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RECENT NEWS: DISTRIBUTION
  • Thu Jul 20
    Updates From the WFG Distribution Department
    Updates From the WFG Distribution Department
    Highlights include screenings at Mirror Mountain Film Festival in Ottawa, The8Fest in Toronto, and Manitoba’s own Gimli International Film Festival!
  • Thu Jun 22
    “And a current runs through me…”: WFG presents a shorts program in recognition of National Indigenous People’s Day
    “And a current runs through me…”: WFG presents a shorts program in recognition of National Indigenous People’s Day
    Available to watch for free on VUCAVU from June 20th to 29th, the program features films by Caroline Monnet, Sonya Ballantyne, The Ephemerals, Charlene Moore, Chanelle Lajoie, and Jennifer Dysart.
  • Thu Jun 22
    Updates from the WFG Distribution Department
    Updates from the WFG Distribution Department
    Highlights include screenings at The Wild Cinema in Ola, Spain, Telus Spark Science Centre in Calgary, and Midnight Madness at TIFF!
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Category Archives: Distribution

Call for submissions: The Barry Lank $1,500 Memorial Award

The inaugural Barry Lank Memorial Award is presented by DOC Manitoba and the Winnipeg Film Group, in conjunction with the annual Gimme Some Truth Festival. The award is given to those who have shown exemplary work in the social awareness / social justice film genre as showcased in a particular documentary film. It is named in honour of Barry Lank csc, a Winnipeg-born film director and producer. The award recognizes a documentary that embodies Barry’s dedication to the craft and passion for storytelling. Deadline: March 6, 2021

12th January 2021

MFM Marketing Fund Deadline October 22

  The Winnipeg Film Group’s MFM MARKETING FUND (funded by Manitoba Film & Music) is designed to assist Manitoba filmmakers and media artists in the marketing and promotion of their films. The marketing of a film is a very important component …

16th September 2020

Free Experimental Program on VUCAVU!

We are thrilled to share Between/Us, a new #VUCAVUEXPANDED program of experimental short films curated by WFG Distribution Coordinator, Stephanie Poruchnyk-Butler, with a curatorial response by Dunja Kovačević; both of whom are Winnipeg-Based writers, cultural workers and artists. Between/Us explores …

9th September 2020

MFM Marketing and Production Fund Deadlines April 30

Our Spring deadline for both our MFM Marketing Fund and MFM Post-Production Fund is April 30. To read the guidelines and submit please click here!

31st March 2020

We Invite You to Play #VUCAVU100!

Our friends at VUCAVU have announced an exciting initiative to pay out 100% of the proceeds from their online rentals until April 30th, 2020! To celebrate, they have launched #VUCAVU100! During this wonderful new campaign, they will be inviting people …

27th March 2020

Please Consider Supporting During This Extraordinary Time (Updated Nov. 2, 2020)

Dear friends of the Winnipeg Film Group (WFG) and Cinematheque, New COVID-19 public health orders were issued for the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region by the Chief Provincial Public Health Officer on November 1, 2020. These orders came into effect at 12:01 …

19th March 2020

CORONAVIRUS – COVID-19 Update

Re: COVID 19 – CORONAVIRUS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. In response to the  COVID-19 (Coronavirus) the Winnipeg Film Group is hereby closed to all public activities including but not limited to: Training, Production and Cinematheque. We will re-open once the Province of …

13th March 2020

FIFA 2020 Lineup Announced!

The International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) has announced their 2020 lineup—and two WFG have been selected! Charlotte Clermont’s most recent video, special dark glass somewhere, will have its World Premiere on Saturday, March 21 as part of FIFA’s Experimental Program, TRANSMISSIONS. Anita Lebeau’s …

18th February 2020

Portage Place at the8fest!

Tiff Bartel’s Super 8 snapshot of an iconic Winnipeg landmark will be coming to Toronto for the8fest! Portage Place is an ironic look at this downtown shopping mall, from its opening day (September 17, 1987), to what may be its …

26th January 2020

Heart at Tipi Theatre!

In Heart, a filmmaker and poet journey to Winnipeg’s North End, finding some of the most wonderful and warm people, dispelling many of their preconceptions of the people who call the place home. Heart will be screened at Tipi Theatre, …

14th January 2020
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