Connection is at the heart of the Calgary Black Film Festival. Whether that is connecting viewers in cinema or on their television screens to powerful Black films, or through the filmmakers themselves who are attending
Spencer Streichert got his own start on the stage at Comedy Night Monday. Now he’s set to tell the story of the man behind the Calgary comedy tradition. The upcoming documentary film will tell the
News last week of content streaming giant Netflix opening a Canadian office is just another sign Canada’s film industry is taking off, and Calgary is positioned to benefit. Calgary Film Commissioner Luke Azevedo said Netflix
Finding the time to pick up a new hobby or trying a new skill has never been easier since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s something Craig McFarlane has taken to a whole different
So far, 2021 is shaping up to be a benchmark year for the Alberta film industry. Calgary-based film company Full Swing Productions is celebrating the long-awaited release of their independent revenge-thriller, In Plainview, which was
Filmmaker Marc Serpa Francoeur said he was motivated by the lack of accountability within several institutions. Both he and co-director, Robinder Uppal, who co-founded Lost Time Media, were disturbed and angered with what they’d been
In this month’s show on CJSW 90.9 FM, host Darren Krause, editor at livewirecalgary.com talks with Calgary musician Matt Masters. Masters is the founder of Curbside Concerts Canada, and it’s gone from a one-person show
Adaptation is something that artists know well, especially in the last few months. Venues, theaters and galleries were all closed, and artists were forced to create from home – and physically alone. Productions were cancelled,
Playwrights are continuing to create using digital mediums – filming from afar and using clever editing to stitch together pieces through the coronavirus pandemic. Social distancing requirements have made theatre productions impossible. Artists can no
Conversion to a tax credit was the lone upside to Thursday’s Alberta budget announcement, as Calgary’s film industry could face a crippling economic blow. And Calgary’s film commissioner said limiting the number of productions that
