Press Release-Whistler Film Festival Rolls Out 2018 Film Lineup and Juries MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS and MOMENTUM GENERATION to bookend festival

Whistler Film Festival Rolls Out 2018 Film Lineup and Juries

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS and MOMENTUM GENERATION to bookend festival
Canadian Premieres include ON THE BASIS OF SEX, STOCKHOLM and UNTOGETHER
Western Canadian Premieres include IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, ROMA and AT ETERNITY’S GATE
11 World Premieres plus $146,500 in cash and prizes to be awarded

Whistler, B.C. (November 1, 2018): The 18th annual Whistler Film Festival (WFF), taking place from November 28 to December 2, announced today its opening night film and full program lineup. Selected from over 1,000 submissions, festival goers can look forward to 85 fresh films including 50 features and 35 shorts representing 12 countries. Selections for this year’s festival include leading award season fare, quality Canadian content (69% of the lineup) and more female-directed films than ever before (46% of the lineup). ‘Canada’s coolest film fest’ remains true to its mandate of discovering new talent, with the inclusion of 16 first time feature films, 21 feature films directed by women, and with 64% of its program premiering Canadian features, more than any other international Canadian film festival this year. Plus, WFF’s juries feature some of the industry’s top talent, who will present 14 film awards and $146,500 in cash and prizing ($31,500 cash and $115,000 in prizes).

WFF is set to open this year with Josie Rourke’s MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, starring two of last year’s Oscar nominated best actresses, Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie. Rourke’s breathtakingly beautiful directorial debut explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Ronan), and her struggle to reclaim her rightful throne as Queen of Scotland, then under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth I (Robbie).

Closing the festival is the Canadian Premiere of groundbreaking surf documentary MOMENTUM GENERATION. Directed by Academy Award-shortlisted and Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmakers Jeff and Michael Zimbalist, the documentary follows the biggest names in surfing, including Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian, Kalani Robb and the late Todd Chesser. Executive produced by Sundance founder Robert Redford with stunning archival footage from the godfather of surf films Taylor Steele, MOMENTUM GENERATION gives audiences an inside look at the lives of these teenagers as they rose to super stardom as the first competitive surfers.

WFF is proud to screen six award season contenders including hosting the Canadian premieres of

ON THE BASIS OF SEX, Mimi Leder’s topical biography of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg played by Felicity Jones, also

Robert Budreau’s STOCKHOLM with Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace.

The festival will also feature Western Canadian Premieres of AT ETERNITY’S GATE, director Julian Schnabel’s take on the life on Vincent Van Gogh played by Willem Dafoe;

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, the first film from director Barry Jenkins since winning the Academy Award for Best Picture with MOONLIGHT.

Alfonso Cuarón’s masterful ROMA, which - for the first time ever at WFF - will be shown in 4k projection and 7.2 sound.

FAMILY FIRST (CHIEN DE GARDE) directed by Sophie Dupuis, Canada’s entry in this year’s Best Foreign Language Oscar category.

Other highlights include the World Premiere of Borsos Jury member Bruce McDonald’s CLAIRE’S HAT, an unprecedented filmic mea culpa about the making of the 2001 fiasco PICTURE CLAIRE. This funny, insightful and brilliantly reconstructed exploration documents what went wrong during the shooting of McDonald’s biggest budget movie to date.

Direct from its premiere at Telluride, Brigitte Berman’s HUGH HEFNER’S AFTER DARK: SPEAKING OUT IN AMERICA, features a treasure trove of archival footage with everyone from Lenny Bruce to Moms Mabley.

Paul Gratton, programming director of the Whistler Film Festival.

Director of Programming Paul Gratton stated: ”It is gratifying to note that the Whistler Film Festival continues to improve on the quality of its film offerings at the same time that it is growing its representation of female directed movies. It is not just at the first-time features end of the spectrum that female directors continue to shine at Whistler, many of our top titles are directed by women. The quality of our Canadian submissions are the best ever, with major directors such as Bruce McDonald, Brigitte Berman, Maxime Giroux, Gary Burns, Sébastien Pilote and Robert Budreau entrusting us with their latest films. The Borsos jury will have a particularly challenging time picking the winners this year.”

