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16th Annual $100 Film Festival
The 16th Annual $100 Film Festival wrapped up on Saturday, March 15 and was a complete success! The audiences were amazing, with higher attendance this year and lots of great feedback; the films were stellar and we had the pleasure of hosting several visiting filmmakers.
For information on our Award Winners and Submission procedures for the 2009 17th Annual $100 Film Festival go to the Festival Website.
For More Info email festival@csif.org
CSIF 6 Month How to Make a Film Workshop
The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is offering nine filmmakers the opportunity to participate in an intensive five month, hands-on filmmaking workshop. Throughout this workshop Participants will develop, write, shoot, direct and edit their own 5-6 minute 16mm film.
CSIF Christmas Party
Join the CSIF Board and Staff Saturday December 15 at 7pm for the CSIF annual Christmas.
Free admission with a donation to the Calgary Food Bank.
CSIF MEMBERS NIGHT
The CSIF presents an evening of recent works by CSIF members.
Don Best's Damaged Goods
Paul Boyd's Joining the Fight Club
Spencer Estabrooks' Nothing Ever Happened Here
Lyle Pisio's Another Lost Soul
James Reckseidler's Rhoda and her Fantastic Flying Machine!
Friday November 23, 2007,
7 pm, Sofa Cinema
BUILDING J2 2711 BATTLEFORD AVE S.W (CURRIE BARRACKS)
Free: with Food Bank Donation
VIVE
LE FILM!? PANEL DISCUSSION
Presented by The Calgary Society of Independent
Filmmakers (CSIF)
at the GIRAF 3 Festival presented by Quickdraw Animation Society
(QAS)
3:30PM, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2007
In the SCREENING ROOM
Panelists:
Cam Christiansen (Calgary,AB)
Chris J Melnychuk (Calgary, AB)
Madi Piller (Toronto, ON)
Moderated by: Jenny Conway Fisher of Artslink, Wednesdays on
CJSW 90.9FM
Join us for a discussion on filmmaking
and animation processes, and the use of film and digital media in creating
independent and experimental animation. Our panelists will discuss
how combinations of different medias interact in the process of making
experimental animation. We will also explore discussion on the use
of animation as a mode of expression, as a potential tool for activism
and subversion in our communities.
All Events Are FREE! (Donations Are Welcome)
CLICK GIRAF3SCHEDULE.pdf
Crocodile Keaton!
Come and enjoy an outdoor screening set to the music of Calgary's own improv darlings, the Street of Crocodiles.
Admission is free and we will provide popcorn but bring your own lawn chair.
Proudly sponsored by Steam Whistle Brewing Co. For more information call Melody at 205-4747.
Thursday September 20th, 9pm.
The CSIF Proudly Presents
Bob Wiseman
BEFORE THE END OF THE WORLD
with guests:
Jason Trachtenburg Slideshow Conception & The Phonemes
May 19th, 8 pm
Marquee Room, The Uptown Theatre
$12/ $10 Artist-run Members/Students
Bob Wiseman
The Phenomes
The Phenomes15th
Annual $100 Film Festival
March 8-10, 2007 at 7pm
The Plaza Cinema, 1133 Kensington
The CSIF $100 Film Festival encourages new & experienced filmmakers to exhibit their short films. With an emphasis on screening Super 8 and 16mm film, the $100 Film Festival is a unique festival that attracts filmmakers from around the world.
Tickets:
Adults $10
Seniors, Students and CSIF members $8
205-4747
Ticket on Sale now
CSIF
2711 Battleford Ave SW 205-4747
or
Casablanca video
Marda Loop: 2101 - 33 Ave. SW, 240-3472
Mission: 2100 - 4 St. SW, 244-4502
For More information email: brendan@csif.org
Click to download full program guide
Edge Codes.com is a radical journey through
the history of motion picture editing--the essence of cinema. Led by visionaries
of the art and contemporary masters of the craft, Edge Codes.com goes
beyond the cutting edge, unlocking the future of montage and exploring
editing as a universal language shaping our perceptions of the world around
us.
Featuring
George Lucas, Norman Jewison, Thelma Schoonmaker, Zach Staenberg, Mathilde
Bonnefoy, Sarah Flack, Andrew Mondshein, David Wu, / Tony Gibbs,/ Dody
Dorn, Christopher Tellefsen, Susan Shipton, Mary Stephen, and many more!
