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FAVA FEST showcases our member’s works and put on a big party to celebrate outstanding achievements in film, video and media art in our community. Learn more about the festival here.
FAVA FEST 2015 Screenings
HOORAY FOR HELEN – OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT
MONDAY | APR 13 | 7:30PM | ADMISSION BY CASH DONATION
ORTONA ROOM (1ST FLOOR, 9722 102 ST NW)
Helen Folkmann was an artist, fierce arts advocate, film maker, painter, wife, mother, friend and warrior. For many years she was the Executive Director of FAVA.
Please join us in celebrating her 2015 Outstanding Achievement Award on April 13th where we’ll share some of her film work, tell stories and toast her memory.
BEST OF FAVA SCREENINGS – PROGRAM 1
SPONSORED BY ACTRA
TUESDAY | APR 14 | 7PM
ADMISSION BY CASH DONATION
METRO CINEMA (8712 109 ST – GARNEAU THEATRE)
A selection of films submitted to this year’s Awards of Excellence chosen by our jury. Come see the best of what FAVA has to offer in 2015. Included in these programs are the premiere of four short films commissioned by FAVA TV and Make Something Edmonton.
Shred Kelly “Family oh Family” | Christina Ienna | 3 min
Voila! | Geraldine Carr | 12 min
The Wet Secrets “Maybe We’ll Make a Plan” | Trevor Anderson | 5 min
Iris | Natalee Rawat | 12 min
Wilf Kozub “I’m in Love with the City” | John Osborne | 4 min
The Making of 40 Below and Falling | Andrew Scholotiuk | 10 min (MAKE SOMETHING EDMONTON & FAVA TV COMMISSION)
Clockwatcher | Parker Thiessen | 3 min
Visions of an Imperfect Mind | J.P. Marchant | 3 min
Castaway Art: Art from the Wasteland | Lindsay McIntyre & Dave Morgan | 10 min (MAKE SOMETHING EDMONTON & FAVA TV COMMISSION)
The Little Deputy | Trevor Anderson | 9 min
TOTAL RUNTIME: 71 min
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SHORT FILM TOUR
SPONSORED BY STARBURST CREATIVE
TUESDAY | APR 14 | 9PM
ADMISSION BY CASH DONATION
METRO CINEMA (8712 109 ST – GARNEAU THEATRE)
A rare chance to see this 94-minute collection of eight short films from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. With both fiction and documentary, the diverse 2014 program ranges from beautiful insight and the struggle to understand the meaning of life to a hilarious, all-too familiar government deposition. Save yourself thousands of dollars and a trip to Park City!
For a complete list of films see the following link:
www.sundance.org/shortfilmtour
BEST OF FAVA SCREENINGS – PROGRAM 2
WEDNESDAY | APR 15 | 7PM
ADMISSION BY CASH DONATION
METRO CINEMA (8712 109 ST – GARNEAU THEATRE)
A selection of films submitted to this year’s Awards of Excellence chosen by our jury. Come see the best of what FAVA has to offer in 2015. Included in these programs are the premiere of four short films commissioned by FAVA TV and Make Something Edmonton.
Red Card to Poverty | Carlo Ghioni | 10 min
Brothers in the Buddha | Beth Wishart MacKenzie | 70 min
TOTAL RUNTIME: 85 min
CINEMA EYE HONORS SHORTS 2015
WEDNESDAY | APR 15 | 9PM |
ADMISSION BY CASH DONATION
METRO CINEMA (8712 109 ST – GARNEAU THEATRE)
The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking recognize exemplary craft and innovation in nonfiction film. To be eligible to be nominated, a film must have played at THREE A-list international film festivals. FAVA FEST brings you this rare opportunity to see the world’s beset in cinematic nonfiction, in our screening of a selection of the 2015 nominated short films.
Hacked Circuit | Deborah Stratman | 10 min
Notes on Blindness | Peter Middleton and James Spinney | 12 minutes
One Year Lease | Brian Bolster | 11 min
The Lion’s Mouth Opens | Lucy Walker | 27 min
BEST OF FAVA SCREENINGS – PROGRAM 3
SPONSORED BY AMAAS
THURSDAY | APR 16 | 7PM
ADMISSION BY CASH DONATION
METRO CINEMA (8712 109 ST – GARNEAU THEATRE)
A selection of films submitted to this year’s Awards of Excellence chosen by our jury. Come see the best of what FAVA has to offer in 2015. Included in these programs are the premiere of four short films commissioned by FAVA TV and Make Something Edmonton.
