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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.
“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!
