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Congratulations to producer Hugh Patterson and writer Todd McCauley whose NSI Features First-developed project SuperGrid has begun production.

Trinni Franke (NSI Features First) is also onboard the project as co-producer and Lowell Dean is directing.

SuperGrid is on track to be a completely Saskatchewan-based production with all prep, shooting and post-production taking place in and around Regina. Hugh addressed this in a news release, saying that “to produce a movie with local crew and an exciting cast in my hometown is a huge win.”

In SuperGrid, a young smuggler is forced to make a run on the road that took the life of his younger sister.

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NSI Features First 2017 is funded by Presenting Sponsor Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Entertainment One, Super Channel, Corus Entertainment and Breakthrough Entertainment; NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.

NSI Features First 2016 was funded by Presenting Sponsor Telefilm Canada; Program Partner The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation; Supporting Sponsors Entertainment One, Super Channel, Corus Entertainment and Breakthrough Entertainment; Provincial Sponsors Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), Innovation PEI and Creative Saskatchewan; and Industry Partner Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.

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NSI Features First-developed film The Sun At Midnight from Kirsten Carthew screens next week at the Sydney Film Festival. This marks the film’s Australian premiere.

The film screens on Sunday, June 11 and again on Saturday, June 17.

The Sun At Midnight tells the story of an unusual friendship between a hunter obsessed with finding a missing caribou herd and a teenage rebel who gets lost while on the run.

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NSI Features First 2017 is funded by Presenting Sponsor Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Entertainment One, Super Channel, Corus Entertainment and Breakthrough Entertainment; NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.

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Dogged, a new short film from producer André Pettigrew (NSI Drama Prize), celebrates its world premiere at the 2017 Edinburgh International Film Festival in Scotland later this month.

In Dogged, a little girl takes arts and crafts to the next level in order to convince her parents to buy her a puppy.

The film screens as part of The Young and The Wild shorts program on June 25 at 6 p.m.

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Toronto’s Setsuné Indigenous Fashion Incubator has partnered with IKEA to launch the Återställa collection: kitchen accessories that reflect traditional ideas about conserving resources and feasting.

CBC New Indigenous Voices grad Theresa Stevenson, pictured above top left, is one of the artists who contributed to the collection.

The handmade products are made of IKEA textiles like bedsheets and curtains that would have otherwise been tossed, and include an apron, tea towels, a basket and a small bag (2,000 pieces in total).

The collection was made through the Ts’kwe Makers Atelier program and will be available only at IKEA Etobicoke starting June 8, 2017.

CBC recently covered the story.

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Menorca, a feature from Farpoint Films‘ John Barnard, Chris Charney and Kyle Bornais (all NSI Features First), took home awards last week at the Solaris Film Festival in Nice, France.

John won best director and Tammy Gillis won best actress.

The film follows hedonistic soccer mom Claire who embarks on a strange journey of self-discovery and seeks to reconnect with her estranged son by returning his pet rock to the island of Menorca in Spain.

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Congratulations to Trudy Stewart (pictured) and Janine Windolph whose NSI IndigiDocs film From Up North took home the International Indigenous Award at the 2017 Wairoa Maori Film Festival in New Zealand over the weekend.

The film features Noel Starblanket (pictured) who shares his experiences of attending the Lebret Indian Residential School. While listening to Noel’s stories Trudy reflects on her time listening to survivors’ stories and her connection to the Indian Residential School legacy.

Trudy and Noel attended the festival and received their award in person. Congratulations to the whole team behind From Up North.

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NSI IndigiDocs is a development launch pad for producer/director teams looking to produce a short documentary.

NSI IndigiDocs 2016 was supported by Presenting Sponsor NBCUniversal; Program Partners Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage and RBC Emerging Artists Project; NSI Aboriginal Training Programs Partner Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries; Bootcamp Presenting Sponsor Manitoba Film & Music; Supporting Sponsors Entertainment One; Super Channel; Corus Entertainment; Telefilm Canada; Breakthrough Entertainment; imagineNATIVE Film + Media Festival and Hots Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival; Tuition Sponsor NBCUniversal; Provincial Sponsors Manitoba Film & Music and Creative Saskatchewan; Industry Partners National Film Board of Canada, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (ACCT) and Directors Guild of Canada; and Service Sponsor Line 21 Media.

NSI IndigiDocs 2016-18 is funded by Program Partners APTN, Manitoba Sport, Culture & Heritage and RBC Emerging Artists Project; Aboriginal Training Programs Partner Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries; Boot Camp Presenting Sponsor Manitoba Film & Music; Supporting Sponsors the Directors Guild of Canada, Entertainment One, Super Channel, Corus Entertainment, Telefilm Canada, imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival, Hot Docs International Documentary Festival, Breakthrough Entertainment and the Jim Murphy Filmmakers Bursary; Provincial Sponsor Manitoba Film & Music; Industry Partners National Film Board and the Directors Guild of Canada; and Service Sponsor Line 21 Media.

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Four new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Lucie Guest, Desiree Wallace, Rogan Christopher and Sina Sultani.

Never Better

Never Better | Comedy, 9:37, English, BC, 2017 | Director: Lucie Guest

A closure comedy about navigating the waters of a break-up and the crazy things love makes us do.

Invisible City

Invisible City | Documentary, 5:00, English, BC, 2016 | Director: Desiree Wallace

Post-secondary students living in the third least affordable city in the world, Vancouver, are being forced into homelessness.

What’s more alarming, though, is that this remains invisible to the naked eye.

Lilith

Lilith | Sci-fi/Horror, 11:31, English, BC, 2016 | Director: Rogan Christopher

After witnessing a sexual assault, a succubus hunts down the rapist and exacts vengeance.

The Craftsman

The Craftsman | Sci-fi/Horror, 1:36, English, BC, 2016 | Director: Sina Sultani

One solider’s fight against PTSD through rebuilding the limbs of his fellow soldiers.

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Call for films / submit by June 12

Films are now being accepted through FilmFreeway until Monday, June 12, 2017.

If your film is programmed, you have a chance of winning over $3K in cash awards. We accept films released after January 1, 2012.

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

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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, The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation and Breakthrough Entertainment; Award Sponsors A&E Television Networks, The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation; Corus Entertainment and Blue Ant Media; and Industry Partner the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

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