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We were thrilled to learn that Ingrid and the Black Hole has been nominated for Best Short Subject at the Yorkton Golden Sheaf awards. The awards will be given during the festival held May 25-28.
Congratulations cast and crew!! Ingrid & the Black Hole took home 4 awards at Vancouver Island Short Film Festival last night for Best Editing, Best Technical, Best Writing and Best Film!! We are especially excited that the film was awarded Best Technical as this recognizes all the crazy hard work and amazing […]
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.
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!
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!
Leah’s film Some Things Won’t Sleep took home the prize for Best Horror
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!
Some Things Won’t Sleep took home the award for Best Production Design at the Canadian Film Fest
Johnston was just awarded a $35,000 BravoFACT prize to go toward the filming of ‘Ingrid and the Black Hole.’
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!
Leah Johnston has won a Joy award for her upcoming film, My Younger Older Sister.
Some Things Won’t Sleep will be screening next as part of The Island Media Arts Fest in P.E.I. on Oct. 24th…
Three NSI Drama Prize films; 12 alumni films at 2014 Atlantic Film Festival taken from original article written by National Screen Institute –> NSI Drama Prize films Some Things Won’t Sleep by writer/director Leah Johnston and producer André Pettigrew, When Fish Fly by writer/director Lisa Rose Snow and producer Lora Campbell, and When you Sleep by writer/director […]
Our movie will be showing in Halifax as part of the CBC Shorts Gala at AFF…
In celebration of our upcoming premiere at Montreal World Film Fest this month, we’ve released the trailer…
We are so pleased to finally announce that Some Things Won’t Sleep will be premiering next month at the Montreal World Film Festival as part of the Focus on World Cinema program. The festival runs from August 21st- September 1st, and we hope to be there promoting for it’s premiere on the weekend of August […]
IT IS DONE! Fini!! Terminado! Two months behind schedule…. but we finally finished the film!!! What happened to…
You heard it right, film funders! We are moving into the final stages of post-production with our film. After a brief but much needed Christmas break, we came back full-force in the new year, with our editor, Shawn Beckwith and I moving into picture-lock less than a week ago. For […]
After a 30 days sprint, Leah’s short film, Some Things Won’t Sleep, has reached and surpassed it’s Indiegogo funding goal.
A lovely article about Leah’s upcoming short film, Some Things Won’t Sleep, in the news. Click the image below to read the full article.
3rd Film Festival acceptance for Leah’s first short film, ANOTHER MAN! It will be screening at St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival on October 23rd at 7pm! For more information or to get tickets, please click here. 🙂
Leah’s screenplay for her upcoming short film, ‘Some Things Won’t Sleep’, was chosen as the annual awards sponsor by The Brian Linehan Foundation. Every year, four filmmaking teams from across Canada are selected into the National Screen Institute Drama Prize Program, and of those teams, one is selected for sponsorship […]
Another film acceptance for Another Man! The short will be screening in a segment featuring films from the Atlantic Provinces at the 2013 Atlantic Film Festival, happening in Halifax at Park Lane Cinema, September 16 @ 4:30pm & September 18 @ 10:15pm. For more information or to buy tickets, visit […]
Very excited to announce that my upcoming short film ‘Some Things Won’t Sleep’ has been nominated for the National Screen Institute Drama Prize. Recipients of the award receive […]
Synopsis: Anika and her husband have the perfect marriage. Or so it seems. But flashes from a gruesome future scene seem to hint that something is about to go terribly awry. When a secret is revealed and the marriage begins to fall apart, Anika attempts to do the most horrific thing possible to salvage her relationship. Unfortunately, some secrets won’t stay buried for very long.
Producer: Andre Pettigrew
NOW PUBLIC: “The Desert Encounter” the short film I acted in that screened at the THE 3rd ANNUAL NO BUDGET FILM FESTIVAL , presented by Cartel: Collaborative Arts La. If you figure out what’s going on in it, let me know […]
I am proud and excited to announce that the short film I performed in, ‘The Desert Encounter’, will be premiering August 26, 2012 at the No Budget Film Festival in downtown LA. The film was directed by Blake Hodges and will be screened at the Independent alongside […]
