A popular accusation levied against Calgary is that we are engaged in “cowboy cosplay’: over-representing our Wild West roots. Calgary, after all, is a cosmopolitan city with skyscrapers, where people are more likely to work […]
On Monday, September 23rd the Calgary International Film Festival hosted a red carpet event for the Alberta Spirit Shorts screening. The Alberta Spirit Shorts program celebrates Alberta filmmakers, many of whom were in attendance, along […]
The loss of Calgary’s famous Eau Claire Market has been marked by many, and the reverberations felt throughout Calgary. Perhaps no one has felt them stronger than the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF), who lost […]
February is Black History month, which has been recognized nationwide in Canada since 1995. It is an opportunity for all Canadians to learn more about the contributions that Black Canadians have made to our society. […]
A Pinto for the Prince is a 1979 documentary directed by Colin Low and John Spotton. The film is 16 minutes long and covers a 1977 visit from then-Prince Charles to the Blood or Kanai […]
The Calgary International Film Festival or CIFF, is back for its 24th year! The festival takes place September 21 – October 1 at Cineplex Eau Claire and The Globe Cinema. The festival will showcase over […]
Dancing Around the Table Part One and Dancing Around the Table Part Two, are both NFB documentaries directed by Maurice Bulbulian. In 1980, triggered by the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution, Representatives of Native Peoples […]
The Calgary Black Film Festival is back for its third edition! Described as “Necessary, Innovative, Strong, Diverse and Bold programming,” the Calgary Black Film Festival sets out to amplify the voices of Afro-descendants. The Calgary […]
Sarah Uwadiae last graced the pages of the Calgary Guardian in May 2022 on the red carpet of the Calgary Black Film Festival, where her documentary Home first premiered. Even then she was already talking […]
Anne Koizumi is a self taught animator from Calgary AB, whose first exposure to audiences came through her participation in 2006 in the NFB Hot House Series. Her one minute animation film depicts a prairie […]
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