Bowen Youth Film Gala
Friday June 27, 2008 7:30 pm Collins Hall, Bowen Island
Make your way over to Collins Hall, Friday June 27 at 7:30 for a memorable evening of short films crafted by our island’s young people. The range of films is quite remarkable: Lego stop-motion animation, comedies, international documentaries shot in Ireland and Nepal, imagistic poetry, dramas, whew! Our kids are such a creative bunch! Organized by Silvaine Zimmermann and the usual suspects on the board of directors this is a showcase full of surprises and remarkable depth and may be the start of an annual event. Bring your budding young film-maker along to be inspired by the productions of their island chums; maybe their films will grace next year’s program. Young film-makers whose projects are included will be given free admission and a certificate of participation. Please call 604-947-0450 to reserve seats, recommended for this screening. The 2008 Bowen Youth Film Gala includes works by: Andrew Cameron, Arthur Szabo, Austin Wrinch, Calder Stewart, Calum Cole, Clancy Sindlinger, Emily Allan, Emmett Sparling, Holly Kasasian, Jake Bagshaw, Kailey Spear, Kyla Jameison, Lacey O’Neill, Lina Martin-Chan, Mariah Fleetham, Megan McPhee, Natasha Wehn, Robyn de Zwart, Ruth Kasasian, Sam Spear, Susanne Curry, Taylor Milne, Tobin Sparling You can get a taste of the Gala on YouTube with the trailer for Natasha Wehn’s comedy, “Till Death Do Us Part” (caution, some coarse language). You can also visit Bowen TV after Tues June 24 to see an interview with the organizers.
The Youth Film Gala is the final event for our 2007-08 schedule. We thank our members for their support in making this a real turnaround year for the Film Society. In addition to bringing fine films to our Bowen audience, we have continued, without resorting to outright kidnapping, to attract film-makers (and even movie stars) from afar to present their films in our rustic auditorium. This year we were honoured to host such luminaries as the directors of the critically acclaimed “King Corn”; Rupinder Nagra, the star of “Amal” who traveled from Toronto for the occasion; as well as local film-makers Jack Silberman and Len Gilday who brought personal perspectives to challenging content. It was a great year. Our new Fall schedule begins with a screening on Sat., Sept. 27.
Bowen Island Film Society, RR#1, E-1, Bowen Island, B.C., V0N 1G0 604-947-0450 http://www.bowenfilm.com
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