It was really nice to see women of all walks of life and experiences gather to meet, share, learn, and heal together.
“I had an amazing experience volunteering at the 2023 Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival.”
Check out publicly available short films from the 2023 Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival.
“My practicum/internship experience at the Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival has been an amazing experience for me.”
On the evening of December 1, 2023, dozens of local film industry professionals gathered at Krusch Cocktail Bar in downtown Ottawa for the Media Launch event of the 2023 Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival.
We're just over a month away from the 2023 Digi60 Filmmakers' Festival, which means filmmakers are currently shooting or editing their films for the 60-day challenge. As a way of giving them an extra dose of motivation in their journeys, we thought it would be a good idea to take a break, go back in time and watch some films that have already hit the Digi60 screens. In the list below, we've compiled award-winning films from the 2022 Digi60 Filmmakers' Festival. Grab your popcorn and enjoy!
During the 80-minute conversation, Ashley Gorman, Stephen Gagné, Hassib Hani and Mikey Tachuk talked about their experience participating in the challenge and answered questions from Kevin and the registered filmmakers who attended the live event.
Over 50 people attended an event held on October 1 at DARC Microcinema in downtown Ottawa for the kickoff of the 2023 Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival.
“These four months participating as the practicum intern for the Digi60 Filmmakers Festival has been a very great and eye-opening experience.”
Check out publicly available short films from the 2022 Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival.
What an evening! On November 13, 2022, we invited the folks of Inside Out Ottawa to join us for a little soiree at the Digital Arts Resource Centre. More than 40 people joined in the festivities, with networking, snacks, and refreshments. We can’t wait to do it again!
President Kevin Burton moderated an insightful conversation with past Digi60 winners Arjan Atwal (2019 Winner, Best Director & Best Technical), Hingman Leung (2020 Winner, Best Film & Best Director), Angie Mills (2021 Winner, Best Director) and Patrick Mulligan (2021 Winner, Best Film) as they discuss their experiences, give advice to registered filmmakers and answer questions.
This “Ask Us Anything” style discussion saw over 30 attendees and hopefully motivated the filmmakers in attendance for the final 30 days of the challenge.
We were joined by a talented group of creatives this past October 5th at Atari Gardens in Byward Market.
We are excited to see BIPOC filmmakers building community and we hope to foster more events that celebrate diversity in Ottawa.
We kicked off our 18th year of the festival at the DARC Loop Space where over 60 filmmakers and enthusiasts attended the event. Attendees were treated to screenwriter pitches and some presentations by ACTRA, DARC, and new Ottawa Film Commissioner Sandrine Pechels de Saint Sardos.
The main attraction of the evening was the catch release for this year’s festival, “Escape”.
Filmmakers now embark on a 60-day adventure to produce a film, from beginning to end, ahead of the screenings during the festival running December 16-18, 2022.
Sound is one of those invisible things that very often takes a lower priority during production precisely because ... yup, it’s invisible.
It is still possible to get decent sound for your micro budget film if you plan well and have a few basic tools on hand during production. Here are some things to consider to get good, solid sound on your next project.
When you endeavour to make a short film with a micro budget (or none at all), you are taking on some interesting challenges. Every aspect of your production is a series of compromises, and the sound department is no different.
This article is geared specifically for the rookie filmmakers, with concepts and tips written with the assumption that they are about to make their first short film, and are looking for low or no-cost ways to get usable sound to tell the story. I make some gross generalizations, and only touch on some topics that people have spent lifetimes studying.