BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//B-Side Presents: Edmonton International Film Festival 2008//iCa l4j 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080926T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080926T203700 SUMMARY:Pontypool DESCRIPTION: EXCLUSIVE WESTERN CANADA PREMIERE SCREENING Shock jock Gran t Mazzy has\, once again\, been kicked-off the Big City airwaves\, and n ow the only job he can get is the early morning show at CLSY Radio in Pontypool\, Ontario\, broadcasting from the basement of the small town’ s only church. What begins as another boring day of school bus cancellat ions - due to yet another massive snowstorm - quickly turns deadly when reports start piling in of people developing strange speech patterns and evoking horrendous acts of violence. But... there’s nothing coming in o n the news wires. Is this really happening? Before long\, Grant and the small staff at CLSY find themselves trapped in the radio station as th ey discover that the source of this insane behaviour is beyond anything they could ever imagine. One of Canada's most respected filmmakers (and EIFF favorite)\, Bruce McDonald\, takes a detour off of Highway 61 and into the macabre\, with this stunningly well-acted and provocative thri ller. It’s unlike anything he's done before\, and seriously unlike any o ther thriller we've seen in years. EIFF is thrilled to present this excl usive Western Canada premiere screening\, with director Bruce McDonald in attendance to answer all of your questions (and trust us - you WILL want to talk about this one afterwards!). In attendance: Director Bruce McDonald and STAR Stephen McHattie\, with a special post-screening Q&A hosted by Todd Babiak. This EXCLUSIVE Western Canada Premiere is made possible with the generous support of Super Channel and Maple Picture s ! Pontypool is in competition for the Citytv Canadian Feature Award \, chosen by YOU – the audience. Vote online until noon on Saturday\, October 4th at www.citytv.com. CATEGORIES:Feature Film, Gala Event, Guests Attending, In Competition for Citytv Canadian Feature, Oh Canada!, Opening Night Gala LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/pontypool_edmonton2008 UID:164045958-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080926T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T010000 SUMMARY:Opening Night Gala After-Party DESCRIPTION: Opening Night Gala After-Party is at the Free Mason's Hall : 10318 - 100 Avenue in Edmonton. Tonight's post-screening party will b e a remarkable kick-off to the festival in fine\, downtown style. We ar e pumped to have award-winning Canadian director\, Bruce McDonald\, alon g with acrot Stephen McHattie in attendance at this year's Gala. Bruce' s newest film\, Pontypool \, makes its Edmonton debut tonight at Empire Theatres. Please join us at the Free Mason's Hall downtown to celebrate the kick-off to our 22nd Edmonton International Film Festival ! This f abulous soiree includes delectable hors d'oeuvres and beverage hospitali ty courtesy of Jacob's Creek \, Jameson Irish Whiskey and Heineken . You must have an all-access Festival Pass or a $25 Opening Night Gala ticket for admission to this After-Party. A very limited number of adva nce tickets are available exclusively at TIX on the Square. Opening Ga la – Friday\, September 26th \n9pm - 1am @ Freemasons’ Hall (10318 100 A ve.). Entertainment by The Daniel Buxton Revue and DJ Typical Cuts. \ n*You must have purchased a $25 ticket to Opening Night Gala film (Ponty pool)\, or have an all-access festival pass and film to attend this part y. CATEGORIES:Gala After-Party LOCATION:Free Mason’s Hall URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/openingnightgalaafterparty_edmon ton2008 UID:165780329-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080926T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080926T230800 SUMMARY:REPO! The Genetic Opera DESCRIPTION: EXCLUSIVE WESTERN CANADA PREMIERE SCREENING An epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Panic erupts\, and scientists feve rishly make plans for a massive organ harvest. Out of the tragedy\, Gene Co\, a multi-billion dollar biotech company\, emerges. GeneCo provides o rgan transplantation for a profit. In addition to financing options\, Ge neCo reserves the right to implement default remedies\, including…reposs ession. For those who can't keep up with their organ payments\, collecti on is the responsibility of "organ repo men"\, skilled assassins contrac ted by GeneCo\, ordered to recover GeneCo's property...by any means nece ssary. With an eclectic cast that includes veteran character actors Paul Sorvino and Bill Moseley\, Buffy icon Anthony Head\, and tabloid magnet Paris Hilton\, it’s readily apparent that this is not just another nigh t at the movies. And just for fun: supporting work from musicians as dis parate as Joan Jett\, Sarah Brightman\, and Skinny Puppy mastermind Nive k Ogre. Expanding upon his 2006 short film of the same name\, director D arren Lynn Bousman has created a visionary horror/musical that hits the big screen accompanied by the deafening buzz of the lucky few to have al ready seen it. It received a rapturous response at this year’s FantAsia Film Festival Montreal \, and now EIFF is ecstatic to present this EXCL USIVE Western Canada Premiere screening\, courtesy of our friends at Ma ple Pictures . This will be your ONLY chance to see this visual feast on the big screen here in E-Town… don’t say we didn’t warn you! This film is a regular admission screening. Tickets are $12 at the Empire City Ce ntre 9 box office and available 30-minutes prior to the film screening. CATEGORIES:Edge of Night, Feature Film, Horror, Western Canada Premiere! LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/repothegeneticopera_edmonton2008 UID:162837856-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T110000 SUMMARY:24/One Film (making) Challenge DESCRIPTION:Register online for our annual 24-hour filmmaking challenge. Finished films must be 5-minutes or less and the jury's top 10 get a ch ance at the Matrix Video People's Choice Award of $500. World premier of top 10 films is Friday\, October 3rd. Sponsored by Sonic 102.9 \, Matrix Video and ACTRA . CATEGORIES:Filmmaking Challenge LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/24onefilmmakingchallenge_edmonto n2008 UID:161460257-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T132700 SUMMARY:Song Sung Blue DESCRIPTION: Song Sung Blue is the alternately inspiring and tragic love story of Lightning & Thunder\, a homegrown Milwaukee husband & wife sin ging duo who pay tribute to the music of Neil Diamond. For Mike and Clai re Sardina (aka: Lightning & Thunder)\, dreams are the fuel and music th e engine of life. Song Sung Blue goes behind the curtain with this bra ve couple - from their humble beginnings over 20 years ago…to the thresh old of fame\; from disaster…to rebirth\; this is the story of two authen tic American dreamers. A crowd-pleasing award winner almost everywhere i t’s played\, Song Sung Blue comes to EIFF riding a wave of acclaim\, a nd ready to convert the rest of us to the irresistible charm of ‘Lightni ng and Thunder’! Curated by guest programmer\, Jerry Krepakevich\, this was one of his favorites from the 2008 Hot Docs Film Festival . WINNER : Audience Award\, Grand Jury Award\, 2008 Slamdance Film Festival \nWIN NER: Grand Jury Award\, 2008 Philadelphia International Film Festival \n WINNER: Grand Jury Award\, IFF Boston 2008 CATEGORIES:Doc Central, Feature Film LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/songsungblue_edmonton2008 UID:164049821-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T133700 SUMMARY:Bonjour!!! Je m'appelle Maxime Renard DESCRIPTION:In the background\, the reality television of today… In the foreground\, our hero - the viewer\, Maxime Renard… In the rhythm of a f unny and caustic fable\, we follow the trajectory of a man torn between the reality of his life and the ever-elusive dream of one day being on t elevision. In order to shoot the video gag that will make him king of th e small screen (think ‘France’s Funniest and Most Incredibly Dangerous H ome Videos’)\, he puts in danger his marriage\, his work\, his friends a nd so much more... Anyone hooked on the inescapable 21st Century scourge that is ‘reality television’ will be able to relate to this funny and b ittersweet cautionary tale\, one told with an unmistakably idiosyncratic French sensibility. WINNER: Audience Award\, Best Actor (Niels Dubost)\ , 2008 Festival ECU (Paris. CANADIAN Premiere! CATEGORIES:Canadian Premiere, Comedy, Feature Film, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/bonjourjemappellemaximerenard_ed monton2008 UID:164023053-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T154500 SUMMARY:Big Story In A Small City DESCRIPTION:Comedy\, satire\, tragedy – it’s all here\, in a story based on the incredible true events that changed two families forever. It all begins in the city of Yerevan\, Armenia. Grigor Janoyan\, a professor o f agriculture at the University of Yerevan\, dies from a freak accident. In accordance with Armenian tradition\, the relatives bring the decease d into their home for the "viewing" for friends and family before the bu rial. The family\, consumed with grief\, fails to realize that the body on the dining room table is NOT Grigor! And as luck would have it\, Grig or’s doppelganger is none other than Ruben Pashayan - head of Armenia’s organized crime families. \nWonderfully quirky (in the very best sense o f the word)\, Big Story in a Small City is the type of entertainment s adly missing from today’s multiplexes\, and EIFF is thrilled to share th is film with festival audiences hungry for something a little different. WESTERN Canada Premiere! CATEGORIES:Comedy, Feature Film, Western Canada Premiere!, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/bigstoryinasmallcity_edmonton200 8 UID:164022635-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T160000 SUMMARY:The Project DESCRIPTION:Justin and Dana -- white\, young\, and naive -- move to Brook lyn to make a documentary about inner-city life. Dana follows Thomas\, a black teenager poised to rise above the pitfalls of ghetto life. Justin documents the lives of two NYPD officers\, Dan Masterson and Alex Mora. Masterson is a decorated cop with a jaded view of inner-city culture. M ora is an idealistic\, Latin-American rookie trying to change the world. As the filming progresses\, emotions and violence get in the way of the filmmakers' objectivity\, until they become active participants in the lives of those whom they were observing through the lens. Exploring the pitfalls that can befall documentarians when they get ‘too close’ to the ir subjects\, The Project is a reminder that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. CANADIAN Premiere! CATEGORIES:Canadian Premiere, Contemporary Independents, Feature Film LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/theproject_edmonton2008 UID:163678077-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T175800 SUMMARY:The Great Match DESCRIPTION: The Great Match tells the adventurous story of three soccer fans – none of whom have ever met – but who nevertheless have two thing s in common: firstly\, they live in all the farthest-flung corners of th e planet and\, secondly\, they are all three determined to watch the TV broadcast of the 2002 World Cup final between Germany and Brazil. The p rotagonists in this ‘global’ comedy are a family of Mongolian nomads\, a camel caravan of Tuareg in the Sahara\, and a group of Indios in the Am azon. They all live 300 miles away from the next town – and the next te levision – making their task a particularly daunting one. Nevertheless\ , these inventive people possess the resourcefulness and the willpower t o achieve their goal. In a world where access to information is seeming ly simple and immediate\, what happens in the most isolated places on e arth? Intriguing stuff – and hilarious! CATEGORIES:Comedy, Feature Film, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/thegreatmatch_edmonton2008 UID:164033756-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T182600 SUMMARY:A Necessary Death DESCRIPTION:”Documentary Filmmaker looking for suicidal individual to fol low from first preparation to final act." With that statement begins a v ery provocative and disturbing film that will make you question everythi ng you ‘think’ a documentary film can – or should – do. From Ain’t It C ool News : \n“This is one of those little wonders that I always hope for at every film festival that I attend\, and until it gets released somew here by someone\, I'm going to be talking about A Necessary Death a wh ole lot." \nFrom Cinematical : “The performances and real-life look of the film are both spot on\, but real kudos have to go to the writing. As much as it doesn't seem like you're watching an intricate plot unfold\, there's actually so much going on -- all of it layered\; structured bri