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VWIFF dominates TV & radio airwaves!

With the final days leading up to the Vancouver Women in Film Festival, it’s exciting to experience all of the coverage that’s coming out.

WIFT Germany member Alexandra Georgi and Leave Them Laughing Producer Montana Berg talk with Ahorn TV (German show) on OMNI:

Festival Director Roslyn Muir on The F Word on Coop Radio: Link here on rabble.ca

Festival Director Roslyn Muir on CJSF Artsindy Crossroads: http://www.cjsf.ca/pguide/rss.php?ID=232

Coming up:

Wednesday, March 2 4pm – CJSF’s Intra Venus Show with Roslyn Muir
Thursday, March 3 5:50am – CBC Radio’s Early Edition with Spotlight Award Woman of the Year Lynn Booth
Thursday, March 3 9pm – Coop Radio’s Arts Rational with VWIFF filmmakers
Saturday, March 5 8:15am – Global BCTV with Roslyn Muir & Sisters In Arms‘ Beth Freeman

Release: Van. Women in Film Fest, March 4-8

This is one of two news releases for some upcoming events I’m doing – if I haven’t yet sent you the info please get in touch with me. I will be contacting more media later this week.

This middle child’s decade in review

As I look back on all the amazing experiences I’ve had this past year, I can’t help but think about how much I’ve grown in the last 10 as well. Starting MCM wasn’t easy and still isn’t, but especially in 2010 I am thankful for everyone I’ve met who continues to support me and build my network. I thought I’d give you a glimpse into my last 10 years. If I were 18 again and I looked at myself in the future, I’d think, the future doesn’t look that bad. And not bad is great in my book!

2000

I graduate high school and get unconditional acceptance into UBC’s Arts program. I didn’t know what the hell I wanted to do with an Arts degree, but I’m sure as hell glad I chose it rather than Sciences. I think I would have died of boredom from those labs.

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My non-profit event turns 5: Van Short Film Fest

I’m really excited to (finally) blog about an event that I helped to start that’s happening at the end of this month: the Vancouver Short Film Festival on October 28-29 at the Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street in Vancouver. Click on the link or image above to go to the site.

You’ll see on my Clients page that this is one of my volunteer clients. But I don’t think of the event as being a client because it wouldn’t happen without a team of people (like many businesses). It’s been a long, hard road for our festival, so we have a lot to celebrate this year.

What’s going on this year:

October 28: International Animation Day

We wanted to kick off the festival with another expert panel this year, and upon the advice of the great Kellie Ann Benz (2009 panel moderator) we chose animation in short films. Then the NFB approached us and asked if we wanted to show their New Release Program to celebrate International Animation Day as part of their Get Animated! series. I was like, “It’s International Animation Day? Awesome!!” They wanted to make it as accessible as possible so it’s a free screening. And it sounds like they have an amazing lineup, including a short called Higglety Pigglety Pop! based on Maurice Sendak (author of Where the Wild Things Are)’s book There Must Be More to Life, co-produced by filmmaker Spike Jonze, and featuring the voices of Meryl Streep and Forest Whitaker. I know! Hollywood, meet the VSFF!

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Economics of Film Distribution in Digital Age

Now that you have to be a paying subscriber to view the weekly Canadian film lists reported by Playback, I am no longer able to report the stats.

But, when I come across cool and useful articles on the film industry I will be sure to post them here.

The first is a PDF on the Economics of Independent Film & Video Distribution in the Digital Age, based on results from an exam done by Intelligent Television. Thanks to Peter Marshall (@bcfilmmaker on Twitter) for sharing.