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15Th Annual Kamloops Canadian and International Film Festival 03/03/11 15th Annual Kamloops Canadian and International Film Festival Gaffer FEstivaL GUIDEBOOK Thursday March 3 to Thursday March 10, 2011 Paramount Theatre (503 Victoria St.) FILM COMMISSION Advance tickets at Moviemart, downtown at 5th and Seymour, and Gaffer Bookland on the North Shore at Fortune Shopping Centre Ticket Information Festival Events a rocking after-party featuring a boogie-friendly band, complimentary Rocksalt Restaurant appetizers and glass Advance tickets will be on sale on the South Shore at Opening Reception of wine, and all sorts of appropriate fanfare. Tickets are Moviemart (5th and Seymour) and on the North Shore at Celebrate the opening $10 in advance (Moviemart & Bookland) and $15 at the Bookland (750 Fortune Drive) from Friday February 11th of the festival on March door. We have printed more tickets this year, but they are until Thursday March 10th. 3rd, immediately likely to sell out again, so don’t delay – buy early! This following the screening During the festival, single tickets may also be purchased event is generously sponsored by TRU Open Learning. of Incendies at The at the Paramount Theatre. Tickets to the Festival Closing Woop woop! Party will be available at Moviemart and Bookland Plaza Heritage Hotel, located just a few blocks west of prior to the festival and in the theatre lobby during the the theatre at 405 Victoria. Sponsored by the Kamloops Special Guests festival. Central Business Improvement Association, the event We’re pleased to announce several special guests who will shine a light on you, our absolutely fabulous will join us throughout the festival: $8 per ticket: Single admission Kamloops Film Festival patrons and Film Society $7 per ticket: When you purchase 5 to 9 different members. Come sample a selection of hors d’oeuvres Jennifer Jonas and Don McKellar tickets at the same time prepared by the Rocksalt Restaurant, and served to you Jennifer Jonas and Don $6 per ticket: When you purchase 10 or more by TRU School of Tourism hospitality students. There is McKellar will be in attendance different tickets at the same time no charge for this event, so please come join our “Reel at the screening of the film $10 per ticket: Festival Party (Advance), $15 at Community” in celebrating all that is film, cinema and Trigger on Sunday, March 6th the door the movies! at 7 pm. Jennifer Jonas is the producer of Trigger and other films A $2 Kamloops Film Society membership is required (available at the An Afternoon with Knowledge: Films, door). Under the Motion Pictures Act of British Columbia and Canada Filmmakers & Filmmaking – Sunday March 6, including Last Night, The Life Before This, The Perfect Customs Regulations, only members of the Kamloops Film Society 2-5 pm, TRU Clock Tower Theatre Son, Childstar, and Toronto Stories. are permitted to attend films. An annual membership fee of $2 allows Calling all aspiring filmmakes of all ages to come out Actor, writer, director Don McKellar has stared in such all members to purchase tickets for all films sponsored by the Society and rub shoulders with Rudy Buttignol (Knowledge films as The Adjuster, Exotica, Cooking With Stella, and and entitles members to all rights and privileges of the Society in Network President & CEO) and special guest John our featured film Trigger. He also has directed the recent accordance with and subject to the Constitution and Bylaws. Bolton (Opus 59 Films) who will talk about the joys of hit Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and wrote such films as Contests & Prizes filmmaking. Admission and refreshments are free but Highway 61, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, the experience will be priceless! Dance Me Outside, Childstar, and Blindness. People’s Choice Award and Festival Draw Jeff Chiba Stearns Enter our draw to win two free passes to next year’s Festival Closing Party Jeff Chiba Stearns, director of One Big film festival and to vote for your favourite film of the Do not miss our soon-to-be Hapa Family, will be in attendance at his festival. The most popular film, and the annual draw legendary closing event! Right after the ‘feel-good’ closing film of the film on Tuesday, March 8th at 7 pm. winner, will be announced at the Festival Closing Party. festival on March 10th (yes, we do Jeff Chiba Stearns is a prolific animator, Film Trivia Prizes consider these things), skip over writer and director who has made such Win great prizes! A short trivia contest will be held at to the Blackwell Hall at The Plaza films as Yellow Sticky Notes, What Are You Anyway and the beginning of each film. Heritage Hotel (address above) for the upcoming Emerson: Pictures of an Exhibitionist. 