More exciting news for our film! MOTHER’S SKIN will be screening at Festival du nouveau cinéma – FNC as part of the Compétition Nationale!
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At the National Screen Institute, we’re blessed to see firsthand the difference training makes in the lives of storytellers. On our website throughout December we’re sharing impact stories from many of our talented alumni who’ve told us how NSI training transformed their lives and careers. Today’s featured alumna is writer/director […]
Half of the features in the line-up are directed by women and this year marks Frontieres’ first project from Ukraine. The complete roster will be announced in June. The event follows the Frontieres Platform in Cannes this weekend, where attendees are seeing proof of concept presentations of projects in […]
We are quite excited that as of January 1st, 2017 our film will be available on-demand on all domestic and international Air Canada flights for 3 months! So hurry up and book that vacation you’ve been saving for! We promise this six minutes of entertainment on route will make […]
We were happy to have the opportunity to showcase Ingrid and the Black Hole in Toronto for the first time, at Blood in the Snow Film Festival. We are warmed by the positive reviews and coverage, including this one by Fern TV calling Ingrid & the Black Hole “a small miracle.” […]
Thank-you Silver Wave Film Festival for awarding Ingrid & the Black Hole Best Canadian Short this weekend! I’m so glad that people are appreciating this film. It was a real labour of love on the part of the amazing cast and crew! Kudos also to Jenna Marks and Lisa Rose Snow also nominated in this category. Great to […]
Our team was overwhelmed to learn Ingrid and the Black Hole won Best Canadian Short at Edmonton International Film Festival this weekend. Congratulations to the entire cast and crew!
We are pleased that Ingrid & the Black Hole is already getting lots of play, screening in official selection at 5 different film festivals in the next two months, starting with a spotlight in the CBC Gala at Atlantic Film Festival, then going on to screen at Festival de Cinema de la Ville Quebec, Edmonton International Film Festival and Charlottetown Film Festival.
We are pleased to announce tht Ingrid and the Black Hole will have it’s World Premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival
The National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) handed out the latest round of awards in its NSI Online Short Film Festival recently, awarding Leah Johnston with the Corus Fearless Female Directors Award for best direction by a female for Some Things Won’t Sleep; All winners also receive a complimentary Friend membership to the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. […]
Ingrid & the Black Hole will be representing Canada abroad once again at the Canadian Embassy in Paris during this special screening, June 7th! The film still hasn’t technically had it’s World Premiere, so it’s cool it’s already gotten some momentum!
Leah has been nominated by ACTRA maritimes for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her part in My Younger Older Sister, a short she also wrote and directed.
Excerpt taken from CBC Nova Scotia Leah Johnston’s film Ingrid and the Black Hole will be played at the Cannes Film Festival in France. (Paul Palmeter/CBC) Nova Scotia filmmaker’s new project to be highlighted at Cannes Leah Johnston’s film Ingrid and the Black Hole will be played at the Cannes […]
INGRID & THE BLACK HOLE has been selected to be part of the 6th edition of Canada: Not Short on Talent at Cannes.
After a successful festival run, Some Things Won’t Sleep is now available to stream online on vimeo. Check it out and let us know what you think!
We are now releasing to the public this mini-doc about the “making of” the film. Follow us along on our journey into making the film and then tune in on on March 14th to watch the whole movie online- for free!
“I was really blown away when I got home by the film community in Nova Scotia, and that’s a big part of why I stayed,” said Johnston.
Leah’s next short, Creature HE, is moving into development phase of the AFCOOP FILM 5 program
Leah’s film Some Things Won’t Sleep took home the prize for Best Horror
All of Leah’s shorts were shown back to back in the inaugural Truro Film Festival.
We are very excited to announce that My Younger Older Sister will be showing at Atlantic Film Festival this September.
After a 3 day shoot, we have picture wrapped Bravofact short, Ingrid and the Black Hole!
Leah nominated at Yorkton Film Festival for her work on Some Things Won’t Sleep
Some Things Won’t Sleep received a nomination for Best Short & Best Leading Actress
SOME THINGS WON’T SLEEP wins a Special Jury Prize at Worldfest Houston!
Johnston was just awarded a $35,000 BravoFACT prize to go toward the filming of ‘Ingrid and the Black Hole.’
Congratulations to the cast and crew of Some Things Won’t Sleep. The film will screen at Worldfest Houston the beginning of April!
We are so excited to be having the Toronto premiere of ‘Some Things Won’t Sleep‘ at Canadian Film Fest at the end of March!
Our film will have it’s U.S. Premiere in Florida as part of the Love Your Shorts Film Festival
Another Man won both the Jury’s Choice and Audience Choice Awards for Best Short at Parrsboro Film Festival.