Film
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Women in film
The Winnipeg film industry has been growing in recent years. In 2016, the film industry in Manitoba brought in $127 million in production, and Carole Vivier, CEO of Manitoba Film and Music says this year is anticipated to exceed $150 million.
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CRITIPEG: Unarmed Verses
Unarmed Verses is a miracle of a movie – the kind of minor masterpiece that makes clear why documentaries are reaching new heights of popularity.
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CRITIPEG: Faces Places (Visages, Villages)
Unlikely connections are at the core of Faces Places.
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French cinema comes to Winnipeg
Cinephiles are excited for Cinémental, Manitoba’s festival of French-language films.
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CRITIPEG: The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography
Documentarian Errol Morris has made some of the medium’s most defining pictures. The Fog of War earned him an Oscar, and The Thin Blue Line wrote the book on true-crime docs while freeing an innocent man from death row.
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Arts Briefs
Congratulations to Tina Keeper // Double, Double, Toil and Trouble // Sister Cycle // Local Governor General finalists // Mosaic family programs // Seeking: musicians
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Cult classics take off in Winnipeg
Winnipeggers love their cult classics.
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43,001 nights at the movies
The moviegoing experience has been a part of Winnipeg culture since the 19th century. More than just a leisure activity, how and where Winnipeggers see movies can be a barometer for gauging local cultural and economic trends.
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Critipeg: Stalker
A surreal and sprawling sci-fi meditation, Stalker is set in a dystopian future society whose fabric is forever altered by the appearance of “The Zone,” a mysterious geographic space of seemingly otherworldly origins.
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Critipeg: Obit
The word “obituary” can have misleading connotations.
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Arts Briefs
Art City clay on display // More Indigenous art at the WAG // Circle of Life Thunderbird House Fundraiser // Vegan SMACDOWN // JJ Neepin selected for apprenticeship // Wall-to-Wall presents Hotel Room
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Arts Briefs
New Point Douglas mural // FemFest 2017 // Accalia Robertson recieves grant // Syrian newcomer youth theatre // Greys Anatomy trivia night
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Kleefeld Honey Festival
Aug. 11 to 13 // Where honey meets chili
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Gimli Film Festival
July 26 to 30 // Moviegoing: An exciting summer activity
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Riding Mountain National Park Film Festival
July 11 to 16 // Experiencing film through the great outdoors
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Paterson
Iconic indie film pioneer Jim Jarmusch’s newest feature, Paterson, showcases the director at his best.
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French Film Festival returns for a third year
Pour ceux qui apprécie le cinéma, an interesting festival is returning to Winnipeg.
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Toni Erdmann
On paper, the plot of Toni Erdmann may seem innocuous. The Oscar-nominated German-Austrian film is the story of Winfried (Peter Simonischek), an elderly German man, and his daughter Ines (Sandra Hüller), a corporate consultant living in Bucharest.
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Don’t Waste a Precious Minute
Don’t Waste a Precious Minute is a creepy, creative and lean horror thriller. It could be used as a textbook example of how to do a lot with a little.
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User-friendly cameras mean more diversity in film
Local filmmakers have seen a shift in power dynamics on set within the last few years, mostly due to advances in technology.