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 is grateful to have been fairly busy over the past nine months. While the pandemic has complicated things, and made us wishing for a day when we can travel and hug all our friends and loved ones again, we’ve been busy and safe. Despite all the travel...
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...
R31 has had a fairly busy run of production since its inception in 2013. However, in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak this has stopped. While there’s plenty of post production and development that can continue during this time of self-isolation and group...
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...
Refuge 31 Films has completed its long awaited feature documentary film Volendam: A Refugee Story. Production began well over a year ago which included travel to the Volendam and Neuland Colonies in Paraguay. The documentary examines the group of Russian Mennonite...
