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Jim Payne & Fergus O’Byrne and Matthew Byrne
September 29th, 8pm Buy Tickets Combining material, both traditional and contemporary, from our traditions and beyond, Matthew Byrne, Fergus, O' Byrne, and Jim Payne represent over 40 years of popular folk music in Newfoundland and Labrador. Now they are combining their efforts for an incredible evening of story and song. Matthew Byrne was born into […]
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Scene Study Intensive with Charlie Tomlinson
Charlie Tomlinson will guide a scene study class over an eight week period culminating in a public presentation. Each participant will get private one on one time with Mr Tomlinson outside of the class hours. The material chosen will be tailored to the participants. Space is very limited, please send expressions of interest to Charlie […]
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iNuit Blanche
All events are free to the public Saturday October 8 Main Stage 9:45pm, 10:15pm, 10:45pm Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory and Vinnie Karetak. As an ongoing part of the Qaggiq Project - of the performance art collective the Qaggiavuut Society, and Qaggiavuut!- in this piece, performers Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory and Vinnie Karetak combine their distinct talents […]
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Scene Study Intensive with Charlie Tomlinson
Charlie Tomlinson will guide a scene study class over an eight week period culminating in a public presentation. Each participant will get private one on one time with Mr Tomlinson outside of the class hours. The material chosen will be tailored to the participants. Space is very limited, please send expressions of interest to Charlie […]
Sol: Film Screening
Sol: Film Screening
Buy Tickets Sol is a feature documentary that explores the mysterious death of a young Inuk man, Solomon Tapatia Uyarasuk. He is found dead in an RCMP detachment in a remote Inuit community and the locals suspect murder but the police suggest suicide. As the documentary investigates the truth to Solomon’s death it sheds light […]
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Scene Study Intensive with Charlie Tomlinson
Charlie Tomlinson will guide a scene study class over an eight week period culminating in a public presentation. Each participant will get private one on one time with Mr Tomlinson outside of the class hours. The material chosen will be tailored to the participants. Space is very limited, please send expressions of interest to Charlie […]
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SJIWFF27 Presents: ExxonMobil Opening Night Gala
October 19th, 7-9pm - SCOTIABANK THEATRE AT THE AVALON MALL - Buy Tickets The River of My Dreams: A Portrait of Gordon Pinsent DIRECTOR: Brigitte Berman EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Dan Peel PRODUCERS: Victor Solnicki, Brigitte Berman, Daniel Pellerin RUNTIME: 104min COUNTRY: Canada SYNOPSIS: Oscar-winning filmmaker Brigitte Berman turns her talents to one of our most beloved local […]
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SJIWFF27-Forum: Crossing Borders: International Co-Productions
October 20th, 3pm-4.30pm - NIFCO Buy Tickets International co-productions open doors to filmmakers wanting to access the new markets, connect with successful storytellers and tap into new funding bodies eager to work with Canadian creators. Learn how to work across borders and build attractive projects to bring international business partnerships. Festival Pass - Buy Tickets
SJIWFF27-Forum: Lunch with the Director – Brigitte Berman
October 20, 12.30pm-2pm - The Rocket Room Buy Tickets Oscar and Academy Award-winning producer/director/writer Brigitte Berman joins us to discuss her prolific career, including her recent feature documentary film The River of My Dreams: A Portrait of Gordon Pinsent. With over 20 years of experience working in the film and television industry, Berman has produced […]
SJIWFF27 Presents: Late Shorts
October 20th, 9.30pm-11pm - LSPU Hall - Buy Tickets The Goodnight Kiss DIRECTOR: Laura Adkin WRITERS: Laura Adkin, David Lewis PRODUCER: Victoria Angell RUNTIME: 10min COUNTRY: Canada SYNOPSIS:Amy and Brandon have just ended what appears to be a very good first date. As they kiss we flash through their entire relationship. Which begs the question: […]
