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February 18, 2005
February 18, 2005
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Film Club Newsletter - February 18, 2005
1. Events & Festivals - Canadian Heritage Film Festival, THE CHIEFS, EDGE CODES, BEING CARIBOU and shorts at the Drake!
2. Now Playing
3. Coming Soon
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1. Events & Festivals
a) CANADIAN HERITAGE FILM FESTIVAL
February 18th to February 21st, 2005
Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, BC
http://www.scfs.ca and
http://www.heritagefilmfest.ca
The Sunshine Coast Film Society is pleased to invite you to the first-ever Canadian Heritage Film Festival, Friday, February 18th to Monday, February 21st, 2005 at Gibsons Heritage Playhouse. See films from across the country and over the decades, from the film pioneers to the post-modernists. The weekend-long festival includes nine feature films, a few of them old and rare and hard to get, one of them brand new. The films will be supported by four documentaries, many classic National Film Board shorts, and several special events.
Some of the Festival Highlights:
Friday, Feb 18th - The weekend kicks off with an Opening Night Gala and the screening of BACK TO GOD'S COUNTRY (1919), starring the gorgeous British Columbia-born Nell Shipman, filmdom’s first action heroine and a great lover of animals and nature. Nell does the first nude scene in Canadian feature film history. (Hedy Lamarr’s notorious turn in EXTASE/ECSTACY came 14 years later!) Dr. Kay Armatage is our guest speaker, and the screening will be accompanied live by Ken Dalgleish on piano.
Saturday, Feb 19th - Film archivist Emily Staresina will be holding an Antique FILMS Roadshow workshop. Bring in your old home movies - 8 mm film, Super-8, etc. - the film that you or your parents or grandparents shot and that is now stored at the back of a cupboard or in the shed or the attic or the basement. Emily will assess its condition, advise you on how to preserve it, and explain how to transfer it to another medium. Individual consultations available by appointment, too.
Sunday, Feb 20th - We will also be hosting a morning of ANIMATION FILMS for the young at heart - and suitable for children from tots to teens, too! And, this event is free! Sunday afternoon will celebrate the works of Claude Jutra and the evening will feature Joyce Wieland’s work.
Monday, Feb 21st - After many exciting films and events (including a Guy Maddin double bill), we will be co-hosting a Closing Night Gala with the SC Museum and Archives. We will screen two films. SKANA is a short documentary by late Sunshine Coast filmmaker Collin Hanney about Skana the Killer Whale’s journey from freedom to Hospital Bay to the Vancouver aquarium. And the closing film, IN THE LAND OF THE WAR CANOES, a 1914 film made by photographer and ethnographer Edward S. Curtis, is a story of love and revenge that captures on film the culture of the Kwakiutl First Nation of Vancouver Island before contact with the white man. Representatives of the Kwakiutl Nation will be our guest speakers.
Check it the Festival website for festival films, events, and passes!
b) THE CHIEFS - WORLD PREMIERE & SPECIAL SCREENINGS
http://www.leschiefs.com
i. World Premiere, Toronto
Bloor Cinema, Toronto
February 16th, 2005 at 4:40pm & 9:30pm
The filmmakers will be in attendance and there will be an opening party afterwards.
ii. Hamilton Premiere
Friday, February 18th
7:30pm and 9:10pm*
The Movie Palace, 526 Concession Street
Hamilton, Ontario
Members $6, General Admission $8
*Filmmakers Jason Gileno and David Bajurny will be present for a Q&A following the screenings.
THE CHIEFS will also be shown:
Saturday, February 19th at 6:45pm and 10:30pm; and Wednesday, February 23rd at 7:00pm.
THE CHIEFS is a documentary that digs its fingernails into a truly bizarre sub-culture of professional hockey. Welcome to the city of Laval in Quebec, Canada, home of the Laval Chiefs, the toughest team in the toughest league in the world. Here you might see 10 fights in a single period, or a bench-clearing brawl in the warm-up. Coaches beat on each other. Goalies go at it. And players hike through the stands to slug away with the fans.
This is the true story of five brawling hockey players, who live in the back of a hockey arena and fight their way to heroic status in the most violent league in the world. One by one our heroes begin to crumble against their worst foes - themselves. THE CHIEFS is a real-life account of men fighting to remain boys.
Directed by Jason Gileno and produced by David Bajurny. Distributed by Seville Pictures.