Programming strands include American Indies, Canadian Vanguard, Contenders, Doc Bloc, First Features, From Overseas, From The Vault, Mountain Culture, ShortWork, and World Premieres.

This year, WFF is proud to boast that four of its five films in its American Indies strand will grace Canadian screens for the first time in Whistler

Titles include Wendy McColm’s funny and bittersweet BIRDS WITHOUT FEATHERS;

Adisa’s horrifying look at sex trafficking in SKIN IN THE GAME;

Alex Harvey’s brilliant WALDEN: LIFE IN THE WOODS with Oscar nominee Demián Bichir; and Emma Forrest’s moving UNTOGETHER, with Jamie Dornan (50 SHADES OF GREY), Jemima Kirke, Lola Kirke, Ben Mendelsohn and Jennifer Grey.

Finally, Sebastián Silva’s TYREL features Michael Cera in a story about a lone black man on otherwise all-white weekend of drunken bro debauchery on a birthday trip to a cabin in the Catskills.

It’s not just Americans entrusting WFF with their Canadian premieres as WFF proudly presents the international premiere of WFF’s Canada-China co-production alumnus Lutao Wang’s first feature KARMA, and the Canadian Premiere of the Norwegian disaster movie THE QUAKE, featuring the same characters that survived THE WAVE, a 2015 hit that played at WFF.

Cinematic excellence remains at the heart of the Whistler Film Festival. To recognize the vitality of this art form, films are carefully programmed and slotted into seven juried sections. This year, WFF will present 14 film awards, with over $146,500 in cash and prizing ($31,500 cash and $115,000 in prizes) including:

The Borsos Award for Best Canadian Feature that includes a $15,000 cash prize presented by the Directors Guild of Canada, British Columbia and $15,000 Post Production Prize sponsored by Encore Vancouver, along with awards for Best Director also presented by the Directors Guild of Canada, British Columbia, Best Performance, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography presented by the International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 669;

World Documentary Award;

Mountain Culture Award presented by Whistler Blackcomb;

International ShortWork Award;

Canadian ShortWork Award ($1,000 cash award);

BC Student ShortWork Award ($500 cash award);

MPPIA Short Film Award ($15,000 cash award plus up to $100,000 in production services) presented by MPPIA and Creative BC;

The Alliance of Women Female Journalists (AWFJ) EDA Awards for Best Female-Directed Narrative Feature and Best Female-Directed Short Film; and

Audience Award (to be announced on December 3).

To best honour the wealth of Canadian filmmaking talent, the 15th annual Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature returns with the second largest festival prize in the country in honour of the legacy of the man behind the title, Canadian filmmaker Philip Borsos, best known for his inspiring work on the Genie Award-winning films THE GREY FOX (‘82), and BETHUNE: THE MAKING OF A HERO (‘90). WFF opened up the Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature four years ago to all Canadian dramatic features making their Western Canadian Premiere at the festival.

This year, 18 Canadian films will compete for Canada’s second largest festival prize. Borsos titles feature seven World Premieres including --

Jon Silverberg’s haunting WOODLAND (shot in BC); Métis director Shane Belcourt’s mission to Mars comedy RED ROVER starring Cara Gee; Jesse Zigelstein’s restaurant owner drama for foodies NOSE TO TAIL, Carolyn Combs’ ode to multiculturalism in Vancouver BELLA CIAO!; Natty Zavitz’s moving forbidden romance drama ACQUAINTED; Maja Zdanowski’s ambitious multi-character drama IN GOD I TRUST; Zack Bernbaum’s hilariously deadpan road movie about two Toronto Jews on a trek into Poland THE DANCING DOGS OF DOMBROVA; and Rama Rau’s HONEY BEE, which features another unforgettable performance by Julia Sarah Stone (WFF 2017 Star to Watch Alumni) as an underage truckstop hooker. We are also honoured to present the World Premiere of Borsos Jury member Jennifer Dale’s latest starring role which she also co-wrote, Shelagh Carter’s INTO INVISIBLE LIGHT, about a widow’s attempt to rekindle lost artistic ambitions and a romantic flame, which will be shown out of competition.