lliantly." CATEGORIES:Canadian Premiere, Contemporary Independents, Feature Film LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/anecessarydeath_edmonton2008 UID:164041408-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T191500 SUMMARY:Anvil! The Story of Anvil DESCRIPTION: ENCORE SCREENING ADDED! FRIDAY OCTOBER 3 at 4PM - EMPIRE CIT Y CENTRE 9 At 14\, best friends Robb Reiner and Steve 'Lips' Kudlow\, m ade a pact to rock together forever. Their band\, Anvil \, hailed as th e "demi-gods of Canadian metal”\, influenced a musical generation that i ncludes Metallica \, Slayer \, and Anthrax \, despite never hitting t he big time. Following a calamitous European tour\, Lips and Robb\, now in their fifties\, set off to record their 13th album in one last attemp t to fulfill their boyhood dreams. ANVIL in ATTENDANCE!! (*Saturday scr eening only*) This film is followed by a performance by the legendary Ca nadian band Anvil at 9:30pm in Century Casino . Tickets for the conce rt are $24.50 and available at TicketMaster. Festival passes do not ge t you into this after-film event. Anvil! The Story of Anvil -- the mo vie and the after-concert -- are presented through the generous support of Century Casino and K-97 . CATEGORIES:Doc Central, Featured, Feature Film, Guests Attending, Music LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/anvilthestoryofanvil_edmonton200 8 UID:160207421-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T193000 SUMMARY:Spanish Shorts DESCRIPTION:An eclectic mix of film styles and story-telling techniques f rom Spanish speaking parts of the world. Curated from festival submissi ons\, these shorts will take you to places you might never have known ex isted. CATEGORIES:Short Film Package, Spanish Language LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/spanishshorts_edmonton2008 UID:159897639-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T205500 SUMMARY:The Cake Eaters DESCRIPTION: The Cake Eaters is a quirky\, ensemble drama that explores the lives of two interconnected families coming to terms with love in th e face of loss. Living in rural America\, The Kimbrough family is a norm ally odd bunch\; Easy\, the patriarch\, is grieving over the recent loss of his wife\, Ceci\; Beagle\, his youngest son\, works in the local hig h school cafeteria by day but has a burning passion inside that manifest s itself through painting street signs\; and the eldest son\, Guy\, has been busy pursuing his rock star dream in the big city- until the day he learns of his mother's passing\, and that he's missed the funeral. Upon Guy's return home\, relationships between the characters begin to unrav el\; Beagle's pent up emotions connect with Georgia Kaminski\, a termina lly ill teenage girl wanting to experience love before it's too late\; a nd Guy discovers that his high school sweetheart has moved on and starte d a family of her own. \nThis is a remarkably assured directorial debut for actress Mary Stuart Masterson – she renders this tale with the sure hand of an old pro – and Kristen Stewart\, the actress who is about to b e vaulted into superstardom when the Twilight franchise hits theatres this fall\, delivers a performance which completely validates her reputa tion as one of today’s finest young actors. It’s all guided by a wonderf ul\, career-reviving performance by veteran character actor Bruce Dern. CANADIAN Premiere! CATEGORIES:Canadian Premiere, Contemporary Independents, Feature Film LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/thecakeeaters_edmonton2008 UID:164023301-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T214500 SUMMARY:Dutch Shorts DESCRIPTION: Just because I'm standing here\, doesn't mean I want to! \n Dutch Experimental & Documentary Shorts \nA (re)presentation of contem porary Dutch landscape in several variations and moods\; urban reconstru ction of cultural housing\, deserted orderly suburbs and a cultivated co untryside in which the sound of a nearby (high)way is always present. Th is film-program transports the continuously changing Dutch landscape out of 16th century renaissance painting tradition and into the 21st centur y moving image\; from farmers bailing hay in layers of extremely colourf ul celluoloid to a wanderer finding his way through a black & white indu strial seascape. Curated by Pim Zwier\, in attendance . CATEGORIES:Guests Attending, Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/dutchshorts_edmonton2008 UID:160371530-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T231300 SUMMARY:I Served the King of England DESCRIPTION:Following 15 long years of incarceration\, Jan Dítě (Ivan Bar nev)\, is released into a world very different from the one he left. On his way back home\, he recalls his early years as an apprentice waiter\, his knack for making money\, and his first sexual experiences. Apart fr om his first lessons in waiting and lovemaking\, he is lured by success\ , and becomes blinded by his dreams of fabulous wealth. Living by his wi ts and skill\, the young Jan becomes so successful that small town jealo usy soon forces him to move elsewhere. He finds work at a luxury hotel n ear the capital\, where the crème-de-la-créme of 1930s Czech society com e to live it up. He is fascinated by their self-indulgent\, carefree exi stence. For a young man of his background\, the lifestyle of these rich young folk seems quite unimaginable…which makes it all the more enticing . So he sets himself a goal: to get rich and live like them. Based on th e acclaimed novel by Bohumil Hrabal - one of the most important Czech wr iters of the 20th century\, and adapted by the director who brought Hrab al’s most internationally famous work – Closely Watched Trains – to th e screen more than forty years ago\, I Served the King of England come s to Edmonton armed with glowing reviews from around the world. Czech Re public’s official selection for the 2008 Best Foreign Language Film Acad emy Award. WESTERN Canada Premiere! CATEGORIES:Feature Film, Western Canada Premiere!, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/iservedthekingofengland_edmonton 2008 UID:164034423-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T224700 SUMMARY:The Goodtimes Kid DESCRIPTION: The Goodtimes Kid is the story of three characters\, and to ld with minimal dialogue. There’s Rodolfo (played by director Jacobs)\, his girlfriend Diaz (played by Jacobs’ real-life girlfriend\, Sara Diaz) \, and a stranger – also named Rodolfo (Gerardo Naranjo\, close friend o f Jacobs and co-writer of the script). When Jacobs’ ‘Rodolfo’ character is drafted for military service\, he leaves his girlfriend in Los Angele s\, and Naranjo’s ‘Rodolpho’ moves into Diaz’s life. If you’ve been lame nting the spark of discovery first felt when outlaw filmmakers like Wim Wenders and Jim Jarmusch hit the scene\, well your prayers have been ans wered by one Mr. Azazel Jacobs. And since EIFF is a festival of discover y\, we have TWO films by Mr. Jacobs for you. This is pretty much why fil m festivals were invented\, so come out and discover a truly NEW voice i n contemporary independent cinema. \n“Minimalist to the max\, Azazel Jac obs’ second feature\, The Goodtimes Kid emerges as an absurdist and ne arly wordless urban dance between two men and a woman over 24 hours in L os Angeles\,” writes Variety. CANADIAN Premiere! CATEGORIES:Canadian Premiere, Feature Film, Spotlight: Emerging Indie Fil mmaker LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/thegoodtimeskid_edmonton2008 UID:164033442-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080927T230000 SUMMARY:ANVIL - In Concert at Century Casino DESCRIPTION:You've seen the movie\, Anvil! The Story of Anvil \, now go see the band\, live\, at a performance immediately following the film. EIFF \, K-97 and Century Casino are proud to present a LIVE performa nce by heavy metal rockers ANVIL at Century Casino (13103 Fort Road). Tickets for the concert are $24.95 and available at TicketMaster (Festiv al passes do not get you into this after-film event). Produced with the support of Century Casino and K-97 . CATEGORIES:Live Music Concert LOCATION:Century Casino URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/anvilinconcertatcenturycasino_ed monton2008 UID:165339275-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T103000 SUMMARY:In Our Own Backyard 1 DESCRIPTION:100% Made in Alberta! These short films celebrate the talent In Our Own Backyard. Presented with the support of Metro Cinema and Canada Council for the Arts . CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/inourownbackyard1_edmonton2008 UID:156880426-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T113000 SUMMARY:In Our Own Backyard 2 DESCRIPTION:100% Made in Alberta! These short films celebrate the talent In Our Own Backyard. Presented with the support of Metro Cinema and Canada Council for the Arts . CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/inourownbackyard2_edmonton2008 UID:156888544-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T123000 SUMMARY:In Our Own Backyard 3 DESCRIPTION:100% Made in Alberta! These short films celebrate the talent In Our Own Backyard. Presented with the support of Metro Cinema and Canada Council for the Arts . CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/inourownbackyard3_edmonton2008 UID:156880761-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T134000 SUMMARY:The Cake Eaters DESCRIPTION: The Cake Eaters is a quirky\, ensemble drama that explores the lives of two interconnected families coming to terms with love in th e face of loss. Living in rural America\, The Kimbrough family is a norm ally odd bunch\; Easy\, the patriarch\, is grieving over the recent loss of his wife\, Ceci\; Beagle\, his youngest son\, works in the local hig h school cafeteria by day but has a burning passion inside that manifest s itself through painting street signs\; and the eldest son\, Guy\, has been busy pursuing his rock star dream in the big city- until the day he learns of his mother's passing\, and that he's missed the funeral. Upon Guy's return home\, relationships between the characters begin to unrav el\; Beagle's pent up emotions connect with Georgia Kaminski\, a termina lly ill teenage girl wanting to experience love before it's too late\; a nd Guy discovers that his high school sweetheart has moved on and starte d a family of her own. \nThis is a remarkably assured directorial debut for actress Mary Stuart Masterson – she renders this tale with the sure hand of an old pro – and Kristen Stewart\, the actress who is about to b e vaulted into superstardom when the Twilight franchise hits theatres this fall\, delivers a performance which completely validates her reputa tion as one of today’s finest young actors. It’s all guided by a wonderf ul\, career-reviving performance by veteran character actor Bruce Dern. CANADIAN Premiere! CATEGORIES:Canadian Premiere, Contemporary Independents, Feature Film LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/thecakeeaters_edmonton2008 UID:164023427-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T135800 SUMMARY:Roman de Gare DESCRIPTION:In the opening moments of legendary French filmmaker Claude L elouch’s tricky new thriller\, Roman de Gare \, we meet writer Judith R alitzer. She is being interrogated by police\, who are questioning her a bout her missing ghost-writer (not to mention her possible connection to a serial killer known only as “The Magician”). Meanwhile\, radio report s announce the Magician’s escape from a high-security prison\; a hairdre sser is abandoned by her boyfriend at a roadside gas station\; and a mis sing school-teacher leaves his wife and children. Ah… but what is real…a nd what is fiction? Confused? Well this is just the starting point for 1 00 minutes of twists and turns\, zigs and zags\, red herrings and crosse d tracks (the film’s English title). If you fancy yourself a fan of twis ty\, unpredictable mysteries\, then this is the must-see thriller for yo u… done in the slyly mischievous manner that the French do oh so well. W INNER of the People’s Choice Award at the 2008 Cinemagine Festival du C imena in Fort Macleod. EDMONTON Premiere! CATEGORIES:Edmonton Premiere, Feature Film, Thriller, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/romandegare_edmonton2008 UID:164049577-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T133000 SUMMARY:In Our Own Backyard 4 DESCRIPTION:100% Made in Alberta! These short films celebrate the talent In Our Own Backyard. Presented with the support of Metro Cinema and Canada Council for the Arts . CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/inourownbackyard4_edmonton2008 UID:156880926-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T143000 SUMMARY:In Our Own Backyard 5 DESCRIPTION:100% Made in Alberta! These short films celebrate the talent In Our Own Backyard. Presented with the support of Metro Cinema and Canada Council for the Arts . CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/inourownbackyard5_edmonton2008 