Codename: Chad | Mike Robertson | 8 min
Pulse | John Osborne | 3 min
The Wet Secrets “Floating in the Sky” | Trevor Anderson | 7 min
Kanada Girl | Rebecca Campbell | 10 min (MAKE SOMETHING EDMONTON & FAVA TV COMMISSION)
Escape From Here | Carlo Ghioni | 2 min
Jealousy! | Andrew Paul | 4 min
Secret Setlist Episode 1: Mayday and the Beatcreeps | Jaro Malanowski | 27 min
Art and Science III | John Osborne | 5 min
The Wet Secrets “Nightlife” | Trevor Anderson | 5 min
Lifetimes of Snow | Dylan Rhys Howard | 10 min (MAKE SOMETHING EDMONTON & FAVA TV COMMISSION)
TOTAL RUNTIME: 81 min
CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL (CUFF) SHORTS
THRUSDAY | APR 16 | 9PM
ADMISSION BY CASH DONATION
METRO CINEMA (8712 109 ST – GARNEAU THEATRE)
CUFF elevates Calgary’s cultural landscape with the best in local and international independent cinema. They challenge and entertain their audiences with boundary breaking films, compelling artist showcases and engaging events. FAVA is thrilled to share highlights form their shorts program.
World of Tomorrow | Don Hertzfeldt | 17 min | USA
Brontasaurus | Robert Putka | 6 min | USA
Hotel 22 | Elizabeth Lo | 8 min | USA
The Stomach | Ben Steiner | 15 min | UK
Russian Roulette | Ben Aston | 5 min | UK
The Remains of the Day | Christian Thompson Kelley | 8 min | Canada
Prends-Moi (Take Me) | Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette and André Turpin | Canada
The Garage | Patrick White | 9 min | Canada
Crooked Candy | Andrew Rogers | 5 min | USA
Teeth | Tom Brown and Daniel Gray | 6 min | USA/Hungry/UK
TOTAL RUNTIME: 89 min
“BYE BYE BLUES” 25TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
FRIDAY | APR 17 | 7PM
$15 STUDENTS/SENIORS/FAVA/AMPIA/ESPC MEMBERS | $20 GENERAL PUBLIC
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE ONLINE AT METROCINEMA.ORG
METRO CINEMA (8712 109 ST – GARNEAU THEATRE)
After spending years on the shelf due to copyright issues, Bye Bye Blues resurfaces and comes to Edmonton for the 25th anniversary of its premiere screening at the Garneau Theatre. Director Anne Wheeler, actress Rebecca Jenkins and copyright lawyer Joel Bakan will be in attendance for a moderated conversation and Q&A after the screening. Come see this Canadian Classic as it re-enters the spotlight.
When Daisy Cooper discovers that her husband has been captured during Singapore’s fall to the Japanese in World War II, she takes a job as a piano player with a local dance band in order to make a living for herself and her children. It is while on tour with this ragtag outfit, amid the smoke, the booze, and the brawling, that Daisy’s self-discovery really begins. For Daisy, the war offers a bitterly ironic blessing: while it has separated her from her husband, it has introduced her to a side of life, not to mention herself, she might otherwise never have known. When word reaches her that peace has been declared and her husband is on his way home, Daisy faces her own conflicting loyalties and desires. (Mongrel Media)
The evening starts off with a special musical performance with Rebecca Jenkins and Joel Bakan. FAVA is please to be screening a mint condition 35mm print of the film thanks to the University of Alberta Archives.
Sponsors: AMAAS, AMPIA, CKUA, Edmonton Social Planning Council, FAVA, and Metro Cinema.
FAVA GALA
2015 – Awards of Excellence
Outstanding Short Narrative Film or Video | Codename: Chad | Mike Robertson
Outstanding Short Documentary Film or Video | The Little Deputy | Trevor Anderson
Outstanding Long Form Documentary Film or Video | Brothers in the Buddha | Beth Wishart MacKenzie
Outstanding Music Video | “Floating in the Sky” – The Wet Secrets | Trevor Anderson & Lyle Bell
Outstanding Experimental Film or Video | Pulse | John Osborne
Outstanding Achievement Award | Helen Folkmann
2015 – Production Awards
Helen Folkmann Film Award | Synapses | Geraldine Carr
Lisa Trofimova Video Award | Journey in the Land of My Own | Carlito Ghioni
Joe Viszmeg Documentary Award | Folk of Rock | Jaro Malanowski
Alex Thomas-Haug Emerging Artist Award | Media Offline | Jamie McRae
Alex Thomas-Haug Emerging Artist Award | À Banff | Brandon Girard
Producers Pitch Award | Surfer CEO | Rebecca Campbell