Western Canadian premieres in the Borsos Competition include Deanne Foley’s poignant exploration of mental illness and maternal yearnings, AN AUDIENCE OF CHAIRS; Kristina Wagenbauer’s moving story of mother/daughter conflict SASHINKA; Geneviève Dulude-De Celles’ A COLONY (UNE COLONIE), a memorable small-town coming of age story; Roz Owen’s study of a disenfranchised First Nations woman TROUBLE IN THE GARDEN featuring Cara Gee; Renée Beaulieu’s shockingly honest THE NATURALLY WANTON PLEASURE OF SKIN (LES SALOPES); Darlene Naponse’s FALLS AROUND HER featuring a career-best performance by Tantoo Cardinal; Lenin M. Sivam’s ROOBHA, a moving and empathetic look at transgender romance within the Canadian Tamil community; Sébastien Pilote’s award-winning coming of age story THE FIREFLIES ARE GONE; Sophie Dupuis’ first feature FAMILY FIRST (CHIEN DE GARDE), Canada’s entry in this year’s Foreign language Oscar category; and the Canadian Premiere of Robert Budreau’s STOCKHOLM with Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace.

In addition to the Canadian Premiere of the definitive surfing documentary MOMENTUM GENERATION which will close the festival, this year’s Mountain Culture films include premieres of Whistler-based directors Brian Hockenstein and Tamo Campos’ THE RADICALS which follows a group of snowboarders and surfers who drift from the mountains and oceans into the world of activism; Patagonia’s stunning winter film TREELINE which explores the diverse forests of British Columbia, Nevada, and Japan, directed by Vancouver-based Jordan Manley; and winner of the Best Documentary award at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, FREE SOLO, directed by E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold’s preparations to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock - the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park - without a rope.

This year’s Doc Bloc competition features a refreshingly diverse line-up. Two BC-based productions will grace our screens, including NEVER BE DONE: THE RICHARD GLEN LETT STORY directed by Roy Tighe about a self-sabotaging Vancouver based stand-up comic, and the World Premiere of FUCK YOU ALL: THE UWE BOLL STORY directed by Sean Patrick Shaul. Canadian premieres include Brian Bellinkoff’s PSYCHONAUTICS: A COMIC’S EXPLORATION OF PSYCHEDELICS with comedian Shane Mauss, and Brigitte Berman’s HUGH HEFNER’S AFTER DARK: SPEAKING OUT IN AMERICA. In addition, WFF will screen the World Premiere of Jaren Hayman’s eye-opening exploration of Canada’s largest black community in THIS IS NORTH PRESTON. Western Canadian premieres include THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING, Tom Donahue’s timely reminder of gender inequality in the film and television industries being shown as part of WFF’s Women on Top Series, and our British Columbia premiere selection includes Laura Marie Wayne’s LOVE, SCOTT, about the lasting impact of a horrific incident of homophobic violence, produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

Other films of note in this year’s lineup include the family-friendly first feature from the Northwest Territories’ Jennifer Walden, ELIJAH AND THE ROCK CREATURE; musical Christmas zombie movie ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE that simply must be seen to be believed; Gillian McKercher’s realistic look at working in the Alberta oil sands CIRCLE OF STEEL; Collin Friesen’s hilarious comedy about burying a deceased father’s ashes featuring a stand-out performance from Bruce Greenwood, SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS; and Eva Husson’s rousing film detailing a Kurdish all-female battalion, GIRLS OF THE SUN. Borsos award winner Maxime Giroux (FELIX AND MEIRA 2014) returns with his newest THE GREAT DARKENED DAYS, and Gary Burns honours us with his Mountain Culture entry MAN RUNNING, about a doctor running a marathon in the Rockies.

