Over one whirlwind weekend, the Digi60 team dropped in on three very different film sets during the 60-Day Challenge.
“Subtitles are distracting.”
“I don’t want to read a movie.”
I used to say that too, until I lost half my hearing. Now I can’t imagine watching without them.
Maybe the problem isn’t subtitles at all, but the way we think movies should be experienced.
Written by Tera Bruinsma
On Tuesday, October 14, the Digi60 team hosted our virtual Half-Way There AMA, a chance for filmmakers in the 60-Day Challenge to connect, ask questions, and share encouragement at the midway mark.
The finish line is in sight! DARC is helping Digi60 filmmakers complete their 60-Day Challenge projects with access to equipment, edit suites, and post-production spaces, everything you need to make your story stand out.
On September 14, the Digi60 community gathered at Club SAW to kick off the 2025 60-Day Challenge. With 80 participants and 50+ attendees, the event buzzed with energy, connection, and excitement for the season ahead.
We’re growing! During Digi60’s 2024 Annual General Meeting on July 13, 2025, we welcomed six incredible new board members to our team, while bidding a fond farewell to one departure.
To close out the 2024 season, we celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 at the National Arts Centre. Nearly 100 people came together to connect, share on our community vision board, and hear inspiring panelists.
Meet the speakers and facilitators! // Rencontrer les orateurs et les animatrices !
Join the Digi60 Filmmakers' Festival as we celebrate women and gender diverse creatives with an afternoon of conversation and networking! // Rejoignez le Festival des cinéastes Digi60 alors que nous célébrons les créatives féminines et de genre diversifié avec un après-midi de conversation et de réseautage !
Our practicum student Brian Edgar joined the Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival as a videographer and editor, and was responsible for producing the behind-the-scenes series from this year’s 60-Day Challenge. Come read his thoughts on the experience!
60-Day Challenge filmmakers Beatrice Villadelgado and Jessie Edwards joined Giacomo Panico of CBC’s “In Town and Out” segment to talk a little about the festival and the challenge.
Check out publicly available short films from the 2024 Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival.
Over fifty Registered Filmmakers, cast and crew gathered at Krüsch in the ByWard Market Friday, November 15th to celebrate the completion of their 60-Day Challenge.
On the weekend of Saturday, October 26th and Sunday, October 27th, members of the Digi60 team visited the sets of three 60-challenge participating crews to document the filmmakers in action.
The virtual Halfway There Drop-In Session was hosted Wednesday, October 16th, and we had a few first-time filmmakers join to chat about the festival, learn lessons from its history, and have their questions fielded by our team.
"The atmosphere was buzzing with energy and creativity as participants shared their stories and experiences..."
And they're off! On 15 September we kicked off the 2024 Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival with nearly 70 people attending the event, filling the room to standing room only.
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.