June 28, 2010
CONGRATS TO 48 HOUR FILM CONTEST WINNERS!
The 2010 edition of the 48 Hour Film Contest was an overwhelming success. We had a tie for First Place and gave out an Audience Choice Award. PLUS, we have added a second screening!
March 25, 2010
PAULA KELLY IS 2010 HOTHOUSE AWARD RECIPIENT
Winnipeg filmmaker Paula Kelly is winner of the first ever Manitoba Film Hothouse Award. This award includes $10,000 in cash and $5,000 in production services designed to support a local director for the development of new major work.
January 15, 2010
SHANE BELCOURT: ABORIGINAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Canadian independent filmmaker Shane Belcourt (Métis) will be in Winnipeg January 12 to 22 as the Winnipeg Film Group’s Aboriginal Artist in Residence. While in Winnipeg, Belcourt will participate in…
December 19, 2008
2 WFG MEMBERS TO SCREEN & PARTICIPATE IN BERLINALE
Darryl Nepinaks's?short film?selected for the Berlinale?& Aaron Graham to participate in Talent Campus
December 19, 2008
WFG MEMBER FILM TO SCREEN AT ROTTERDAM
Carole O'Brien's short <em>Going going gone, </em>a film commissioned by the Winnipeg Film Group, has been selected for the 2009 International Film Festival Rotterdam.
December 9, 2008
WFG MEMBER FILM, CATTLE CALL, TO SCREEN AT SUNDANCE
WFG members Mike Maryniuk and Matthew Rankin's film CATTLE CALL has been selected for Sundance.
November 27, 2008
OPEN VAULT: Independent Film Week
The final event of the 25 special events we’ve been hosting throughout the 2008 calendar year in celebration of our Cinematheque’s 25th anniversary, the Independent Film Week opens up our…
September 25, 2008
Mosaic Women’s Film Project Award Recipients
In the summer of 2008, the Winnipeg Film Group launched this project to support two women of Aboriginal or diverse cultural background to make first films.