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A scene from Night Mayor, a short by Guy Maddin that won the best experimental film award in Austin, Texas. (Rebecca Sandulak/NFB)A new short film by Winnipeg auteur Guy Maddin has won the award for best experimental short at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
Night Mayor tells the tale of a Bosnian immigrant who harnesses the power of the aurora borealis to broadcast images of his adoptive country. The comic fantasy, from the filmmaker who created My Winnipeg and The Saddest Music in the World, was produced by the National Film Board.
The SXSW festival, a celebration of music, film and other arts, annually attracts Canadian bands and filmmakers.
An interactive website to back up Waterlife, a film that examines the imperilled fresh water of the Great Lakes, won an award for web activism.
The interactive website was produced by the NFB and designed by Jam3Media to further awareness of issues raised in Kevin McMahon's documentary, Waterlife.
Nick Fox-Gieg, an animator and video artist based in Toronto, won best animated short for his work The Orange, based on a story by Benjamin Rosenbaum.
Marwencol, a debut documentary from Jeff Malmberg of New York won best documentary and Tiny Furniture, by Austin's Lena Dunham was best narrative feature.
Canadian bands playing at the festival include Broken Social Scene, Born Ruffians and Plants and Animals.
A Canada Blast showcase series includes Hey Rosetta!, Winter Gloves, The Pack A.D., Bruce Peninsula and Delhi 2 Dublin.
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FILM REVIEW: Men in Black 3 by Eli Glasner May. 25, 2012 11:40 AM Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back in the action sequel Men in Black 3, a third instalment of a series now 15 years old. Though new addition Josh Brolin manages some amazing mimicry as a younger version of Jones, the story doesn't measure up to the weird and wonderful charms of the original, says film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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