Thursday February 8 at the CSIF Sofa Cinema
Tickets
$10 Public
$8 CSIF Members and Students
ABORIGINAL
FILM SERIES
January 24th
EPCOR CENRE: Engineered Air Theatre
7 pm (Doors at 6:30)
KAINAI CULTURE IN DOCUMENTARY
Circle of the Sun.
1960. Canada. Directed by Colin Low. A documentary of a young Kainai
man, Pete Standing Alone, who is our guide to his life as a typical young
member of the Blood Tribe in 1960. He talks about his life and thoughts
while he attends the traditional Sun Dance ritual, which is part of his
people's struggle to keep their heritage alive. 30 min.
KAINAYSSINI
IMANISTAISIWA: The People Go On.
2003. Canada. Directed by Loretta Todd. Windswept prairies, sloping
coulees and stretches of open sky – this is the home of the Kainai
Nation, in the heart of southern Alberta. Filmmaker Loretta Todd takes
viewers on a visually lush journey, exploring the significance of land,
memory and knowledge in Kainai life.
The catalyst for this expressionistic journey is the return of belongings
of the Kainai, collected by Europeans during colonial times and kept in
distant museums. As the community’s elders examine the objects and
share stories first hand, they reveal how the rich threads of kainai life
thrive from one generation to the next. 70 min.
TICKETS:
$10 General Admission
$5 CSIF Members/Students & Seniors
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
CALGARY SOCIETY OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS
PHONE: 205-4747
EMAIL: brendan@csif.org FILMMAKERS
PHONE: 205-4747
EMAIL: brendan@csif.org
ABORIGINAL
FILM SERIES
OCTOBER 24th
EPCOR CENRE: Engineered Air Theatre
7pm – 10pm
Stryker. 2004. Canada. Directed by Noam Gonick. Winnipeg, Manitoba, has one of the world’s largest aboriginal populations. In this gritty and often violent feature, activist-filmmaker Gonick partnered with celebrated cinematographer Ed Lachman to vividly dramatize the explosive underbelly of that Canadian city’s Native community. Stryker, a fourteen-year-old fugitive arsonist from the Brokenhead First Nation reserve, becomes a pawn in the ongoing war between the Indian Posse and the Asian Bomb Squad. 85 min.
Gang Aftermath. 2006. Canada. Directed by Francis Campbell. A documentary film exploring the issue of Canadian street gangs from an Aboriginal perspective. With insights from current and former gang members, Gang Aftermath takes a no-holds-barred look at gang culture and lifestyle. Gang intervention and prevention programs are portrayed along with the journey of one individual who is determined to get out and stay out. Gang Aftermath dispels the myths and lays bare the truth about the inner workings of street gangs in Canada. 48 min.
The Manhattan Short Film Festival
The most creative short films in the world, judged by the cinema-going public around the world.
The CSIF is pleased to present for the first time to the Calgary audience this amazing program, and in joining the 39 countries in the exhibition of some of the worlds greatest contemporary short films, and letting you be the judge!
For more information contact: brendan@csif.org
September 14 at 7 pm, Plaza Theatre
$10 / $7 (students, seniors and ARC members)
The Manhattan Short Film Festival is presented in part
by Calgary's ARTCity
www.art-city.ca/
Presented in Calgary by the CSIF
www.csif.org
METRO
CINEMA (Edmonton) & THE CALGARY SOCIETY OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS
WILL BE SCREENING:
Prairie Tales 8
FREE to
the Public
When: August 17th & 18th at 7 pm.
Prairie Tales 8 is the latest annual collection of short film and video
works by Alberta media artists. Presented by Edmonton's Metro Cinema Society
since 1998, Prairie Tales has toured extensively throughout Alberta and
across Canada at numerous festivals, schools, media arts theatres and
production centres.
Works in this years festival include:
Where: CSIF's Sofa Cinema
Bldg J2 – 2711Battleford Ave SW
(Inside the old Currie Barracks)
Prairie Tales 8 is curated and programmed by Metro Cinema, Edmonton: www.metrocinema.org/
or can visit the programs site at: www.www.prairietales.org
Presented in Calgary by the CSIF
OKI / TANSI / AND HEY THERE,
CALGARY SOCIETY OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS
WILL BE SCREENING:
JOHNNY TOOTALL
A FILM BY:
SHIRLEY CHEECHOO
STARRING:
Adam Beach - Johnny Tootall Nathaniel Arcand - RT
Alex Rice - Serena
Sheila Marie Tousey - Agnes
Where: Bldg J2 – 2711
Battleford Ave SW (Inside the old Currie Barracks north of Mount Royal
College)
BRIGHTLIGHT PICTURES presents A KITCHEN SINK ENTERTAINMENT
film
COME OUT AND GET TO KNOW THIS ARTIST RUN SOCIETY AND ENJOY SOME GOOD FOOD
AND A GREAT FILM.