UID:156881262-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T155500 SUMMARY:A No-Hit No-Run Summer DESCRIPTION:With Mémoires affectives \, Francis Leclerc announced his ar rival as a new voice in Quebecois cinema. For his follow-up feature\, Le clerc has elected to give us a baseball movie\, albeit one set in Quebec . In 1969. The result is an absolute charmer of a film that travels some of the same ground as EIFF favorite C.R.A.Z.Y. (the costumes\, the se t design\, the Quiet Revolution…)\, but with one major difference: it en ds with a climactic baseball match! The kids deliver some really winning performances here\, and Quebec superstars Roy Dupuis and Patrice Robita ille add their always-able support. The result is a definite home run. E dmonton Premiere! A No-Hit No-Run Summer is in competition for the Ci tytv Canadian Feature Award \, chosen by YOU – the audience. Vote onlin e until noon on Saturday\, October 4th at www.citytv.com. CATEGORIES:Feature Film, In Competition for Citytv Canadian Feature, Oh C anada! LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/anohitnorunsummer_edmonton2008 UID:164041767-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T160100 SUMMARY:Heavy Load DESCRIPTION:HEAVY LOAD are Lewes’ answer to the Ramones\, a punk outfit s ubject to the combustible flux of ego\, ambition\, fantasy\, expectation and desire that fuels any emerging band. But they’re also\, uniquely\, made up of musicians with and without learning disabilities\, which make s the bands’ survival a precarious negotiation between two different wor lds: on the one hand the institutional timetable of day centres\, work p lacements and social workers\; on the other the chaotic slacker life of rehearsal rooms\, studios and gigs. Shot over two years as the band reco rd their first album\, The Queen Mother’s Dead \, the film is a comedy of conflicting ambitions\, capturing the sweat and romance of playing in a band\, as they move out of the ghetto of disability club nights to te st whether their dreams can survive in the mainstream. CATEGORIES:Canadian Premiere, Doc Central, Feature Film, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/heavyload_edmonton2008 UID:164034170-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T153000 SUMMARY:In Our Own Backyard 6 DESCRIPTION:100% Made in Alberta! These short films celebrate the talent In Our Own Backyard. Presented with the support of Metro Cinema and Canada Council for the Arts . CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/inourownbackyard6_edmonton2008 UID:156907279-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T163000 SUMMARY:In Our Own Backyard 7 DESCRIPTION:100% Made in Alberta! These short films celebrate the talent In Our Own Backyard. Presented with the support of Metro Cinema and Canada Council for the Arts . CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/inourownbackyard7_edmonton2008 UID:156881602-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T180000 SUMMARY:The Forgotten Woman DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the 2006 Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language film (and EIFF 2005 Opening Night Film)\, Water \, this docume ntary tells the story of the 20 million Indian widows who are abandoned by their families and literally turned out into the streets when their h usbands die. Following the international success of Deepa Mehta’s Osca r-nominated film Water\, Ms. Mehta received thousands of letters from vi ewers who wanted to know more about the state of widows in India today. The Forgotten Woman is a direct response to this interest and aims to bring about an understanding of the destitution and marginalization of m any of the millions of widows in India today\, who are forced by age-old traditions to live out their remaining years isolated from\, and shunne d by\, society at large. Water was a fictional recounting of this terr ible tradition\, set in 1938. The Forgotten Woman is true\, and is hap pening today. ALBERTA Premiere! CATEGORIES:Alberta Premiere!, Doc Central, In Competition for Citytv Cana dian Feature, Oh Canada! LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/theforgottenwoman_edmonton2008 UID:164031588-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T181900 SUMMARY:War Eagle\, Arkansas DESCRIPTION:Based on a true story\, War Eagle\, Arkansas is a character -driven drama about a young man's choice of whether to leave his family and friends for a career in basebell\, or stay and redeem his struggling community. Enoch Cass has two gifts -- the first is baseball and the se cond is the innate goodness he possesses as he holds his family\, member s of his community and\, most of all\, his friendship with Samuel "Wheel s" Macon\, together. However\, Enoch's Achilles heel is his debilitatin g stutter. He can rarely manage a complete sentence. "Wheels" is Enoch 's best friend\, confined to a wheelchair since early childhood. His sp irit knows no bounds\, and combined with Enoch's inability to articulate \, the two have relied on one another to make themselves one completely functional human being... though without each other\, they are nothing. War Eagle\, Arkansas finds these two at the crossroads of childhood an d independence -- Enoch has to decide if he will put away the things of his youth to pursue his own interests\, or remain shackled to his hometo wn and its people. Featuring a remarkable performance by Luke Grimes (re miniscent of Johnny Depp's career-making performance in What's Eating G ilbert Grape? )\, coming of age was never quite so bittersweet and movin g as it is here. CATEGORIES:Contemporary Independents, Feature Film LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/wareaglearkansas_edmonton2008 UID:161773958-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T173000 SUMMARY:In Our Own Backyard 8 DESCRIPTION:100% Made in Alberta! These short films celebrate the talent In Our Own Backyard. Presented with the support of Metro Cinema and Canada Council for the Arts . CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/inourownbackyard8_edmonton2008 UID:156881850-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T183000 SUMMARY:In Our Own Backyard 9 DESCRIPTION:100% Made in Alberta! These short films celebrate the talent In Our Own Backyard. Presented with the support of Metro Cinema and Canada Council for the Arts . CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/inourownbackyard9_edmonton2008 UID:156882068-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T203100 SUMMARY:Heaven On Earth DESCRIPTION:EIFF favorite Deepa Mehta is back\, with another provocative new film. Four years ago\, at a reception right here in Edmonton\, Ms. M ehta met a young Punjabi woman who came to Canada as part of an arranged marriage\, a marriage which soon disintegrated into a cycle of abuse. A fter the birth of her daughter\, this brave young woman found the courag e to turn her back on the marriage\, and symbolically\, on a tradition o f patriarchal and cultural structure. Inspired by this story\, as well as by an old Indian folk tale about a snake who visits a lonely and unha ppy wife\, Heaven on Earth was born. It’s the story of a young India n woman who finds herself in an abusive arranged marriage with an Indo-C anadian. She creates an alternative reality to survive in her new world\ , thus allowing writer/director Mehta to explore themes of imagination a nd mysticism\, as well as domestic abuse. In a tour-de-force performance that is sure to have audiences talking\, Bollywood superstar Preity Zin ta brings to life this abused young bride. A new film by Deepa Mehta is always an event\, and her latest is no exception. EDMONTON Premiere! Heaven on Earth is in competition for the Citytv Canadian Feature Award \, chosen by YOU – the audience. Vote online until noon on Satur day\, October 4th at www.citytv.com. CATEGORIES:Feature Film, In Competition for Citytv Canadian Feature, Oh C anada!, Special Presentation LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/heavenonearth_edmonton2008 UID:164033918-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T203500 SUMMARY:Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father DESCRIPTION: ENCORE SCREENING ADDED! THURSDAY OCTOBER 2 at 4PM - EMPIRE C ITY CENTRE 9 Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne sets out to create a video document/ memorial to his late friend\, Andrew Bagby\, and discovers that the woma n who murdered Andrew was pregnant with his unborn son at the time. What follows is a gut-wrenching journey into the intricacies of the criminal justice system\, the frustration of endless custody battles\, and one c ouple’s unrelenting fight to protect their grandson from the hands of hi s own mother. One of the most emotionally devastating films in years\, Dear Zachary is an absolute must-see for anyone interested not only in true-crime stories\, but those people also interested in the power of th e human spirit. Staggeringly powerful\, this is not a film you will eas ily – or soon – forget. EIFF is honoured to present the Western Canadian Premiere of this compelling\, shocking\, and beautiful film. David Bag by will be in attendance. CATEGORIES:Doc Central, Featured, Feature Film, Western Canada Premiere! LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/dearzacharyalettertoasonabouthis father_edmonton2008 UID:164025508-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T204500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T211500 SUMMARY:Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale DESCRIPTION:Disguised as executives from a Dutch Oil Company\, aliens fro m outer space buy a local farming company and promise to create jobs for the failing farming town. Their goal? To use crop circles to heat up th e temperature of the earth…and eventually turn the entire planet into a Club-Med for extra-terrestrials! \n \nOutrageous Canuck actor/comedian/t alk show host Tom Green is Bill Swanson\, washed-up former pro hockey pl ayer turned reluctant town hero\, and the inimitable Crispin Glover is t he villainous leader of the Aliens\, playing it in typically bizarre\, ‘ Gloverian’ fashion. Throw in the ultra-hot Sarain Boylan (Rent-a-Goalie) as Green’s frisky love interest\, and you have all the ingredients for a lewd\, crude\, proudly low-brow sci-fi/action/comedy…and it’s made in Edmonton\, to boot!\n \nLeave all pretenses at the door\, and come suppo rt local filmmaking!\n \nIN ATTENDANCE: Director Grant Harvey and Produc er Josh Miller CATEGORIES:Comedy, Feature Film, Guests Attending, In Competition for Cit ytv Canadian Feature, Made in Alberta, Oh Canada! LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/freezerburntheinvasionoflaxdale_ edmonton2008 UID:160483967-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080928T231200 SUMMARY:Babysitter Wanted DESCRIPTION:Angie Albright (Sarah Thompson) is a young\, sheltered\, and beautiful young woman who is brought up in a very devout Christian home. After traveling off to college\, she begins to feel as though she is be ing watched. As she settles in with her new roommate and develops a rela tionship with a potential boyfriend\, she decides to take a babysitting job to make some extra money. Soon after arriving to take care of her yo ung charge\, things really begin to unravel for her. The strange man tha t has been watching her begins to harass her with phone calls. The phone calls soon turn into a face to face confrontation\, and Angie must prot ect the young boy who is asleep upstairs. But is everything as it seems? Babysitter Wanted turns one of the most tried and true of all horror movie conventions - the babysitter in peril – absolutely on its head\, a nd twists it into something entirely new and different. You may ‘think’ you know where it’s headed\, but you would be wrong. Suspenseful\, funny \, gory\, and defying expectations every step of the way\, this is one o f the most enjoyable rollercoaster rides in recent horror cinema history . WESTERN Canadian Premiere! CATEGORIES:Edge of Night, Feature Film, Western Canada Premiere! LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/babysitterwanted_edmonton2008 UID:162838707-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T123000 SUMMARY:Sobeys Lunchbox Shorts 1 DESCRIPTION:Feed your spirit and drink in short films gathered from aroun d the world. Can We Just Talk? is the theme of this package. Let the actors do the talking... it's your job to enjoy that fabulous Sobeys l unch! Lunchbox Shorts is a series of international\, short film packages that are programmed Monday thru Friday during the festival. For just $ 10 you get lunch\, and a feast of cinematic proportions. Film packages start at 12:10pm and are wrapped in time for you to get back to the offi ce. Presented by Edmonton City Centre and Sobeys ! CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/lunchboxshorts1_edmonton2008 UID:155338943-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T172800 SUMMARY:The Great Match DESCRIPTION: The Great Match tells