KINGSTON CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL
-7th ANNUAL EVENT
FEATURE
FILM PROGRAM
March 7-11, 2007
This year’s festival
will showcase numerous acclaimed and award-winning
films over the course
of five days, including the Opening Gala
film "Everything’s
Gone Green".
The Festival will also
feature many special events including workshops,
seminars,
one-on-one
sessions and the Local Shorts Program as
part of the Local Filmmaking Initiative. Full information
about this year’s event, including the complete
feature film schedule and ticket information, is
available on the Festival’s official website
www.kingcanfilmfest.com.
Presented by the Kingston Whig-Standard and Cogeco,
this year’s program will feature a cross-section
of the very best in Canadian film.
The Festival is grateful for the support of the
City of Kingston’s Healthy Community Fund,
the George Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund and
the Community Foundation of Greater Kingston. This
event
has been financially assisted by the Ontario Cultural
Attractions Fund a program of the Government of
Ontario through the Ministry of Culture, administered
by
the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Corporation.
The Kingston Canadian Film Festival works in partnership
with the Film Circuit, a division of the Toronto
International Film Festival Group. The 2007 Kingston
Canadian Film Festival is presented by The Kingston
Whig-Standard and Cogeco. "Congorama" (Genie Award - Best
Original Screenplay)
"Snow Cake" (Genie Award - Performance
by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Carrie-Ann Moss)
"The
Danish Poet" (Oscar nominee - Best Animated
Short Film; Genie Award - Best Animated Short)
and many others.
All access VIP passes are $65 and include entrance
to the Opening Gala film and reception. Sponsored
by Tango, Black Prince Winery and Steamwhistle, the
opening reception will take place at Tango following
the opening film screening on Thursday March 8, 2007.
Passes go on sale Tuesday February 20, 2007 at The
Grand Theatre, Empire Capitol 7 Theatre and the Screening
Room Movie Theatre.
The Festival is grateful for the support of the City
of Kingston’s Healthy Community Fund, the George
Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund and the Community
Foundation of Greater Kingston. This event has been
financially assisted by the Ontario Cultural Attractions
Fund a program of the Government of Ontario through
the Ministry of Culture, administered by the Ontario
Cultural Attractions Fund Corporation. The Kingston
Canadian Film Festival works in partnership with
the Film Circuit, a division of the Toronto International
Film Festival Group.
This year’s Local Shorts Program features:
- 7 Minute Coffee Break 8
- A Family Affair Antique An Inconvenient Penguin
Death March
- Antique Anxious For Love
- Domocide Goshawk
- How Do You Live with Yourself? Inter/View
- Making Strange Mirror’s Reflection
- No One is Illegal Kingston & The Official
Guide to Watching a Saturday
- Canada’s Secret Trails Night Hockey Game
(For Intermediates)
- On Guard Outside the Box
- Pictures Pizza Shop
- Quarter Life Crisis Rink Widow
- The Last Bang This is a Television
- Tough Guy
KINGSTON CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ATTENDING
INDUSTRY GUESTS
Canadian film industry guests to participate in
special events and screenings
Kingston - The Kingston Canadian Film Festival
is pleased to announce the film industry guests who
will be in attendance throughout the Festival, March
7-11, 2007. This year’s guest list includes
Don McKellar (actor, Monkey Warfare), Paul Fox (director,
Everything’s Gone Green) and Stefan Brogren
(actor, Degrassi: The Next Generation). The full
list of confirmed industry guests, including biographies,
is available on the Festival’s official Website
www.kingcanfilmfest.com.
Attending film industry guests include:
Barry Blake - Actor and Facilitator of the
Acting Workshop
Stefan Brogren - Actor, Degrassi:
The Next Generation
Wyeth Clarkson - Director
and Co-Writer, Sk8 Life
Phillip Daniels -Producer,
Sk8 Life
Maurice Devereaux - Director, Writer, Producer & Editor,
End of the Line
Shernold Edwards - Executive
in Charge of Creative, Epitome Pictures
Ilona Elkin - Actor,
End of the Line
Paul Fox - Director, Everything’s
Gone Green
Allan King - Director, A Married
Couple, Warrendale, EMPz 4 Life
Antoinette MacDonald - Featured
Subject, A Married Couple
Mark Mainguy - Director,
Pizza Shop
Don McKellar - Actor, Monkey Warfare
Chris Nanos - Producer, Everything’s
Gone Green
Adamo Ruggiero - Actor, Degrassi:
The Next Generation
Linda Schuyler - Co-Creator
and Producer, Degrassi: The Next Generation
Simone
Urdl - Producer, Away From Her
Kathy Weinkauf - Editor,
Monkey Warfare
Tracy Wright - Actor, Monkey
Warfare
The Festival is grateful for the support of the
City of Kingston’s Healthy Community Fund,
the George Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund and the
Community Foundation of Greater Kingston. This event
has been financially assisted by the Ontario Cultural
Attractions Fund a program of the Government of Ontario
through the Ministry of Culture, administered by
the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Corporation.
The Kingston Canadian Film Festival works in partnership
with the Film Circuit, a division of the Toronto
International Film Festival Group. The 2007 Kingston
Canadian Film Festival is presented by The Kingston
Whig-Standard and Cogeco.
Additional information about the Festival, including
the feature film schedule, is available on the official
Festival Website www.kingcanfilmfest.com.
The 2007 Kingston Canadian Film Festival will be
held March 7-11, 2007. LOCAL
FILMMAKING INITIATIVE
Workshops, master class and one-on-one sessions will
run throughout festival
Kingston - The Kingston Canadian Film Festival
is pleased to announce details regarding its Local
Filmmaking Initiative workshops, master class and
one-on-one sessions, which will take place during
the 2007 festival, March 7-11. The workshops and
one-on-one sessions are offered entirely free of
charge but participants must pre-register on the
Festival’s official website www.kingcanfilmfest.com
and apply for the one-on-one sessions.
Three workshops will be held throughout the Festival,
including the NFB Kids’ Animation Workshop,
which will take place at the National Film Board’s
Mediatheque in Toronto. The Acting Workshop, facilitated
by Barry Blake will take participants through the
art, the business and the craft of acting in film
and television. The Production Company Workshop,
led by Queen’s University graduates Wyeth Clarkson
and Phil Daniels, will examine varying approaches,
challenges and the fundamentals for starting a film
production company. The 2007 Local Filmmaking Initiative
will also feature a master class led by legendary
filmmaker Allan King, whose 50th year in filmmaking
will be celebrated throughout the Festival. Master
class registration is $25 and is limited to 20 participants.
The one-on-one sessions are designed to offer local
filmmakers the opportunity to interact with and learn
from experienced film industry professionals. To
be selected, applicants must have a project in progress.
The submission period closes Sunday March 4. Applicants
will be notified by Tuesday March 6 as to the status
of their submissions. One-on-one session application
forms and online workshop and mast class registration
is available on the Festival’s official website
www.kingcanfilmfest.com.
The Festival is grateful for the support of the City
of Kingston’s Healthy Community Fund, the George
Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund and the Community
Foundation of Greater Kingston. This event has been
financially assisted by the Ontario Cultural Attractions
Fund a program of the Government of Ontario through
the Ministry of Culture, administered by the Ontario
Cultural Attractions Fund Corporation. The 2007 Kingston
Canadian Film Festival is presented by The Kingston
Whig-Standard and Cogeco.
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THE 2007 KINGSTON CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL
March 7-11, 2007
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
http://www.kingcanfilmfest.com
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