Farewell Fire: Lift-Off Filmmaker Interview

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Farewell Fire is an animation about an alienated woman, troubled by a dark secret, who leaves her tribe on a journey in search of answers. The film screened as part of the Local Filmmakers Showcase in Vancouver. Interviewed by Bailey Schafer Can we start with an introduction about yourself? So I produced Farewell Fire and […]

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Inevitable with Producer Shanyn Maguire: Lift-Off Filmmaker Interview

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After the screening of short film Inevitable dir. Laurent Ma, we had some questions for producer Shanyn Maguire.   Interview by Mantaj Bains. Hi Shannon, thank you for joining us today and taking the time for the interview. You’re a producer for the film Inevitable, could you tell us a summary of the plot? Inevitable […]

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Spaceman: Lift-Off Filmmaker Interview

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Short, comedy drama Spaceman. has been hugely popular amongst Lift-Off audiences this year, screening with us for the third time in Los Angeles and nominated for Best Short Live Action Narrative at the Lift-Off Season Awards. Director Christopher Oliva spoke to us ahead of the L.A. screening to answer some of our questions.   24/08/17 […]

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The Honey Badger: Lift-Off Filmmaker Interview

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The Honey Badger screened at Vancouver Lift-Off as part of a sports genre screening. We spoke to the director, KB Kutz to hear all about the production process, and the star of the short documentary, Daniel Hayes, to hear about his career in sports and how that crossed over into a passion for the arts.  […]

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Still Waters Coban Beutelstetter: Lift-Off Filmmaker Interview

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After his Vancouver screening, we wanted to catch up Coban Beutelstetter, a previous Lift-Off award winner, to talk about his film Still Waters and his experiences in the film industry. Interview by Bailey Schafer Let’s start with where did you learn to make films?  Tell me a little bit about your backstory. Thing is, I […]

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