August 4, 2016
20 year old Winnipeg cartoon screening in New York
Congratulations to Paul Ullrich and his 1996 animation “Love Means Never Asking You To Shave Your Legs” which will screen as part of an alumni show at the School of Visual…
April 14, 2016
Winnipeg Short Headed to Cannes Market!
Chopin’s Heart, by WFG members BJ Verot (director, producer) and Melva McLean (writer, producer) will screen at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. Selected as part of Telefilm’s annual Not…
March 23, 2016
FIVE WFG FILMS NOMINATED FOR GOLDEN SHEAFS
The WFG’s Distribution Department is happy to announce that five films from our collection have been nominated for Golden Sheaf Awards in the main and accompanying categories. Aboriginal Award Mia’…
March 16, 2016
Doc film on member screening at FIFA!
Patrick Lowe’s documentary Andrew Milne Dreams of Machines will screen at the International Festival for Films on Art (FIFA) on Saturday March 19! FIFA, held in Montreal, is dedicated exclusively to the worldwide…
February 10, 2016
Native Women in Film 2016
Native Women & Film 5 is a project of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at the University of Manitoba that brings filmmakers together for dialogue and student engagement. This year…
January 29, 2016
The Personal is Powerful – WFG filmmakers featured at First Fridays
“Female filmmakers and storytelling – the films and visual art of Jackie Traverse and Shimby Zegeye-Gebrehiwot” is the focus of the February 5th Art Talk/Art Walk, presented by First Fridays in…
January 15, 2016
Short comedy Boy Toys to screen at Fargo Film Festival
Trevor Kristjanson’s short comedy Boy Toys will represent Winnipeg at the 2016 Fargo Film Festival, held March 15-19, 2016 in the largest city in North Dakota. https://vimeo.com/130702800 For more information on…
December 2, 2015
WFG Film Premieres at Whistler Film Festival
Between December 2-6 the 2015 Whistler Film Festival will present 89 films from 19 countries with over 400 guests scheduled to attend. Out of the 46 features, the WFG distributed film, Nestor,…
November 16, 2015
Four WFG films screening at WAFF
The WFG’s Distribution Department is happy to announce that four films from our collection will be screening at the 2015 Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival: Mia’ by Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Amanda Strong…
November 16, 2015
WFG Celebrates 40th Anniversary with screening in Paris
“Celebrated internationally, the Winnipeg Film Group produces some of Canada’s most original cinema. This year the Winnipeg Film Group celebrates its 40th anniversary. To commemorate this, Solomon Nagler was commissioned…