SJIWFF28 presents: CBC Friday Night Shorts

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7pm

Fantassút: Rain on the Border – Federica Foglia
Casey – Cody Westman
He Who Dances on Wood – Jessica Beshir
I Like Girls – Diane Obomsawin
The Great Atikamekw Lady – Élisa Moar, Sipi Flamand

Avon Ladies Rural Style – Rhonda Buckley
Handmade – Christina Ienna
Home Sewn – Morgan Jones
Game – Christina Ienna

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SJIWFF28 Presents: Lunch with the Filmmakers

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12:30pm

This event is held at the Masonic Temple NOT the LSPU Hall.

Join some of the team behind our Festival’s Opening Night film Suck It Up for an intimate lunch panel. Chat with writer Julia Hoff and lead actor Erin Carter and discover the process, stories and secrets behind this incredible new feature.

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SJIWFF28 presents: Afternoon Doc: The Last Animals

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2:30pm

This screening is FREE and will be shown at The Rooms (9 Bonaventure Avenue) NOT the LSPU Hall.

 

The Last Animals
Directed by Kate Brooks

From Africa’s front lines to Asian markets to European zoos, this animal-rights thriller follows the conservationists, scientists and activists who are battling poachers and transnational trafficking syndicates to protect the […]

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SJIWFF28 Presents: Locations, Locations: Filming in Newfoundland

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10am

This event will be held at NIFCO NOT The LSPU Hall.

Along with our artists, crews and enticing tax credits, Newfoundland also has some of the most stunning and versatile filming locations. Take a break from the theatre seats and join us for a locations bus tour! From jellybean row, Cape Spear to […]

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SJIWFF28 presents: Late Feature: Porcupine Lake

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9:30pm

Porcupine Lake
By Ingrid Veninger

Festival darling, Ingrid Veninger returns to us with her reliably strong work, this time a coming-of-age story that pulls you right into its central drama. Veninger well understand the secrets of girlhood. Her two well-cast leads perform with an uncanny naturalism, suggestive of the trust they must have […]

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SJIWFF28 presents: Noon Feature: A Better Man

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12pm

A Better Man
Directed by Attiya Khan, Lawrence Jackman

When the festival programmers keep talking about a film long after we’ve watched it we know we have to share it. A Better Man will get you talking. It’s a bold documentary that situates the filmmaker herself at the centre. Motivated by a need […]

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SJIWFF28 Presents: First Features with Telefilm Micro-Budget

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12:30pm

This event will be held at The Masonic Temple NOT The LSPU Hall.

Telefilm Micro-Budget alumni join us for a discussion about their experiences making their first features through the Telefilm Micro-Budget Production Program. Featuring Stephanie Clattenburg (Play Your Gender), Kirsten Carthew (The Sun at Midnight) and Harmony Wagner (Kooperman). Moderated by […]

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SJIWFF28 Presents: Keep Making Features

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3pm

This event will be held at NIFCO NOT The LSPU Hall.

Making a movie is a miracle, especially a feature film. Meet women who have succeeded in
directing not only one but multiple feature films, and learn how they made these dreams become a reality. Featuring Sarah Goodman (Porch Stories, Army of One) […]

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SJIWFF28 Presents: Doc Talk

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3pm

This event will be held at NIFCO NOT The LSPU Hall.

Presented by Bell Fund
Meet the women behind the camera. Learn how documentaries can be used to entertain, educate, effect social change, and serve as a form of activism and why women are leading the world of docs. Featuring Jessica Beshir (Hairat, […]

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SJIWFF28 Presents: Innovative & Interactive

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3pm

This event will be held at NIFCO NOT the LSPU Hall.

Digital and new media has expanded and evolved how and why we share stories. From how we talk about and build games, branded content, to interactive art work, learn more about the unique development tools, marketing, and audience reach strategies of […]

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