February 2011
9 posts
Industry leaders to train Canada's next generation... →
The newest participants in NSI Drama Prize, a training program for
producers, writers and directors run by National Screen Institute -
Canada, are in Winnipeg from all over the country to learn from…
Occurrence →
After a strange occurrence in an alley on his way to work, a young man cannot get the experience out of his mind and is driven to the point of madness in his search for an answer.
NSI alumna Anne Marie Scheffler brings back... →
NSI
Totally Television alumna Anne Marie Scheffler
presents her one-woman play Suddenly Mommy at the Black Swan Tavern in Toronto February 26 & March 5.
National Screen Institute - Canada announces... →
National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) announced today that CEO Derek
Luis has left the organization.
Audio | Interview with Pen Densham →
Award-winning screenwriter, producer, and director, Pen Densham shares some of his knowledge ahead of his presentation at the Toronto Screenwriting Conference in Toronto in April.
Young Aboriginal adults sought for film and TV... →
NSI New Voices,
run by Canada’s National Screen Institute (NSI), is looking for nine
talented Canadian Aboriginal adults aged 18 to 35 who are seeking
careers in film and TV. Apply by Thursday, March…
2 Strangers and a Foosball →
Two unlikely strangers meet at a foosball tournament where the real stakes turn out to be relationships, friendship and love.
It's not your film that sucks, it's your script... →
Is your film script ready to shoot? Are you sure? Kellie Ann Benz tells us how to get feedback on our scripts and how to get that script just right.
In the news: Less Than Kind, and Pat Mills' film ... →
Our alumni are in the news again! The Less Than Kind season 3 wrap was covered by Winnipeg Free Press and short film Babysitting Andy by Pat Mills and Alyson Richards was reviewed in The Huffington…
November 2010
21 posts
Catechism →
Danielle was taught there are four sins to always avoid: don’t kill, steal, cheat or have sex before marriage. But then she met Ethan.
A Well-Lit Life →
An employee sees himself as an actor from a golden age, destined to follow in the footsteps of Bogart and Grant; his boss, on the other hand, sees him as a junior sales associate whose special needs…
Case study | Todd and The Book of Pure Evil –... →
Anneli Ekborn kicks off her case study on Todd & the Book of Pure Evil with a look at how the show began.
Greg Spottiswood series shooting in Toronto →
NSI Drama Prize grad Greg Spottiswood is one of the
co-creators and executive producers of King , an eight-part female cop
drama, produced by Indian Grove Productions.
First Weekend Club Presents "Canada Screens... →
Reel Injun , directed by Neil
Diamond and executive produced by NSI Global Marketing
grads Christina Fon
and Catherine Bainbridge screens Sunday, November 14 in Toronto.
Video | Interview with Susan Sarandon, Kevin... →
In part 2 of this 1988 CityLights interview Brian Linehan talks to Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins about the film Bull Durham , the advent of VCRs and what they can mean to an actor’s…
Photos from Roberta Munroe's Winnipeg visit →
Short film guru Roberta Munroe arrived in Winnipeg this past weekend to deliver her Best Short Film Workshop Ever. NSI staff took a few snaps prior to her workshop.
Ventra →
In a society obsessed with updating to the newest product, an employee from the Ventra Corporation makes a choice between the old and the new.
Outward Gate →
A sky-watcher and a microscope enthusiast develop a bond through their mutual interest in investigating the universe.
Drama Prize short films Auburn Hills Breakdown, In... →
NSI Drama Prize films The Auburn Hills Breakdown by Geoff Redknap and Katie Weekley, and In Between by by Nadine Valcin and Brigitte Boucher head overseas for more festival screenings.
Liz Hover, Derek Luis panelists at On Screen... →
On Screen Manitoba’s All Access Forum kicks off next Tuesday, November 9. National Screen Institute CEO Derek Luis and digital media manager Liz Hover will be panelists at three of the sessions.
Case study | TV success - Anneli Ekborn on Todd &... →
Over the next few weeks Anneli Ekborn will take us inside the world of Todd & the Book of Pure Evil - a TV show developed through the NSI Totally Television training program currently airing on…
Audio | Interview with Joan Prowse and John Bessai →
NSI Global Marketing alumni Joan Prowse and John Bessai talk about their GreenHeroes campaign, a web/TV crossover they created and produced.
Wapos Bay, Reel Injun and Guns win Gemini Awards →
Congratulations to NSI-developed projects Wapos Bay , Reel Injun and Guns on their wins at the 25th Annual Gemini Awards handed out November 2 and 3 in
Toronto.
NSI receives honorable mentions at PRNews’... →
Canada’s National Screen Institute (NSI) received honourable mentions in two categories at the PRNews’
Nonprofit Awards.
NSI Online Short Film Festival fall film lineup... →
Fourteen (14) new short films from Canadian directors have been selected for the NSI Online Short Film Festival hosted by Canada’s National Screen Institute. The films are rolling out on the NSI…
NSI Drama Prize films screen during Canadian Film... →
The High Commission of Canada to Ghana in collaboration with the Goethe Institut-Ghana is hosting Canadian Film Week in Accra, Ghana and will screen a selection of NSI Drama Prize short films.