WFF’s Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature jury is made up of a diverse group of Canadian storytellers all of whom have had films at our festival and two of which are previous Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature winners. This year’s jury includes Canadian film and television director, writer and producer Bruce McDonald (THE HUSBAND WFF 2013) known for his award-winning cult films ROADKILL and HARD CORE LOGO, and Canadian film director and writer, who won the 2016 Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Canadian Screen Award for Best First Feature, Jamie M. Dagg (RIVER WFF 2015), and, Canadian actress and writer, Jennifer Dale, known for SO YOU SAID YES (2015), SAVING HOPE (2012) and WHAT WOULD SAL DO? (2017).

The World Documentary jury includes Vancouver based filmmaker Denis Paquette, whose company RealWorld has produced over sixty hours of content for TV, Web, theatrical and direct distribution, WFF Alumni Documentary filmmaker from Australia Katie Bender whose feature-length directing debut documentary THE WILL TO FLY premiered at the 2016 Whistler Film Festival where it received 'Best World Documentary Award' and 'Best Mountain Culture Film Award’, and Canadian Métis playwright, performer, director, producer and screenwriter, Marie Clements, known for RED SNOW (2018), LOOKING AT EDWARD CURTIS (2018) and THE ROAD FORWARD (2017).

The Mountain Culture jury includes Andrea Wing, a Squamish based filmmaker and current director of video and content at outdoor agency Origin, she has worked with high-end commercial clients for over a decade; WFF Alumni filmmaker Darcy Hennessey Turenne, whose film THE MOMENT closed last year’s festival, sold out over 100 screenings worldwide, and debuted at #3 on the US iTunes Independant Film charts, and Leo Hoorn WFF Alumni (TSIRKU 2017) and award winning cinematographer at Whistler based Sherpas Cinema.

The ShortWork Jury includes WFF Alumni producer of MOUNTAIN MEN (2014) Jason James (known for ENTANGLED), WIDC Industry advisor Karen Lam (known for the feature EVANGELINE and the webseries MYTHOS), and WFF Alumni director Lawrence Le Lam, whose short film CYPHER received honorable mention at last year’s festival, and whose student film THE BLUE JET won the WFF Student Shortwork prize in 2015. Le Lam received WFF’s BC Talent to Watch Award in September.

Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards will be presented for Best Female-Directed Narrative Feature and for Best Female-Directed Short Film. Eligible female-directed films are being screened as part of the festival’s regular program, and are being nominated for EDA Awards consideration by Whistler Film Festival’s administration and programmers. The Narrative feature jury includes: Sandie Angulo Chen - Common Sense Media, Washington, DC; Marilyn Ferdinand - Ferdy on Films, Chicago; Alexandra Heller-Nicholas - Senses of Cinema, Melbourne; Jennifer Merin (Chair) - Cinema Citizen, New York; and Rebecca Murray - Showbiz Junkies, Edgewater, Florida. The Short Film Jury includes: Marina Antunes (Chair) - Row Three, Vancouver; Betsy Boszdech - Common Sense Media, San Francisco; Katherine Brodsky - Variety, Vancouver; Linda Cook - Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa; and Susan Wloszczyna - Gold Derby, Washington, DC.

The 12th annual MPPIA Short Film Award pitch competition presented by MPPIA and Creative BC, and sponsored by Bridge Studios will take place on December 1. Five shortlisted candidates will pitch their projects before a jury of three industry professionals and an audience. The winner will be awarded with $15,000 cash plus $100,000 worth of services in kind from across the industry including mentorship, production services and equipment supplies enabling them to complete their project. The completed project will have its world premiere at the 2019 Whistler Film Festival. The MPPIA jury includes writer, director, and actor Angie Nolan, formerly WFF’s Director of Industry Programming, WFF Alumni and award-winning producer, writer and director whose work has been featured on Disney, Amazon, VICE, PBS and OWN, Nimisha Mukerji, and Canadian director,VFX artist and App designer, Zach Lipovsky who recently won VIFF’s BC Emerging Filmmaker award with his latest feature FREAKS.