the adventurous story of three soccer fans – none of whom have ever met – but who nevertheless have two thing s in common: firstly\, they live in all the farthest-flung corners of th e planet and\, secondly\, they are all three determined to watch the TV broadcast of the 2002 World Cup final between Germany and Brazil. The p rotagonists in this ‘global’ comedy are a family of Mongolian nomads\, a camel caravan of Tuareg in the Sahara\, and a group of Indios in the Am azon. They all live 300 miles away from the next town – and the next te levision – making their task a particularly daunting one. Nevertheless\ , these inventive people possess the resourcefulness and the willpower t o achieve their goal. In a world where access to information is seeming ly simple and immediate\, what happens in the most isolated places on e arth? Intriguing stuff – and hilarious! CATEGORIES:Comedy, Feature Film, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/thegreatmatch_edmonton2008 UID:164033814-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T183900 SUMMARY:Under the Snow DESCRIPTION:Following the unusual connection made between four workers at different stages of their lives\, Under the Snow captures factory lif e in a way rarely seen: personal\, flirtatious\, introspective. With the winter season fast approaching and orders piling up in the snow chain d ivision\, supervisor Javier and shy assistant Jairo are joined by tempor ary workers\, motherly Karmentxu and feisty Angela. For long\, frigid\, days they each pack chains in silence until Angela starts breaking the r ules - then work becomes a game\, and their cold\, gray building a playg round. This newfound camaraderie challenges them to look at what they de mand of their lives and of each other\, but this world only survives tha nks to the continuous snow. What is going to happen when the snow ceases to fall? WINNER: Best Feature Film\, 2007 Valladolid Film Festival (Spa in) CATEGORIES:Canadian Premiere, Feature Film, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/underthesnow_edmonton2008 UID:164050161-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T202700 SUMMARY:Zack and Miri Make A Porno DESCRIPTION:Kevin Smith's raucous\, raunchy\, and rowdy new crowd-pleaser Zack and Miri Make A Porno comes to Edmonton for a very special festi val screening. Dispelling any notions that he might 'mellow with age'\, Kevin Smith has delivered his funniest\, raunchiest\, and yes -- sweete st movie to date. Lifelong platonic friends Zack (Rogen) and Miri (Banks ) look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult f ilm together. As the cameras roll\, however\, the duo begins to sense th at they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thoug ht. Indie Icon Kevin Smith pushes the envelope further than ever before\ , as Zack and Miri Make A Porno has already infamously – and triumphan tly – battled the evil empire of the MPAA over the NC-17 rating they ori ginally gave this film. He fought\, he won\, and now his very R-Rated co medy is ready to assault unsuspecting multiplexes throughout North Ameri ca\, just in time for Halloween. But you don’t have to wait that long\, for EIFF is thrilled to host this very special early screening of one of this fall’s most highly-anticipated comedies. This is sure to be one of the hottest tickets of this year’s festival\, so you're advised to get in line EARLY! CATEGORIES:Comedy, Edmonton Premiere, Feature Film, Special Presentation LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/zackandmirimakeaporno_edmonton20 08 UID:163675129-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T193000 SUMMARY:International Shorts 1 DESCRIPTION:Curated from the hundreds of international short films we rec eived this year\, this is a thought-provoking\, engaging\, sometimes fun ny\, look at the world through the eyes of our storytelling friends from across the globe. CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/internationalshorts1_edmonton200 8 UID:159470652-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T205000 SUMMARY:45rpm DESCRIPTION:It’s the early spring of 1958. Fifteen year old Parry Tender (Jordan Gavaris) has lived in Goose Lake all his life. It isn’t much of a town\; about two hundred folks in all give or take. Five hundred miles north of nowhere with its 4\,000 foot gravel runway\, Alberta’s Goose L ake is the perfect spot to airlift men and materials into Canada’s froze n north. It’s all very secret – all very boring – and no one wants out m ore than Parry\, who isn’t asking for much. He only wants a little more than he already has: which is an old Cree grandfather named Peter George (August Schellenberg) and his best friend Stacey Luke (Justine Banszky) . But when the pretty daughter of an American Air Force Colonel arrives in town\, stealing Parry’s heart\, Luke isn’t quite sure what will happ en next. It’s a confusing Spring of love\, loss and rock’n’roll. \n\n Edmonton Premiere. FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE. \n \n 45rpm is in compet ition for the Citytv Canadian Feature Award \, chosen by YOU – the audi ence. Vote online until noon on Saturday\, October 4th at www.citytv.co m. CATEGORIES:Feature Film, Guests Attending, In Competition for Citytv Cana dian Feature, Made in Alberta, Oh Canada! LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/45rpm_edmonton2008 UID:164011811-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T214500 SUMMARY:International Shorts 2 DESCRIPTION:Stay the night and indulge in 2 short film packages with Int ernational Shorts 1 at 7pm followed by this package International Shor ts 2 at 9:15pm. It's unlikely our audiences will get another opportuni ty to see these films! CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/internationalshorts2_edmonton200 8 UID:159472836-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T235400 SUMMARY:12 DESCRIPTION:Nominated for a 2008 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\, Nikita Mikhalkov's 12 is a brilliant Russian remake of the cour troom clasic 12 Angry Men and screens as part of our World Cinema seri es. As in Sidney Lumet’s 1957 classic\, 12 Angry Men \, most of the act ion in 12 is confined to one jury room\, where a dozen jurors are aske d to decide the fate of a young man accused of murder. It’s seemingly an open and shut case\, until one dissenting voice forces each juror to re think his original opinion. That’s where the similarities end\, for this is – at its core – a truly Russian story\, with each character represen ting a different aspect of modern Russian society. The Russian justice s ystem may seem worlds away from what is generally accepted in the democr atic world\, but the universal issues of humanity and racial-profiling p resented here are relevant to everyone. Plus\, it’s one hell of a cracke r-jack thriller. 2008 Academy Award nominee for BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE F ILM. CATEGORIES:Feature Film, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/12_edmonton2008 UID:163676781-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080929T230300 SUMMARY:Nurse.Fighter.Boy DESCRIPTION:JUDE is a nurse and single mother living with Sickle Cell Ane mia. She works nights at the City Hospital to provide for her 12-year-ol d son\, and dreams of returning home to Zion\, (St. Elizabeth\, Jamaica) . SILENCE is a fighter\, intent on trusting no one. As a child\, he was raised in a world bent on violence. When the untimely death of his train er and father figure hits him\, Silence struggles to understand what he’ s fighting for. After a messy late-night brawl\, Silence goes to the hos pital for care. There he meets Jude who dresses his wound. Their connect ion is unspoken\, but palpable. CIEL is a boy\, wise beyond his years. H e knows when his mother feels “bad inside” although she tries not to sho w it. Taking matters into his own hands\, Ciel secretly casts a spell wi th his red handkerchief\, "healing moon\, faith and power\, protect my m other this very hour". Unknowingly\, his incantation triggers a series o f encounters between his mother and Silence. Passionately\, the Fighter begins to fall in love with the Nurse. Tentatively\, the Nurse begins to trust her heart. This is another stellar piece of work from the Canadia n Film Centre’s Feature Film Project. IN ATTENDANCE: Director Charles Of ficer and Co-Writer/Producer Ingrid Veninger Nurse.Fighter.Boy is in competition for the Citytv Canadian Feature Award \, chosen by YOU – th e audience. Vote online until noon on Saturday\, October 4th at www.cit ytv.com. CATEGORIES:Feature Film, Guests Attending, In Competition for Citytv Cana dian Feature, Oh Canada!, Western Canada Premiere LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/nursefighterboy_edmonton2008 UID:164041942-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T123000 SUMMARY:Sobeys Lunchbox Shorts 2 DESCRIPTION:Food as instigator\, as diversion\, as tool to feed your spir it. This package of shorts is the lower-calorie version of the whopping number of films we received whose themes centered around food and resta urants. Lunchbox Shorts is a series of international\, short film packag es that are programmed Monday thru Friday during the festival. For just $10 you get a fabulous Sobeys lunch\, and a feast of cinematic proporti ons. Film packages start at 12:10pm and are wrapped in time for you to get back to the office. Presented by Edmonton City Centre and Sobeys ! CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/lunchboxshorts2_edmonton2008 UID:156503439-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T172700 SUMMARY:Song Sung Blue DESCRIPTION: Song Sung Blue is the alternately inspiring and tragic love story of Lightning & Thunder\, a homegrown Milwaukee husband & wife sin ging duo who pay tribute to the music of Neil Diamond. For Mike and Clai re Sardina (aka: Lightning & Thunder)\, dreams are the fuel and music th e engine of life. Song Sung Blue goes behind the curtain with this bra ve couple - from their humble beginnings over 20 years ago…to the thresh old of fame\; from disaster…to rebirth\; this is the story of two authen tic American dreamers. A crowd-pleasing award winner almost everywhere i t’s played\, Song Sung Blue comes to EIFF riding a wave of acclaim\, a nd ready to convert the rest of us to the irresistible charm of ‘Lightni ng and Thunder’! Curated by guest programmer\, Jerry Krepakevich\, this was one of his favorites from the 2008 Hot Docs Film Festival . WINNER : Audience Award\, Grand Jury Award\, 2008 Slamdance Film Festival \nWIN NER: Grand Jury Award\, 2008 Philadelphia International Film Festival \n WINNER: Grand Jury Award\, IFF Boston 2008 CATEGORIES:Doc Central, Feature Film LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/songsungblue_edmonton2008 UID:164049894-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T183400 SUMMARY:Wherever You Are DESCRIPTION: Wherever You Are is a darkly comedic tale of a seemingly we ll-to-do family on the day they visit a shrink for help. (But shhh! They don’t want the whole town to know they actually have problems…) Dad’s a closet homosexual\, Mom’s legally insane\, their younger son has ADHD\, their older son stutters\, and their middle child\, a daughter\, is sex ually promiscuous. Let us introduce you to the Bernstein family. Aided b y family therapist Dr. Livingston (Joe Morton)\, they open their eyes an d embrace the flaws they've spent their entire lives burying. It is a st ory about what you find when you pull back the curtain and examine the d epth behind seemingly ordinary people. Imagine Little Miss Sunshine wi thout the pageant\, and you’ll start to understand the quirky charm of t his film – it sneaks up on you\, and like the blockbuster pageant movie\ , delivers a wholly satisfying denouement. CATEGORIES:Canadian Premiere, Contemporary Independents, Feature Film LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/whereveryouare_edmonton2008 UID:164050465-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T190000 SUMMARY:Pre-Screening Reception - Mothers & Daughters DESCRIPTION: Filmsters vs Hipsters – Tuesday\, September 30th - 5pm \n7pm @ Black Dog Woof Top \nSome call it a classic\, others an institution. It’s formally known as the Black Dog Freehouse. To experience this Edmo nton classic\, swing by after work for our pre-screening reception\, com plete with beer\, pizza and our guest filmmakers. It doesn’t get any bet ter than that! \n*Pre-screening reception for Mother’s & Daughter’s. S how your REEL DEAL pass or movie ticket stub for entry and to skip the l ine from Sep 26 – Oct 4th (when capacity permits). CATEGORIES:Party, Pre-Screening Party LOCATION:Black Dog Freehouse URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/filmstersvshipsters_edmonton2008 UID:167080553-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T201900 SUMMARY:Man On Wire DESCRIPTION:Winner of both the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at this year's Sundance Film Festival\, one