NSI Features First program alumni
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2009-10
Bitter Pills (North Vancouver, BC and Toronto, ON)
Producer: Cher Hawrysh; writer/director: Garfield Lindsay Miller
Emerge (Toronto, ON)
Producer: Maria Kennedy and writer/director: Ben Mazzotta
Heaven's Door (Vancouver, BC)
Producer: Katie Weekley and writer/director: Geoff Redknap
The Bequest (Toronto, ON)
Producer: David Bajurny and writer/director: Jeff Kopas
2008-09
Hunter Hunter (Winnipeg, MB)
Producer: Megan Heke; writer/director: Shawn Linden
Rebel Angels (Winnipeg, MB)
Producer: Polly Washburn; writer: Bradley Sawatzky; director: Shereen Jerrett
The Retreat (Toronto, ON)
Writer/producer: Alyson Richards; director: Pat Mills
The Summer We Ran (Toronto, ON)
Producer: Richard Blonski; writer/director: Bill Taylor
2007-08
The Berliner Complex (Toronto, ON)
Producer: Daniel Bekerman; director: E. Jane Thompson; writer: Katherine Collins
Born Into This (Toronto, ON)
Producer: Darren Portelli; writer/director: Emmanuel Shirinian
Extinction (North Vancouver and Vancouver, BC)
Producer: Suzan Derkson; director: Cory Kinney; writer: Sarah Dodd
Mrs. Lee (Toronto, ON)
Producer: Melissa Taylor; writer/director: Edmond Chan
Skin to Skin (Vancouver, BC and Toronto, ON)
Co-writer/Producer: Marlene Rodgers; co-writer/director: Ines Buchli
World Leaders Gone Wild (Halifax, NS)
Producer: Sean T. Doyle; writer/director: Iain MacLeod
2006-07
Every Emotion Costs (Sudbury, ON/Naughton, ON)
Producer: Joseph Mansourian; writer/director: Darlene Naponse
Level 16 (Toronto, ON/Winnipeg, MB)
Producer: Stéphanie Chapelle; writer/director: Danishka Esterhazy
Saddlebags (Squamish, BC/Vancouver, BC)
Producer: Angela Heck; director: Tracy D. Smith; writer: Christine Lippa
The Take Out Girl (Whiterock, BC/Vancouver, BC/Toronto, ON)
Producer: Kryssta Mills; director: Allison Beda; Writer: Lara McKinnon
I Declare War (formerly War) Winnipeg, MB/Toronto, ON)
Producer: Pauline Kupiak; writer/director: Jason Lapeyre
2005-06
Bang Bang Baby (Toronto, ON)
Producer: Larissa Giroux; writer/director: Jeffrey St. Jules
Chroma (Winnipeg, MB)
Producer: Timo Puolitaipale; director: Darren Wall; writer: Ryan Fitzgerald
Foodland (Winnipeg, MB)
Producer: Brent Deere; writer/director: Adam Smoluk
The Sun at Midnight (Toronto, ON/Yellowknife NT)
Producer: Anneli Ekborn; writer/director: Kirsten Carthew
Time to Reap (Saskatoon, SK)
Producer: Rick Stefanowski; director: Torin Stefanson; writer: Teri Armitage
2004-05
Charming Grace (Toronto, ON)
Producer: Jennifer MacLennan, writer/director: Will Pascoe
Game On! (Vancouver, BC)
Producer: Claire Querée, writer/director: Justin MacGregor
Into the Sun (Montreal, QC)
Producer: Joelle Bourjolly, writer/director: Jennifer Kierans
The Rich Guy (Winnipeg, MB)
Producer: Kyle Bornais, director: John Barnard, writer: Chris Charney
Stealing Riffs (Vancouver, BC)
Producer: Adria Budd Johnson, writer/director: Holly Redford
2003-04
The Leftover Bandit (Toronto, ON)
Producer: Raj Panikkar, director: Kris Booth, writer: Brian Hartigan
The Breakup Artist (Vancouver, BC)
Producer: Kevin Shortt, writer/director: Ken Hegan
Love and Other Dilemmas (Vancouver, BC)
Producer: Clare Hodge, director: Larry Di Stefano, writer: Deborah Peraya
Lucky Luck (Vancouver, BC)
Producer: Steve Harmaty, director: Desiree Lim, writer: Karen Tulchinsky
2002-03
Fetching Cody (Vancouver, BC)
Producer: Carolyn Allain, writer/director: David Ray
Near Death (Toronto, ON)
Producer: Paula Devonshire, writer: Brian Morey, director: Sue Riedl
The Women of My Life (Vancouver, BC)
Producer/writer/director Carole Ducharme, producer: Sylvie Peltier
Touch the Moon (Halifax, NS)
Producer: Barbara Badessi, writer/director: Shandi Mitchell
When Pigs Fly (Winnipeg, MB/Toronto, ON)
Producer: Shawn Watson, producer: Scott McLaren, writer/director: Christofer Behnisch
2001-02
On The Corner (Vancouver, BC)
Producer: Wendy Hyman, writer/director: Nathaniel Geary
7 Times Lucky (Winnipeg, MB)
Producer: Liz Jarvis, writer/director: Gary Yates
Goldirocks (Toronto, ON)
Producer: Lisa Hayes, writer/director: Paula Tiberius
Stand-Up Guys (Toronto, ON)
Producer: Kirk Johnson, writer/director: Michael Cameron
1999-00
Polaroids of Don (Regina, SK/Edmonton, AB)
Producer: Virginia Thompson, director: Robert de Lint, writer: Marty Chan
Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. (Toronto, ON)
Producer: Jennifer Harkness, director/writer: James Hyslop
Inertia (Winnipeg, MB)
Producer: Brendon Sawatzky, director/writer: Sean Garrity
The Cosmonaut's Handbook (Montreal, QC)
Producer: Ari A. Cohen, director/writer: Anthony Seck
Flower & Garnet (Vancouver, BC)
Producer: Trish Dolman, director/writer: Keith Behrman
1997-98
Jimmy Luvs Sherri (Vancouver, BC)
Producer: Glace Lawrence, director: Selina Williams, writer: Rosemary Williams
Turning Paige (Calgary, AB)
Producer: Carolyn McMaster, director/co-writer: Robert Cuffley, writer: Jason Long
Leaving Metropolis (Edmonton, AB)
Producers: Ken Mead, Paul Stiles, director/writer: Brad Fraser
My Father's Angel (Vancouver, BC)
Producer: David Bouck, co-executive producer: Trevor Hodgson, director: Davor Marjonovic, writer: Frank Borg
Violet (St. John's, NF)
Producer: Mary Sexton, director/writer: Rosemary House