R31 announces awards and documentary production start

R31 announces awards and documentary production start

While North America begins to see the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, or at least a return to some of the normality we enjoyed some fourteen months ago, R31 has much to celebrate. During the past few weeks, as festival and award competitions come back to life, we saw...
New Projects, Nominations and R31 on VIMEO ON DEMAND

New Projects, Nominations and R31 on VIMEO ON DEMAND

It has been a busy start to the year so far… Following all Covid-19 protocols, R31 has begun production of two documentaries which are due for completion in the last part of 2021. The first project being Conform: The Mennonite Migration to Mexico. The TV-hour...
Volendam wins Manitoba Day award

Volendam wins Manitoba Day award

R31 is honoured to announce that its film Volendam: A Refugee Story has been awarded a Manitoba Day Award for outstanding film or theatre production by the Association for Manitoba Archives. The film examines the story of Mennonite refugees fleeing the Soviet Union...
R31 Update – Fall screenings and Festivals

R31 Update – Fall screenings and Festivals

R31 is grateful to be in production this fall as Covid-19 continues to change how we make television and all other aspects in the film and television industry. While initially all screenings of our films were put on hold, including the popular Volendam: A Refugee...
Volendam takes top documentary prize at Real to Reel

Volendam takes top documentary prize at Real to Reel

In a weekend of ‘staggering’ attendance at the Winnipeg Real to Reel Festival, R31’s film Volendam: A Refugee Story took home the Best Feature Documentary prize. The film, which examines the story of Mennonite refugees fleeing the Soviet Union during...