Reel Shorts Film Festival

FREE workshop on Thur, Dec 6 from 6-9pm - Getting Down to Business - in the Rotary Room at the Grande Prairie Public Library. Alberta film industry professionals share insights on how you can get your film funded, produced, and out into the world. To register and for more info, see https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/getting-down- to-business-grande…

Huge thanks to Laura Dawn Beauchamp for organizing this fundraiser for Reel Shorts and PRIMAA! And a BIG thank you to sponsors Crown & Anchor Pub for hosting and CW Xteriors for their support! Come out to the Crown & Anchor Pub on Saturday for brunch and movies!

FREE 7-day documentary filmmaking experience for young people aged 13-29 provided by Vancouver-based Reel Youth Oct 24-26 (4-8pm), Oct 27-28 (11am-5pm), and Nov 3-4 (11am-5pm) with support from Telus Storyhive.

Peace Region teams will compete to write, shoot, and edit a short horror film in 48 hours. Sign up and give it a shot!

Horror comedy fans, do you remember THE BARBER'S CUT from our 2016 fest? Watch the short on their website and consider contributing to their Indiegogo campaign to make the feature film version! https://www.thebarberscutmovie.com/

Great opportunities for learning and filmmaking Oct 12-14 and Oct 19-21 - more info at https://reelshorts.ca/…/october-filmmak ing-workshop-weeken…/

Three great films to watch online - two local films and the Telus Original that won Best Alberta Short at the Calgary International Film Festival. https://reelshorts.ca/…/telus-original- wins-best-alberta-s…/

Reel Shorts and PRIMAA co-present 2 great events for Alberta Culture Days this weekend! https://reelshorts.ca/2018/09/demonetized -wall-on-sunday/

Free filmmaking workshop in Grande Prairie on Sept 29! Go RSVP!

Presented by the Reel Shorts Film Society and PRIMAA (Peace Region Independent Media Arts Association), DEMONETIZED and WALL cover most of the province artistically speaking. DEMONETIZED (rated G) is a 10-minute Grande Prairie documentary directed by Patrick O’Connor (Jimber Jam Studios) and produced by Rew Jones (Checkered Owl Media & Arts) about Internet content creators in Grande Prairie and Edmonton who were, and still are in some cases, making money with their YouTube ch...annels. After a Q&A with these filmmaker(s), the second film will screen. WALL (rated PG) is a 79-minute animated documentary produced by the Edmonton office of the NFB (National Film Board of Canada), directed by Calgary animator Cam Christiansen, and written by UK playwright and screenwriter David Hare about the wall separating Israel and Palestine. With powerful images, it portrays life in the shadow of the wall, the reasons it came into being, and what it means to build a wall physically and philosophically. Local, Albertan, and global – in a span of two hours with two insightful documentaries!
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FREE workshop for emerging screenwriters, producers, and filmmakers - find out more and register at https://reelshorts.ca/2018/09/script-boot -camp/

FREE workshop for emerging screenwriters, producers, and filmmakers - LIMITED TO 20 REGISTRANTS!
This game-changing narrative screenwriting workshop is presented by the ESIO (Edmonton Screen Industries Office) with support from TELUS STORYHIVE to enhance the storytelling and note-giving skills of emerging writers, producers, and filmmakers who are working on short films, documentaries, feature films, or TV series.
From idea through execution, Script Boot Camp will boost the c...ore storytelling skills needed for creating compelling screenplays. It is designed for emerging screenwriters to develop their craft and careers, and for emerging producers/filmmakers to develop their screenplay analysis and constructive note-giving skills. Key aspects of strong technique will be covered including the interplay between riveting narrative, nuanced character development, theme, and pace.
Sustaining a page-turner approach throughout the writing process will be emphasized along with hacks for greater productivity and pitch-ability. Universal story principles that elevate a good idea to a great script will be explored within the context of multiple screen formats from “award season” features to breakout hit series to character-driven documentaries and shorts. Familiarity of genre complemented by the writer’s own ‘fresh voice’ will also be discussed with a view to enhanced commerciality.
Workshop leader Lila Z Rose has created and/or developed numerous award-winning, number one rated programs that have sold all over the world. She was the Executive Story Editor for the documentary TV series X-WEIGHTED, which won a Gemini Award and achieved a #1 rating for original programming during her tenure. She was also the V.P. of Development and Story Consultant for the TV movie STOLEN MIRACLE, which debuted at #1 on both Lifetime and CTV.
The co-creator of two animated series, ROBOROACH and CARL², Lila has worked on a wide range of genres during a career that spans screen, stage, print, and music. Her memoir, A HOT SAILOR, A COLD MARGARITA, and … TROUBLE, was featured by Indigo/Chapters and the screenplay was optioned by filmmaker Lewaa Nasserdeen (The Goldbergs, The Real O’Neals, and Baby Blues). As the Associate Producer of the prime time drama series Madison, Lila was part of a creative team that garnered over twenty international awards. She consults with writers and producers in both Canada and the U.S.
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RAG DOLLS won our Youth Audience Choice Award. The Grade 1-3 kids loved it!

