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Local Spotlight: Pillow Girl

Synopsis: A short that combines traditional film techniques with pulp imagery and experimental music.

Our Recommendation: There’s something strangely hypnotic about this short piece. We love its simplicity, and the way it directs your attention on “Pillow Girl” as she morphs in and out of different time periods, adventures, positions of dominance, positions of submission, crossing time and space in the covers of various pulp novels and magazines.

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Shorts Spotlight: Killer Kart

Synopsis: The shopping cart. Four wheels, one basket, and tonight, for the closing crew of a small-town grocery store, a blood-splattered aluminum nightmare.

Our Recommendation: It takes a fun approach to the slasher, turning a shopping cart into an evil, relentless killing machine. A clever blend of humor, gore, and scares await those who dare to watch it.

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Documentary Spotlight: 78 Days

Synopsis: In the independent documentary “78 Days”, veteran tree planter, Jason Nardella, follows a reforestation working the northern Alberta swamplands and dealing with a never-ending contract. Veteran planters candidly share their experiences as we watch them struggle through each day of what has become the longest and most difficult season in the company’s 20-year history.

Festivus Recommendation: This documentary looks at a unique lifestyle that seems fun. You get paid well, and enjoy the outdoors for a summer. What’s not to like? Filmmaker Jason Nardella takes a personal, honest approach to his subject that reveals the harsh realities of what 78 days means in the Canadian wilderness. If you crack out here, you’re going to crack in the middle of nowhere with people just as anxious to get out as you are.

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The family grows bigger…

Our festivus family is growing bigger every year. To show you just how much bigger it’s going to get, today we’re sharing our film selections for 2013. We’ve expanded our schedule to pack in as much film goodness as we can. So this year we have more films in the lineup than ever before and it’s got us pretty excited!

This festival would not be possible without the filmmakers who generously share their hard work with us. We owe them many thanks. We also would like to thank our volunteer staff for their continued commitment and support in making our festival an important and critical venue for independent filmmakers worldwide.

Soon we’ll be posting a schedule, and how to buy tickets.

We’ll see you in February!

78 Days
A Broken Tear
Along Recovery
Alt-j | Breezeblocks
ANOSMIA
ATONAL
Baggage
Boop Beep
Bouquet Of Consequence
Cadence
Dead Dad
Eg Anda
El Invento
EVELYN
Fat Cat
Fire and Ice
Foodie
Genesis
How To Kill Your Clone
Incident on Highway 73
Keep The Fire
Killer Kart
LE TRAIN BLEU
My Father’s Mistress
Pablo on Wheels
Pillow Girl
Reclamation
Revelations
Ride Report
Second Coming
Stealth
Sterling Hallard Bright Drake
Summons
The Assignment
The Coffers
The Company of Thieves
THE COUCH
The Dance
The Devil’s Dosh
The First Hope
The First Time
The Story of Luke
There’s No Place
Trained
We Think Nate Torrence Is Dead
What Time Do You Call This?
Worlds We Created

Festivus Film Fest has made its selections!

Filmmakers! Congratulations. We’ve made our final selections this year and our notices have gone out, so check your emails!

We couldn’t be more excited about this year. It’s going to be the best year ever. We’ve got lots of new surprises in store for you. Check back with us soon to see our official schedule!

Who the #!%@…

…Watches your movies??

Festivus Film Junkie

Meet JUSTIN. He’s one of the #!%@s who watches your movies.

1) Without getting too specific in case we alienate some filmmakers, what did you like about a favorite film you’ve seen so far?

Justin: The common thread among all of my favorites so far is the importance of the story, and how it can often eclipse the shortcomings of an otherwise “average film”.

2) How long have you been volunteering for Festivus?

This year will be my my second volunteering, and my fourth year in attendance.

3) What kind of film related activities are you involved in outside of the fest?

I’m currently putting the finishing touches on my first short film “Mine to Keep” and we are about to finish a music video for one of the musical artists who contributed to our film’s soundtrack. My team will soon be partnering up with an established local web series to guest write and direct an episode for their second season, eventually leading to our first feature length film.

FINAL DEADLINE FOR 2013

That’s right folks- TOMORROW AT MIDNIGHT (Saturday Nov. 10) is the final deadline for our 2013 festival. If you’ve been procrastinating this is your last chance! Submissions at this point are through Withoutabox only. Check our SUBMISSIONS tab for details.