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Mass For Shut-Ins
''Mass for Shut-Ins'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Winston DeGiobbi and released in 2017. The film stars Charles William McKenzie as Kay Jay, an aimless slacker living with his grandfather Loppers (Joey Lee Maclean) in New Waterford, Nova Scotia and navigating his fraught relationship with his delinquent older brother September (Stephen Melanson).Jonathan Kew"Mass For Shut Ins" ''Discorder'', Winter 2017-18. The film premiered at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival. It screened alongside ''There Lived the Colliers'', a short film by Nelson MacDonald documenting abandoned housing in Cape Breton Island. It was shortlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award,Regan Reid"DGC unveils Discovery Award short list" ''Playback'', October 23, 2017. and for the Vancouver Film Critics Circle's One to Watch award at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2017 The nominations for the 18th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film ...
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Winston DeGiobbi
Winston DeGiobbi is a Canadian film director from New Waterford, Nova Scotia.Solomon Nagler"The Lingering Taste of Fragmented Narratives; A Conversation with Filmmaker Winston DeGiobbi" ''Off-Screen'', Volume 23, Issue 7 (July 2019). He is most noted for his feature debut ''Mass for Shut-Ins'', which was shortlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award in 2017, and for the Vancouver Film Critics Circle's One to Watch Award at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2017. He began his filmmaking career with the short film ''Buggery'' in 2010, and followed up with the short films ''Higgy Wants In'' (2014) and ''Bright Rubber Cones'' (2017). In 2020 he received Telefilm Canada funding for his second film ''Two Cuckolds Go Swimming''.Kelly Townsend"Telefilm invests $7M across 20 English-language features" ''Playback'', August 26, 2020. In the same year he repurposed unused footage from the film to make the short body horror film ''Like a Horse in Quarantine'' for ...
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Vancouver Film Critics Circle
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) was founded in 2000 by David Spaner and Ian Caddell, in order to help promote Canadian films and the British Columbia Film and Television Industry. Its membership includes print, radio, on-line, and television critics, either based in Vancouver or with Vancouver outlets. VFCC Notable Milestones The VFCC celebrated its 13th anniversary of giving awards to the year’s best films on January 7, 2013 at the Railway Club. The event is the only among Canadian critics’ groups that presents a full slate of international awards and a full slate of Canadian awards. The VFCC also presents a Best of British Columbia Award and the Ian Caddell Achievement Award that goes to an individual or group that has made a significant contribution to the local film and television industry. Retrieved on 13 January 2009. Award categories International *Best Film * Best Director *Best Screenplay * Best Actor *Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award w ...
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2017 Directorial Debut Films
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Films Set In Nova Scotia
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ...
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Canadian Independent Films
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and ec ...
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2017 Drama Films
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: * 17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *'' Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'' (film), a 2009 film whose working title was ''17'' * ''Seventeen'' (2019 film), a Spanish drama film Television * ''Seventeen'' (TV drama), a 1994 UK dramatic short starring Ch ...
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Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2017
The nominations for the 18th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2017, were announced on December 15, 2017. '' Lady Bird'' led with five nominations, followed by '' Phantom Thread'' with four. The winners were announced on December 18, 2017. ''Lady Bird'' won three awards, including Best Film. Winners and nominees International ;Best Film * '' Lady Bird'' * ''Dunkirk'' * '' Phantom Thread'' ;Best Director * Paul Thomas Anderson – '' Phantom Thread'' * Greta Gerwig – '' Lady Bird'' * Christopher Nolan – ''Dunkirk'' ;Best Actor * Daniel Day-Lewis – '' Phantom Thread'' * Timothée Chalamet – '' Call Me by Your Name'' * Gary Oldman – '' Darkest Hour'' ;Best Actress * Saoirse Ronan – '' Lady Bird'' * Sally Hawkins – ''The Shape of Water'' * Frances McDormand – ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' ;Best Supporting Actor * Willem Dafoe – '' The Florida Project'' * Armie Hammer – '' Call Me by Your Na ...
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Playback (magazine)
''Playback'' is an online Canadian film, broadcasting, and interactive media trade journal owned by Brunico Communications. It was previously published biweekly as a print magazine for the Canadian entertainment industry. It is widely considered to be a "must read" amongst industry professionals. History The first issue of ''Playback'' magazine was published, in tabloid format, on . The magazine has since begun to report on advancements in the online digital media industry as well, specifically web series and related events, media, and culture. The magazine also reports on funding resources for filmmakers, technical advancements in the industry, and trends. It is widely considered to be a "must read" amongst industry professionals. In May 2010, ''Playback'' magazine stopped publishing its biweekly print edition and became an exclusively online magazine An online magazine is a magazine published on the Internet, through bulletin board systems and other forms of publi ...
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2017 Vancouver International Film Festival
The 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 36th event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from September 28 to October 13, 2017. The festival's opening gala film was Mina Shum's '' Meditation Park'', and its closing gala was Todd Haynes's '' Wonderstruck''; during the festival, a special gala was also dedicated to Guy Maddin's film ''The Green Fog'', with its score performed live in the theatre by the Kronos Quartet. Awards Award winners were announced on October 13.Ian Bailey, "Wagamese adaptation wins audience award at VIFF: Based on the late author's popular novel, Indian Horse takes home the honour based on viewer feedback during the festival". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 14, 2017. Films Special Presentations *'' Borg vs McEnroe'' — Janus Metz Pedersen *'' Breathe'' — Andy Serkis *''Call Me by Your Name'' — Luca Guadagnino *''A Fantastic Woman (Una mujer fantástica)'' — Sebastián Lelio *'' The Florida Project'' — S ...
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