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The OIFF presents the top ten from its 72-Hr Challenge
Thursday, Feb 16th, the Lieutenant’s Pump was rocking with an assorted crowd from Ottawa’s independent film-making community. They gathered together for the screenings of the movies submitted to the Ottawa International Film Festival’s recent 72 Hour Challenge. Twenty teams entered, nineteen crossed the finish line, ten were screened but only one took home the big prize that night. Read our coverage of the event.
The Zombie Apocalypse Comes to Ottawa
Have you been noticing the smell of decaying flesh lately? That could be the sweet smell of all the zombies local director Brett Kelly is bringing to town. In an effort to raise funds for his latest movie, “My Fair Zombie”, Kelly is set to invade the Mayfair theatre for a night of zombie-themed mayhem headlined by Kelly’s own 2005 cult-hit, “My Dead Girlfriend“.
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Being a kid again at Canterbury High School’s Children’s Theatre Festival
Being Ottawa’s arts high school, I’m sure that singing and dancing in the halls is a regular thing at Canterbury High School. On Saturday, May 12, 2012, I had the pleasure of checking out their Grade 11 Children’s Theatre Festival. There was face painting, arts and crafts, a magic show and a good old game of pin the tail on the fish. Plus, of course, theatre. What is the Children’s Theatre Festival?
Extremely Short Reviews from The Extremely Short Play Festival
My assignment for the Extremely Short Play Festival was to write some extremely short reviews. So, here they are, in order of presentation:
Read the eleven micro-reviews followed by an overview of the festival.
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OP-ED: Advice for Aspiring Film Makers
The following article was posted to Facebook earlier this week by local performer, Ian Quick after a recent audition. We contacted him for his permission to post it here as our first op-ed piece. While generally, we don’t need to agree with the opinions of op-ed pieces, in this case we consider this as much a cautionary tale for emerging actors as it is advice to aspiring film makers. Read Advice for Aspiring Film Makers
Editorial: So here it is.
When I graduated high school, I listed three programs on my college application; Journalism, Small Business Management, and Computer Programming. With dreams of making console video games (yes, I’m a geek), I ended up taking Computer Programming and while the skills I learned there were and are still valuable, what I really got from that program was concrete knowledge that spending eight-hours a day poring over code, week-in week-out, would have been soul crushing work for me. Respect to those who do it but it was not what I was made for. Read the full story of Production Ottawa.
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REVIEW: Death and the Maiden
In Ariel Dorfman’s Death and the Maiden, being presented by Plosive Productions at the Gladstone, a man stranded on the side of the road is helped by a good Samaritan and invites him home for a drink. The next morning the man’s wife has the Samaritan tied up in his kitchen at gun point. Should you see it?
REVIEW: Beyond a Joke
A young man overhears his future parents-in-law having a conversation about mysterious deaths and is left with the impression that they might be killing people. That’s the comedic engine in Derek Benfield’s Beyond a Joke, being presented by the Ottawa Little Theatre. Should you see it?
Three Big Events You’ll Kick Yourself For Missing this Weekend
Already seen Ottawa Little Theatre’s Beyond a Joke and Plosive Production’s Death and the Maiden? Not interested? Just looking for something a little more original? Well then, sir or madam, you are in luck. This weekend(ish), there are three – yes, three – great events that are all a bit out of the ordinary. Let’s talk about The Extremely Short Play Festival, Canterbury High School’s Chidren’s Theatre Festival, and SubDevision.
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Movie Making in the Fast Lane
It takes a long time to make a movie, usually to the tune of years. Looking to test the limits of creation, ingenuity, and sheer ability-to-get-it-done-ness of Ottawa filmmakers, the offices of the Ottawa International Film Festival present their latest 72-hour Film Challenge. That’s right, three days. Find out more about the 72-hour challenge.
A Violent State hits the Ottawa International Film Festival
This past August marked the second outing for the Ottawa International Film Festival, which screens a selection of both movies from abroad as well as local fare such as Adrian Langley’s A Violent State – the film that took home the fest’s top prize. Our video team was on hand covering the event, including Should You See It’s Matthew Champ, who reviewed some of the bigger films in the fest. Check out our coverage.
