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OCTOBER 15 to 17 at the EMPRESS THEATRE IN FORT MacLEOD Join us at Fort MacLeod’s historic Empress Theatre where you'll see a variety of international and Canadian films ranging from heartwarming to funny to experimental. You can vote for your favorite from five independently produced short films, participate in a Q and A with established film makers, and attend the festival reception.
TICKETS: $7 per film
FESTIVAL PASS: $45 – festival passes include seven admission tickets, a ticket to the short film screening and Q and A, as well as an invitation to the reception. Your seven tickets can be used any way you like – bring a friend, give them away or enjoy each film yourself! Your tickets are completely flexible and transferable. Get your tickets today at one of the following locations:
The Empress Theatre: 235 Main Street, Fort Macleod; by phone at 403-553-4404 or 1-800-540-9229
Southern Alberta Art Gallery: 324-5th Street South; or by phone at 403-327-8770 ext. 6 Blueprints: 519 4th Avenue South (cash only)
Thank you and we hope to see you there!
The Southern Alberta Film Festival Team
(The Empress Theatre, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, and la société cInéMAGINE de l’Alberta)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
 7:00 PM
Chacun con cinema (subtitled)
A 2007 French anthology film commissioned for the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival. The film is a collection of 35 short films, each 3 minutes in length, by 36 acclaimed directors. Representing 5 continents and 25 countries, the filmmakers each made their own film on the theme of the movie theatre. Directed by David Lynch, Joel and Ethan Coen, and David Cronenberg; France, 100 min. Rated: NR
 9:00 PM
It Might Get Loud
A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and Jack White (TheWhite Stripes). Directed by Davis Guggenheim; USA, 97 min. Rated: PG
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 (adult night)
 7:30 PM
Fear(s) of the Dark (French with subtitles)
A collaborative showcase of six different drawing and animation styles, provocative in their very mutations, FEAR(S) manages to escape the seemingly inherent uneven tone that is the fate of most horror-anthologies.. Rather than a campfire patchwork, it's an omnibus of inexplicable internal unease, a mounting abstract dread that resides in a collective temporal memory-mist and culminates in an extended passage of Kafkaesque isolation. Directed by Blutch and Charles Burns; France 85 min. Rated: NR Cocktails will be served in the Empress Theatre’s green room until 30 minutes into Cooper’s Camera.
 9:30 PM
Cooper’s Camera It’s Christmas Day, 1985
Gord Cooper is thrilled with the brand-new video camera he gave his wife and elated at the thought of recording every little detail of the holiday fun. His wife, Nancy, is more excited – suspiciously excited – at the thought of the pending visit by her husband’s brother Tim. She is also several months pregnant with the couple’s third child, a fact Coopers’ Camera plays for all its unseemly glory. Shot in the style of an old VHS home movie, it taps into zany Canadian comic traditions like SCTV and Kids in the Hall. Directed by Warren P. Sonoda; Canada, 93 min. Rated: NR
Warning: Male nudity
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
 12:00 PM
Tokyo! (Japanese with subtitles)
In TOKYO!, three filmmakers come together for an triptych examining the nature of one unforgettable city as it's shaped by the disparate people who live, work (and even run amok!) inside one enormous, constantly evolving, densely populated Japanese megalopolis - the ravishing and inimitable Tokyo. Directed by Bong Joonho, Michel Gondry, and Leos Carax; France, Japan, South Korea, Germany. Rated: 14A  2:30 PM
C’est pas moi, je le jure! (French with subtitles)
In the summer of '68 Leon Dore comes close to accidentally hanging himself. His mother saves him at the last minute, just like last summer in the pool and two summers ago in the freezer. At ten, Leon has lots of problems and an overly fertile imagination. When mom decides to leave everything behind and start a new life in Greece, Leon is prepared to do anything to kill the plan – destroy the neighbour's house, become a professional liar and even, fall in love. Together mother and son overcome the pain of growing up. Directed by Philippe Falardeau; Canada, 105 min. Rated: 14A
 4:30PM
Away We Go
Veronica is entering her final trimester when her nerdy but affable partner, Burt, takes her for dinner with his parents. Burt’s parents quickly inform the young couple of their sudden decision to move to Belgium, thereby giving Burt and Veronica no practical reason to remain in the neighbourhood. With friends and relatives beckoning from across the country, they leave their tiny house and hit the road to find an ideal place to raise their child. So begins the search for a new home, and so begins our continental tour of North America. Directed by Sam Mendes; USA, 93 min. Rated: 14A
7:30PM
Call for Submissions Screening with a Q and A
We received over 20 shorts in a nationwide call for submissions held by the Southern Alberta Film Festival. The top five films, as chosen by our jury will be shown on the big screen at the Empress Theatre as part of our festival. The finalists are: Corey Lee, Ron Chambers, Corinne Theissen-Hepher, Kyle Whitehead, Ryan McKenna, Hans Olson and Jonathan Schmidt. The audience will be asked to vote for their favourite film, earning the winning film maker $500 and the Audience Favourite Award. This will be followed up with a Q and A with Albertan filmmakers. Jean Patineau and one other film maker to be confirmed. For more on Jean Patineau visit his website: www.sharingvisionsreveries.com!
9:30PM
Closing Reception
Our closing reception will take place at the Empress Theatre. Tickets are $10 and will include more door prizes as well as the chance to mix and mingle with the film makers and festival goers. |
