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• 'Short mini-masterpiece' wins A&E Short Filmmakers Award

  Posted by Liz Hover on Thursday, December 16, 2010.

  Birth Day – described as a short, sweet and stinging mini-masterpiece - is the latest winner of the $2,500 A&E Short Filmmakers Award in the NSI Online Short Film Festival.
  

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• NSI New Voices grad wins scholarship

  Posted by Chris Vajcner on Thursday, December 16, 2010.

  2006 NSI New Voices grad Crystal Greene won the second annual John W. Dafoe Winnipeg Free Press scholarship for Aboriginal journalists.
  

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• A&E Short Filmmaker Award winners featured in special holiday film program

  Posted by Liz Hover on Sunday, December 05, 2010.

  Short film lovers can watch a collection of award-winning short films this holiday season as the NSI Online Short Film Festival programs the winners of the A&E Short Filmmakers Award: a title given to the best films as chosen by an independent jury over the past three years.
  

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• NSI Features First 2010 teams announced

  Posted by Liz Hover on Monday, November 29, 2010.

  Canada’s National Screen Institute (NSI) has announced the names of the filmmakers who will develop their features through its NSI Features First training program in association with Presenting Sponsor Telefilm Canada.

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• Joy Loewen, NSI Drama Prize Manager steps down from position at NSI

  Posted by Liz Hover on Saturday, November 27, 2010.

  After five years, Joy Loewen, NSI Drama Prize program manager, has advised Canada's National Screen Institute of her intention to step down from the position to pursue other opportunities in the industry.

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• World premiere for Canadian film Foodland - developed through NSI Features First

  Posted by Liz Hover on Friday, November 26, 2010.

  Canadian feature film Foodland, by Winnipeg filmmaker Adam Smoluk, will have its world premiere at the IMAX Cinema, Portage Place in Winnipeg on Thursday, December 9, 2010. The film was developed through the NSI Features First training program run by Canada’s National Screen Institute (NSI) and produced by julijette inc.. Foodland is being distributed by Vancouver-based Horizon Motion Pictures.

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• NSI receives honorable mentions at PRNews’ Nonprofit Awards

  Posted by Chris Vajcner on Wednesday, November 03, 2010.

  Canada’s National Screen Institute (NSI) received honourable mentions in two categories at the PRNews’ Nonprofit Awards.

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• NSI Drama Prize films screen during Canadian Film Week in Ghana

  Posted by Liz Hover on Tuesday, November 02, 2010.

  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.
  

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• NSI Online Short Film Festival fall film lineup announced

  Posted by Liz Hover on Tuesday, November 02, 2010.

  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 website over the coming weeks.
  

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• Deadline extended: Apply for NSI Global Marketing by Dec. 17

  Posted by Liz Hover on Monday, November 01, 2010.

  We want to hear from experienced Canadian TV producers who have projects ready to sell internationally. Through our NSI Global Marketing training program producers will learn the essentials of selling, pitching, promoting and networking in preparation for MIPTV 2011 in France.
  

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• Roberta Munroe workshop update

  Posted by Liz Hover on Tuesday, October 26, 2010.

  There have been a couple of changes to the upcoming Best Short Film Workshop EVER presented by world-renowned film guru Roberta Munroe.

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• Students begin groundbreaking Aboriginal journalism program at NSI

  Posted by Liz Hover on Sunday, October 24, 2010.

  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 Institute.

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• Must-attend workshop for Winnipeg filmmakers: Roberta Munroe shares her secrets

  Posted by Liz Hover on Wednesday, October 13, 2010.

  Roberta Munroe - former Sundance programmer and author of short film bible How Not to Make a Short Film - shares her short filmmaking secrets with Winnipeg filmmakers in this one-day workshop on November 6.
  

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• Advance your filmmaking career - apply now for NSI Drama Prize

  Posted by Liz Hover on Friday, October 08, 2010.

  Canada’s National Screen Institute is accepting applications from emerging filmmakers for its 2011 NSI Drama Prize training program. Writers, directors and producers receive training in the production of a short film using mentoring and intensive filmmaking workshops delivered by leading industry experts.

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• NSI wants your short films now!

  Posted by Liz Hover on Thursday, October 07, 2010.

  NSI wants your short films for its NSI Online Short Film Festival. Submit films for free by Monday, November 15, 2010. Selected films are eligible for the $2,500 A&E Short Filmmakers Award.
  

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• Halifax filmmaker wins A&E Short Filmmakers Award in the NSI Online Short Film Festival

  Posted by Liz Hover on Friday, September 24, 2010.

  Pawnshop by Halifax filmmaker Andrew Bush is the latest winner of the A&E Short Filmmakers Award in the NSI Online Short Film Festival. The award comes with a $2,500 cash prize.

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• Canada's National Screen Institute shortlisted for international communications awards

  Posted by Liz Hover on Monday, September 20, 2010.

  Canada’s National Screen Institute (NSI) is a finalist in two categories of the PRNews’ Nonprofit Awards: “Annual Publication or Brochure” for its 2009-2010 Annual Report, and “Web Site” for www.nsi-canada.ca.

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• Learn about NSI Drama Prize with E. Jane Thompson

  Posted by Chris Vajcner on Friday, September 10, 2010.

  Find out more about NSI Drama Prize with E. Jane Thompson at a special info session during the Atlantic Film Festival 2010.
  

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• NSI's Back to School Online Short Film Festival Special

  Posted by Liz Hover on Tuesday, September 07, 2010.

  As students head back to school this September, Canada’s National Screen Institute is programming a special selection of films to celebrate some of the best work from student filmmakers that have been chosen for the NSI Online Short Film Festival. From September 13 through October 10, see some of the best Canada’s next generation of filmmakers have to offer.

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• Second Facebook clinic for NSI Features First rescheduled for September 16

  Posted by Liz Hover on Monday, August 30, 2010.

  Our second NSI Features First Facebook clinic has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 16.
  

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