News and Media

Announcing the Digital Media Camp – brought to you by MTS

Posted on Monday, April 30th, 2012 at 4:16 pm

True to its commitment to celebrating the art, education and entertainment of film, the Gimli Film Festival is excited to announce the addition of the MTS Digital Media Camp – a five-day total film immersion camp dedicated to learning how to create a short film and posting it on YouTube.

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Announcing the RBC® Emerging Filmmaker Competition

Posted on Thursday, April 26th, 2012 at 4:05 pm

The Gimli Film Festival is pleased to announce a new filmmaker competition sponsored by the RBC Emerging Artists Project scheduled to take place during the 12th edition of the Gimli Film Festival, July 25th to the 29th, 2012. The RBC Emerging Artists Project consists of sponsorships and donations with organizations whose programs bridge the gap from academic excellence to professional careers in all forms of art.

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Call for Submissions

Posted on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 at 4:11 pm

The Gimli Film Festival is now accepting film entries for its upcoming 12th edition that will take place July 25th to the 29th, 2012. Our focus on regional, international and circumpolar films has made us one of Manitoba’s most unique summertime events. We invite you to submit your short, documentary or feature length film by [...]

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GFF is pleased to announce the following appointment

Posted on Friday, January 6th, 2012 at 11:27 am

Joy Loewen has accepted the position of Feature Film and Documentary Programmer. In addition, she accepted the position of Guest Services Manager. Joy brings years of experience to the Film Festival. Her previous experience includes eight years as Manager of Acquisitions for WTN and six years as Program Manager for the National Screen Institute. We [...]

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GFF Office Has Moved

Posted on Saturday, December 31st, 2011 at 12:09 pm

As of December 1st, our offices are located in Unit 3 – 40 Centre Street. Our mailing address and phone number remain the same.

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GFF Film Programmer 2012

Posted on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 at 10:18 pm

The 12th edition of the Gimli Film Festival will be celebrated July 25th to July 29th, 2012.  The festival showcases entertaining documentaries, dramas and shorts from Manitoba, Canada and the world, with a particular emphasis on circumpolar countries.  Our unique 11-meter outdoor screen on the shores of Lake Winnipeg is a main attraction, screening a [...]

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Interlake Award of Distinction

Posted on Friday, September 16th, 2011 at 4:27 pm

The Gimli Film Festival is pleased to announce their acceptance of the 2011 Interlake Tourism Association ‘Interlake Award of Distinction’ last night during a ceremony held on the Fisher River Reserve. This award recognizes leadership that helps the Interlake and Manitoba realize distinction as a high quality tourism destination. The Interlake Tourism Association awards for 2011 are [...]

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World’s most unique movie watching

Posted on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 at 2:54 pm

GFF highlighted as “World’s most unique movie watching experience” TORONTO SUN (click to view article on torontosun.com) BY DIANE SLAWYCH You’ve heard of drive-in movies. How about sail-in movies? This summer, the Toronto Port Authority sponsored a five-day floating film festival to fete the authority’s 100th anniversary. The screen was set up on a barge [...]

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