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André Narbonne’s book nominated for the Giller Prize

08 Sep 2022 Leave a comment

André Narbonne’s book, Lucien & Olivia, is on the longlist for the Giller Prize. His friends are not that surprised, as they have long known what a fabulous writer he is.
https://www.cbc.ca/books/14-canadian-authors-longlisted-for-100k-scotiabank-giller-prize-1.6573339

Laura Repo’s new album, This Is My Room

27 Mar 2019 Leave a comment

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My cousin Laura Repo has just released her new album, This Is My Room.
It features beautiful, sparse arrangements and to my ear her best lyrical offerings yet.

You can check it out on Spotify for now, and it can be pre-ordered or bought when it’s released on Itunes around April 5th.

My friend, the artist Misha Horacek, has a beautiful new website:

26 Feb 2018 Leave a comment

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https://mishahoracek.com/

TWO, the new film by filmmaker Chris Spencer-Lowe, to screen in the Vancouver and Montreal festivals

01 Oct 2016 Leave a comment

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See TWO’s Facebook site for details:

https://www.facebook.com/TWOthefilm/?fref=nf&pnref=story

Fellow Wired Monk Jenni Blackmore wins first prize in the young adult novel category of the NS Writers’ Fed contest

21 Apr 2016 Leave a comment

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@WFNS Congratulations to all of the winners. 🙂

— Elaine McCluskey (@ElaineMcCluskey) April 21, 2016

Transfer screening at the Manchester International Short Film Festival

06 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

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Transfer appearing at Moviate

21 May 2015 Leave a comment

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Transfer, the short film I co-wrote with filmmaker Chris Spencer-Lowe, is appearing in the Moviate Underground Film Festival.

http://www.moviate.org/?q=node/227

Nova Scotia Film Industry Tax Credit

05 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

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Please sign this petition to help preserve the NS Film Industry Tax Credit:

https://www.change.org/p/the-honourable-stephen-mcneil-premier-of-nova-scotia-preserve-the-ns-film-and-digital-media-tax-credits-no-change-without-consultation?recruiter=5020010&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=mob-xs-share_petition-reason_msg

CBC’s ComedyCoup has voted to put Depflies into development!

06 Dec 2014 Leave a comment

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The comedy team my sister Lise Vigneault is a part of, Depflies, has been voted to be put into production by CBC’s ComedyCoup. Originally there was going to be just one winner, but they decided to produce Montreal’s Depflies as well as Vancouver’s Human Town.

Transfer is appearing at the Charlottetown Island Media Arts Festival

24 Oct 2014 Leave a comment

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Transfer, the short film I co-wrote with filmmaker Chris Spencer-Lowe (with excellent contribution from the film’s principal actor, Ben Stone), will be screening tomorrow, Saturday Oct. 25th, at the Charlottetown Island Media Arts Festival.

http://www.imaf.ca/screenings-saturday-october-25/