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O, BRAZEN AGE CANADIAN THEATRICAL RELEASE

ncc — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 01:33:33 +0000

We’re very pleased to share O, Brazen Age with audiences across Canada through a series of theatrical events in six cities!

Bytowne Cinema, Ottawa, 9:00pm EST, April 5, 2017

Vancity Theatre, Vancouver, 6:45pm PST, April 4, 2017

Metro Cinema, Edmonton, 7:00pm MST, April 2, 2017

Globe Cinema, Calgary, 7:00pm MST, April 1, 2017

Concordia University – Visual Arts Building 114, Montreal, 7:00pm EST, March 29, 2017

Carlton Cinemas, Toronto, 2:00pm & 7:00pm EST daily, March 24-March 30, 2017

THE VALLEY BELOW OFFICIAL POSTER

ncc — Mon, 05 May 2014 07:51:30 +0000

We’re very excited to finally reveal the official poster for The Valley Below by writer/director Kyle Thomas, a multi-narrative drama set in the badlands of central Alberta. Incredible thanks to Montreal artist/designer Simon Roy for his amazing work on this poster! The Valley Below is North Country Cinema’s first feature film produced by Alexander Carson, Cameron Macgowan, and Kyle Thomas, with the support of Telefilm Canada’s Micro-Budget Production Program.

Trailer coming soon! Multi-platform release coming later this year…

WRTBC AT PARAJANOV RETROSPECTIVE

ncc — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:37:43 +0000

We are excited to announce the inclusion of Alexander Carson’s 2011 film “We Refuse To Be Cold” in a new screening series at the J.A. de Sève Cinema at Concordia University in Montreal. “Allegory, Folktales, and Poetics of Soviet Cinema in the Work of Sergei Parajanov” will present films by the under-recognized Soviet-Armenian filmmaker with guest lectures and thematically relevant contemporary short films between Jan 19 and Feb 16, 2013.

This screening series is curated by Marcin Wisniewski, and is produced by the FOFA Gallery at Concordia. Sandy’s film will open for Ashik Kerib (screening on 35mm) on the afternoon of Saturday Feb 9 at 2 pm. If you’re in the Montreal area, please check out this rare exhibition of extraordinary poetic cinema!

WRTBC AWARDS FINALIST FOR EN ROUTE FF!

ncc — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:31:32 +0000

Alexander Carson’s 2011 film “We Refuse To Be Cold” has been selected as an awards finalist for the 2012 Air Canada En Route Film Festival! Free public screenings of the finalist films will take place Wednesday, November 7 at 7 p.m. (EST and PST) in Toronto at Varsity Theatre (55 Bloor St. W.), in Vancouver at the Scotiabank Theatre (900 Burrard St.) and in Montreal at the Quartier Latin (350 rue Emery). Following the screening, awards will be presented for Best Short Film, Achievement in Documentary, Achievement in Direction and Achievement in Cinematography. And please vote for “We Refuse To Be Cold” in the Audience Choice Award Competition!

We are thrilled to have Sandy’s film chosen as an awards finalist by a jury composed of elite Canadian actors, directors, and producers. If you are in Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver, please come out on Nov 7 to support our work at these free screenings!

See the full PRESS RELEASE here

CBC TELEVISION ACQUIRES WRTBC

ncc — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:13:57 +0000

North Country Cinema is entering the world of broadcast television in collaboration with CBC/Radio Canada! Alexander Carson’s 2011 film “We Refuse To Be Cold” has been acquired for the forthcoming program “Absolutely Quebec/Absolutely Canadian”, which will air nationally later in 2012, beginning with a Quebec region only broadcast on Saturday September 1 at 7 pm E.S.T. To launch the program, CBC is partnering with Armatta gallery in St-Henri–the same Montreal neighbourhood featured in both “We Refuse To Be Cold” and Sandy’s forthcoming film Braids (2012). A vernissage and screening will be held on Thursday July 19 at 9 pm, 3255 rue St. Jacques. More details about future broadcast dates coming soon!

BRAIDS TRAILER NOW ONLINE

ncc — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:09:37 +0000

Here is the trailer for Alexander Carson’s new film Braids, currently in post- production at NCC. Featuring the stunning cinematography of Joseph Baron and dynamic performances by a terrific ensemble cast, Braids was filmed in the gritty and lush alleys of the St-Henri neighbourhood in Montreal in September of 2011. Building upon the personal and confessional storytelling developed in Sandy’s recent films “We Refuse To Be Cold” (2011), and “Last Communication With Laura” (2009), Braids weaves a rich and poetic narrative about friendship and family, love and betrayal.

Braids was produced by Alexander Carson, Kyle Thomas, and Stuart Clarence Wiber. It is currently scheduled for festival release in the fall of 2012. See the trailer here, featuring sweet music by Gloze. Lead performances by Stuart Clarence Wiber, Amanda M. Weightman, Alexander Carson, Kyle Thomas, and Harper Rock. If you like what you see, please share this video!

WRTBC AT RENDEZ-VOUS DU CINEMA QUEBECOIS!

ncc — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:46:20 +0000

We are proud to have “We Refuse To Be Cold” selected for the 2012 Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. This 2011 film by Alexander Carson is continuing its great festival run with another stop in the film’s native city of Montreal. Its nice to share this work with the film-going community of the city that inspired much of this poetic and lyrical piece. The screening will take place on Feb 17 at 21:45 in the Claude Jutra theatre at the Cinématheque québécois. Check the trailer here:

WRTBC LOCAL PREMIERE IN MONTREAL

ncc — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:07:13 +0000

After an exciting international festival run in September, Alexander Carson’s latest film “We Refuse To Be Cold” will have its homecoming with a screening at CinemaSpace at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts on November 3 @ 6:30 PM.Check the trailer below and please come out to see this great film if you are in the Montreal area!

“WE REFUSE TO BE COLD” NEW TRAILER NOW ONLINE

ncc — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:43:10 +0000

Here’s the trailer for the latest short film by Alexander Carson, now in post-production at NCC. Produced with the support of the National Film Board’s Filmmaker’s Assistance Program, WRTBC will tour festivals internationally in 2011. In the meantime, enjoy the sweet warmth of this trailer as the cold winter season settles in upon us. Please share this video if you like it, and look for more news about this project in early 2011.

THE HOMOSOCIAL TRAILER NOW ONLINE

ncc — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:24:53 +0000

This is a cine-web project currently in development by Sandy Carson at NCC. Combining fictional and documentary approaches, The Homosocial will present a series of videos about fraternity and homosocialization through a unique and stylish interactive web-platform. This project was inspired by Suburban Beast Theatre’s research ventures into Toronto’s frathouse communities, led by Jordan Tannahill and Nathan Schwartz in 2009. Currently, The Homosocial is only in development stages, but we’re eager to share this short video as a way of introducing you to the project. If you like it, or know a fratboy who would, please distribute this video widely!

“WE REFUSE TO BE COLD”

ncc — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:41:14 +0000

WRTBC is Sandy’s latest film, now in post-production in Montreal. NCC is pleased to announce the support of the National Film Board of Canada, who have signed on to provide funding and services for the film’s completion, now scheduled for early 2011. WRTBC tells the story of a young couple spending a winter together in the St. Henri neighborhood of Montreal. The film features performances by Alexander Carson, Amanda M. Weightman, Jordan Tannahill, Colin Bradley, Atli Bollason, and Nicholas Martin. It also features the stunning cinematography of Joseph Baron, and a trailer will be coming later this fall to prove it!