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This episode highlights a session from our Lockdown Film School with writer-directors Mina Shum and Philippe Falardeau. In it, the two discuss their craft, compare notes on process, and discuss how they were inspired by each other.

France’s compelling 2018 miniseries, Proud, about the evolution of gay rights told through a family drama is now screening in virtual cinemas in Canada and the US.

San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ Frameline Film Festival goes online this weekend for the 2020 online showcase, with highlights including Ema, Summerland, and Stage Mother.

In this session of Lockdown Film School, we talk to writer-director Alice Winocour about her features Augustine, Disorder, and Proxima.

Babyteeth is a quirky, surprising, and ultimately very moving film about teenage terminal illness that is less a wistful tearjerker than it is a coming-of-age drama.

Shannon Murphy on how she put Babyteeth together, from casting to blocking, and why Milla’s cancer treatment is largely left off-screen.

In this session of Lockdown Film School, we present a production design masterclass with Suzie Davies and Stéphane Collonge.

In Coded Bias, Shalini Kantayya explores the bias inherent in facial recognition and surveillance, and the consequences that might entail for the marginalized.  Shalini Kantayya’s latest documentary, Coded Bias, sets its sight on the marginalized voices in tech research to highlight the inherent bias in the code that is used for facial recognition software. The […]

In this directing masterclass, writer-directors Mina Shum and Philippe Falardeau discuss their craft, compare notes on process, and discuss how they were inspired by each other. About the directing masterclass with Mina Shum and Philippe Falardeau We just hosted an amazing discussion between two guest writer-directors, both Canadian national treasures: Mina Shum (Double Happiness, Ninth Floor, and Meditation […]

Wintopia director Mira Burt-Wintonick on how she worked out a personal approach to making a documentary eulogy to her father, filmmaker Peter Wintonick.

Anne Émond is one of the most exciting Canadian directors working today and deserves wider international attention. Her films play with time and genre as they explore the connection between the physical and the emotional aspects of her characters.

In this masterclass on directing, writer-directors Anne Émond (Nelly) and Madeleine Olnek (Wild Nights with Emily) discuss their female writer biopics.