WE WILL HAVE THE BBQ GOING AT FULL THROTTLE BY 6PM,
SCREENING STARTS AT 7PM
BURGERS AND HOT DOGS - $2 each POP -
$1
Limited seating for Screening so RSVP Sable at
sable@csif.org by July 28!!!
16MM How to Make a Film - Film School
The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is offering nine filmmakers the opportunity to participate in an intensive five month, hands-on filmmaking workshop. Throughout this workshop Participants will develop, write, shoot, direct and edit their own 5-6 minute 16mm film - completed to High Definition Video (HD) .
The workshop will be taught in a Student/Mentor style where students have direct access to professional Artist/Filmmakers as they progress throgh the filmmaking process.
FLOW
June 8 – 10, 7pm
FREE At CSIF Sofa Cinema
FLOW is a collaboration between TRUCK and the CSIF. Presenting 4 visual artists and 15 media artists from around the world. The work represents a diverse interpretation of the theme; touching on political systems, paths, science, nature, the body, time, history and a little bit of humor. Running the month of June at TRUCK is an exhibition of 4 visual artists works based on the shared themes of FLOW with an opening reception on Friday, June 2.
The
Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers would like to Congratulate this
years $100 Film Festival Winners
Best of Alberta: The Story of a Lifetime, John Driftmier
Best Super 8: I Hate Popcorn, Spencer Estabrooks
Best 16MM: Fear and Walking in Vancouver, Michael Campbell
Jury Award: Kosmos, Thorsten Fleisch
Best First Film: Me and Aria, Michael Campbell
Best Animation: Still to Go, Martha Griffith
Honourable Mention: Fugue, Trish Van Huesen
Audience Favourite: Car Culture, Jeff Sterne
The
Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers 14th Annual $100 Film Festival
The $100 Film Festival supports the media arts community by providing
a unique venue for the exhibition of independent film. The Festival screens
an eclectic mix of Super 8 and 16mm films from local, national and international
filmmakers. While the budgetary limit of $100 has long been dropped, the
focus remains on showcasing films made in the spirit of low-budget filmmaking.
For more information, call (403) 205-4747 or email info@csif.org
From
AFCOOP their 30th anniversary film screening, 30 Takes.
Producer Sonya Jampolsky will be in attendance.
30 Takes is a short documentary about Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative.
Including 10 short films
Andrea Dorfman - There's a Flower in My Pedal
Thom Fitzgerald - The Young Astronomer
Sylvia Hamilton - Keep on Keepin' On
Helen Hill - Bohemian Town
Lulu Keating - Inside Out
William MacGillivray - This is a Story
James MacSwain - Pitfall
Shandi Mitchell - Tell Me
Doug Pope - All Things Are Possible (If You're Crazy Enough to Try Them)
Glenn Walton - My History Project
Friday, December 9 at 7:00pm
CSIF's Sofa Cinema
J2, 2711 Battleford Avenue SW (Currie Barracks)
Tickets $5
From NIFCO (St. John's, NF) the cult film
The Adventures of Faustus Bidgood
with sisters of the Silver Scalpel
Newfoundland's first feature film made
by the founding members of CODCO.
with Cathy Jones and Mary Walsh.
Thursday, December 8 at 7:00pm
CSIF's Sofa Cinema
J2, 2711 Battleford Avenue SW (Currie Barracks)
Tickets $5
Andy Jones of Codco
Prairie Tales 7
the annual touring collection of short
film and video works presented by Metro Cinema Society and Alberta Media
Arts Alliance. Prairie Tales 7 represents some of the most diverse and
engaging independent work recently created in Alberta. Featured film and
video makers are invited to introduce their works.
Thursday, November 24 &
Friday, November 25
7:00pm
CSIF's Sofa Cinema
J2, 2711 Battleford Avenue SW (Currie Barracks)
FREE! All are welcome to attend.
CSIF
Member Tony McDonald Premiere
of
Broken Vows
with other local independent short films
The Factory, RC, and Victory
Tuesday November 22, 05. 7:00 pm.
