WINNIPEG SAGA TOUR

In celebration of its 30th anniversary in 2004, the Winnipeg Film Group commissioned five of the most accomplished filmmakers who have come through its ranks to create a short film. Initially envisioned around the theme of the filmmaking process, each of the participating filmmakers interpreted this mandate broadly and the resulting movies span the spectrum of cinema—from animation to comedy, and dramatic to experimental.

In April 2007 the films premiered at the WFG’s sold out gala at the Winnipeg Art Gallery and since then have individually travelled to over seven countries and screened at over 40 film festivals including Toronto International, Rotterdam International, Ann Arbor, IndieLisboa and Melbourne International.

The films are currently on tour in Manitoba at special screenings with special guests. Please join us!

Tour Dates

  • Screening at the WFG's Cinematheque (100 Arthur St. in Winnipeg) on Wednesday October 1, 2008 . Films at 7:00PM - FREE ADMISSION! Deco Dawson (director of The Last Moment) will introduce the films

  • Screening at the Thompson Public Library in the Basement Bijou in Thompson, MB on Saturday February 28, 2009. Doors at 7:00PM, films at 7:30PM, followed by Guy Maddin’s My Winnipeg - FREE ADMISSION! Darcy Fehr (lead actor in Guy Maddin’s Odin’s Shield Maiden and My Winnipeg) will introduce the films (co-hosted by the Thompson Reel North Film Festival/Basement Bijou)

  • Screening at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba (AGSM) in Brandon, MB on Saturday March 21, 2009. Films at 4:00PM – FREE ADMISSION! Neil and Cathy McInnes (co-directors of the animated Automoto) will introduce the films

Featuring

  • Time Away by Aubriand (Carole O’Brien) | 7:30 | experimental | colour | 2007
  • Automoto by Neil & Cathy McInnes | 5:00 | animation | colour | 2007
  • Odin’s Shield Maiden by Guy Maddin | 4:30 | experimental | b&w | 2007
  • Man of the Northwest by Matthew Holm | 11:30 | comedy | colour | 2007
  • The Last Moment by Deco Dawson | 28:30 | drama | colour and b&w | 2007

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Press photos

For more information please contact Monica Lowe at (204) 925-3452 or monica@winnipegfilmgroup.com