Posted on Monday, September 14, 2009.
News release: September 14, 2009
Congratulations to Kryshan Randel, from Vancouver, BC, the latest winner of the
A&E Short Filmmaker Award which recognizes outstanding works in the
NSI Online Short Film Festival.
Kryshan won with his film
Glimpse. The film follows a woman recovering from a break up who discovers she has the power to see into her future relationships. Randel takes you on a journey of the chaos that ensues when her close friend takes her out for a night on the town.
The A&E Short Filmmakers Award is a juried award which provides one filmmaker with a cash prize of $2,500 and is presented four times a year. Karen Swerdfeger, Andy Marshall and Karen Walton made up the current jury and were unanimous in their decision.
"Glimpse’s universal story of break-up with an almost science fiction twist permitted the short drama, great comedy and a "Will She Find ‘The One?’" hook. With strong performances, great directing, interesting visual devices and a complete story, Glimpse rose to number one for us quite quickly and easily," said the jury.
Kryshan Randel has directed over fifty short films, including the Kickstart-winning Glimpse which premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Other award winning films by Randel include The Bully Solution, The Secret Life of Cassandra Brown, and Cowboy. He is also the creator and producer of the successful Vancouver-based fast film events, The 24 Hour Film Contest and The Great Canadian Commercial Contest; and Associate Producer of the city's premier short film-related event Crazy8s.
About the jury
- Karen Swerdfeger - Karen works for The Comedy Network as Manager of Development (Keys To The VIP, The Jon Dore Television Show, Hot Box and House Party) and as co-producer of Canadian Comedy Shorts.
- Andy Marshall - Andy is the co-creator of SOUL, a one-hour drama for Vision TV. It was developed through the NSI-Vision TV training program DiverseTV. He has also produced several award winning short films, including Shaolin Delivery Boy, The Sadness of Johnson Joe Jangles, and Where Do White People Go When The Long Weekend Comes? The Wondrous Journey of Delroy Kincaid.
- Karen Walton - Screen and television writer Karen penned the original indie horror film Ginger Snaps, the Gemini Award-winning teleplay The Many Trials of One Jane Doe and several episodes of season two of US cable giant Showtime's hit series Queer as Folk as executive story editor. A graduate of the Canadian Film Centre, Karen is the Writers Guild of Canada's 2009 Writer's Block Award recipient for her outstanding contributions to the Canadian screenwriting community.
Submit a film to the festival
NSI is now accepting films for its NSI Online Short Film Festival.
Get details and a submission form here. Submit films for free by Friday, October 23, 2009 4:30 PM central time.
The NSI Online Short Film Festival is a year-round 100% Canadian short film showcase with new films and filmmaker interviews uploaded every week. All NSI website content can be accessed for free. Watch Glimpse and other films now playing in the
NSI Online Short Film Festival.
The NSI Online Short Film Festival has been made possible through the support of Presenting Sponsor Canwest, and A&E Television Networks which has generously funded the A&E Short Filmmakers Award.
The NSI Online Industry Centre has been made possible in part through the support of Presenting Sponsor Telefilm Canada . We also gratefully acknowledge the ongoing financial contributions of our additional Founding Site Sponsors: Rogers, Canwest, Insight Film Studios, and MANITOBA FILM & MUSIC.
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