Two Canadian shorts are set to have their world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

First is Loud, from writer-director Adam Azimov, produced by Ellen Wong and Terry Gallagher. The other is My Dad, the Rockstar (pictured), written, directed and edited by Kevin Jin Kwan Kim. The English and Korean-language short is produced by Michael Ren, Anastasia Itkina and Wai Sun Cheng.

Still Moving, an animated short written, directed, edited, animated and lensed by Rui Ting Ji, will be making its North American premiere.

These premieres follow the previously announced feature selections for the festival, which include Maxime Giroux’s In Cold Light.

The Tribeca Film Festival runs from June 4 to 15.

The René-Jodoin Prize to be awarded to La Bande Vidéo

The Sommets du cinéma d’animation and the Cinémathèque québécoise have awarded the René-Jodoin Prize to La Bande Vidéo, a Quebec City-based media arts and animation centre.

Created in 2015, the prize is given annually to a personality or organization in Canadian animation recognized for exemplary work.

According to a release, Quebec artists such as author, illustrator and filmmaker Diane Obowsawin; director Moïa Jobin-Paré; animator Nicolas Brault; designer and director Alexandre Roy; and director Frédérick Tremblay.

Filmmaker Pierre Hébert won the prize last year.

The René-Jodoin Prize will be awarded to the La Bande Vidéo team during the Sommets Awards Ceremony on the final day of the Sommets du cinéma d’animation at the Cinémathèque québécoise in Montreal, which runs from May 26 to 31.

Windsor International Film Festival introduces new short film prize

The Windsor International Film Festival (WIFF) has announced the creation of a new local short film prize starting with its 2025 edition.

The annual prize comes with a cash prize of $3,000 with the winner selected by an independent jury.

This year’s WIFF runs from Oct. 23 to Nov. 2. Submissions for the festival are now open.

Cinespace Studios Toronto names soundstage after The Handmaid’s Tale

Cinespace Studios Toronto has named the 20,000-square-foot soundstage at its Kipling campus ‘The Handmaid’s Tale Stage’ following the completion of the Hulu series’ sixth and final season in the city.

The series, based on the 1985 novel from Canadian author Margaret Atwood, has filmed at Cinespace since its pilot.

Image courtesy of Kevin Jin Kwan Kim