FIXED! won our Best Documentary Short award and will have its TV debut on TVO on Oct 17!

From Grande Prairie, Alberta to Helsinki, Finland - our award for Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes made it into the hands of Writer/Director Janne Vanhanen and Producer Veera Lamminpää for their film ABOUT THE BIRDS AND THE BEES.

There are 3 Grande Prairie projects in the running for $50,000 in Storyhive funding for their documentaries. Vote for up to 5 projects today and again tomorrow until 1:00pm MST. Find out more and vote for: A TYPICAL HEART - https://www.storyhive.com/project/show/id /3899; MOMENTUM - FROM NOTHING TO NASCAR - https://www.storyhive.com/project/show/id /3896; and ROLL FOR INITIATIVE - https://www.storyhive.com/project/show/id /3786

Help support a local team of filmmakers by voting for their project today, tomorrow, and Thursday before 1:00pm MST to help them get $50,000 in Storyhive funding to make a documentary about an important issue that affects so many! See https://www.storyhive.com/project/show/id /3899#anchor-vote

Here are some images from the photobooth at the 2018 Festival Wrap Party.

Fabulous article by Stephen Follows with great advice for filmmakers! https://stephenfollows.com/filmmakers-adv ice/

This is such a great and worthwhile festival for our city and region! So important for our community to have Arts festivals like this.

If you love travelling, learning new things, laughing, seeing the world thru someone else's eyes, and creativity the Reel Shorts Film Festival is away for you to do all this without leaving the comfort of your theatre chair. The films presented have entertained and educated me. I'm so grateful Grande Prairie has this gem of a festival.

Good times fo sho. Highlight of the year for me.

Consistently excellent festival. Great curated films, real filmmakers on-hand. I dig it.

Always a good time! Make it to at least one of the screenings before its over!

A terrific annual event in Grande Prairie. Everyone should make the time to see at least showing.

This is such a great and worthwhile festival for our city and region! So important for our community to have Arts festivals like this.

If you love travelling, learning new things, laughing, seeing the world thru someone else's eyes, and creativity the Reel Shorts Film Festival is away for you to do all this without leaving the comfort of your theatre chair. The films presented have entertained and educated me. I'm so grateful Grande Prairie has this gem of a festival.

Good times fo sho. Highlight of the year for me.

Consistently excellent festival. Great curated films, real filmmakers on-hand. I dig it.

Always a good time! Make it to at least one of the screenings before its over!

A terrific annual event in Grande Prairie. Everyone should make the time to see at least showing.

This is such a great and worthwhile festival for our city and region! So important for our community to have Arts festivals like this.

If you love travelling, learning new things, laughing, seeing the world thru someone else's eyes, and creativity the Reel Shorts Film Festival is away for you to do all this without leaving the comfort of your theatre chair. The films presented have entertained and educated me. I'm so grateful Grande Prairie has this gem of a festival.

Good times fo sho. Highlight of the year for me.

Consistently excellent festival. Great curated films, real filmmakers on-hand. I dig it.

Always a good time! Make it to at least one of the screenings before its over!

A terrific annual event in Grande Prairie. Everyone should make the time to see at least showing.

This is such a great and worthwhile festival for our city and region! So important for our community to have Arts festivals like this.

If you love travelling, learning new things, laughing, seeing the world thru someone else's eyes, and creativity the Reel Shorts Film Festival is away for you to do all this without leaving the comfort of your theatre chair. The films presented have entertained and educated me. I'm so grateful Grande Prairie has this gem of a festival.

Good times fo sho. Highlight of the year for me.

Consistently excellent festival. Great curated films, real filmmakers on-hand. I dig it.

Always a good time! Make it to at least one of the screenings before its over!

A terrific annual event in Grande Prairie. Everyone should make the time to see at least showing.