ST141 University of Calgary
$5.00
Glorious Sacrifice
CSIF member Houman Eshragi's short film will be screened at several times from 6 - 8 p.m. The movie is based on true events effecting the characters in the movie following Iran's 1979 revolution. The theme is about religious and human rights freedom in a docu-film style.
Nov. 26, 6-8 pm
Cardell Home Theatre
Free!
Contact Houman at houmane@telus.net for more information
Mountain
Standard Time Performative Art Festival with scum de terre and the Nihilist
Spasm Band
Friday, October 21 at 8:00pm
CSIF’s Sofa Cinema
The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is proud to
host an unparalleled musical experience with scum de terre and the Nihilist
Spasm Band as part of M:ST’s Performative Audio Series.
Calgary’s own scum de terre brings their performative free improv
antics on the road with their Squeaks Forever Tour. Each episode of the
tour plays tribute to the many people who have influenced them.
For the past 35 years, the Nihilist Spasm Band has pioneered their experimental
noise-music into a huge international following. This performance marks
their first ever appearance in Alberta.
M:ST is a biennial performative art festival, supported by the collaborative
efforts of several southern Alberta arts organizations, that brings together
a wide range of artists from all experience levels, backgrounds and disciplines.
Admission: FREE
For more information call Melody at 205-4747.
For more information on M:ST, visit www.mstfestival.org.
Members' Night Screening
The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is pleased to announce an evening screening of films made by CSIF members.
Kick start your weekend with this unique exhibition of work and meet the filmmakers! Bring your family, friends and fellow film enthusiasts. Popcorn, snacks and refreshments.
Christopher Markowsky - The Milk Crate
Recovery Team
Brad MacPherson - Form # Five
Sandi Somers - Everything's Falling; I'll Believe
Josh Rimer - clips from Brothers TV (comedy/variety show)
Jonas McQuiggin - Screamfeeder - Blue; The Pictures - Pissin' with the
Catman; The Whats - Oh
Megan Bishop-Scott - Inside the Wall
Sabrina Jayabal - Carrier
Neil Fleming - Back Check
Friday, August 26 at 7:00pm
The Sofa Cinema (CSIF)
J2, 2711 Battleford Avenue SW
Currie Barracks
Sandi Somer's Porcelain Tattoo
Trevor Smilth's A Missing Person
SUMMER MEDIA ARTS CAMP FiLM & DiGiTAL ViDEO Production for teens ages 14-17
August
8 - 19, 2005
Participants write, shoot, direct, edit, and produce the entire project
with the help of professional film and video-makers.
CSIF ‘Dusk ‘til Dawn Movie Marathon’ Fundraiser
Enjoy the fresh air while watching an old classic at the CSIF Dusk ‘til Dawn Movie Marathon Fundraiser - Bring a lawn chair and blanket. There will be a BBQ and plenty of popcorn.
The films to be screened will include a foreign film, a Humphrey-Bogart classic, and then a late-night horror flick for those who dare remain. The first film will begin at 9:00pm, the second at 10:30pm, and the late night horror at 12:30am. Bring your family and friends out to experience the wonders of classic film!
When:
Friday August 5th, 8:30pm 'til Late
Where: The Lawn - CSIF - J2, 2711
Battleford Avenue SW
Donations to the
CSIF are gratefully accepted.
For more information call 205-4747 or email Laryssa
The
Real Thing: Coca, Democracy and Rebellion in Bolivia
Producer André
Clément in Attendance
Friday, July 22 at 7:00 pm
Admission $5.00 at the Door
CSIF Sofa Cinema
J2, 2711 Battleford Avenue SW
Phone: 205-4747
The Fairytales Presentation Society and the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers Present
the 7th Annual FairyTales Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
May 22 - June 2 The Uptown Screen
612 8th Ave SW
For more info call 205-4747
The Calgary
Society of Independent Filmmakers and Odeon Films
Present the Alberta Premiere of
It’s All Gone Pete Tong
Filmmaker Michael Dowse in Attendance
Thurs. June 2 - 7:15 PM
The Uptown Screen
612 8th Ave SW
$12 ($10 for CSIF Members)
Tickets include Reception at the Uptown
Advance tickets at the Uptown and the CSIF
Building J2 - 2711 Battleford Ave. SW
p: 205-4747
The
CSIF Sofa Cinema Presents
Two films by visiting artist
Steve Sanguedolce
AWAY 60 min. 16mm. col. sd. 1996
SMACK 55 min. 16mm. hand coloured, sd. 2000
Friday March 18, 7:30 pm
CSIF Sofa Cinema
Building J2, 2711 Battleford Avenue Southwest.
