William Latham, Author at Edmonton Short Film Festival
Edmonton: A Secret Haven for Christmas Movies!

Edmonton: A Secret Haven for Christmas Movies!

You may be surprised to learn that there have secretly been quite a number of Christmas movies made in Edmonton. From the early 2000’s till now, a whole range of different Christmas movies — from hallmark dramas, to slasher spoofs — have been shot and produced in...
How do you make the jump from short films to features?

How do you make the jump from short films to features?

If you’re an early career filmmaker, you may have thought about making a feature. Maybe you’ve been inspired by the wondrous recent success of local Edmonton filmmaker Kyle Edward Ball and his debut feature Skinamarink. You too might have a few strong short films...
The Value of Film Festivals

The Value of Film Festivals

You’re a new filmmaker. You’ve made a short film, Now what? Are film festivals worth your time or not? Should you put it on YouTube and market it online? These are good questions. And despite the fact that we at the Edmonton Short Film Festival are inclined to tell...
The Best of New Queer Albertan Cinema

The Best of New Queer Albertan Cinema

Recently Edmonton, and Alberta broadly, has been the site of some wondrous Queer film productions. As June comes to a close, and this year’s Pride Month extends to a full Summer of Pride, we are looking at some of the best recent Queer films made in Alberta in the...