Q&A | Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, HE... →
The High Commission of Canada to Ghana in collaboration with the Goethe Institut-Ghana is hosting Canadian Film Week in Accra, Ghana - including a screening of NSI Drama Prize short films. NSI caught…
Apply now for NSI Global Marketing - prepare to... →
Canada’s National Screen Institute wants to hear from experienced
Canadian TV producers who have projects ready to sell internationally.
Through this training program producers will learn the…
Self Labelling and Identity →
We call mad people many names, most of which are not complimentary. But what do mad people call themselves? In this documentary 12 Toronto activists discuss how they identify themselves.
A Good Indian →
A fair-skinned First Nations man has his pride and identity put to the test when two bar patrons involve him in an unsavoury discussion.
October 2010
28 posts
Reel Injun celebrates US broadcast premiere →
Reel Injun , directed by Neil
Diamond and executive produced by NSI Global Marketing
grads Christina Fon
and Catherine Bainbridge airs on PBS
Tuesday, November 2 at 10
p.m.
Darryl Nepinak wins award at imagineNATIVE →
Congratulations to NSI New Voices grad Darryl Nepinak, and Marcel
Balfour on winning the Drama Pitch Prize Award at imagineNATIVE Film + Media
Arts Festival.
New website pulls together all Toronto film... →
Finally, some film nerds have put their nerd smarts to good use, nay great use, with the invention of the new website: The Toronto Film Festivals. Kellie Ann Benz takes a peek.
Roberta Munroe workshop update →
There have been a couple of changes to the upcoming Best Short Film
Workshop EVER presented by world-renowned film guru Roberta Munroe.
A digital filmmaker's map to the web - great... →
Heather Menicucci, writing on YouTube’s blog has put together a great resource list for digital filmmakers including links to help with distribution and making money.
Video: The Future of TV and Social Media (from... →
From the man with the coolest job title in the world comes a great video -recorded in April at MIPTV - looking at the convergence of TV and the internet - and what it really means; two becoming one…
NSI alumni launch GreenHeroes on TVO →
GreenHeroes , a web/TV crossover created and produced by NSI Global Marketing grads John Bessai and Joan Prowse debuts on TVO Tuesday November 2.
Bad Dad →
This father has some growing up to do.
The Auburn Hills Breakdown continues to screen... →
NSI Drama Prize The
Auburn Hills Breakdown by producer Katie Weekley and writer/director
Geoff Redknap screens at the Grimm Up North Festival in Manchester, UK October 28 to 31.
TuTuMuch screens at Seoul International Family... →
TutuMuch by writers Vonnie Von Hemolt and Merit
Jensen-Carr, and director Elise
Swerhone screens at the Seoul International Family Film
Festival October 27 to November 2.
NSI alumnus receives BravoFACT! Award →
Congratulations to NSI alumnus Geoff Redknap
on receiving a Bravo!Fact grant for his CFC Screenplay Giveaway-winning short film project, The Last Christmas .
Birth Day →
A father arrives late to his son’s birthday to say goodbye for the last time.
Students begin groundbreaking Aboriginal... →
Training begins Monday, October 25 with a sharing circle and Traditional Feast for six Aboriginal adults as part of the NSI Aboriginal Journalism pilot program launched by Canada’s National Screen…
NSI Drama Prize film Curiousity of Penny Parker on... →
NSI Drama Prize film The Curiosity of Penny Parker by Paul Lachowich and Ryan Hanson will be shown on CBC’s Canadian Reflections this Sunday, October 24.
Transmedia for low-budget filmmakers →
Simon Pulman, a Manhattan based transmedia producer, has written a great guest post on Jon Reiss’ blog looking at transmedia for low-budget filmmakers.
The Future of Television & The Digital Living Room →
“Nobody can predict 100% what the future of television will be so I
won’t pretend that I know the answers. But I do know that it will form a
huge basis of the future of the Internet, how we consume…
Need help understanding, developing & financing... →
If you need help understanding, financing and developing digital stuff
for your film and TV projects - and are in Toronto on November 3 - you
might want to check out a special seminar organised by…
NSI alumna wins screenwriting competition →
Congratulations to NSI Storytellers grad Tihemme Gagnon on winning gold
at the 2010 PAGE International Screenwriting Competition.
Less Than Kind, At Home By Myself…With You win... →
Congratulations to Less Than Kind , developed through NSI Totally Television by Marvin Kaye and Chris Sheasgreen and At Home By Myself…With You by NSI Features First grads Kris Booth and Raj Panikkar…
I Heart Regina - antidote to Paris, je t'aime -... →
Rob King and Mark Wihak (NSI Drama Prize alumni) are part of a team of 14 filmmakers whose combined talents make up I Heart Regina ,
a micro-budget project of short films which attempt to bring a…