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6 (Mostly) Good News Stories About Film in Canada

May 7, 2015May 7, 2015Today's Top StoriesAdventure Film Series, Alex Gibney, Animation, Carey Missler, GO Fest, low Canadian dollar, news, Northern Folk, Nova Scotia, Paul Plett, The Paddler, Vancouver

Filmmaker Paul Plett (also an amateur musician) thought it was strange nobody had ever made a documentary about the world of Canadian folk music — so he decided to do it himself. Northern Folk will

5 Top Canadian Film Stories on Friday the 13th

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015Today's Top StoriesCalgary, Canada International Film Festival, CIFF, Cinderella, Cinematheque, documentary, Force Majeure, Justin Robinson, National Film Board, NFB, Once Again, Pipeline Wars, Royal Reel Award, Ruben Östlund, Ruben Östlund Play, Vancouver

The good, the not so good, and the caught in the middle . . . Some not so good news about the National Film Board cutting costs, which of course means letting staff go —

Vancouver Web Fest: Volunteer Journal, Day 3

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015FestivalsGreg Kettner, Justice Woman, Les Jaunes, Mr. Ginger, Por El Ultimo Round, Stricken, Time Keeper, Vancouver, Vancouver Web Fest

Sunday: I was scheduled for the evening but I showed up an hour and a half early because I had some extra time after the business earlier that day. Upon arrival, there was another screening

Daily Rushes for First Tues in DST

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015Daily RushesClearcut, Juno Awards, low-budget productions, Ruben Östlund, Vancouver

Victoria, BC, needs to “build the kind of crew base that will appeal to the real Hollywood” says former film industry worker Marcus Handman, writing in the Times-Colonist. As of now, he says, the capital

On the Set of Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

March 5, 2015March 5, 2015Web SeriesGrace Helbig, Hannah Hart, Vancouver, web series, youtube

Just yesterday, I got called in to work as a background extra for an episode in a not-yet-released web series called Electra Woman and Dyna Girl. This is actually a reboot of a classic kids’

Reasons 1 thru 4 to Volunteer at a Film Festival

March 3, 2015March 3, 2015Festivalsfestivals, Vancouver, Vancouver Web Fest, volunteering

With the Vancouver Web Fest coming up, I decided to volunteer at it, not only to get a glimpse of what will happen, but also for some experience. It’s going to be happening on the