SJIWFF27 Presents: MUN Cinema
October 20th, 7pm-9pm - SCOTIABANK THEATRE AT THE AVALON MALL - Buy Tickets Away From Everywhere DIRECTOR: Justin Simms WRITER: Mark Hoffe PRODUCERS: Barbara Doran, Michael Dobbin, Brad Gover RUNTIME: 1hr 43min COUNTRY: Canada/NL SYNOPSIS: If you have read the terrific novel by Chad Pelley you will know the source of this debut feature by […]
SJIWFF27 Presents: Evening Docs-Atlantic
October 20th, 7pm-8.30pm - LSPU Hall - Buy Tickets Atlantic DIRECTOR: Risteard Ó Domhnaill SCREENWRITER: ANGELA ANTLE PRODUCERS: Jill Knox-Gosse, Lynne Wilson, Marie-Therese Garvey, Kark Emil-Rickarsen RUNTIME: 80 MIN COUNTRY: Ireland, Canada (NL), Norway SYNOPSIS: Not screening this award-winning documentary at our festival would be pretty close to criminal. A wise co-production, Atlantic follows the […]
SJIWFF27-Forum: Future of Funding
October 20th, 10am-11.30am - NIFCO Buy Tickets With a focus on provincial and federal funding opportunities, this panel helps creators discover funding opportunities and learn how to build strong and successful applications. There will also be a special section on Newfoundland and Labrador’s new Interactive Digital Media Tax credit. Guests include representatives from the Canada […]
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SJIWFF27-Forum: Evolving Episodic
October 21st, 3pm-4.30pm, NIFCO Buy Tickets This panel will focus on how successful Canadian dramatic television series found a unique voice and built their audiences from the writing room as well as creative marketing and fan outreach strategies, with an emphasis on webisodes, smart expansions to second screen apps. Presented by CBC NL Festival Pass […]
SJIWFF27-Forum: Lunch with the Director – Aisling Walsh
October 21st, 12.30pm-2pm, The Rocket Room Buy Tickets Born in Dublin, Ireland and joining us now from the UK, multi-award-winning director and writer Aisling Walsh joins us to discuss her prolific career, including her recent feature film Maudie, which was shot in Newfoundland & Labrador and starred Ethan Hawke and Sally Hawkins. Walsh studied Fine […]
SJIWFF27-Forum: Watch me on the Web
October 21st, 10am-11.30am, NIFCO Buy Tickets With people reaching for their mobile devices or laptops to watch new content, web series are the new calling cards for filmmakers. How do we successfully build audiences for new dramatic series created exclusively for the web? Presented by Bell Fund Festival Pass - Buy Tickets
SJIWFF27 Presents: Late Doc
October 21st, 9.30pm-11pm - LSPU Hall - Buy Tickets League of Exotique Dancers WRITER/DIRECTOR: Rama Rau PRODUCER: Ed Barreveld RUNTIME: 90min 14sec COUNTRY: Canada SYNOPSIS: In our time, the once noble art of burlesque has given way to the tedious mechanics of pole dancing. League of Exotique Dancers is an enormously entertaining celebration of that […]
SJIWFF27 Presents: Evening Shorts
October 21st, 7pm-8.30pm - LSPU Hall - Buy Tickets The Truck DIRECTOR: Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers WRITER: Maryse Latendresse SYNOPSIS: A day. An hour. A basement. Olivier and Sophie, both in a relationship, decide to cheat on their partners together. They were sure they had all figured out. Nutag-Homeland WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Alisi Telengut RUNTIME: 6min […]
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SJIWFF27-Forum: The Virtual Reality Experience
October 22nd, 3pm-4.30pm, NIFCO Buy Tickets When it comes to the new world of virtual reality, the motto “see it to believe it” rings true. You will be invited to emerge yourself in VR experiences and discuss the creative process with the teams leading the gaming/VR world, and how they used this new technology to […]
SJIWFF27-Forum: Talking Creative: Needing More Than Money
October 22nd, 12.30pm-2pm, NIFCO Buy Tickets What drives successful film and TV? What makes a dream team? What makes a project work? A creative conversation between Telefilm, Distribution and Broadcasting to discuss how to build work that is story driven and unique enough to stand out in today's market, and how to build content that […]
SJIWFF27-Forum: Content & Brand Building with VICE Canada
October 22nd, 10am-11.30am, NIFCO Buy Tickets Aimed at producers, distributors and filmmakers, we invite you to meet VICE Canada and learn the business model behind one of the strongest global media companies in the world. As an industry leader in original video for the web, learn how they balance dozens of original series franchises along […]