2 Discounts During the Festival Schedule and Contents Plaza Heritage Hotel—Room Discount Simply mention that you are in town for the festival and receive a special room rate of $79 plus taxes (single or double occupancy). Parking is free. Call toll free 1-877-977-5292. THURSDAY MARCH 3 PAGE MONDAY MARCH 7 PAGE Film for a Cause 6:00 pm Doors open 7:00 pm Cole 15 Our charity film this year will be the documentary One Big Hapa Family, which features the Kamloops 6:45 pm Opening remarks TUESDAY MARCH 8 Japanese Canadian Cultural Association. KCIFF will 7:00 pm One Big Hapa Family 16 contribute 100% of the net revenue from the showing 7:00 pm Incendies 5 of the film to the Kamloops Japanese Canadian with special guest, director Jeff Chiba 9:00 pm Opening Reception 2 Cultural Centre to help with its recovery from a Stearns in attendance devestating fire in February, 2008. Please come out FRIDAY MARCH 4 and hear an introduction by the filmmaker Jeff Chiba WEDNESDAY MARCH 9 7:00 pm Lovers in a Dangerous Time 6 Stearns and a performance by the Raiden Taiko 7:00 pm Small Town Murder Songs 17 drummers. 9:00 pm Lebanon 7 THURSDAY MARCH 10 www.facebook.com/KamloopsFilmFestival SATURDAY MARCH 5 7:00 pm Made In Dagenham 18 1:00 pm The Secret of Kells 8 www.twitter.com/KamloopsFilm 9:00 pm Festival Closing Party 2 3:00 pm Waste Land 9 For the most up-to-date information, contest give-aways and Draw to win two passes interesting film trivia, join us on twitter and facebook or visit our 7:00 pm The House of Branching Love 10 for next year’s festival 2 website: www.kamloopsfilmsociety.org/festival.htm 9:00 pm Oliver Sherman 11 FRONT COVER from Oliver Sherman SUNDAY MARCH 6 page 3 1:00 pm How to Boil a Frog 12 from The Illusionist 3:00 pm The illusionist 13 page 4 from Trigger 7:00 pm Trigger 14 BACK COVER with special guests, producer, from Incendies Jennifer Jonas and actor, Don McKellar in attendance 3 From the Festival Committee In working to select and secure the films for the fifteenth annual Kamloops Canadian and International Film Festival, we came to realize that something exciting was happening: opportunity to present not only our usual slate of exciting features from Canada and around the World, but to showcase our own, homegrown talent and community. We therefore made the effort to make this year “The Year of the Local Filmmaker” in every way we could. In addition to the three local films in our lineup (Lovers in a Dangerous Time, Cole, One Big Hapa Family) we’ve partnered with Knowledge Network to host a salon on Sunday from 2-5 at the TRU Clock Tower Theatre entitled An Afternoon with Knowledge: Films, Filmmakers & Filmmaking, designed to showcase the art and passion of making movies. Once again, we have organized the Opening Reception to give the festival the launch that it deserves. We will be holding the Opening and Closing events at the Plaza Hotel again this year. Be sure to purchase your tickets early for the closing event as only a very limited quantity are available and we sold out last year. We’re presenting 14 films this year, including three documentaries (two of which are from BC!), two animated films, our usual top-notch international fare, and some of the finest Canadian cinema we’ve ever had the opportunity to screen. We would love to hear your feedback on this venture, so be sure to let us know what you think by filling out this year’s questionnaire! Sponsorship plays a major part in any event of this size. Throughout this guide, on the tickets, on the screen prior to each film, and with verbal announcements, you will see or hear the names of our many sponsors and supporters. We are extremely grateful for the support that we receive from these businesses and encourage you to, whenever possible, thank them for their participation. The committee is very grateful to the Festival volunteers, whose many hours of committed time have made the Festival possible. As well, we value the participation and assistance of Jeff Harrison (Manager of the Paramount Theatre). Sincerely, The Kamloops Canadian and International Film Festival Committee: Billy Collins Rheannon Green Dušan Magdolen Chris Buchner Jennifer Poohachoff Wayne Egers Kevin Martin Mark Wallin Nathalie Wandler Randy Krichbaum Tom Friedman Sharon Simpson Val MacKay Producer Sponsor Thursday March 3rd, 7:00 pm for this film ASSOCIATIONO FRANCOPHONE DE KAMLOOPS “Blessed with the Incendies Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad’s acclaimed play, AWARDS help of a strong cast, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two 2010 winner Best Canadian Feature Film young adults’ voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, the country’s best Vancouver International Film Festival Canada never-ending wars and enduring love.
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