October 22nd, 9.30-11pm – LSPU Hall – Buy Tickets
The Perfect Family
DIRECTOR: Martine Blue
RUNTIME: 10min 40sec
COUNTRY: Canada/NL
SYNOPSIS: Edda, a parrot-woman hybrid, and former circus performer, struggles to deal with her teenage daughter’s new found embarrassment of her freakish family. The Perfect Family script won the 2014 NL Linda Joy Award.
Hunting Pignut
WARNING: Film includes subject matter […]
October 22nd, 7pm-8.30pm – LSPU Hall – Buy Tickets
January Hymn
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Katherine Canty
PRODUCER: Tanja Harney
RUNTIME: 13min9sec
COUNTRY: Ireland
SYNOPSIS: A reflection on grief, January Hymn sees Clara return home for the first anniversary of her father’s Death.
Malignant
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Andrea Dunne
PRODUCER: Jacqueline Hynes
RUNTIME: 10min 30sec
COUNTRY: Canada
SYNOPSIS: Caroline is desperately seeking Jason’s attention in their relationship when she discovers a […]
October 22nd, 3.30pm-5.30pm – LSPU Hall – Buy Tickets
The Space Between
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Amy Jo Johnson
PRODUCER: Jessica Adams, Amy Jo Johnson
RUNTIME: 1hr 30min
SYNOPSIS: This charming feature comedy is both a debut effort for director Amy Jo Johnson and a world premier. We are especially eager to show the lighter side of romance and parenting, which this […]
October 21st, 9.30pm-11pm – LSPU Hall – Buy Tickets
League of Exotique Dancers
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Rama Rau
PRODUCER: Ed Barreveld
RUNTIME: 90min 14sec
COUNTRY: Canada
SYNOPSIS: In our time, the once noble art of burlesque has given way to the tedious mechanics of pole dancing. League of Exotique Dancers is an enormously entertaining celebration of that art and of the women […]
October 21st, 7pm-8.30pm – LSPU Hall – Buy Tickets
The Truck
DIRECTOR: Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers
WRITER: Maryse Latendresse
SYNOPSIS: A day. An hour. A basement. Olivier and Sophie, both in a relationship, decide to cheat on their partners together. They were sure they had all figured out.
Nutag-Homeland
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Alisi Telengut
RUNTIME: 6min
COUNTRY: Canada
SYNOPSIS: A visual poem and surrealist requiem for the […]
October 20th, 9.30pm-11pm – LSPU Hall – Buy Tickets
The Goodnight Kiss
DIRECTOR: Laura Adkin
WRITERS: Laura Adkin, David Lewis
PRODUCER: Victoria Angell
RUNTIME: 10min
COUNTRY: Canada
SYNOPSIS:Amy and Brandon have just ended what appears to be a very good first date. As they kiss we flash through their entire relationship. Which begs the question: if you knew how a relationship […]
October 20th, 7pm-9pm – SCOTIABANK THEATRE AT THE AVALON MALL – Buy Tickets
Away From Everywhere
DIRECTOR: Justin Simms
WRITER: Mark Hoffe
PRODUCERS: Barbara Doran, Michael Dobbin, Brad Gover
RUNTIME: 1hr 43min
COUNTRY: Canada/NL
SYNOPSIS: If you have read the terrific novel by Chad Pelley you will know the source of this debut feature by the solidly accomplished Justin Simms. Co-produced […]
October 20th, 7pm-8.30pm – LSPU Hall – Buy Tickets
Atlantic
DIRECTOR: Risteard Ó Domhnaill
SCREENWRITER: ANGELA ANTLE
PRODUCERS: Jill Knox-Gosse, Lynne Wilson, Marie-Therese Garvey, Kark Emil-Rickarsen
RUNTIME: 80 MIN
COUNTRY: Ireland, Canada (NL), Norway
SYNOPSIS: Not screening this award-winning documentary at our festival would be pretty close to criminal. A wise co-production, Atlantic follows the rise and fall of three small […]
October 19th, 7-9pm – SCOTIABANK THEATRE AT THE AVALON MALL – Buy Tickets
The River of My Dreams: A Portrait of Gordon Pinsent
DIRECTOR: Brigitte Berman
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Dan Peel
PRODUCERS: Victor Solnicki, Brigitte Berman, Daniel Pellerin
RUNTIME: 104min
COUNTRY: Canada
SYNOPSIS: Oscar-winning filmmaker Brigitte Berman turns her talents to one of our most beloved local heroes, the world’s most charming rowdy […]
October 20th, 10am-11.30am – NIFCO
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With a focus on provincial and federal funding opportunities, this panel helps creators discover funding opportunities and learn how to build strong and successful applications. There will also be a special section on Newfoundland and Labrador’s new Interactive Digital Media Tax credit. Guests include representatives from the Canada Media […]
