Be in the Audience This Week for “An Audience of Chairs”
bySJIWFF Opening Night to Feature a Feature That Unites 3 Female Forces
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2 Brothers and 2 Former Bandmates Premiering Local Film, Crown & Anchor, Tonight at the Nickel Film Festival
byAndrew also points out that as a writer, it helped to know Matt and Michael so well because he could tailor the roles to them, and as a director, “it was extremely easy to communicate with them, and they with me, so we could work at an extremely quick pace, which was very necessary given our short shooting schedule.”
2 Slots at The Nickel: New Christopher Pratt Doc Paints a Shocking Portrait of NL Icon Christopher Pratt
byYou know Christopher Pratt designed the Newfoundland flag, and if you’re a cultural being at all, you’d recognize a painting as his just by the style of it. Maybe you’ve even read his poems, or know that his first name is actually John, not Christopher. But to really know a cultural icon, you have to watch the doc on them.
50 (MILLION) PLUS CLUB: A RECORD BREAKING YEAR FOR OUR LOCAL FILM INDUSTRY
byIt’s a record: the total production value of our province’s film and television industry exceeded 50 million dollars in 2017-18. That’s a lot of tax dollars from film projects going into our provincial bank account.
Little Dog: A Complex Comedy Set in St. John’s Premieres March 1st
byAfter wrapping up 2017 as a bona fide literary icon, Hynes is swinging into 2018 as the star of his own TV show.
Catching Up on Caught: Allan Hawco on Bringing Lisa Moore’s Novel to Life on the Screen
byEpisode 1 of Caught premieres Feb. 26th on CBC TV.
Evolution Of A Filmmaker: A Profile Of Tin Bird Productions’ Lian Morrison
by“In China, Morrison faced an onslaught of near crippling obstacles. Her tuk-tuk crashed and she was forced to cover the damage out of her film budget. Her local production assistant didn’t speak much English. Her computer crashed and she lost all her footage.”
Best of NL 2017: The Arts
byThe results are in …
Hatching, Matching, and Dispatching Christmas Special Airs Sunday!
by“I’m so excited about it, I’d talk about it till the cows came home,” says Mary Walsh.
Anti-Poverty NL Screening To Spark Conversation on Fighting Our Rising Electricity Rates
byThe event is free and organizers will try to make rides available to anyone who would like to attend. To coordinate a ride contact Elise Thorbeast before noon on the day of the event.
A.C. Hunter Library Launches Free “Intercultural Film Series” to Diversify its Programming
byHaving librarians on hand who can help people discover books, movies, and other media that relates to the ideas discussed in the film is a great asset for the series.
Watch It Here: New Short Film Set its Sights on the Story of Port Rexton’s Rise to Buzztown Status
by“Remembering how quiet the trips to the Bay would be as a younger person, it was crazy to have a night out in a place the way you can in the Trinity Bight in 2017,” Sturge says.