SJIWFF27 Presents: Late Feature
October 22nd, 9.30-11pm - LSPU Hall - Buy Tickets The Perfect Family DIRECTOR: Martine Blue RUNTIME: 10min 40sec COUNTRY: Canada/NL SYNOPSIS: Edda, a parrot-woman hybrid, and former circus performer, struggles to deal with her teenage daughter's new found embarrassment of her freakish family. The Perfect Family script won the 2014 NL Linda Joy Award. Hunting […]
SJIWFF27 Presents: Evening Shorts
October 22nd, 7pm-8.30pm - LSPU Hall - Buy Tickets January Hymn WRITER/DIRECTOR: Katherine Canty PRODUCER: Tanja Harney RUNTIME: 13min9sec COUNTRY: Ireland SYNOPSIS: A reflection on grief, January Hymn sees Clara return home for the first anniversary of her father’s Death. Malignant WRITER/DIRECTOR: Andrea Dunne PRODUCER: Jacqueline Hynes RUNTIME: 10min 30sec COUNTRY: Canada SYNOPSIS: […]
SJIWFF27 Presents: Afternoon Feature
October 22nd, 3.30pm-5.30pm - LSPU Hall - Buy Tickets The Space Between WRITER/DIRECTOR: Amy Jo Johnson PRODUCER: Jessica Adams, Amy Jo Johnson RUNTIME: 1hr 30min SYNOPSIS: This charming feature comedy is both a debut effort for director Amy Jo Johnson and a world premier. We are especially eager to show the lighter side of romance […]
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Scene Study Intensive with Charlie Tomlinson
Charlie Tomlinson will guide a scene study class over an eight week period culminating in a public presentation. Each participant will get private one on one time with Mr Tomlinson outside of the class hours. The material chosen will be tailored to the participants. Space is very limited, please send expressions of interest to Charlie […]
SJIWFF27-Forum: It Takes a Village
October 23rd, 10am-12pm, The Rocket Room, The Rocket Bakery Buy Tickets Join roundtable discussions facilitated by industry leaders to talk distribution, production, networking and creative ideas. A great final chance for delegates and panelists to network, build contacts and prepare for Face 2 Face pitch session and the final night of the Festival. Coffee/tea and […]
SJIWFF27 Presents: Emera Closing Night Gala **SOLD OUT**
**THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT** October 23rd, 7pm-9pm - LSPU Hall - Buy Tickets Maudie DIRECTOR: Aisling Walsh WRITER: Sherry White PRODUCER: Mary Sexton RUNTIME: 90mins COUNTRY: Canada SYNOPSIS: With a bravura performance by Sally Hawkins as the titular figure, Maudie is an uncannily brilliant profile of the much-revered folk artist. Nova Scotia-based Maud […]
SJIWFF27 Presents: Noon Feature
October 23rd, 12pm-2pm - LSPU Hall - Buy Tickets Window Horses WRITER/DIRECTOR: Ann Marie Fleming PRODUCERS: Ann Marie Fleming, Shirley Vercruysse, Michael Fukushima EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Sandra Oh RUNTIME: 99mins COUNTRY: Canada SYNOPSIS: Ann Marie Fleming is a long-time festival darling, having graced our screens with her totally brilliant animated shorts, always first-class executions of illustrative […]
SJIWFF27 Presents: Afternoon Shorts
October 22nd, 3pm-4.30pm - LSPU Hall - Buy Tickets Father's Day WRITER/DIRECTOR: Arizona O’Neill PRODUCER: The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema RUNNTIME: 10min 09sec COUNTRY: Canada SYNOPSIS: Austen, a 12-year-old girl, lives with her single mother in Montreal. Throughout the film, Austen examines whether she is exhibiting the negative traits that experts associate with girls […]
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Stranger to Hard Work
October 26th-30th Buy Tickets Canadian cultural icon, comedienne and one of the funniest women on television, Cathy Jones, returns to the stage with her third one woman show, Stranger To Hard Work, In this new show Cathy shares her unique perspective on a variety of topics from food to money and the troublesome people in […]
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Scene Study Intensive with Charlie Tomlinson
Charlie Tomlinson will guide a scene study class over an eight week period culminating in a public presentation. Each participant will get private one on one time with Mr Tomlinson outside of the class hours. The material chosen will be tailored to the participants. Space is very limited, please send expressions of interest to Charlie […]