Six York U alumni teams got the green light for funding up to $125,000 for their first feature films through Telefilm Canada’s 2019 Talent to Watch program. Now in its second year, the juried program supports the production, digital distribution and promotion of a first feature-length film or other format of narrative-based audiovisual content made specifically …
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The 2019 Summer Institute in the Department of Cinema & Media Arts partners with Archive/Counter-Archive, Professor Janine Marchessault’s SSHRC Partnership Grant project, on four free public presentations dedicated to media archives and archiving practices. Tell Me What You See! Found Footage Films by Christoph Girardet & Matthias Müller May 8, 7 to 9:10 p.m., TIFF …
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Dear Grandpa (2019) directed by Nolan Kjarsgaard, is our next featured film on YorkFlix – our brand new online streaming platform for student films made at York U. We spoke with Nolan about his inspiration and process creating this alternative film. What inspired you to make this film/tell this story? I stumbled upon my …
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The Waters (2018) directed by Sébastien Clermont, is our next featured film on YorkFlix – our brand new online streaming platform for student films made at York U. We spoke with Sébastien about his inspiration and process creating this alternative film. What is the nature of your film? An exploration of the parallels between …
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Featured on YorkFlix – our brand new online streaming platform for student films made at York – is A Scrapbook of Dreams ( 2018) by Shian Grace. Scrapbook of Dreams was a 1st-year film project for director Shian Grace. We spoke with her about her inspiration and her process. How would you summarize your film? …
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Seed (2018) is our next featured film on YorkFlix – our brand new online streaming platform for student films made at York U. Seed is directed by Tiana Dueck and stars Angus Maclennan and Aman Samra. We spoke with Ms. Dueck about her inspiration and process creating this experimental film. How would you introduce your film? …
Featured on YorkFlix – our brand new online streaming platform for student films made at York – is The Bump (2017) written by Jazmin Batey and Natasha Levinski, and starring Kenton Blythe as Fred. The Bump was a 3rd-year film project for director Alexander Desouza. We spoke with him about his inspiration and his process. How would …
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