Meet the Filmmakers: Cinematic Salons with Visiting Film Artists September 19, 2008

MEET THE FILMMAKERS
CINEMATIC SALONS WITH VISITING FILM ARTISTS

In its 14th year at the Vancouver International Film Festival, Meet The Filmmakers is about the realization of ideas and the revelation of process. These informal and insightful panel discussions with filmmakers attending the festival provide a rare opportunity for the festival audience to engage in meaningful dialogue with the creative visionaries of modern cinema. Salons are FREE–just bring your love of film and prepare to be inspired!

AT THE CROSSROADS: Cinematic Representations of Art, Activism and Spirituality
29 September 2008, 6pm
Cineworks Studio [1131 Howe, entrance through the Pacific Cinematheque]

Some would say these are end times, that the dawning of a new age closely waits. How are our cultural articulations–art, activism and spirituality–responding to these unsettled modern times? How has cinema represented or facilitated these actions? What and how do moving images contribute to these burning conversations?

Panelists: Annette Mangaard [General Idea: Art, AIDS, and the fin de siècle], Velcrow Ripper [Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action], Jeff Chiba Stearns [Yellow Sticky Notes]


DANA CLAXTON in conversation with MIKE HOOLBOOM
01 October 2008, 7pm
Cineworks Studio [1131 Howe, entrance through the Pacific Cinematheque]

Praised for his interviews with filmmakers, Mike Hoolboom will talk with Dana Claxton, celebrated film and video artist. The Globe and Mail, reviewing Hoolboom's recent book of conversations with film artists says, "his interview style is unmatchable ... everyone should read Mike Hoolboom’s Practical Dreamers." Claxton is showing her recent work Hope in this year's festival, a poignant film that considers geo-politics, earth democracy, as well as the possibilities of reconciliation.


BUILDING AN ARC
04 October 2008, 2pm
Cineworks Studio [1131 Howe, entrance through the Pacific Cinematheque]

Every great documentary starts with an idea. But where do you go from there? Where will the story go? How will it end? These are often the tough questions that financiers and broadcasters want to know before they greenlight your project. These selected filmmakers discuss how they uncovered a story arc, the creative processes they went through in making their featured documentaries, the hurdles involved, and the unexpected surprises they uncovered as they made their films.

Panelists: Scott Smith [As Slow as Possible], Ryan Knighton [As Slow As Possible], John Walker [Passage] and Nik Sheehan [FLicKeR]
Moderator: Lynn Booth


ANIMATING FESTIVALS
08 October 2008, 3:30pm
Cineworks Studio [1131 Howe, entrance through the Pacific Cinematheque]

From shorts to features, how does [under?] representation in the festival circuit impact the state of independent animation? Considering the landscape from creation to exhibition to distribution to promotion, local and international animators discuss the creative challenges they face in the field today.

Panelists: Neil Burns [Edison and Leo], Ann Marie Flemming [RUNNING (heart, mind, body, spirit)], Nina Paley [Sita Sings the Blues]


In conjunction with the Vancouver International Film Festival, Meet the Filmmakers is made possible by the collective efforts of Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society, Documentary Organisation of Canada–BC Chapter, Praxis Centre for Screenwriters and all our fabulous volunteers!