of 2008's best -reviewed films\, the thrilling Man On Wire screens as part of our Do c Central programming strand. On August 7th\, 1974\, a young Frenchman n amed Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New Y ork's twin towers -- then the world’s tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire\, he was arrested\, taken for psychological ev aluation\, and brought to jail before he was finally released. Following six and a half years of dreaming of the towers\, Petit spent eight mont hs in New York City planning the execution of the coup. Aided by a team of friends and accomplices\, Petit was faced with numerous extraordinary challenges: he had to find a way to bypass the WTC’s security\; smuggle the heavy steel cable and rigging equipment into the towers\; pass the wire between the two rooftops\; anchor the wire and tension it to withst and the winds and the swaying of the buildings. The rigging was done by night in complete secrecy. At 7:15 AM\, Philippe took his first step on the high wire 1\,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan… James Marsh’ s documentary brings Petit’s extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Philippe himself\, and some of the co-conspirators who hel ped him create the unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as “the artistic crime of the century.” WINNER: Audience Award & Grand Ju ry Prize for World Documentary\, \n2008 Sundance Film Festival CATEGORIES:Doc Central, Feature Film, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/manonwire_edmonton2008 UID:163672542-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T210000 SUMMARY:Pre-Screening Reception - Sex Positive DESCRIPTION: Gimme\, Gimme\, Gimme a Party – Tuesday\, September 30th \n7 pm - 9:30pm @ Boots and Saddles (10242 106 St.) \nTo help us show our o ut-of-town guests the hospitality Edmonton is renowned for\, head over t o Boots and Saddles for a pre-screening reception complete with food\, f un and friends. \n*Pre-screening reception for Sex Positive. Show your R EEL DEAL pass or movie ticket stub for entry. CATEGORIES:Party, Pre-Screening Party LOCATION:Boots & Saddles URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/gimmegimmegimmeaparty_edmonton20 08 UID:167081713-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T204000 SUMMARY:Mothers & Daughters DESCRIPTION: MEET THE FILMMAKER - DIRECTOR CARL BESSAI IN ATTENDANCE FOR THIS ANTICIPATED EDMONTON PREMIERE! After triumphantly opening last yea r’s EIFF with his brooding drama\, Normal \, local son Carl Bessai retu rns to us this year with a much different work – the largely improvised and highly collaborative comedy\, Mothers & Daughters . Yes\, we said c omedy. Mothers&Daughters is\, in fact\, a comedic drama that blends el ements of narrative and documentary film. It follows three mother/daught er pairs as they unknowingly approach a pivotal moment in their lives\, while offering a diverse glimpse into the needs\, the denials\, and the inescapable love that these women feel towards each other. Exploring the hilarious\, the ridiculous\, and the complicated dynamics of mother/dau ghter relationships\, this is guerilla-style filmmaking at its best – ra w\, passionate\, and unpredictable. \nUltimately\, it is a celebration o f the inexplicable – yet undeniable - bond of mothers and daughters. In attendance: Director Carl Bessai. Mothers & Daughters is in competit ion for the Citytv Canadian Feature Award \, chosen by YOU – the audien ce. Vote online until noon on Saturday\, October 4th at www.citytv.com. CATEGORIES:Edmonton Premiere!, Feature Film, In Competition for Citytv Ca nadian Feature, Oh Canada! LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/mothersdaughters_edmonton2008 UID:164041073-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T214500 SUMMARY:Prairie Tales 10 DESCRIPTION:For the past ten years Edmonton's Metro Cinema has circulated the annual Prairie Tales program of Alberta-made independent media ar t. The fifteen works featured in Prairie Tales 10 showcase the wide di versity of originality\, ingenuity and technical achievement of Alberta media creators at varying stages of their careers. CATEGORIES:Guests Attending, Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/prairietales10_edmonton2008 UID:160375935-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T230900 SUMMARY:Let the Right One In DESCRIPTION:A fragile\, anxious boy\, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bull ied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boy's wish for a friend seems to come true when he meets Eli\, also 12\, who m oves in next door to him with her father. A pale\, serious young girl\, she only comes out at night and doesn't seem affected by the cold temper atures. Coinciding with Eli's arrival is a series of inexplicable disap pearances and murders. One man is found tied to a tree\, another frozen in the lake\, a woman bitten in the neck. Blood seems to be the common d enominator – and for an introverted boy like Oskar\, who is fascinated b y gruesome stories\, it doesn't take long before he figures out that Eli is a vampire. But by now a subtle romance has blossomed between Oskar a nd Eli\, and she gives him the strength to fight back against his aggres sors. Winner of countless awards at film festivals worldwide – including Best Narrative Feature at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival – this is a film which completely transcends its genre roots. Much more than just a nother ‘vampire’ movie\, Let the Right One In is a love story\, a thri ller\, and an achingly beautiful coming-of-age story. Adapted for the sc reen (from his own novel) by John Ajvide Lindqvist\, this gorgeously sho t\, wonderfully acted fable is nothing short of a masterpiece. WINNER: Best Narrative Feature - 2008 Tribeca Film Festival WINNER: Best Film\, Best Director - 2008 FantAsia Film Festival CATEGORIES:Edge of Night, Edmonton Premiere!, Feature Film, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/lettherightonein_edmonton2008 UID:164034863-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20080930T224500 SUMMARY:Sex Positive DESCRIPTION: Sex Positive explores the life of Richard Berkowitz\, a rev olutionary gay S&M hustler turned AIDS activist in the 1980s\, whose inc omparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited. Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter of the epidemic\, demand ing a solution to the problem long before those within - or outside - of the gay community would take heed. However\, it was not Berkowitz's voi ce alone that sparked contention. Dr. Joseph Sonnabend\, a controversial virologist and AIDS doctor\, postulated that AIDS was more complicated than just a new virus. With Sonnabend's theory in tow\, Berkowitz fought \, alongside beloved activist and musician Michael Callen\, for safer se x practices with out giving up on sex altogether. EIFF is fortunate to welcome Richard Berkowitz to Edmonton for this very special screening\, with very special post-screening Q&A session hosted by Michael Phair and Ted Kerr. CATEGORIES:Doc Central, Edge of Night, Feature Film, Guests Attending LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/sexpositive_edmonton2008 UID:164049707-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T123000 SUMMARY:Sobeys Lunchbox Shorts 3 DESCRIPTION:Didn't see that comin'! These short films are our Wednesday gift to you -- we hope you can't guess what's inside until opened. Lunch box Shorts is a series of international\, short film packages that are p rogrammed Monday thru Friday during the festival. For just $10 you get a fabulous Sobeys lunch\, and a feast of cinematic proportions. Film pa ckages start at 12:10pm and are wrapped in time for you to get back to t he office. Presented by Edmonton City Centre and Sobeys ! CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/lunchboxshorts3_edmonton2008 UID:156504013-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T175400 SUMMARY:Let the Right One In DESCRIPTION:A fragile\, anxious boy\, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bull ied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boy's wish for a friend seems to come true when he meets Eli\, also 12\, who m oves in next door to him with her father. A pale\, serious young girl\, she only comes out at night and doesn't seem affected by the cold temper atures. Coinciding with Eli's arrival is a series of inexplicable disap pearances and murders. One man is found tied to a tree\, another frozen in the lake\, a woman bitten in the neck. Blood seems to be the common d enominator – and for an introverted boy like Oskar\, who is fascinated b y gruesome stories\, it doesn't take long before he figures out that Eli is a vampire. But by now a subtle romance has blossomed between Oskar a nd Eli\, and she gives him the strength to fight back against his aggres sors. Winner of countless awards at film festivals worldwide – including Best Narrative Feature at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival – this is a film which completely transcends its genre roots. Much more than just a nother ‘vampire’ movie\, Let the Right One In is a love story\, a thri ller\, and an achingly beautiful coming-of-age story. Adapted for the sc reen (from his own novel) by John Ajvide Lindqvist\, this gorgeously sho t\, wonderfully acted fable is nothing short of a masterpiece. WINNER: Best Narrative Feature - 2008 Tribeca Film Festival WINNER: Best Film\, Best Director - 2008 FantAsia Film Festival CATEGORIES:Edge of Night, Edmonton Premiere!, Feature Film, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/lettherightonein_edmonton2008 UID:164034949-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T182800 SUMMARY:Audience of One DESCRIPTION:Near the end of the 20th Century\, a Pentecostal pastor from San Francisco was praying on a mountain top\, when he received a vision from God to ‘spread the Gospel through filmmaking’. Using donations from his congregation\, he slowly transformed his church into a fully functi oning movie studio\, and the production company Christian WYSIWYG Filmw orks was born. After experimenting on a number of small projects\, Past or Richard Gazowsky announced that he and his WYSIWYG crew were to begin production of the sci-fi epic\, Gravity: The Shadow of Joseph – a bib lical science fiction movie that would redefine the Hollywood epic! Aud ience of One chronicles a journey - from pre-production meetings in the church basement\, to principal photography in Italy\, to the leasing of a gigantic Bay Area studio –that would ultimately test the limits of ev eryone’s faith. Hilarious\, provocative\, and always entertaining\, Aud ience of One is a story of obsession\, faith and – to some - a healthy dose of delusion. WESTERN CANADA Premiere! CATEGORIES:Doc Central, Feature Film, Western Canada Premiere! LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/audienceofone_edmonton2008 UID:164021995-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T203900 SUMMARY:Down To the Dirt DESCRIPTION: MEET THE STAR OF Down to the Dirt - IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS AL BERTA PREMIERE SCREENING! Down to the Dirt is a darkly humorous chron icle of one man’s improbable redemption. Keith Kavanagh (Joel Thomas Hyn es) is the turbulent hero of this visceral feature film adaptation of th e internationally acclaimed novel. When first we meet Keith Kavanagh\, h e may have almost burned down the north side of the Cove\, his small New foundland hometown. His hard-drinking\, hard-ticket\, hooligan ways have made him a legend throughout the southern shore. He keeps his ragged co llection of Bukowski-esque poetry a closely guarded secre... as well as his deep regret towards his shattered relationship with his father (Robe rt Joy). When he meets the darkly exotic Natasha (Mylène Savoie)\, Keit h’s life is changed forever. A firecracker much like himself\, the beaut iful Natasha longs to break free from the small town\, small minded exis tence of the Cove. For once Keith feels passion not for debauchery and d estruction\, but for something even more dangerous: love. Down to the D irt is a sexy\, scary\, and funny ride about creating a new self out of the burning ashes of the old\, and it features an unforgettable perform ance by the man who wrote the book upon which this film is based – Joel Thomas Hynes. IN ATTENDANCE: Star Joel Thomas Hynes Down To the Dirt is in competition for the Citytv Canadian Feature Award \, chosen by Y OU – the audience. Vote online until noon on Saturday\, October 4th at www.citytv.com. CATEGORIES:Feature Film, Guests Attending, In Competition for Citytv Cana dian Feature, Oh Canada!, Western Canada Premiere! LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/downtothedirt_edmonton2008 UID:164027810-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T210800 SUMMARY:Rachel Getting Married DESCRIPTION:Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married has already wowed ' em at