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06/02/2026

We are so happy to be sponsoring such an amazing production. It looks like everyone is having a blast!

Check out the upcoming Courtney Fowler Performance Academy production of SpongeBob the Musical, June 4th-7th, if you get the chance. Break a leg, everyone!

06/02/2026

A super fun challenge you should definitely take part in!

The folks over at the upcoming Nickel Independent Film Festival are awesome, and we can't wait to see what they have in store this year.

Check it out:

🚀 The legendary DIY SCI-FI returns! A free, open-to-all challenge to create a sci-fi short in in ten days, between June 11–21, 2026. Free, open to all, and not a contest. SIGN UP TODAY - LINK IN BIO. Finish a film and receive two free passes to the festival happening June 22–28 at the LSPU Hall. Join us for a full week of amazing films, workshops, Q&As and parties. Festival details coming June 1.

05/31/2026

Congratulations, Joseph, on the completion of your short film!
"RELAPSE" will be screening tomorrow, June 1st, 2026, at 6pm in the MUN English Graduate Seminar Room for viewing and critique. Good luck!

05/25/2026

Congratulations to one of our awesome coaches, Arash, for having his original short film, "The Therapy," selected to show as part of the Lift Off Global Network film festival.

Synopsis: Far from home, Sina attends a therapy session as he struggles to confront a devastating tragedy in his country. As the conversation unfolds, loss and guilt surface, and the line between memory and reality begins to blur.

Be sure to check the festival at https://liftoff.network/

Arash's film will show under the "Student Shorts" section, and will be available on YouTube later this fall. Great work!

05/10/2026

Finally, joining us for Myths & Magic Week, it's Terra Nova School of Swords ! We're in for a week of mystical filmmaking fun.

Terra Nova School of Swords is a fencing club dedicated to the study of Historical European Martial Arts. Located in St.John’s, Newfoundland. The club welcomes everyone to come train and learn weapon styles that were used during the medieval & renaissance.

Check them out! https://www.terranovaswords.com/

05/09/2026

Summer camp "Puppeteer Week" has its own special guest - Jake Thompson from NL Now Productions ! He will be joining us to show how to bring the inanimate to life.

NL Now Productions, founded by puppeteer Jake Thompson, is an award-winning Newfoundland and Labrador entertainment company specializing in puppetry-based television, film, and live performances. It produces "NL Now," a puppet-hosted variety show airing on NTV, and offers handmade puppet sales, custom designs, and live family entertainment, recently named the 2025 Youth Ventures Venture of the Year.

Check it out!www.nlnowproductions.ca/

05/08/2026

Also joining us for the Horror week of our upcoming summer film camps, ! They will be working with us and sharing their wisdom of all things spoooookyyy.

Grind Mind is a Newfoundland-based independent horror filmmaking collective known for gory, low-budget DIY short films and web series deeply rooted in local folklore and "Newfoundland nightmares". Founded by friends Shane Mills and colleagues, the group produces "Fear Made Right Here," often using practical effects and improvisational acting.

05/07/2026

Introducing the first of our many awesome summer camp collaborators: Pond Productions ! They will be joining us for both our Comedy and our Horror camps to share their knowledge.

The Cool Pond creative team was first assembled during 2020 to work on the YouTube musical Daystreamer. When that project wrapped, they thought it would be a shame for all those lessons learned to be lost, so they decided to keep going. They've since expanded their range to include sci-fi and horror shorts as part of the Nickel Short-film challenges, as well as the stage with an entry in St. John's Shorts and an upcoming collaboration with St. John's Players.

Check them out! visit https://coolpondproductions.com/

05/04/2026

Happy Star Wars Day, everyone!
This question will be controversial... what is the "correct" order to watch the Star Wars movies in?