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Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

#WFF18: Freezing Fun Films

December 3, 2018February 20, 2019Festivals#WFF18, Feature Films, Film Festival, Filmmaker Hotspots, Music Showcases, Pitch Competitions, short films, Shortwork Showcase, Signature Series, Whistler Fim Festival, Women On Top

In the labyrinth-like village of Whistler, it’s not often an event comes like this. It does only come once a year, after all. This year’s was absolute fun and not because of skiing, snowboarding, or

#MAMM13 : Headstart to VAFF

September 10, 2018April 8, 2019FestivalsMAMM, short films, VAFF

Nothing is greater than a local film festival. But sometimes a local film festival becomes even more interesting when it brings a certain element of its city into it and centers the whole festival around

East Van Showcase: The Haunted Saloon

October 28, 2016February 10, 2017FestivalsBunny Sumthin, East Van Short Film Showcase, Halloween, Horror, short films, The Haunted Saloon

The usual East Van showcase is short films that are made either around here or in other locations. But Sunday nights had a more different theme than usual. A Halloween theme. Ghosts, Goblins, and Ghouls

Pas de deux: A Review

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015Reviewclassic, NFB, Norman McLaren, Norman McLaren Pas de deux, Pas de deux: A Review, short films, vintage

A vintage Canadian short that was suggested to me by a friend in the film industry is Pas de deux, a 1968 dance film directed by the legendary Norman McLaren, and produced by the National

Apocalypse Story: A Review

April 17, 2015April 17, 2015Canadian Independent FilmsApocalypse Story, Indieflix, Jeffrey P. Nesker, sci-fi, short films

Apocalypse Story, by Jeffrey P. Nesker, is about someone trying to figure out who exactly they are, even after the world has been destroyed. It starts with our protagonist Claire, walking through the ruins of Ontario

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