DVD Release Date Across Canada - Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Look for Filmmaker Appearances on...
-Movie Television on CityTV, Feb. 18th & 19th at 7:00 pm
-CHTV Hamilton, Feb. 18th
c) EDGE CODES: THE ART OF MOTION PICTURE EDITING
Royal Cinema, Toronto
Exclusive Three-Day Engagement from February 18th to February 20th
Featuring interviews with George Lucas, Norman Jewison, Michael Ondaatje, Bruce McDonald, Cameron Bailey, and the editors of RAGING BULL and THE AVIATOR (Thelma Schoonmaker); THE MATRIX TRILOGY (Zach Staenberg); LOST IN TRANSLATION (Sarah Flack); EXOTICA and THE SWEET HEREAFTER (Susan Shipton); MEMENTO(Dody Dorn) and many others.
A documentary that entertains, provokes debate, and stimulates the cinematic imagination, EDGE CODES is a radical journey through the history of motion picture editing - the essence of cinema. Led by visionaries of the art and contemporary masters of the craft, EDGE CODES goes beyond the cutting edge, unlocking the future of montage and exploring editing as a universal
language shaping our perceptions of the world around us.
Combining personal interviews, archival and contemporary film clips, an original soundtrack and innovative editing that illustrates and illuminates the narrative - EDGE CODES journeys through the history of the cinema by examining the evolution of its architecture - editing. Featuring clips from films as early as the turn of the 20th century to the Russian classics of the 20’s and 30’s (Eisenstein’s BATTLESHIP POTEMPKIN), the French New Wave (Goddard’s BREATHLESS), and the modern vanguard films that they influenced and that propelled the medium forward (CITIZEN KANE, PSYCHO, TAXI DRIVER, STAR WARS, RESERVOIR DOGS, THE SIXTH SENSE, THE LIMEY, RUN LOLA RUN, GANGS OF NEW YORK) EDGE CODES also questions the implications of our everyday experiences with editorial techniques, which are evident yet simultaneously disguised. Taking the recent conquest of Baghdad as an example, EDGE CODES examines how the history of our times is no longer written - it is edited.
This exclusive theatrical presentation of EDGE CODES is sponsored by IndieAccess.ca, Canada’s leading film employment website.
On Friday, February 18th, director Alex Shuper will host a panel format Q&A following the screening, with several Canadian editors featured in EDGE CODES.
d) BEING CARIBOU
http://www.beingcaribou.com
(See upcoming screening times below...)
Environmentalist Leanne Allison and wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer follow a herd of 120,000 caribou on foot, across 1,500 kilometres of rugged Arctic tundra. The husband-and-wife team want to raise awareness of threats to the caribou’s survival.
They let the caribou guide them through a wild and remote landscape, from the central Yukon to coastal Alaska and back. During the five-month journey, they ski and hike across mountains, swim icy rivers, brave Arctic weather and endure hordes of mosquitoes. They survive an encounter with a hungry grizzly bear that forces them to reconcile what it means to be a part of true wilderness.
Hunger, fatigue and pain become routine, but the sacrifice is worth it when they witness the miracle of birth just metres from their tent.
Dramatic footage and video diaries provide an intimate perspective of an epic expedition. At stake is the herd’s delicate habitat, which could be devastated if proposed oil and gas development goes ahead in the herd’s calving grounds in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Upcoming Screenings:
February 23nd, 2005, 7:30pm
Nelson, BC
Film Lovers in the Kootenays
Capital theatre, 421 Victoria Street
Info: 250-226-0097 / 1-866-FLIKS
February 23, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
North Vancouver, BC
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue
Tickets: 604-984-4484
February 24, 2005
Dawson City, YK
Tr'ondek Hwechin Heritage Week, First Nations screening
Danoja Zho Cultural Centre
February 25th, 2005, 7:30pm
Vallican, BC
Film Lovers in the Kootenays
Vallican Whole Community Centre, 3762 Little Slocan River Road
Info: 250-226-0097 / 1-866-FLIKS
February 26, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Whistler, BC
Celebration 2010: Whistler Arts Festival
Millennium Place, 4335 Blackcomb Way
Note from Film Club: For more information on upcoming screenings and events, visit the website. To find out how you can take action to help save Canada's caribou population, visit http://www.beingcaribou.com/action/action.htm. If you're interested in finding out what WildCanada is doing to protect Canada's environment, please visit http://www.wildcanada.net.
e) UNDERGROUND AT THE DRAKE HOTEL, TORONTO
February 28, 2005, doors open at 6pm
Short Screenings:
A Body of Work at 6:30pm
A party-girl artist seduces and kidnaps 3 street boys and hosts an exclusive art show that will forever change their lives. Pierre Bonhomme, the writer/producer/director, gave up a career as an architect for the long hours of the film set. He has worked on features and independent productions and will direct his next film this summer. A BODY OF WORK is his first film. It was screened at the Toronto Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival in 2004.
