Last Stop to Armageddon films in rural Manitoba
This week Refuge 31 is filming for its documentary Last Stop to Armageddon in rural Manitoba out at CFB Shilo, Pilot Mound and Camp Hughes. Yesterday was a windy, sunny and beautiful experience at the former troop training grounds at Camp Hughes. The World War 1...
Burning Ember nominated at GLCFF
Refuge is honoured to be nominated for Best Feature Documentary at the Great Lakes Christian Film Festival 2015 for its film Burning Ember: The Steve Bell Journey. It's been a wonderful festival run with awards, nominations and many well wishes from festival...
Facing Hunger wins a World Humanitarian Award
Refuge 31 is honoured to announce that its first film (made in 2013), Facing Hunger, has won a Silver World Humanitarian Award at the World Humanitarian Awards. The film, which profiles two farm families on opposite sides of the world working to end global hunger, was...
Refuge 31 Heads to Indianapolis
Last fall Refuge began following a pretty unique story of a church startup for a feature documentary. What's so unique about a church startup you ask? It's a geek church... Dedicated to serving the geek and nerd community, Geekdom House is something that Kyle Rudge...
Open Casting Call
Refuge 31 Films has numerous projects underway that require actors for period re-enactments as well as both documentary and dramatic shows coming up through 2015-2016. Please send headshot (selfies - mobile pics are just fine) and updated BIO/CV with contact...
Burning Ember to air on CBC’s Documentary Channel
Burning Ember officially has a Canadian home... We are delighted to announce that Refuge's first feature documentary has been acquired by CBC's Documentary Channel for broadcast in Canada. This is not only a great honour but also a vindication of our work and...
Refuge 31 begins First World War Documentary
The War to end all wars… Refuge 31 Films with Heritage Canada and the World Wars Commemoration Fund has began filming the World War One documentary Last Stop to Armageddon: The Camp Hughes Story. The half-hour documentary examines the impact that the war had on...
Filming in England
Faith in Imagination... Last fall Refuge began working on a concept called The Fantasy Makers. A documentary examining the pioneers of fantasy literature and their impact on our culture today. The project is in full development and we were off to Cambridge and Oxford...
Burning Ember screening at Global Visions 2015
If you're out in the Edmonton area on May 13th then head over to the Metro Cinema (Garneau Theatre) and watch Burning Ember: The Steve Bell Journey on the big screen at Global Visions 2015. There will be a special appearance by Steve Bell himself for a Q&A after...
Double Screening at Florida Movie Festival
While Burning Ember is working its way through festivals in North America as well as being broadcast worldwide this spring in Europe, Eastern Europe, Australia and South East Asia (details are coming) a festival in Florida has taken notice of another of Refuge...
Burning Ember Screening and Nomination at Houston Worldfest 2015
Refuge 31 is honoured to not only have its first feature film, Burning Ember: The Steve Bell Journey, screening at the 2015 WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival, April 10-19, but also be nominated for a Worldfest REMI AWARD. The film, partially...
Refuge 31 wins Accolade Award
We said things were going to start to get exciting come February and March... Over the weekend Refuge 31 was notified that Burning Ember: The Steve Bell Journey has received an Accolade - Award of Excellence at the Accolade Global Film Competition! The film has been...