Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival is open for submissions!
Early Deadline: 1 November 2024
Regular Deadline: 1 January 2025
Late Deadline: 1 February 2025
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What We Offer
Membership
CineVic Membership is open to anyone who demonstrates filmmaking or videography ability, or interest in developing this ability.
Members enjoy reduced rates on equipment rentals, discounts on workshops, volunteer opportunities, and more.
Equipment
CineVic has the gear for your
🎥 indie film
🎨 media art
🎬 web series
🖼️ documentary
▶ viral video
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Programming
Participate in workshops, mentorships, and creation programs. Apply for professional development, production, and exhibition opportunities. Attend screenings, artist talks, and collaborative networking events.
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Instagram Takeovers by CineVic Members
Check out some photos from our recent One Take Super 8 screenings in October 2024.
Did you know that CineVic has a collection of over 200 movie titles on 16mm celluloid film, donated to us over the past 30+ years from the NFB, universities, libraries, and filmmakers?
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Latest News
That’s a wrap on Season 4 of Push In!
That’s a wrap on Season 4 of Push In – The CineVic Podcast! Thanks again to our captivating guests from the class of 2024: Connor Gaston, Emanuel Foucault, Ana de…
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🚨 New Equipment Alert 🚨
We’ve got a load of new equipment at CineVic including our new RED Komodo-X camera package, Aputure Daylight LED Lighting, and equipment carts! Our newest addition to our collection of…
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Summer Staff 2024
CineVic welcomes our first-ever staff hired through the Canada Summer Jobs program! Ava Creed (left) returns as Equipment Assistant, helping our members with equipment rentals and onboarding some new gear…
Read MoreVideo Gallery
Sit back and enjoy some amazing work by CineVic members, and revisit some of our past programming. Go ahead. Binge.
We Came From The Sea
2021 10:30 minutes Directed by Jeremy Lutter Einar is an addict, recently abandoned by his wife and five year-old daughter. As he fights to go clean in their oceanside…
Woo Woo
2021 3:20 minutes Directed by Tyson Laidler Woo Woo is a short super 8 film strongly inspired by my childhood love of big classic locomotive trains. As a kid,…
The Door Between Worlds (Captioned Version)
2020 7:16 minutes Directed by Sarah Nicole Faucher Cast out from one world, Aithne must find another. But before going through the door between worlds, she must face the…
Television Baby
2023 2:30 minutes Directed by Ava Creed Hi, my name is Ava Creed. Like any great piece of art this project was made within a few hours at a…
Nicky MacKenzie – Morals (Official Music Video)
2024 3:00 minutes Directed by Leta Cushing-Woodcock Music video for “Morals” by Nicky MacKenzie.
Wormies
2023 19:48 minutes Directed by Octavian Kaul In 1980s suburbia, a distant family is forced to come together when the hottest new toy, a cute aquatic pet, mutates into…
Ace Venturers
2024 3:26 minutes Directed by Ali Tahmasebi For more than 4 years, I have been part of a group of volleyball players that play every weekend during the summer…
Tarantinator
2024 4:29 minutes Directed by Ali Tahmasebi Chris, a big Tarantino fan, and his friend Ben, come across a poster promoting a live Q&A with Quentin Tarantino. With the…
Topaz Skate Park on Super 8
2023 3:33 minutes Directed by Tyson Laidler Experimental attempt to mount a super 8 camera onto a DJI Ronin. Shot at the new Topaz Skate Park with an old…
Ersatz Cats
2021 3:20 minutes Directed by Suzanne Moreau Ersatz Cats is about humans acting as cats acting as humans acting as cats. Think “Victor/Victoria” fluidity – but cats. Inspired by…
Mystic Beach 4K
2023 2:53 minutes Directed by Tyson Laidler Short video highlighting the sights and sounds of Mystic Beach on the Juan De Fuca Trail.
LOW ALAMODE – TERROR (Official Music Video)
2024 3:20 minutes Directed by Brodie Calis LOW ALAMODE – TERROR (Official Music Video). Created for CineVic’s 2024 One Take Super 8 event.
on departure
2023 3:00 minutes Directed by Lee Ingram During a farewell visit to a special spot on the territories of Sc’ianew (Beecher Bay) First Nations, Lee recalls memories of rest…
The Dog – A Rapidly Condensed Guide to Treading Water
2024 14:20 minutes Directed by Michael Makaroff An underwriter recounts his career in body part insurance sales in an attempt to affirm his life choices.
Babble On
2019 10:14 minutes Directed by Robert David Simpson Three male gang members, MICKEY, CHARLIE, ART, are sent from London to Canada to pick up a key and a suitcase…
The Museum of the Abortion Wars
2024 17:30 minutes Directed by Joyce Kline A 22nd century audience attends a TED-style presentation on a divisive conflict of the past—the battle over abortion rights.
Membership
CineVic Members enjoy benefits such as networking and volunteer opportunities, discounts on workshops, programs, and equipment rental, and more!