Manitoba Film

• Intimate doc ‘Endless Cookie’ takes 2 Canadian brothers from Shamattawa to Sundance

  Seth and Peter Scriver say they began recording sessions for their documentary nine years ago, from Peter’s house in Shamattawa, a First Nations reserve in northern Manitoba.

  Entertainment

  Jan 22
  
• Gimli film fest’s archive of Manitoba home movies reopens for submissions in 2021

  Do you have home movies saved on obsolete media, gathering dust in a basement or closet? If yes, the Gimli Film Festival wants to see them.

  Entertainment

  Mar 11, 2021
  
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• Manitoba Sixties Scoop documentary finds audience in West Africa

  Roger Boyer's film 'Lost Moccasin' about a local survivor of the Sixties Scoop was 'the highest-viewed film' according to the founder of Accra Indie Film Festival.

  Entertainment

  Aug 8, 2020
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• Lights, camera, quarantine: Manitoba film industry taking cautious approach to reopening

  "We're looking to do it safely," Manitoba Film and Music's Rachel Rusen told 680 CJOB.

  Health

  May 25, 2020
• Manitoba film productions shuttered amid COVID-19 pandemic, but industry group points to future

  However, the provincially-funded corporation meant to bolster the film and music industries says Manitoba will weather the storm.

  Economy

  Apr 2, 2020
• Manitoba election campaign: Tories promising more money for film industry

  Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister says he would increase the budget for an existing film and video tax credit by $25 million over four years – or just over $6 million a year.

  Politics

  Aug 20, 2019
• Morden gets its ‘mojo’ back as site of film production: mayor

  The local film industry is booming in Manitoba, with at least six film set to be shot in Winnipeg this year – but the capital city isn't the only spot in the province getting a taste of Hollywood.

  Entertainment

  May 9, 2019
• Manitoba tax credit for local film and video productions made permanent

  The Manitoba Film and Video Production Tax Credit, a refundable credit for labour in local film and video productions, previously had a 'sunset clause' – an expiry date for the credit, set for Dec. 31. Provincial ministers announced Tuesday that the sunset clause will be eliminated.

  Entertainment

  Jan 15, 2019