In The News

As reported by CBC News, Highrise: Out My Window, an NFB produced multimedia documentary (see Yonge Street's feature from November), has been nominated for an International Digital Emmy. Created by Toronto artists and filmmakers, the online documentary explores life in high-rise apartments in cities around the world.

"Highrise: Out My Window, a Canadian multimedia art project that explores life in high-rise apartments, has earned a nomination for the International Digital Emmy Awards."

"Under the direction of filmmaker Katerina Cizek and advisers from the NFB, the online project showcased the residents of 13 apartments in cities such as Amsterdam, Toronto and Havana and presented the footage in a feature-length web documentary as well as in live presentations and on-site installations. The production, the NFB's first nomination for a Digital Emmy, is a contender in the category of digital program: non-fiction..."

read full story here
original source CBC News