 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | Short Film Face Off | | | That grid of faces you see before you? It is not, in fact, a screenshot from my last Zoom meeting of the week. You’re staring at the nine Canadian directors who’ll be competing in this year’s edition of Short Film Face Off, a CBC series that’s now in its 15th (!!!) season. The first episode premiered Saturday with films by Induk Lee, Chris Harris and Hayley Gray, and you can, of course, watch it on CBC Gem. As before, Amanda Parris is the host of the show, and CBC News’ Eli Glasner has returned as a panelist alongside Mohit Rajhans and Magali Simard. But the winner won’t be decided without your help. Maybe not you, specifically — although by all means, consider casting a vote for your favourite film after watching the series. For the first time ever, viewers will help select the winner, and the prize is hefty: $30,000 provided by Telefilm Canada. The online poll doesn’t open until the end of episode 3 (air date: Aug. 27). There’s a little more info here, and you can follow series updates on Twitter. | | | | | And because we promised you eye candy ... | | |  | Tania Marmolejo | Alone with my mind by Tania Marmolejo. The artist has a solo exhibition coming to CICA Vancouver Sept. 1. | | | | |  | Hiromi Nakatsugawa | | Monument to the Extinction Drive by Hiromi Nakatsugawa. Mind blown? You’ll be excited to hear the artist is doing a residency at Xpace Cultural Centre in Toronto right now, busy producing work for a show that’ll open there next month. | | | | |  | Weppler and Mahovsky | | Who’s stumbled on one of these magical picnics? The project’s called the Guest’s Shadow, and the artists behind it (Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky) have been bringing it to locations around Toronto. The last one was Saturday, and it’ll appear next in Grange Park on Aug. 20. If you’re lucky enough to be in the area, you’ll be invited to contribute a snack-lantern of your own. Info here. | | | | |  | Danton Lamar | | | | | Between passion projects and pandemic pivots that stuck, new clubs are boosting the city’s comedy scene. | | | | |  | Columbia Pictures/Prime Video | | | | | As Anne T. Donahue sees it, the new streaming series will give everyone that feeling. | | | | |  | Emilie Bourdages-Bittle/Historica Canada | | | | | | | A new Heritage Minute tells the story of Paldi, B.C. Founded by Sikh immigrants, it’s one of Canada’s first multicultural towns. | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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