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NFB/SVOD, VCAD FX, NSI FYI

March 2, 2016March 2, 2016Today's Top Storiescanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Cordell Barker’s If I Was God, Mike Maryniuk’s Home Cooked Music, National Film Board, National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI), NFB, Shaw Media Diverse TV Director, subscription video-on-demand (SVOD), SVOD, Vimeo, Visual College of Art & Design (VCAD), Visual Effects Art & Design

The NFB is getting on board with the trend to subscription video-on-demand (SVOD). The NFB Shorts page at Vimeo offers unlimited viewing for $4.99 a month. Fourteen films are up as of now, including Cordell Barker’s

Sharks, A Prince, and New Voices

February 18, 2016February 18, 2016Today's Top StoriesBIFF, Boulder International Film Festival, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Darren Summersby and Garrett Ryan, GoFundMe, MFM, National Screen Institute, National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI), NSI, NSI New Voices course, Shark Infested Streets, The Little Prince

You can be a part of Shark Infested Streets — a film-noir detective-style comedy which is the second film by teen filmmakers Darren Summersby and Garrett Ryan. MFM has details on supporting the GoFundMe campaign

Just As I Remember (Review)

December 17, 2015December 17, 2015ReviewA&E Short Filmmakers Award, Andrew Moir, Blue Ant Media Documentary Award, Just As I Remember (Review), National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI)

“What’s your dad like?” Andrew Moir realized it was hard for him to answer this question — his father, Don, who had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) could not speak, or move

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