The hometown premiere of 4 North A, the first collaboration between St. John’s director Jordan Canning and Saskatoon-born filmmaker Howie Shia, headlines a rich selection of three short works, produced or co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), at the 2020 St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (October 14–18).
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That is why today the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, announced the government’s intention to introduce new, targeted supports to help hard-hit businesses and other organizations experiencing a drop in revenue. The government plans to introduce legislation to provide support that would help these businesses safely get through the second wave of the virus and the winter, cover costs so they can continue to serve their communities, and be positioned for a strong recovery, including:
Audiences across Canada will be able to share in powerful Indigenous storytelling, including seven National Film Board of Canada (NFB) produced and co-produced works, at the online imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival (October 20–25, 2020). The NFB is also partnering on an industry panel for Indigenous virtual reality creators.
After so much talk, by Rafael Nadal and others, about so many reasons why this pandemic-postponed French Open could be more difficult for him — cooler autumn weather; slightly heavier tennis balls; lack of match preparation — the King of Clay is right back where he usually is: in the final.
The Government of Canada is proud to support economic development opportunities and growth in Indigenous communities.