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• Photos from Jon Reiss, Sheri Candler and David Geertz visit to Winnipeg

  Posted by Liz Hover on Tuesday, March 16, 2010.

  Industry experts Jon Reiss, Sheri Candler and David Geertz were in Winnipeg recently to teach students from the NSI Drama Prize and NSI Features First training programs. They also contributed to a panel discussion open to the public (video of which is coming soon). We took lots of photos during their visit. Here are a selection.

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• Video | Social media workshop highlights

  Posted by Liz Hover on Friday, March 12, 2010.

  In January, the National Screen Institute's Digital Media Manager Liz Hover delivered three lunchtime workshops - open to the public - on the topic of social media. We've put together a highlights reel showing the best bits from the sessions.
  

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• NSI columnist Kellie Ann Benz reaches Crazy 8s final six

  Posted by Liz Hover on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

  Congrats to Kellie Ann Benz, the National Screen Institute's online short film columnist, who just made the final six filmmakers selected for Crazy8s.
  

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• Liz Hover returns from her whistle-stop social media tour

  Posted by Liz Hover on Monday, March 08, 2010.

  Liz Hover - Digital Media Manager for the National Screen Institute - returns from her whistle-stop tour of Canada where she talked to filmmakers and TV writers and producers about using social media.
  

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• Old fashioned interviews get your movie out there too. How retro... and effective.

  Posted by Chris Vajcner on Tuesday, March 02, 2010.

  In this fast-paced, creative funding, digital marketing, YouTube-uploading era of movie making, financing and audience generating, don't forget about an invaluable resource to create buzz for your film: get your stars out to meet the audience.
  

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• Need a film festival strategy? Kellie Ann Benz helps out

  Posted by Kellie Ann Benz on Monday, March 01, 2010.

  Kellie Ann Benz takes a look at the short film festival circuit and offers advice for filmmakers planning to dive into the submission process.
  

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• Lessons in film distribution from The White Stripes

  Posted by Liz Hover on Sunday, February 28, 2010.

  The White Stripes made a documentary and are using some cool ways to get screenings. Filmmakers should take note.
  

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• What makes a short film Oscar®-worthy asks Kellie Ann Benz

  Posted by Kellie Ann Benz on Monday, February 22, 2010.

  Kellie Ann Benz has a theory about what makes a great short film but she's prepared to be proven wrong when it comes to Oscar® nominations.
  

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• UPDATE: Sheri Candler joins Jon Reiss & David Geertz to speak at Winnipeg event

  Posted by Liz Hover on Thursday, February 18, 2010.

  Film marketing maven Sheri Candler joins Jon Reiss and David Geertz for a panel discussion on March 10 at Urban Shaman: Contemporary Aboriginal Art to talk about film marketing, distribution and financing in the digital age.

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