CFI welcomes acclaimed Canadian director Peter Mettler to Ottawa Jan. 31

The Canadian Film Institute (CFI), is pleased to present The Enlightened Screen: Peter Mettler, the latest installment of an ongoing screening and guest artist series which profiles Canada’s leading independent filmmakers.

On January 31, 2013, the CFI will celebrate the career of the acclaimed Canadian filmmaker, by screening his 2012 release, The End of Time. Tackling mankind’s perception of time, The End of Time takes viewers on a journey around the globe, with visits to the particle accelerator in Switzerland, lava flows in Hawaii, inner city Detroit and to a Hindu funeral rite. It has been selected as one of Canada’s Top Ten films of 2012.

 

Peter Mettler will be in attendance to introduce The End of Time and following the screening, he'll participate in a discussion with CFI executive director Tom McSorley as well as a question and answer session with the audience.

 

“Mettler’s provocative films explore unique ideas and feature breathtaking images,” says McSorley.

 

“The Canadian Film Institute is honoured to have him in Ottawa, showcasing his most recent production. He is one of the most important and influential figures in contemporary Canadian cinema, having worked with Atom Egoyan, Robert Lepage, and others, in addition to his own remarkable films.”

 

This special screening will take place at the Auditorium at 395 Wellington Street in Ottawa. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $8 for CFI members, seniors, and students and can be purchased on-site with the box office opening half an hour before the start of the film. Showtime is 7:00 pm.

 

The Canadian Film Institute (CFI) was incorporated in 1935 as a federally-chartered, non-governmental, non-profit cultural organization. It is the oldest film institution in Canada and the second oldest film institute in the world. More information can be found online at www.cfi-icf.ca.

CFI to screen "The Boxing Girls of Kabul" by Oscar-nominated Canadian Ariel Nasr January 30

The Canadian Film Institute (CFI), will present a special screening of The Boxing Girls of Kabul on Wednesday, January 30, at 7:00 pm at the Auditorium at 395 Wellington Street in Ottawa, Canada.

Directed by independent Afghan-Canadian filmmaker, Ariel Nasr, this powerful documentary follows three young Afghan women, who risk everything in their pursuit to become world-class boxers, despite training without even the most basic facilities.

Led by their trainer, an ex-boxer who once dreamed of competing in the Olympics, the film follows his proteges as they travel to boxing competitions in Vietnam and Kazakhstan. The film also reveals the life-threatening risks these athletes and their families face by participating in a sport that many in their country believe is inappropriate for women.

A National Film Board production, The Boxing Girls of Kabul was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award while Nasr, the film’s director who makes his home in Montreal, was nominated for an Oscar in the Short Film - Live Action category for his work as a producer on the film Buzkashi Boys.

Nasr will be in attendance to introduce The Boxing Girls of Kabul and, following the screening, will participate in a discussion with CFI executive director Tom McSorley, as well as a question and answer session with the audience.

This special screening will take place at the Auditorium at 395 Wellington Street in Ottawa. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $8 for CFI members, seniors, and students and can be purchased on-site with the box office opening half an hour before the start of the film. Showtime is 7pm.

The Canadian Film Institute (CFI) was incorporated in 1935 as a federally-chartered, non-governmental, non-profit cultural organization. It is the oldest film institution in Canada and the second oldest film institute in the world. More information can be found online at www.cfi-icf.ca.

Plympton's IDIOTS AND ANGELS screens October 6 in Big Apple

Oscar-nominated director Bill Plympton has an exclusive engagement opening on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, of his Terry Gilliam-sponsored animated feature IDIOTS AND ANGELS (run time 78 minutes) at the IFC Center, 323 Sixth Avenue at West 3rd Street, NYC.

Bill Plympton and Postcard

IDIOTS AND ANGELS is a black comedy about a man's battle with his wings and his soul. The feature will be preceded by Plympton's new, multi-award-winning animated short film, THE COW THAT WANTED TO BE A HAMBURGER, which won the Grand Prize for animation at the Florida Film Festival.

Plympton will make personal appearances at the last screening of the day on Wednesday, October 6, and Thursday, October 7, followed by a Q & A. The animator will be signing postcards at this event and there will be a quiz and signed poster and DVD prizes.

Tickets: $13 general admission.
$9 seniors (62+) and children (under 12).
$8 for IFC Center members.
$10 for discounted group tickets
(Group Tickets by arrangement email: pbscreenings@gmail.com.)

The IFC Center is located at 323 Sixth Avenue at West 3rd Street, NYC
Box office #: 212 924 7771. Web:  http://www.ifccenter.com

For more information, visit http://www.plymptoons.com/news/appearances.html.

M-THEORY Feedback

M-THEORY writer-director Lloyd Deane reports very positive feedback for his short SF film at the Wreck-Beach Film Festival. Lloyd is waiting now to hear if the film has been accepted into other festivals.

Lloyd is encouraging people to view the movie on IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1673609) and asks viewers to rate it using the star rating system on the web page.

"I know lots of people have viewed it but it would be nice to have the movie rated, and it's super easy to do," Lloyd says. " Just drag your cursor over the stars and pick a number of stars out of 10 you think it deserves."

I play Mrs. Dillworth, the Dean's wife, in this parallel-dimension comedic sci-fi adventure. You might want to check out my IMDb listing also. Cheers -- Janet Hetherington

M-THEORY to screen at Can-Con SF show in Ottawa

Writer/producer Lloyd Deane is in Inisfil, Ontario on July 30 for the Wreck-Beach Film Festival (http://www.domecountry.com/pages/selections2010.html) to screen his short science fiction film M-THEORY.

Later, in August, Lloyd will again show M-THEORY at Ottawa's Can-Con science fiction convention. I'll be in attendance to answer questions about my role as Mrs. Dillworth.

CAN-CON SCIENCE FICTION CONFERENCE IN OTTAWA THIS AUGUST

EVENT:
The Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature or CAN-CON for short, is Ottawa's Premier celebration of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Started in 1992, CAN-CON has had as past guests most of the top authors in this field. Our guest of honor this year is Ottawa's own Marie Bilodeau. Open to the public, tickets are available through the website at http://can-con.org/, or at the door. Costumes are welcomed (though they aren't necessary).
This year's theme is Steampunk: Victorian Stylings with Punk attitude and a side of pipes & gears.

Guest of Honor:
- Marie Bilodeau
Special Guests:
- Jean-Louis Trudel
- Karen Dales
- Matthew Johnson
- Eric Choi
- Hayden Trenholm
- R.A. Scully

FEATURING:
Discussion Panels, Writers' Workshops, Costuming and gadgetry workshops, Steampunk Social and Dance, Book launches by some of our guests, Readings by Authors and Guests
LOCATION:
The Travelodge Hotel and Conference Centre (former "Talisman")
1376 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario

DATE:
August 20-22
Friday 5pm to 1 am
Saturday 10am to 1am
Sunday 10am to 5pm

EVENT INFO:
http://www.can-con.org/
Email: can.spec.lit@gmail.com