Five pitches in Whistler short film showdown
Five contenders are set to pitch their ideas for short films at this year’s Whistler Film Festival, with the winner of the MPPIA Short Film Award to get $15,000 cash and up to $100,000 in in-kind...
View ArticleVIFF players chase their passions between TV gigs
Go to a party at CinCin, the second floor restaurant on Robson, and everyone tells you to try the risotto. I got into various conversations, and missed every tray of appetizer-sized risotto plates that...
View ArticleWhistler film festival gets some blood on the midnight snow
With apologies to Rocky Horror, the year’s Whistler Film festival has its own late-night double feature. Vancouver-based twin sisters and writing-directing partners Jen and Sylvia Soska are opening the...
View ArticleWhistler Film Festival’s guest list tends to snowball
As you read this, I’ll be driving up to Whistler for the 12th edition of the Whistler Film Festival, with a snowballing list of interviews awaiting me at the mountain resort. First up Thursday is U.S....
View ArticleFilmmakers Nimisha Mukerji and Mark Ratzlaff can’t bear Whistler excitement
Vancouver filmmaking couple Nimisha Mukerji and Mark Ratzlaff were excited enough Thursday as they awaited the Whistler Film Festival world premiere of their new short film, the dark drama Beauty Mark....
View ArticleB.C. short film teams head to Cannes
Seven short film teams from B.C. are among nearly two thousand hopefuls heading to Cannes this month for the Short Film Corrner, a market where nearly two thousand short films each year are showcased...
View ArticleVancouver Short Film Festival a glimpse of filmmaking’s future
If you wanted to scout Vancouver’s future indie feature directors, a good place to start would be the fourth annual Vancouver Short Film Festival. The short-drama format gives directors a chance to...
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