heritage, Sport and Consumer Protection and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.