Ewola Cinéma

09/04/2025

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06/01/2024

The NFB is saying that they are "re-organising" ACIC/FAP, the Aide au cinéma indépendant/Filmmaker's assistance program... and that is not good news, given the recent string of decisions we've seen from them.

This program, although not cash like a grant, has been absolutely central to filmmakers here for years: they gave almost-free editing, studio time, colour correcting and fabulously professional sound mixes to indepentents who would never have been able to afford them otherwise, making our grants actually be enough to complete a film at professional standards. This has been direct help for hundreds of us, and was cost-efficient because it mostly used down-time between the NFB's own productions.

It would be insane to shut this program, and heartbreaking to see it go. Ce serait débile de couper ce programme, avec la contribution et l'importance qu'elle a pour la communauté, mais on a vu plusieurs décisions débiles de l'administration dans ces dernières années...

To make matters worse, they are forcing many dedicated lovely people, like Marie-Christine Guité, who runs this program, into retirement. So many of us owe her and this program so much. C'est ingrat.

This coming monday the 3rd, there's a meeting at the ARRQ, 5154 rue St-Hubert, at 7pm. Show up if you can. If you can't, write to [email protected] with the subject line LIEN VIRTUEL for a Zoom link.

Merci à la coalition Sauvons l'ACIC, qui organise cet évènement!

(photos: Avec le temps / Before I go et Je fonds en comble, two films made with ACIC/FAP help)

04/12/2020

well if we can't make films we can invite people over to play music...

Well he don’t look like the Easter Bunny and may not be no spring chicken, but Professor is gonna play us some music to welcome Jesus back from the dead today, 2-4pm,The Goods dualcast on CKUT

07/17/2019

Benji says bye to us... Thank you!! Merci et bon voyage!!

C'est la fin de ce voyage de 2 mois au Canada pendant lesquels j'ai travaillé sur un projet de film qui m'aura passionné. Dans cette vidéo je quitte Montréal...

07/17/2019

Benji Around The World talks to Éliane Gagnon, the star of our film Moment One:

De passage à Montréal pour participer au tournage d'un film j'ai rencontré l'actrice Eliane Gagnon qui a récemment écrit un livre dans lequel elle nous racon...

07/17/2019

The various jobs on a film set (ours!) as seen by Benji around the World:

Suite de la vidéo sur mon experience du tournage du film Moment One et cette fois-ci je vous fais découvrir les différents métiers du cinéma à travers une sé...

07/17/2019

Behind the scenes on our film Moment One, as seen by Benji Around The World:

Je suis arrivé à Montréal au Canada et je vais y rester 6 semaine pour réaliser un de mes rêves d'enfant, celui de participer à un film. Dans cette vidéo je ...

07/17/2019

Benji around the world decides to visit Montreal and do our making of!! (see following)

Cela fait presque deux mois que je n'ai rien fait sur ma chaine et je vous explique pourquoi dans cette nouvelle vidéo... MARK MORGENSTERN : https://www.imdb...

04/24/2019

If you want to come and play, are available at night between mid-may and mid-june, and don't mind working for indie rates, please send your info to [email protected]. Please specify the position you'd be good for and your experience level: We need everything from script supervisor to gaffers to carpenters, but we already have our department heads like DOP and Costumes; those will pick their team.

If you're an anglophone (or perfectly bilingual) actor, we're auditioning now, We're looking for union/non-union actors, women & men from 25-40, open to all, some of whom should be comfortable with dense nerdy language. (They'd be playing programmers) Some of the roles need to be cast in pairs: if you are a twin or know of another actor who looks like you, we need to meet you. The film will be under AIP.
Please send your CVs and headshots to [email protected]
Only those selected will be contacted.

Thank you!

(Moment One concept art by Meinert Hansen, skyline photo by Christine Claire Deita)

04/24/2019

Bonjour tout le monde! Je cherche un script supervisor en anglais in english pour un long métrage indépendant Telefilm Talent to Watch first feature film.
Montréal, 20 days between may 21st and june 15th or so. Near future science fiction, all in one location, night shoot. Professional conditions, respectful hours (this will also be Actra AIP) but indie payroll, like $200/day. For more information or if you're interested, please send CV to [email protected]. Merci/Thank you!

03/19/2019

Yup: setting up to do proper 7.1 work with a new arrangement: here is Bruno Pucella kicking the tires, checking out his new mix for Giulia Frati's film Istanbul Echoes, screening later this week at Cinéma Moderne.