MAYFAIR THEATRE, 1074 BANK ST. OTTAWA, ON
JUNE 19, 2016 AT 6:00 PM
FESTIVAL TOP 5 FILMS
1. The Button dir. Adrian Langley
2. Diggin' a Hole prod. Alphonse Ghossein; dir. Adrian Langley
3. Parrhasius dir. Vincent Valentino
4. antithesis. dir. Megan Toompuu
5. What Lies Ahead dir. Julianne Carioto; prod. Richard Groen
Festival winners
Best Film - antithesis. (dir. Megan Toompuu)
Best Director - Adrian Langley (The Button)
Best Screenplay - W for Whoaman (dir./writer Deborah Ring)
Best Ensemble Acting - Parrhasius (dir. Vincent Valentino) & The Button (dir. Adrian Langley)
Best Cinematography - antithesis. (Caelan Benn & Adrian Langley, dir. Megan Toompuu)
The Howard Sonnenburg Spirit of the Festival Award - Laura Hall (Blip Blork Meets Her Hero)
The Acting Company Emerging Actor Award - Noemi Salamon (W for Whoman dir. Deborah Ring)
The SAW Video Female Filmmaker Award - Megan Toompuu (antithesis.)
The Films
Available films are clickable.
PIERRE ROBERT GROULX - They Firm Up so Fast
BOB WYLIE - Bob Wylie 7
A father suddenly wants his daughter to either pay rent or move out... But is she ready at such a young age?
Nora is running late for school, weirdness ensues.
GRAEME HAY - B-Roll
EMMA TAYLOR-ISHERWOOD & MARC ROGERS - Le Rayon Orange
The producer offer's his niece a wonderful new opportunity...
In this existentialist exploration, the audience is guided through the complexities of human thought, inspired by the wonder of nature.
DOMINIQUE REA-PARENT & JENICA SHIVKUMAR - Something Beautiful
STEPHEN KOSTER & TREVOR KANAYA - SUB2 (Sub Squared)
BRUNEL KALALA & DK DZUNG - Wonderful Life
JULIE ZHU - Partus
"Moderation is the root to longevity, excess and greed destroy." An old man finds a fountain of youth and drinks too much and disappears.
An android stumbles upon a park and experiences the wonder of discovery.
VINCENT VALENTINO - Parrhasius
GABRIEL ZARAGOZA - A Cat Imagines A Man
A child learns about a bully, mediocrity and himself.
TOP 5 FILM
WINNER - Best Ensemble Acting
An experimental film about an encounter between a man with a cat despite its "non-presence". From the looks, emerging questions, the questions, our questions.
LAURA HALL - Blip Blork Meets Her Hero
BRIAN BRIGGS - the hit
KRISTEN MCNAULE & DAVID RAJSIC - Forever 27
JULIANNE CARIOTO & RICHARD GROEN - What Lies Ahead
CONRAD OSEI - Wonder, Wonder
MADALENA CAMEJO - Smiling on My Own
A narrator takes the audience through a journey of his wondering thoughts.
A woman learns to deal with the expectations placed upon her.
MARK PARKS - Ariose Reflections
ALLEN ROULSTON - Trial by Ordeal
An ancient judicial practise is revived.
JENNIFER STANHOPE - Silent Hearts
DEBORAH RING - W for Whoaman
2 mimes fall in love.
W for Whoaman is one of the most controversial performance artists of the 21st century. We documented her last performance piece: “Triptych of Wonder”.
WINNER - Best Screenplay, The Acting Company Emerging Actor Award
ADRIAN LANGLEY - The Button
ALPHONSE GHOSSEIN - Diggin' a Hole
A young man is attempting to make his way into the oddity that is the corporate world.
TOP 5 FILM
WINNER - Best Director, Best Ensemble Acting
MEGAN TOOMPUU - antithesis.
On a beautiful spring day, an inquisitive Young woman comes upon a man digging a hole for mysterious reasons.
TOP 5 FILM