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CBC Television presents: Short Film Face Off

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

Short Stop Pictures VI 2370 MacDonald Street Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3L 3G4 T: 902-454-7866    niven@ns.sympatico.ca   5 March 2013 Calling all filmmakers!   CBC Television is pleased to announce another season of Short Film Face Off, Canada’s only television magazine program that features short films from across the country. Now in its third [...]

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GFF Sets New Attendance Record

Monday, July 30th, 2012

The Gimli Film Festival has exceeded all expectations with record audiences both on the beach and indoors.  Total attendance for the Festival was 13,500 people, including 9,900 people on the beach over five nights, with another (3,600) people attending the Festival’s indoor screenings.  Overall, attendance increased by 60% over the 2011 Festival. The Rogers Cinema [...]

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GFF announces first winner of RBC® Emerging Filmmakers Competition

Friday, July 27th, 2012

The first ever winner of the RBC Emerging Filmmaker Award was announced last night at the Gimli Film Festival. Five hopeful filmmakers pitched their short film projects to a panel of professional film producers and a large, enthusiastic audience in the darkened auditorium of Gimli Theatre. After a brief period to weigh the projects, the [...]

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