In a special edition of the Canadian Film Institute’s Enlightened Screen series, Marie Clements talks to Tom McSorley about her distinguished career and the making of her first fiction feature film, Red Snow, an intense war drama about a Gwich’in Indigenous Canadian soldier’s capture by the Taliban while on patrol in Afghanistan.
Co-presented with the Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival
We suggest you watch Red Snow before you watch this talk. Available in Canada from Apple, Google, YouTube.
Guest: Marie Clements, Writer/Director of Red Snow
Host: Tom McSorley, Executive Director of the Canadian Film Institute
Mohawk filmmaker Sonia Bonspille-Boileau and Jason Brennan dive into the concept to screen story, including challenges and the effects of a pandemic, of their powerful feature Rustic Oracle, produced by local production company Nish Media. The film effectively raises awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women through the story of an eight-year-old girl who searches for her missing sister with her mother.
Co-presented with the Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival.
Speakers: Sonia Bonspille-Boileau, Director
Jason Brennan, Producer
How does a series of hilarious 1-minute Instagram videos made by two friends who just needed to create turn into a CBC Gem Original? Join the creators and executive producer of Mind Fudge, a comedic ride through Justine’s (Justine Nelson) hyper-real, 20-something imagination, as they share the evolution of the project from its humble beginnings to moving into the SVOD world.
Speakers: Justine Nelson, Co-Creator
Jon Simo, Co-Creator
Peter Woods, Producer
These quick interviews with directors, producers, editors and production designers share a glimpse into the career of five industry professionals. Most will be available for questions through the ‘Ask Me Anything’ sessions or ‘One-on-Ones.’
Guest: Lisa Soper, Production Designer (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, House at the End of the Street)
Host: Stephanie Berrington, Development Manager at the Canadian Film Institute
These quick interviews with directors, producers, editors and production designers share a glimpse into the career of five industry professionals. Most will be available for questions through the ‘Ask Me Anything’ sessions or ‘One-on-Ones.’
Guest: Shasha Nakhai, Director/Post-Production Supervisor/Producer (Take Light, CBC Docs POV)
Host: Stephanie Berrington, Development Manager at the Canadian Film Institute
These quick interviews with directors, producers, editors and production designers share a glimpse into the career of five industry professionals. Most will be available for questions through the ‘Ask Me Anything’ sessions or ‘One-on-Ones.’
Guest: Simone Smith, Editor (Firecrackers, Suck It Up)
Host: Stephanie Berrington, Development Manager at the Canadian Film Institute
These quick interviews with directors, producers, editors and production designers share a glimpse into the career of five industry professionals. Most will be available for questions through the ‘Ask Me Anything’ sessions or ‘One-on-Ones.’
Guest: Alison Duke, Producer/Writer (Akua Benjamin Legacy Project, Mr. Jane and Finch), Founder (Black Youth! Pathway 2 Industry)
Host: Stephanie Berrington, Development Manager at the Canadian Film Institute
These quick interviews with directors, producers, editors and production designers share a glimpse into the career of five industry professionals. Most will be available for questions through the ‘Ask Me Anything’ sessions or ‘One-on-Ones.’
Guest: Sherren Lee, Director (Murdoch Mysteries, The Things You Think I'm Thinking)
Host: Stephanie Berrington, Development Manager at the Canadian Film Institute
These quick interviews with directors, producers, editors and production designers share a glimpse into the career of five industry professionals. Most will be available for questions through the ‘Ask Me Anything’ sessions or ‘One-on-Ones.’
Guest: Natalie Novak, Producer (Falling, The Communist's Daughter)
Host: Stephanie Berrington, Development Manager at the Canadian Film Institute
Catch these short virtual information sessions to introduce emerging independent producers and content creators from underrepresented groups in the industry (women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, LGBTQ2+ persons, and persons with a disability), to topics related to the business and financing of TV, film and original digital content. The sessions are meant to introduce emerging creators and producers to a topic and provide them with resources and information to learn more.
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Presented by CBC, CAVCO and CMPA.