Moving at 6:45pm
Two strangers find themselves moving into and out of the same apartment on the same day, discovering that they are at similar turning points in their lives. Before turning to filmmaking, Ian Kennedy, the writer/producer/director, was a short fiction writer with published stories in various Canadian & U.S. magazines. Currently in pre-production is his next film, YIELD TO SELF, to be shot this spring. MOVING is Ian's first film as writer and director.
Photo Reaction at 7:05pm
Inspired by both the perspective of actual, living visually impaired photographers and the magic of how everyone 'sees' the world differently, PHOTO REACTION challenges the viewer to re-examine not only what photography is, but the process inherent in all acts of creation. Rhett Morita, the writer/producer/director, is a Gemini award-winning cinematographer. After working as a D.O.P. on childrens' television series for WB, Disney, Nickelodeon and CBS, he began to shoot television movies for ShowTime, Disney, Columbia/Tristar, Lifetime and Court TV. In the spring of 2003 he wrote and directed a short film, LIFE AFTER. He has since written and directed five shorts.
Impact at 7:15pm
The antics of a pair of radio hosts are juxtaposed with the darkest moments of a man's life as he decides his fate. Filmmaking is Alan Powell's, the writer/producer/director, second career. For 10 years he produced & directed audio productions for clients throughout North America. His writing/producing & directing credits include an original sitcom TV pilot, ROUGH CUTS, the short films PITCH HIT and THE AFFAIR (currently in post). He is also an internationally published playwright.
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2. Now Playing
FILM CIRCUIT
Visit the website (http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/filmcircuit/index.html) to see which Canadian films are playing near you.
Here is a partial list of films that are playing across Canada, listed by title. You can also check out http://www.cinemaclock.com/ to see what other films may be playing in your town.
Being Julia
BC, AB, ON, QC, NS, NF
http://www.sonyclassics.com/beingjulia/
Childstar
BC, ON
http://www.childstar-movie.com
Citadel
Camera Bar, 1028 Queen St. W., Toronto
February 20, 27, 2005
Screenings at 7pm and 9pm
http://www.camerabar.ca
Shake Hands With the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
AB, ON, QC
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3. Coming Soon
If you know of any upcoming film festivals or events happening across the country, please be sure to email the details to filmclub@thismagazine.ca.
Wilby Wonderful on DVD
February 22, 2005
http://wilbywonderful.com
Canadian Filmmakers Festival, Toronto
April 7th to April 10th, 2005
http://www.canfilmfest.ca
NSI FilmExchange Canadian Film Festival, Winnipeg
March 2nd to March 5th
http://www.nsi-canada.ca/filmexchange
Genie Awards, Toronto
March 21st, 2005
http://www.academy.ca
The nominations for the 25th Annual Genie Awards in 21 categories were announced on February 8th. For a full list of nominated films, go to www.academy.ca. The Genies will be broadcast on CityTV and Bravo on March 21 at 8 p.m.
5th Annual Reelworld Film Festival, Toronto
April 13th to April 17th, 2005
http://www.reelworld.ca
Hot Docs, Toronto
April 22nd to May 1st, 2005
http://www.hotdocs.ca
Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children, Toronto
April 29th to May 8th, 2005
http://www.bell.ca/sprockets
Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Toronto
May 7th to May 15th, 2005
http://www.tjff.com
5th Annual Female Eye Film Festival, Toronto
June 10th to June 12th, 2005
http://www.femaleeyefilmfestival.com
Canadian Film Centre's Worldwide Short Film Festival
June 14th to June 19th, 2005
http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com
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ATTENTION Canadian Film Enthusiasts:
Check out http://www.academy.ca or http://www.genieawards.ca for regular updates of Canadian film listings, and to get links to official film websites and distributor sites! Information will be updated on a weekly basis. Note that listings are subject to change at any time.
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Posted by annette FC at February 18, 2005 11:05 AM