March 25, 2017
Marketing & Production Fund Deadlines are April 6
Applications for two of the WFG’s longest running Funds are due on April 6 by 4PM: PRODUCTION FUND The Winnipeg Film Group’s PRODUCTION FUND is designed to assist Winnipeg Film…
February 28, 2017
2017 Windy Awards Winners Announced – $2500 Cash Prizes Awarded
The 2nd annual Windy Awards were held on Saturday, February 25 at the Winnipeg Film Group’s Cinematheque. The Windy Awards are designed to provide special recognition to independent Manitoba cinema.…
February 24, 2017
Audience Choice Award Goes to Der Glöckner
WFG Distribution is pleased to announce that Der Glöckner received the Audience Choice Award at Queen City Shorts on February 22.
February 16, 2017
VUCAVU launches #EyesOnVU
Streaming the best in Canadian film and videos, VUCAVU is a new online platform featuring over 1000 titles, including hundreds of WFG works. On Wednesday, February 15 VUCAVU launched its #EyesOnVU…
February 14, 2017
The Winnipeg Film Group announces Interim Executive Leadership
The Winnipeg Film Group’s Board of Directors are pleased to announce the appointment of WFG staff Monica Lowe (Distribution Director) and Jaimz Asmundson (Cinematheque Programming Director) as Interim Co-Executive Directors.…
February 11, 2017
“Hila” singer and dancer nominated for Juno Award
Tiffany Ayalik, the throat singer and snowshoe dancer featured in Adam Bentley's short film Hila, has been nominated for a 2017 Juno award.
February 9, 2017
WFG filmmakers in all-women panel discussion at U of W
As part of the Moving Images exhibition at Gallery 1C03, Winnipeg Film Group filmmakers The Ephemerals and Danishka Esterhazy will take part in a panel discussion on February 9, entitled “Unravelling the braids of colonialism, gender and the body.”
February 3, 2017
WFG Special Announcement
The Winnipeg Film Group announces the departure of Executive Director Cecilia Araneda. Araneda will continue to support the organization through its upcoming transition process.
January 11, 2017
Winnipeg artists screening at IFFR
Experimental filmmakers Aaron Zeghers and Leslie Supnet will each have their short films screened at the 2017 International Film Festival Rotterdam. IFFR2017, held in the port city of Rotterdam in The…
January 6, 2017
John Paizs’ “The Three Worlds of Nick” DVD available now!
A must have for every film-lovers collection, the John Paizs short film trilogy featuring Springtime in Greenland, The International Style and Oak Ivy and Other Dead Elms was released in December…