TIFF\, and the Oscar buzz for star Anne Hathaway is reaching fever pitch. EIFF is pleased to present the exclusive Edmonton premiere of o ne of this fall's most anticipated films! When KYM (Anne Hathaway) retur ns to the Buchman family home for the wedding of her sister RACHEL (Rose marie Dewitt)\, she brings a long history of personal crisis\, family co nflict and tragedy along with her. The wedding couple’s abundant party o f friends and relations have gathered for a joyful weekend of feasting\, music and love\, but Kym — with her biting one-liners and flair for bom bshell drama—is a catalyst for long-simmering tensions in the family dyn amic. Filled with the rich and eclectic characters that remain a hallmar k of Jonathan Demme’s films\, Rachel Getting Married paints a heartfel t\, perceptive and sometimes hilarious family portrait. Director Demme\, first-time writer Jenny Lumet\, and the stellar acting ensemble leaven the drama of these difficult but compelling people with wry affection an d generosity of spirit. Edmonton Premiere! CATEGORIES:Edmonton Premiere, Feature Film, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/rachelgettingmarried_edmonton200 8 UID:163671847-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T010000 SUMMARY:Afterparty - Down to the Dirt DESCRIPTION: Downtown + Reggae = Party – Wednesday\, October 1st \n9pm - Close @ Red Star (10534 Jasper Ave.) \nNot sure what to do after catchi ng tonight’s films? We’ve got an idea that makes sense - rock on over t o Edmonton’s hippest downtown pub for fine libations and even finer beat s. Plus you’re sure to run into some famous filmmakers while you’re ther e. \n* Post-screening party for Down to the Dirt. Show your REEL DEAL pa ss or movie ticket stub for entry into Red Star from Sep 26 – Oct 4th. A lso\, skip the line and get free cover at Halo on Friday and Saturday be fore 11pm. CATEGORIES:Afterparty, Party LOCATION:Red Star Pub URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/downtownreggae_edmonton2008 UID:167082520-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T224900 SUMMARY:Adam's Apples DESCRIPTION:Adam (Ulrich Thomsen) is a neo-Nazi thug who's been sentenced to community service in a small church in the countryside. His supervis or is Ivan (Mads Mikkelsen)\, a priest who's totally bereft of any sense of humor. When the sullen Adam\, urged to decide what he wants to accom plish during his community service\, says he wants to bake a pie\, Ivan assigns him to guard a nearby apple tree and bake a pie when the fruit i s ripe. Two other cons doing community service are: Gunnar (Nicolas Bro) \, a kleptomaniac with a history of sexually assaulting women\, and Khal id (Ali Kazim)\, a permanently angry immigrant from Afghanistan who robs gas stations belonging to multinationals as a statement against capital ism. As he did in his previous concoctions\, Flickering Lights and Th e Green Butchers \, director Jensen doses out his usual mixture of gags\ , slapstick and bone-crunching violence\, successfully managing to walk the thin line between political incorrectness and dark comedy. Finally m aking its long-awaited Edmonton debut\, this outrageous black comedy is a true original. EDMONTON Premiere! CATEGORIES:Edmonton Premiere, Feature Film, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/adamsapples_edmonton2008 UID:161766337-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081001T231000 SUMMARY:Midnight Meat Train DESCRIPTION:Leon Kauffman (Bradley Cooper) is a New York City photographe r who spends his time monitoring police scanners\, desperately trying to get pics of breaking news for the papers. When he finally gets a meetin g with hotshot art snob Susan Hoff (Brooke Shields)\, she dismisses Leon 's portfolio for not truly capturing the city\, challenging him to push the boundaries in his art. Leon is more than happy to oblige\, and becom es intrigued by a suspicious-looking\, suit-clad man (Vinnie Jones) carr ying a briefcase. Leon begins to follow the man\, suspecting that he's t he serial killer responsible for the glut of disappearances on the subwa y system over the past several decades. When Leon gets too close for com fort\, though\, he and Maya are drawn into the killer's twisted undergro und world\, the extent of which reaches beyond anything they ever imagin ed. Wunderkind Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura makes his English langu age debut here\, and as you would expect from the man who unleashed Ver sus and Alive upon an unsuspecting populace\, the result is a visuall y stunning horror epic. Not even remotely for the squeamish\, but for fa ns who have lamented the shoddy screen treatment given Clive Barker’s wo rk over the years\, this is like manna from heaven. Exclusive EDMONTON Premiere! CATEGORIES:Edge of Night, Edmonton Premiere!, Feature Film LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/midnightmeattrain_edmonton2008 UID:165082850-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T123000 SUMMARY:Sobeys Lunchbox Shorts 4 DESCRIPTION:Slap & Tickle... Sports. We like pairing those words togethe r -- slap and tickle -- but in this instance\, they really do describe t oday's films. Everything from hockey to soccer to laugh-out-loud funny. Which explains the 'tickle'. Lunchbox Shorts is a series of internatio nal\, short film packages that are programmed Monday thru Friday during the festival. For just $10 you get a fabulous Sobeys lunch\, and a feas t of cinematic proportions. Film packages start at 12:10pm and are wrap ped in time for you to get back to the office. Presented by Edmonton Ci ty Centre and Sobeys ! CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/lunchboxshorts4_edmonton2008 UID:156516948-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T172000 SUMMARY:Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father DESCRIPTION: ENCORE SCREENING ADDED! THURSDAY OCTOBER 2 at 4PM - EMPIRE C ITY CENTRE 9 Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne sets out to create a video document/ memorial to his late friend\, Andrew Bagby\, and discovers that the woma n who murdered Andrew was pregnant with his unborn son at the time. What follows is a gut-wrenching journey into the intricacies of the criminal justice system\, the frustration of endless custody battles\, and one c ouple’s unrelenting fight to protect their grandson from the hands of hi s own mother. One of the most emotionally devastating films in years\, Dear Zachary is an absolute must-see for anyone interested not only in true-crime stories\, but those people also interested in the power of th e human spirit. Staggeringly powerful\, this is not a film you will eas ily – or soon – forget. EIFF is honoured to present the Western Canadian Premiere of this compelling\, shocking\, and beautiful film. David Bag by will be in attendance. CATEGORIES:Doc Central, Featured, Feature Film, Western Canada Premiere! LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/dearzacharyalettertoasonabouthis father_edmonton2008 UID:164026479-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T183500 SUMMARY:The Greatest Auto Race on Earth DESCRIPTION: This exclusive film screening is by INVITATION ONLY! In Nov ember of 1907 The French newspaper Le Matin and New York Times issue d a challenge that would set the stage for The Greatest Auto Race on Ea rth and unknowingly precipitated a chain of events that helped shape th e world. The challenge: to travel by car around the world from New York to Paris. And with the crack of a golden pistol\, the greatest auto rac e on earth was launched on February 12\, 1908. The American Thomas Flye r \, the German Protos \, the French de Dion \, Motobloc \, and Siza ire all started from New York – three made it to Paris. What drove the se men to take six months out of their lives and embark on a journey tha t no one at that time had ever attempted\, and hasn’t since. Their priz e: a trophy … and knowing that you had done it. Filmed almost entirely in Alberta\, this documentary tells the story of the men\, and the mach ines\, that took up the challenge and (unknowingly) spent six months of their lives traversing the globe – and it is the culmination of director Michael Hamm’s journey to tell this monumental story. CATEGORIES:By Invitation Only, Documentary, Feature Film, Made in Alberta LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/thegreatestautoraceonearth_edmon ton2008 UID:161925976-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T190000 SUMMARY:Pre-Screening Reception - One Week DESCRIPTION: The Martini Shoot Part ONE – Thursday\, October 2nd \n5pm - 7pm @ LUX (Commerce Place) \nWhat goes together better than martinis an d Thursdays? Martinis and movies of course. Head over to LUX in Commer ce Place\, pre- and post- screenings\, for food\, fun and the best marti ni you can shake a movie ticket at. \n*Pre-screening reception for One W eek and All Together Now. Show your REEL DEAL pass or movie ticket stub for entry all night long. CATEGORIES:Party, Pre-Screening Party LOCATION:LUX Steakhouse & Bar URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/themartinishootptone_edmonton200 8 UID:167083348-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T201900 SUMMARY:One Week DESCRIPTION: One Week tells the story of Ben Tyler (Joshua Jackson)\, a man in his mid-twenties who is diagnosed with a virulent cancer. He has only a 10% chance of survival. Though it is imperative that he begin tre atment immediately\, Ben instead takes off on a road trip on an impulsiv ely- purchased motorcycle. What starts off as an ill-defined attempt to escape soon morphs into a cross-country odyssey from Toronto to Tofino. \nAgainst the immensity of the Canadian landscape and the enormity of h is recent diagnosis\, Ben re-examines his life. His fiancée\, thinks the trip is reckless and refuses to accompany him\, and Ben gradually comes to realize that something is lacking in their relationship that he has never before confronted. Other disappointments are thrown into focus by his illness: his unfulfilling job as a high school English teacher\, and a manuscript no one will publish. As Ben travels west he meets a variet y of people who help him understand what he believes in and what he real ly wants. A beautiful love letter to Canada\, held together by Joshua Ja ckson’s perfectly understated performance\, this life-affirming film sho uld have you leaving the cinema asking the question…’What would you do?’ \, faced with just One Week to live… One Week is in competition for the Citytv Canadian Feature Award \, chosen by YOU – the audience. Vot e online until noon on Saturday\, October 4th at www.citytv.com. CATEGORIES:Featured, Feature Film, In Competition for Citytv Canadian Fea ture, Oh Canada! LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/oneweek_edmonton2008 UID:161766051-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T193000 SUMMARY:Picturing the Yukon DESCRIPTION:A selection of films by Yukon-based filmmakers\, curated by D an Sokolowski. In attendance: Dan Sokolowski and Kerry Barber. CATEGORIES:Guests Attending, Made in Canada, Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/picturingtheyukon_edmonton2008 UID:160380780-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T203900 SUMMARY:All Together Now DESCRIPTION: All Together Now is preceded by the short film Not So Crue l\, Today . Formula One car racing seems an unlikely backdrop for the Be atles and Cirque du Soleil® to first make contact. But George Harrison a nd Cirque founder Guy Laliberté met at Grand Prix events and discovered a mutual passion for motor sports. Out of those encounters grew not only a great friendship\, but an idea to marry the timeless music of The Bea tles with the artistry of the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil - both par tners agreeing to share creative control for the first time ever. And e ven though George Harrison passed away before development of THE BEATLE S – LOVE began\, his spirit looms large over every aspect of this spect acular production. Combining archival material\, alongside intimate inte rviews with Sir Paul McCartney\, Ringo Starr\, Yoko Ono Lennon\, Olivia Harrison\, Sir George Martin\, and many others\, this enormously enterta ining documentary follows a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration from London to Montreal to a breathtaking opening night amidst the glitter of glamo ur of Las Vegas. Oh – and the music’s pretty good\, too! WESTERN CANAD A Premiere! CATEGORIES:Doc Central, Featured, Feature Film, Western Canada Premiere! LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/alltogethernow_edmonton2008 UID:164016477-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T010000 SUMMARY:Afterparty - Nerdcore Rising DESCRIPTION: The Martini Shoot Part DEUX! – Thursday\, October 2nd \n9pm - Close @ LUX (Commerce Place) \nWhat goes together better than martini s and Thursdays? Martinis and movies of course. Head over to LUX in Co mmerce Place\, pre- and post- screenings\, for food\, fun and the best m artini you can shake a movie ticket at. \n*Post-screening reception for Nerdcore Rising. Show your REEL DEAL pass or movie ticket stub for entry all night long. CATEGORIES:Afterparty, Party LOCATION:LUX Steakhouse & Bar URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/themartinishootpartdeux_edmonton 2008 UID:167083926-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T214500 SUMMARY:CFMDC ReGeneration DESCRIPTION:What better way to celebrate a big birthday than by throwing a party and ensuring some great gifts? To mark their 40th anniversary la st year\, the CFMDC (Canadian Filmmakers' Distribution Centre) commissio ned seven artists to make works inspired by films that are significant t o them as image-makers. Premieres meet archetypes from the avant-garde i n this unique evening that pairs new films with their influential compan ion pieces. Adam Garnet Jones's Secret Weapons is an intensely persona l animated film essay whose formal qualities speak to Mike Hoolboom's se minal\, award-winning Frank's Cock (1993). Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof fa shions a visual duet comprised of a 16mm film\, The Garden of Earthy De lights \, and a self-portrait photogram motivated by the incomparable vi rtuosity of Stan Brakhage's Christ Mass Sex Dance (1991). Jerry Theven t's Shelley renders homage to Shelley Niro's work in its meditation on binding relationships between nature\, Western ideals\, and native life in Canada. Louise Bourque's use of home movies in Fissures (1999) tri ggers a promise from mother to son in Lise Beaudry's La Vie en pellicul e . With a playful\, destructive spirit\, Chris Gehman's Rostrum Press: Materials Testing "responds to an isolated aspect of two films by Mich ael Snow: Breakfast (Table Top Dolly) (1972-76) and Presents (1980-8 1)\, with an additional/incidental nod to Snow's Wavelength (1967)" (Chr is Gehman). Afghanimation by Allyson Mitchell celebrates Joyce Wieland 's brawn and brash\, and her enduring legacy. Crushed by Susan Justin is a miniature study of grief and tribute to Midi Onodera's The Basemen t Girl (2000). – Andréa Picard (Cinematheque Ontario) CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/cfmdbregeneration_edmonton2008 UID:160393260-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T223500 SUMMARY:[REC] DESCRIPTION: [REC] follows late-night television reporter\, Ángela Vidal \, through the lens of her cameraman\, Pablo. They cover the night shift at a local fire station in Barcelona and\, one evening\, the duo follow firefighters who have received a call for help from a nearby apartment building. When they arrive\, they find the apartment's residents huddled in the lobby. They go upstairs to look for the distressed caller. What follows is a night that none of them will ever forget. Recipient of coun tless awards\, from film festivals around the world (and inspiration for the upcoming American remake\, Quarantine )\, [REC] comes to Edmonto n with a very well-deserved reputation as one of the scariest films in y ears. It is 80 minutes of sheer\, unrelenting suspense\, and it’s a film that has put international audiences through the wringer! If that sound s like just the kind of late-night fun you’re looking for\, well look no further – [REC] is finally here. You’ve heard the rumours\, now see i t for yourself… if you dare. Just be sure to bring someone to hold on to . WINNER: Audience Award\, Best Director\, Best Actress\, 2007 Sitges In ternational Film Festival CATEGORIES:Edge of Night, Edmonton Premiere, Featured, Feature Film, Thri ller, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/rec_edmonton2008 UID:164048995-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081002T225500 SUMMARY:Nerdcore Rising DESCRIPTION: MEET THE FILMMAKER - DIRECTOR NEGIN FARSAD IN ATTENDANCE FOR THIS CANADIAN PREMIERE! The hilariously entertaining documentary Nerd core Rising uncovers the newest wave of hip-hop\, NERDCORE\, as it foll ows the godfather of the genre -- MC Frontalot -- on his first national tour. Beginning in South Carolina and culminating in nerd mecca - the Pe nny Arcade Gaming Convention in Seattle - masses of fans across the coun try come out to bask in the Front's geek glory as he strives to achieve mainstream success. Frontalot fanatics are the real stars of the film. T hey are hackers and gamers\, bloggers and podcasters\; they play World of Warcraft \, live virtually in Second Life \, and of course\, they lo ve nerdcore hip hop. In short\, they are hardcore nerds\, and together\, they illustrate the funny\, fascinating\, and unapologetically uncool c ultural phenomenon that is nerdcore. MC Frontalot just wants to live in a world where nerdcore is a real genre of hip hop and where other MC's t ake him seriously as a rapper-de-la-resistance! Nerdcore Rising is a b reath of fresh air\, providing an absolute blast of entertainment to mus ic lovers\, documentary lovers\, and of course…geeks\, nerds\, and socia l outcasts of all shapes and sizes! Embrace your inner geek\, leave the house for once\, and join us for what promises to be a rollicking night of musical ‘nerd-vana’. IN ATTENDANCE: Director Negin Farsad. CATEGORIES:Canadian Premiere, Doc Central, Edge of Night, Featured, Featu re Film, Guests Attending LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/nerdcorerising_edmonton2008 UID:162839002-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T123000 SUMMARY:Sobeys Lunchbox Shorts 5 DESCRIPTION: 100% Maple Shorts! More than 20% of the 500 short films we received this year are toque-totin'\, back bacon bearin'\, eh-sayin'\, C anadian! Over this week we've brought you primo Canuck fare -- and on t his\, our final day of Lunchbox Shorts -- we stand on guard for thee! CATEGORIES:Short Film Package LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/lunchboxshorts5_edmonton2008 UID:156517498-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T172000 SUMMARY:Anvil! The Story of Anvil DESCRIPTION: ENCORE SCREENING ADDED! FRIDAY OCTOBER 3 at 4PM - EMPIRE CIT Y CENTRE 9 At 14\, best friends Robb Reiner and Steve 'Lips' Kudlow\, m ade a pact to rock together forever. Their band\, Anvil \, hailed as th e "demi-gods of Canadian metal”\, influenced a musical generation that i ncludes Metallica \, Slayer \, and Anthrax \, despite never hitting t he big time. Following a calamitous European tour\, Lips and Robb\, now in their fifties\, set off to record their 13th album in one last attemp t to fulfill their boyhood dreams. ANVIL in ATTENDANCE!! (*Saturday scr eening only*) This film is followed by a performance by the legendary Ca nadian band Anvil at 9:30pm in Century Casino . Tickets for the conce rt are $24.50 and available at TicketMaster. Festival passes do not ge t you into this after-film event. Anvil! The Story of Anvil -- the mo vie and the after-concert -- are presented through the generous support of Century Casino and K-97 . CATEGORIES:Doc Central, Featured, Feature Film, Guests Attending, Music LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/anvilthestoryofanvil_edmonton200 8 UID:164020963-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T185400 SUMMARY:Sugar DESCRIPTION: Sugar follows the story of Miguel Santos\, a.k.a. Sugar\, a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro De Macorís\, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty. Playing professionally at a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic\, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States’ minor league system\; but when his play on the mound falters\, he begins to question the single-mindedness of his life’s ambition. The baseball academy where Miguel has been training is a breeding ground for major le ague talent. Sugar’s uncommon ability on the mound is apparent\, but the re are thousands of teenagers across the island just like Miguel\, all o f whom hope for the opportunity to advance to the United States minor le ague system – just the first step of many on an arduous journey to the b ig leagues. His odyssey finally brings him to New York City\, where he s truggles to find community and make a new home for himself\, like so man y before him. CATEGORIES:Feature Film, Sports, Western Canada Premiere, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/sugar_edmonton2008 UID:164049973-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T190000 SUMMARY:Pre-Screening Reception - Dakota Skye DESCRIPTION: Lights\, Camera...– Friday\, October 3rd \n5pm - 7pm @ Stir Lounge (10304 111 St.) \nHave you felt like you just wanted to stand up and dance this week? Well now’s your chance. Shake your hips on over to STIR to relax in the EIFF VIP area before you show-off your best move s on the dance floor after tonight’s screenings. \n*FAVA party and pre-s creening reception for Dakota Skye. Show your REEL DEAL pass or movie ti cket stub to skip the line\, get free cover and entry into the EIFF VIP area all night long. CATEGORIES:Party, Pre-Screening Party LOCATION:STIR Cocktail Lounge URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/lightscamera_edmonton2008 UID:167084629-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T183000 SUMMARY:Canadian Shorts DESCRIPTION:Why fight the drive-home rush? Settle in and fill yer boots with Canadian cinema – a smorgasbord of the finest\, 100% maple! You’ll have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A with visiting filmmakers f ollowing their film. Hosts for the evening are Joel Higham and Deann a Kayne from our city's Film Co-Op -- FAVA . Show your FAVA membershi p and admission is just $5 . CATEGORIES:Guests Attending, Short Film Package LOCATION:Metro Cinema URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/canadianshorts_edmonton2008 UID:159466917-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T201400 SUMMARY:Dakota Skye DESCRIPTION: MEET THE STAR AND DIRECTOR of DAKOTA SKYE - EILEEN BOYLAN a nd JOHN HUMBER IN ATTENDANCE FOR THIS EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN PREMIERE! Winn er of the Best Screenplay Award at this year's Phoenix Film Festival\, Dakota Skye makes its triumphant Canadian Premiere in Edmonton\, with director John Humber and star Eileen Boylan in attendance! Screening a s part of our Contemporary Independents series\, see why Dakota Skye i s already being hailed as 'this year's Juno' (with a touch of 'Heroes' t hrown in for good measure). For as long as she could remember\, Dakota S kye has been cursed with a super power. She has the ability to see the t ruth in any lie she hears. From small\, harmless white lies\, to the mor e devious kind\, they have come from the people that she should trust th e most -- her family\, friends and teachers. These lies have snowballed\ , leading to her becoming bitter and apathetic towards the world around her. Now seventeen\, Dakota just watches the world happen around her\, u nmotivated to join it. She has a boyfriend who plays in a semi-popular l ocal rock band and her best friend from childhood\, but finds little joy in her own life. One day\, Jonah comes into town. It only takes a few d ays before Dakota notices something about him that sets him apart from t he other people in her life. Through her friendship with Jonah\, Dakota' s eyes are opened to the world around her and she sees that there is som ething out there more than all the lies. There is a possibility of somet hing different... something better. If only he wasn't her boyfriend's be st friend. EIFF is proud to present the Canadian Premiere of this dazzli ngly entertaining film. Featuring a star-making performance by Eileen Bo ylan\, Dakota Skye is warm\, funny\, sweet\, and edgy. The undiscovere d gem of 2008\, it’s a surefire crowd-pleaser audiences will be buzzing about long after the lights come up. Canadian Premiere! In attendance: Director John Humber and STAR Eileen Boylan. CATEGORIES:Canadian Premiere, Contemporary Independents, Featured, Featur e Film, Guests Attending LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/dakotaskye_edmonton2008 UID:163677584-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T211000 SUMMARY:24/One Top 10 World Premiere Screening DESCRIPTION:Our 24/One jury\, made up of professional filmmakers and cr eative executives\, will have spent many hours watching (and debating) t he dozens of short films produced by the teams that took part in our ann ual 24-hour filmmaking challenge. Teams are made up of one to three peop le – Producer\, Director\, Writer – with limitless cast members\, editor s\, set designers\, etc. 24/One filmmakers are assigned a phrase\, or a theme\, to use within their short film on the opening Saturday of the festival (Sept. 27th) – then they’re off! Twenty-four hours later\, th ey must deliver a complete\, 5-minute (or less) short film – with credit s and all the paperwork and release forms required by professional produ ction crews. Today’s screening is the top 10 films. Audiences vote fo r the Matrix Video People’s Choice Award and cash prizes go to Best Ma le and Female Actors thanks to the support of ACTRA . CATEGORIES:Made in Alberta, Short Film Package LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/24onetop10worldpremierescreening _edmonton2008 UID:165956699-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T224900 SUMMARY:Momma's Man DESCRIPTION:Azazel Jacobs’ Momma's Man chronicles the increasingly anxi ous dilemma of Mikey (Matt Boren)\, a young husband and father who stops off at his parents’ loft during a business trip to New York and finds h imself emotionally unable to leave. One of the most acclaimed films of t his year's Sundance Film Festival\, Jacobs' third feature is both a trib ute to his parents (avant-garde filmmaker Ken Jacobs and painter Flo Jac obs\, who play Mikey’s mother and father) and an acutely perceptive\, sl yly humorous take on a universal experience: the fear of growing up. Com ing to EIFF with near-deafening critical acclaim\, Momma’s Man is a sh ining example of why Azazel Jacobs is one of today’s most exciting new c inematic voices. “This deceptively simple\, marvelously filmed and profo undly affecting movie is first and foremost a love letter from director Jacobs to his parents...it’s a film of acute perceptions\, great sadness and wordless\, ecstatic joy\, and the one unforgettable narrative film I saw at this year’s [Sundance Film Festival].” — Andrew O’Hehir\, Salo n “An extraordinary movie in every way.” — Peter Travers\, Rolling Sto ne . CATEGORIES:Contemporary Independents, Featured, Feature Film, Spotlight: Emerging Indie Filmmaker LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/mommasman_edmonton2008 UID:164040103-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T230200 SUMMARY:What We Do Is Secret DESCRIPTION: MEET THE WRITER/DIRECTOR OF What We Do is Secret - RODGER GR OSSMAN IN ATTENDANCE FOR THIS EDMONTON PREMIERE! 