$5.00
SLEEP ALWAYS - The first feature shot in “super-duper 8”, a new wide-screen 8mm film format.
Toronto Filmmakers Rick Palidwor and Mitch Perkins will be visiting Calgary to screen their film Sleep Always - A noirish psychological journey where reality and fantasy collide in the labyrinthian corridors of obsession.
Nov. 5, 7:00 pm
The Future of Super 8 - Panel discussiuper 8
Join Mitch and Rick with other guests to discuss the history and future of Super 8.
Nov. 6, 1:00 pm
Screening of Super 8 films
from past $100 Film Festivals, Toronto's Splice This! Festival and more Super 8 Films!
Nov. 6, 7:00 pm
The next Super 8 Social Club meeting is on September 22, 2004 at 7 pm at the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers, Building J2, old Currie Barracks.
The Super 8 Social Club is a great way to meet other filmmakers and to explore the possibilities of the medium of Super 8 film.
For more information call CSIF at 205-4747.
Sofa Cinema will be host to an amazing screening of Alberta film and video August 27 and 28.
Nightly Screenings at 7 and 9:15.
6th Annual Fairy Tales
International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Globe Cinema 617 8th Ave SW. June 3 - 5, 2004.
Tickets all Nightly Screenings - $9
Sat Matinees 2:30 & 5:00 - $7.
For More Ticket info call 205-4747
e-mail:
12 Annual $100 Film Festival
When: March
18-20 2004.
Where: Stafford Perrott Theatre Alberta
College of Art & Design (ACAD) 1407-14 Ave NW
Short Film Programs
Thursday, March 18, 7:00 and 9:30 pm.
Friday, March 19 at 7:00 and 9:30 pm.
Saturday, March 20 at 7:00 pm.
Wrap Party and Award Ceremony:
Saturday, March 20, 9:30pm at the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Centre. 1320 5th Ave NW.
Best of the Festival:
Sunday March 21, 3:00 and 7:00 pm
All Seven Award-Winning Filmswill be screened again along with the Award-Winning Documentary Hybrid.
Where: CSIF's Sofa Cinema located in
Building J2 - Currie Barracks - 2711 Battleford Ave SW.
ph: 205-4747 for more info.
Stupidity - The Documentary
A CSIF $100 Film Festival and ACAD Harris Show fundraiser event
Feb. 12 - 15 at the Alberta College of Art & Design Stanford Perrott
Theatre 1407-14 Ave NW
Nightly 7:10 & 9:20.
Feb. 16 - 22 at the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers Sofa Cinema
Building J2 - 2711 Battleford Avenue - Currie Barracks SW.
Nightly at 7:10 & 9:20.
Mon, Sat & Sun. Mats @ 1:10 & 3:20
Mon. Feb.16 Screenings Only - Bonus screening of local short film Rotten Shaolin Zombies
Sofa Cinema & the Western Arctic Moving Pictures Film Coop Present Alicia and the Mystery Box
Wednesday February 4, 2 Shows Only at 7 and 9pm Suggested Donation $5.
Alicia and the Mystery Box retraces the history of a unclaimed box of photos from pre-Castro Cuba to the Canadian sub-Arctic and describes how strangers living worlds apart can cross paths in perfect harmony. Preceded by short films from Yellowknife filmmakers.
Sofa Cinema Presents: Santo Vs. The Vampire Women" and "Shadowy Encounters"
Friday January 23, 7:00pm and 9:15pm, Saturday January 24 2:00pm, 7:00pm and 9:15pm. Sunday January 25 2:00pm, 4:15pm and 7:00pm.
$6 Suggested Donation. $5 with Food Bank Donation.
Santo vs. the Vampire Women stars Santo Mexico's Wrestling Hero Icon, a professional wrestler and crime-fighting superhero rolled into one.
Sofa Cinema will be presenting a rare but pristine 16mm print. (89 mins - Subtitled)
Also playing with Short Film "Shadowy Encounters" (2002 Canada) Toronto Filmmaker Garine Torossian's film homage to the work of the Brothers Quay (16mins - 16mm).
