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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:41:24 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>BIG SMASH FILM COLLECTIVE, 2008-2011</title>
      <description><![CDATA[After 3 years of regular operations, The Big Smash! Film Collective closed its doors in June of 2011. With several key board members and committee members moving away from Winnipeg or focusing on their individual arts practices, programming under Big Smash!'s original structure became difficult, and the board members have branched off into their own projects and other collectives. We thank all of the people who came out to support our events!]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/big-smash-film-collective-2008-2011.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:25:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>MISKATONIC 2011/2012 Curriculum to be announced soon!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies is coming back for its second year starting in late September 2011. Expect 4-week courses on Universal Monsters, creepy children, the films of Val Lewton, teenage sleuths from the Hardy Boys to Veronica Mars, and an epic 6-week course with rotating instructors that delves deep into the most integral chambers of horror theory. Exact schedule to be posted shortly!]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/miskatonic-20112012-curriculum-to-be-announced-soon.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>First wave of PLASTIC PAPER 2011 programming announced!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Take a first peek at what's in store for you at PLASTIC PAPER's 2011 edition, including animation legend RALPH BAKSHI and Montreal underground cartoonist RICK TREMBLES as in-person guests!]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/first-wave-of-plastic-paper-2011-programming-announced.71.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:17:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>FANTASIA Partners with THE MISKATONIC INSTITUTE OF HORROR STUDIES with Exclusive Scholarship!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fantasia offers five scholarships per school year (October-May) to would-be participants who are unable to cover the costs of yearly registration. To apply for the Fantasia Scholarship you need to be between the ages of 14-29 and be willing to fill out the one-page application form available for download on the Miskatonic website.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/fantasia-partners-with-the-miskatonic-institute-of-horror-studies-with-exclusive-scholarship.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:51:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>THE ESSENCE OF REVERSE GOODNESS: UPTOWN reviews TURKISH STAR WARS</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Turkish Star Wars proves a nobody Winnipeg movie critic wrong: there truly is fun to be had in the cinematically bad]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/the-essence-of-reverse-goodness-uptown-reviews-turkish-star-wars.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 10:43:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>PLASTIC PAPER 2011 NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[PLASTIC PAPER: WINNIPEG'S FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED, ILLUSTRATED + PUPPET FILM is now accepting submissions of short and feature length films made after Jan 1, 2010. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/plastic-paper-2011-now-accepting-entries.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:33:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>BLOODSHOTS CANADA Registration now open!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[2010 GRAND PRIZE JUDGE: NEIL MARSHALL (director of CENTURION, THE DESCENT + DOG SOLDIERS)! GRAND PRIZE $1000! ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/bloodshots-canada-registration-now-open.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:34:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Miskatonic starts up weekly classes in the fall!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies will be offering weekly classes at Blue Sunshine in Montreal starting this fall. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/miskatonic-starts-up-weekly-classes-in-the-fall.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Rob Williams interviews CHUCK STATLER for the Winnipeg Free Press!</title>
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      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/rob-williams-interviews-chuck-statler-for-the-winnipeg-free-press.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 10:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Winnipeg Free Press recommends THE SECRET OF KELLS and SUMMER WARS!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Free Press writer Randall King offers up his two picks from PLASTIC PAPER's festival lineup.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/winnipeg-free-press-recommends-the-secret-of-kells-and-summer-wars.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 15:09:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>UPTOWN interviews Bill Plympton and Heather Henson for the PLASTIC PAPER Festival!</title>
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      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/uptown-interviews-bill-plympton-and-heather-henson-for-the-plastic-paper-festival.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 11:19:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>PLASTIC PAPER gets press in Anime News Network, BadLit, The Winnipeg Free Press and Uptown!</title>
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      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/plastic-paper-gets-press-in-anime-news-network-the-winnipeg-free-press-and-uptown.59.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 13:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Naomi Hocura interviewed about PLASTIC PAPER  in Toronto's J-POP POW-WOW!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Naomi Hocura curated Plastic Paper's opening night program SECONDS UNDER THE SUN (May 5) , and along with husband Brandon (and bandmate in VOWLS) curated the Daisuke Ichiba exhibit happening at aceartinc. May 4-26th.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/naomi-hocura-interviewed-about-plastic-paper-in-torontos-j-pop-pow-wow.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>PLASTIC PAPER ANIMATION FESTIVAL trailers made by Clint Enns + Leslie Supnet!</title>
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      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/plastic-paper-animation-festival-trailers-made-by-clint-enns-leslie-supnet.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Photos from the inaugural bout of PHONOGRAPHY: The Live Music Trivia Gameshow!</title>
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      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/photos-from-the-inaugural-bout-of-phonography-the-live-music-trivia-gameshow.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Bloodshots winners CHLOE + ATTIE and JACK accepted into CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival!</title>
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      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/bloodshots-winners-chloe-attie-and-jack-accepted-into-cfc-worldwide-short-film-festival.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:51:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US Premiere photos!</title>
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      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/until-the-light-takes-us-premiere-photos.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:04:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Kier-La launches THE MISKATONIC INSTITUTE OF HORROR STUDIES</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Horror film courses for teens taught by various professional horror writers, programmers and filmmakers!]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/kier-la-launches-the-miskatonic-institute-of-horror-studies.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:02:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>DIY BLACK METAL MOVIE-THON - Filmmaking Contest!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Doreen Girard won the $100 prize for her amazing handmade Black Metal slideshow, but here is the full list of submitted films and some links for online viewing!]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/diy-black-metal-moviethon-filmmaking-contest.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:34:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>EUROCRIME reaches $10K Goal on Kickstarter - PLUS a great interview with Director Mike Malloy!</title>
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      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/eurocrime-reaches-10k-goal-on-kickstarter---plus-a-great-interview-with-director-mike-malloy.43.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:48:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>PLASTIC PAPER IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR ANIMATED FEATURE AND SHORT FILMS MADE AFTER JANUARY 1, 2009</title>
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      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/plastic-paper.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>BIG SMASH! incorporates a non-profit wing!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It's official - BIG SMASH! FILM COLLECTIVE, INC is a new, registered legal entity. Stay tuned to the website as it evolves to include a page detailing our vision and mission statements, recognition for funders, and more!]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/big-smash-incorporates-a-non-profit-wing.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>EUROCRIME! Documentary launches Kickstarter Fundraising Page</title>
      <description><![CDATA[EUROCRIME! is a feature-length doc about the violent, stylish Italian crime thrillers of the 1970s featuring over 20 interviews with many of the powerhouse actors, director and stuntmen who made the genre so dynamic.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.big-smash.com/news-reader/items/eurocrime-documentary-launches-kickstarter-fundraising-page.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
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