1970s Los Angeles—Nihi list Philosophy\, Glam Rock\, Drugs\, Booze\, Closeted Homosexuality\, D ianetics\, a Yen for Rock and Roll Immortality—a convergence that shaped the short\, self-destructive life of Jan Paul Beahm\, a fatherless boy with an alcoholic mother and an older brother who died of a drug-overdos e—a kid who reinvented himself coming out of a high school for outcasts\ , as the one and only DARBY CRASH\, the legendary lead singer of the sem inal Los Angeles Punk band\, The Germs. Shane West ("ER"\, LEAGUE OF EXT RAORDINARY GENTLEMEN)\, Bijou Phillips (CHOKE\, BULLY\, BLACK AND WHITE) \, Rick Gonzalez (OLD SCHOOL\, COACH CARTER) and Noah Segan (BRICK\, CHA IN LETTER) star in WHAT WE DO IS SECRET\, a biopic that chronicles the r ise of The Germs and their charismatic leader Darby Crash\, whose imag e—the contorted\, screaming face and death grip on the microphone\, has become an icon of the U.S. punk movement and a rapt influence on bands s ince. Darby’s cultivated punk attitude\, resplendent with the hardcore\, infamous onstage self-mutilation antics and volatile energy that inspir ed the band’s mesmerized followers to riot\, ultimately banned The Germ s from playing every venue in the greater Los Angeles area. IT WAS A MO VEMENT THAT CHANGED MUSIC. IT WAS MUSIC THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. AND IT A LL STARTED WITH A GERM. In attendance: Writer/Director Rodger Grossman. CATEGORIES:Edge of Night, Featured, Feature Film, Guests Attending, Music LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/whatwedoissecret_edmonton2008 UID:162839194-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081003T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081004T010000 SUMMARY:Afterparty - What We Do is Secret DESCRIPTION: Twist and Shout – Friday\, October 3rd \n9pm - Close @ Stir Lounge (10304 111 St.) \nHave you felt like you just wanted to stand up and dance this week? Well now’s your chance. Shake your hips on over to STIR to relax in the EIFF VIP area before you show-off your best move s on the dance floor after tonight’s screenings. \n*FAVA party and post- screening reception for Momma’s Man and What We Do is Secret. Show your REEL DEAL pass or movie ticket stub to skip the line\, get free cover an d entry into the EIFF VIP area all night long. CATEGORIES:Afterparty, Party LOCATION:STIR Cocktail Lounge URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/twistandshout_edmonton2008 UID:167085132-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081004T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081004T141700 SUMMARY:Gomorrah DESCRIPTION:Based on a hard-hitting Italian non-fiction bestseller that f orced its author into hiding\, Gomorrah is a chronicle of the Neapolit an mob known as the Camorra. Traveling from the horrifying slum projects of suburban Naples to the corporate suites and the high-fashion atelier s\, the film finds them all corrupted by organized crime. Mulitple stor ylines abound: two brash teenagers decide to wage war against the local Camorra boss\; a tailor in a mob-supported fashion business secretly goe s to work for their Chinese-sweatshop rivals\; a businessman arranges th e illegal dumping of corporate toxic waste on mob-owned land\; while a g rocery delivery boy and an aging mob soldier become pawns in a widening gang war. While Garrone’s film is ostensibly about one crime-plagued ci ty\, it is also a commentary on Italy's social and political ills in gen eral. Combining many elements of traditional Italian cinema – Gomorrah is a stunner of thriller that ranks with the classic crime thrillers o f all time. EDMONTON Premiere! CATEGORIES:Edmonton Premiere!, Feature Film, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/gomorrah_edmonton2008 UID:164031964-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081004T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081004T154200 SUMMARY:Goodbye Baby DESCRIPTION:Sheltered Long Island teen Melissa Brooks is popular and attr active\, but can't afford to go to college. In an effort to move away fr om her mother and her live-in boyfriend\, she moves in with her brother Robbie and his boyfriend Miller in their SoHo apartment. Melissa doesn't mind not going to college\; to everyone's surprise she'd rather be a st and up comic instead. She finds work as a waitress at a comedy club whil e honing her act and working up the nerve to get on stage. Between Robbi e's jazz band and Miller's acting career\, she is quickly drawn into the downtown scene. While trying to get over her crippling fear of public s peaking by covertly attending support groups\, she meets Kevin\, a kindr ed spirit with a troubled past. Their budding relationship is threatened when Melissa is wooed away by the wealthy and smooth-talking Dominick. Just as her act begins to click and she just might have this relationshi p thing figured out\, tragedy strikes and her new family of friends is s haken badly as old tragedies crash back in on her. With an absolutely te rrific performance by Christine Evangelista – a real find here – and cri sp writing (particularly in the very authentic and surprisingly funny st andup comedy scenes)\, this is a shining example of contemporary indepen dent cinema. CANADIAN Premiere! CATEGORIES:Canadian Premiere, Contemporary Independents, Feature Film LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/goodbyebaby_edmonton2008 UID:163677805-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081004T144500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081004T165500 SUMMARY:Flame & Citron DESCRIPTION:Copenhagen 1944. While the Danish population hopes for a swif t end to the war\, freedom fighters Bent Faurschou-Hviid (23)\, a.k.a. F lame and Jørgen Haagen Schmith (33)\, a.k.a. Citron\, secretly put their lives at stake fighting for the Holger Danske resistance group. The fea rless and uncompromising Flame is a confirmed anti-fascist and dreams of the day when the group will assemble and openly launch an armed counter attack at the occupying power. The more sensitive family man\, Citron\, used to work primarily as a driver for Flame\, but now finds himself bec oming more deeply involved in the group’s work. When their immediate sup erior\, Aksel Winther\, orders them into action against two German Abweh r officers\, events start to get out of hand. \nDesperate\, disillusione d and with a sense of having been betrayed by their superiors\, they dec ide only to trust each other and concentrate their efforts on getting to the much hated and feared chief of the Gestapo\, Hoffmann. \nThe film i s inspired by actual events and eyewitness accounts from people who expe rienced the real-life Flame and Citron at very close range. WESTERN C anada Premiere! CATEGORIES:Feature Film, World Cinema LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/flamecitron_edmonton2008 UID:164028281-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081004T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081004T170000 SUMMARY:Jonna's Body\, Please Hold DESCRIPTION: MEET THE FILMMAKER! JONNA TAMASES IN ATTENDANCE! Welcome to Jonna Central\, where Pearl (the plucky receptionist) fields calls from all over Jonna's Body\, keeping things running smoothly. It's business as usual until some uninvited intruders show up and start wreaking havoc ! The quirky residents of Jonna's Body - Stomach\, Upper Back\, Bowels and more - have been through it all: from bad posture to too many jalape ño poppers to too many bad hair days. Now they face their greatest battl e ever\, a fight to the death\, literally. The battle rages. Who lives? Who dies? Told through tour de force comedic writing matched by a visu al world of sumptuous vibrancy and playfulness\, Jonna's Body\, Please Hold takes a wild ride into the realm of health\, illness\, joy and the beauty of life. This film screens with The Miracle . In attendance: Jonna Tamases. CATEGORIES:Comedy, Featured, Films Without Borders, Guests Attending LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/jonnasbodypleasehold_edmonton200 8 UID:164034613-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081004T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081004T164400 SUMMARY:The Miracle DESCRIPTION:In confession to her priest\, Tekki Lomnicki\, a little perso n\, reveals that she has dishonored her mother. Her confession spins out in a series of stories – her dramatic birth\, her difficult childhood a nd painful relationship with her mother and\, finally\, the fateful trip they eventually made to the holy shrine at Lourdes. In her memories a s torytelling nun\, Saint Bernadette\, her rambunctious family\, Little Le ague baseball\, musical comedy\, and the romantic Paris of her dreams al l live again. But Tekki will have to face the truth of what happened at Lourdes if she is to win a chance at redemption. Tekki’s story is one t hat will inspire! This film screens with Jonna’s Body . CATEGORIES:Films Without Borders LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/themiracle_edmonton2008 UID:164039578-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T175018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20081004T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20081004T211000 SUMMARY:On Broadway DESCRIPTION: MEET MIKE O'MALLEY and LANCE GREENE - IN ATTENDANCE FOR THI S CANADIAN PREMIERE SCREENING! On Broadway tells the story of Jack O' Toole (Joey McIntyre) \, a 30-something Boston everyman\, who writes a p lay about his dead uncle as a way to reconnect with his hard-nosed dad. With no money and just his gut to guide him\, Jack quits his job as a ca rpenter so that he can mount a production of his play on the only stage he can afford: in the back room of his neighbourhood pub\, on a little s treet called Broadway. On Broadway epitomizes everything we here at EI FF love about independent filmmaking: it’s a true labour of love\, cast with authentic Bostonians for whom this was obviously a passion project. It speaks to the power of art as a healing force\, and as a way to conn ect - with an audience\, with the world around us\, with the people we l ove. This is a rousing crowd-pleaser in every sense of the word\, and w e’re tickled to be hosting the Canadian Premiere as our Closing Night Film. \nBetter yet\, if you can’t make it to the NKOTB reunion show comi ng to Rexall this fall - that's New Kids On the Block for all you non- boy-band types - here’s your chance to see Joey McIntyre on the big scre en – in an absolutely winning performance as playwright/dreamer Jack O’T oole. And we can pretty much guarantee a kick-ass after-party. In atten dance: Star Mike O'Malley and Actor/Producer Lance Greene! Presented w ith the like-minded\, programming support of Ms. Toni Powell (director of the Heart of Gold Film Festival in Gympie\, Australia) who saw thi s film before us\, and wholeheartedly recommended it. Thank-you\, Toni! CATEGORIES:Canadian Premiere, Comedy, Contemporary Independents, Featured , Feature Film, Gala Event, Guests Attending LOCATION:Empire City Centre 9 URL:http://edmonton.bside.com/2008/films/onbroadway_edmonton2008 UID:164042526-edmonton.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR