Jul 6, 2017
CONGRATS TO ALL 48 HOUR FILM CONTEST PARTICIPANTS (2017)!!!
We are proud of all the entrants!!! It was exceptionally competitive this year, collectively some of the best films yet, so everyone should take great pride in their participation. There was a three person jury that thoughtfully deliberated to arrive at their selections (see list below).
Those of you who did not make it into Gimli this year, fear not, there will be a FANTASTIC event hosted at The Metropolitan Entertainment Centre in Winnipeg on Wednesday, August 2nd. The theatre will seat 400 people and all 27 of the submitted films will screen in this prestigious theatre. There will be a reception afterwards with catered munchies, alcohol & beverages, a gift for all ticket-holders, a silent auction and some Peoples Choice Awards. Please keep reading, because there are important announcements and details that interested folks need to be aware of.
Gimli Theatre – 2017 Gimli Film Festival Screening
Date: Saturday, July 29, 2017 (1pm to 3pm)
Reception: No
Cost: $10 (plus tax) purchase tickets at this link…
Special: Directors get one Saturday Only Day Pass and one free ticket
Seats: 250 people, please buy your tickets online ASAP, it will sell out!!!!
Films: 18 films will screen (see list below)
Prizes: Jury Selects: (1) Best Film, (2) Best Director, (3) Best Cinemathography, (4) Best Editing, (5) Best Sound, (6) Best Score, (7) Best Actor, (8) Best Actress, (9) Top 5 Films
Links: Gimli Ride Share (Facebook) and 48 Hour Film Contest (Facebook Group)
Metropolitan Theatre – 2017 Winnipeg Screening
Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 (7pm to 9pm doors open at 6pm)
Reception: Alcohol/beverages, munchies and prizes from 9pm to 10:30pm
Cost: $10 (plus tax), tickets go on sale from the WFG site next week, stay tuned
Special: Directors get two free tickets
Seats: 400 people
Films: 27 films screened
Prizes: (1) People’s Choice Best Film, (2) People’s Choice Top 5 Films, (3) Chosabi, is giving every ticket-holder a 10% discount coupon, (4) Silent auction with great prizes
The 2017 Gimli Film Festival Jury Selects:
(in no particular order)
- Vincent Tang – A Little Monster Movie
- Julie Epp – As We Are
- Jhurmel Pascua – Nailed It
- Michael Sanders – Paper Rock Scissors
- Cleo Leslie – Hands On
- Brett Enquist – Fright, Scare, Subscribe
- Taryn Edgeworth – Bugspray
- John Titley – Junk Mail
- Darren Young – Chimera
- Lasha Mowchun – Glass Tears
- Jean-Jacq Javier – Harbinger
- Tavis Putnam – The Funny Par
- Ben Stouffer – Gorriannora
- Vincent Allen – Inspired
- Carter Hadlow – Fun Fun Street
- Hugo Montes – The Purple Sock
- Solomund McPherson – Two to Tango
- Martin Knispel – Creative Research
