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"Every dollar you take from somebody else is a little bit of freedom taken away from you." Mike Fardy @mikefardz on why, even after you get funding, the budgets don't have to get bigger and bigger. Don't be afraid to go back to the smaller projects —that's where you have control and can play around. From In Conversation: Growing Local On-Screen Comedy at the 2026 Nickel Independent Film Festival, with Matt Wright with Dana Puddicombe.

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Dana Puddicombe on embracing failure and sticking to creative projects that you believe in. "I'd rather fail with something I believe in than try to make something that I think other people are going to like, not be able to stand up for it, and then have to deal with it not working." From In Conversation: Growing Local On-Screen Comedy at the 2026 Nickel Independent Film Festival, with Matt Wright with Mike Fardy.

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Melanie Oates on the balanced feeling that comes from having several film projects at different stages of development. From the Strengthening Development panel at the 2026 Nickel Independent Film Festival, with Jamie Miller and Allison White.

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Jamie Miller and Melanie Oates on remembering that the film is an experiment and doesn't define you ......... even when it totally feels that way. Also, therapy is good! From Strengthening Development at the 2026 Nickel Independent Film Festival, with Jamie Miller, Allison White and Melanie Oates.

DIY SCIFI 2026 YouTube premiere on Monday June 29 at 7pm NDT! 🚀🚀🚀 youtube.com/@nickelfilm DIY SCIFI 2026: We dared people across Newfoundland and Labrador to make a short sci-fi film over 10 days and 14 brilliant sci-fi shorts were made! Join us in the live chat as the films play. Featuring: 01 - Human Farm 02 - MicroMonde 03 - Carpooling with Vic to the End of the Universe 04 - Buried Memories 05 - Back to Ones 06 - Saacnia 07 - The Device 08 - we are a dream the cosmos is having 09 - First Contact 10 - Slipworm 11 - Re-Life Inc. 12 - Microwaver 13 - Superior Vena Cava 14 - Brian; or, Brain

We're so sad it's the last day of the Nickel! But it's not over yet! Today we have thee excellent events all at the LSPU Hall. 1:00pm — Crash Course in 16mm Film. A free hands-on workshop with Jérémy Gagnon (Pique-nique). Load a Bolex, learn exposure, shoot portraits of each other on 100ft of black-and-white film. No prior experience needed. LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space. 2:30pm — Labrador in Focus. Films from and about Labrador — youth-made mockumentaries from the Sheshatshiu Innu School and Mealy Mountain Collegiate, a portrait of an Innu knowledge holder, and a feature documentary on the Labrador Creative Arts Festival. We ❤️ Labrador. LSPU Hall. 7:00pm — Striking Out The Boys — world premiere! A feature documentary from director Kelly Meadus about Newfoundlander Jaida Lee, who at 16 became the first woman to play baseball at the Canada Games, plus two great short films. LSPU Hall. Tickets and full schedule at nickelfestival.com!