by Lynn Trinh | Dec 31, 2025 | Featured (feature your top blogs), Kootenay film news, Kootenay Screen Based Industry
What a year! 2025 was all about community, momentum, and supporting local creators. From packed events to major grants, new leadership, and homegrown productions making waves, check out some highlights from the year: ✨ 12 meetups & screenings, and 6...
by Sarah Kapoor | Dec 30, 2025 | Featured (feature your top blogs), Kootenay film news, Kootenay Regional Film Commission, Kootenay Screen Based Industry
KRFC – 2025 Year in Review and looking forward in the Kootenays Reflections from Kootenay Film Commissioner, Sarah Kapoor. So let’s just start with… We make movies here! We’re no stranger to big names and multi-million dollar productions. Some past...
by Carla Sinclair | Dec 24, 2025 | Featured (feature your top blogs), Kootenay Screen Based Industry, Uncategorized
KSBI members Carlo Alcos & Trixie Pacis recently returned from Banff Mountain Film Festival after screening “Ahon”, a documentary featuring Filipino Mountaineering Club based out of Alberta. Pacis directed the film, and Alcos worked on sound and camera. They...
by Carla Sinclair | Nov 30, 2025 | Kootenay Screen Based Industry, Member Spotlights
We’re excited to shine a light on Kootenay filmmaker E.K. Braffet, whose debut feature “Mile 15” was shot in the region earlier this year. With a bold visual style and an instinct for grounded, character-driven storytelling, Braffet is becoming a voice to watch in the...
by Carla Sinclair | Oct 22, 2025 | Featured (feature your top blogs), Kootenay Screen Based Industry, Member Spotlights
🎬 Simon Shave is Co-owner/Producer at CK9 Studios with his business partner Clay Mitchell in Nelson. He sat down with Carla Sinclair from Kootenay Screen Based Industry Workers (KSBI) to pull back the curtain on the company. Simon spoke about the making of the...
by Carla Sinclair | Jun 3, 2025 | Featured (feature your top blogs), Kootenay film news, Kootenay Screen Based Industry
This year we celebrated the wrap of the ‘Her Vision’ Women in Film Mentorship Program with a panel discussion featuring the talented participants. This event celebrates the achievements of emerging women and non-binary filmmakers in the Kootenays....
