There is so much that goes into a film, from the performances, to the writing, to the camera work, to the editing, that many awards come down to a dead heat. However, someone has to take home the crown, and this year at the UWPG Film Festival, the categories were stacked.
Read MoreDay 2 of the 2021 UWPG Film Festival will be sure to leave you thinking. With the festival going online, viewers have the pleasure of seeing what student filmmakers from around the world can do.
Read MoreManitoba’s workforce development and training organization Film Training Manitoba (FTM) and the UWPG Film Festival are set to offer a deluxe Zoom training session as part of the festival on October 21 from 1 pm – 2 pm.
Read MoreThere is so much that goes into a film, from the performances, to the writing, to the camera work, to the editing, that many awards come down to a dead heat. However, someone has to take home the crown, and this year at the UWPG Film Festival, the categories were stacked.
Read MoreIt can feel both short and long. Like it passes in a blink, or that there is not enough, or by contrast like it crawls. In the case of Jean-Pierre Marchant, the 48-year difference between himself and his Chilean-immigrant father was – in the director’s words – a “gulf.”
Read MoreTelling difficult stories is hard, but its harder when it’s your own. This was the task undertaken by Emelie Kastberg with her film Criteria of Rape, in which the Swedish filmmaker recounts her personal experience of being sexually assaulted while working in the film industry.
Read MoreWith a night of animation behind us, let’s get ready for day four of the UWPG Film Festival, and more Canadian talent. Get ready to laugh, cry, and in the Halloween spirit, get spooked with these Made in Canada marvels.
Read MoreSometimes titles mask a film, other times they tell you exactly what you need to know before the thing even begins. not everything has to work out falls into the second category.
Read MoreIf they’re around, you might want to grab your family for tonight’s lineup at the UWPG Film Festival. With the festival going online, viewers have the pleasure of seeing what student filmmakers from around the world can do, and for most, family was hard to ignore.
Read MoreNever has death looked so beautiful.
Read MoreDay one of the 2020 UWPG Film Festival kicks off with a bang. There will be films that make you cry, some that make you laugh, and some that make your skin crawl. It’s the best of home to start things off.
Whether it’s a story about a young drag queen in China, or a girl tracing her family’s history through a country they were forced from, or a successful self-help author dealing with the failing of her own life, the nominees for Most Promising Filmmaker at the 2020 UWPG Film Festival have impactful stories to tell.
Read MoreOn this episode of Let’s Talk About, Jason sits down with filmmaker and director of the UWPG Film Fest, Miranda Moroz, to talk film, fest, and everything in between.
Read MoreThe Festival Director of UWPG, Miranda Moroz talks about why student films are so important and how they're approaching the film festival in this pandemic.