From November 28 to December 2, the Whistler Film Festival will welcome film fans and filmmakers to experience its 18th edition featuring innovative and inspiring films, special guests, epic events, unique industry and talent programs with time to play in North America’s premier mountain resort. The Whistler Film Festival combines an international film competition with a focused Industry Summit dedicated to the art and business of filmmaking in the digital age. Featuring innovative and thought provoking films from around the world and opportunities to connect with the people who made them, this year’s fest will be filled with a solid lineup of premieres, honoured guests, lively celebrations, and unique industry initiatives.

WFF’s Content Summit schedule and industry guest lineup are now available at whistlerfilmfestival.com, and will be updated regularly. WFF’s full film lineup and schedule is available online as of November 1. Signature Series honourees and additional guests will be announced later in November.

The Festival’s online box office at whistlerfilmfestival.com/tickets/ is now open for VIP Patron Passes, Industry Passes, Ticket Packages and event tickets. Single film tickets go on sale on November 15. The Festival Box Office is open for phone sales (1-877-838-FILM) and on November 23 for walk-up sales.

Air travel, ground transportation deals and early bird accommodation rates are now available on whistlerfilmfestival.com/attend/. WFF has 20 accommodation partners to choose from including host hotel, the Westin Whistler Resort and Spa.

The Whistler Film Festival is funded by the Government of Canada through Telefilm Canada and Western Economic Diversification, and by the Province of British Columbia, Creative BC and the Resort Municipality of Whistler, is supported by the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation and the American Friends of Whistler, and is sponsored by The Harold Greenberg Fund, the Canadian Media Producers Association, Cineplex, Whistler Blackcomb, Gibbons Whistler, Tourism Whistler and the Westin Resort & Spa Whistler.

The Whistler Film Festival Society is a charitable cultural organization dedicated to furthering the art of film by providing programs that focus on the discovery, development and promotion of new talent culminating with a must attend festival for artists, industry and audiences in Whistler. Find out more at whistlerfilmfestival.com.

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WFF 2018 COMPLETE FEATURE FILM LISTING BY PREMIERE STATUS:

World Premieres (11):

ACQUAINTED (Canada) Dir. Natty Zavitz

BELLA CIAO! (Canada) Dir. Carolyn Combs

CLAIRE’S HAT (Canada) Dir. Bruce McDonald

FUCK YOU ALL: THE UWE BOLL STORY (Canada) Dir. Sean Patrick Shaul

HONEY BEE (Canada) Dir. Rama Rau

IN GOD I TRUST (Canada) Dir. Maja Zdanowski

INTO INVISIBLE LIGHT (Canada) Dir. Shelagh Carter

NOSE TO TAIL (Canada) Dir. Jesse Zigelstein

RED ROVER (Canada) Dir. Shane Belcourt

THIS IS NORTH PRESTON (Canada) Dir. Jaren Hayman

WOODLAND (Canada) Dir. Jon Silverberg

Canadian Premieres (13):

BIRDS WITHOUT FEATHERS (United States) Dir. Wendy McColm

THE DANCING DOGS OF DOMBROVA (Canada) Dir. Zack Bernbaum

HUGH HEFNER’S AFTER DARK: SPEAKING OUT IN AMERICA (Canada) Dir. Brigitte Berman

KARMA (China) Dir. Lutao Wang

ON THE BASIS OF SEX (United States) Dir. Mimi Leder

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (United Kingdom) Dir. Josie Rourke

MOMENTUM GENERATION (United States) Dir. Jeff & Michael Zimbalist

NEVER BE DONE: THE RICHARD GLEN LETT STORY (Canada) Dir. Roy Tighe

PSYCHONAUTICS: A COMIC’S EXPLORATION OF PSYCHEDELICS (United States) Dir. Brian Bellinkoff

THE QUAKE (Norway) Dir. John Andreas Andersen

SKIN IN THE GAME (United States) Dir. Adisa

STOCKHOLM (Canada) Dir. Robert Budreau

UNTOGETHER (United States) Dir. Emma Forrest

WALDEN: LIFE IN THE WOODS (United States) Dir. Alex Harvey

English Canadian Premieres (1):

A COLONY (Canada) Dir. Geneviève Dulude-De Celles

Western Canadian Premieres (15):

AN AUDIENCE OF CHAIRS (Canada) Dir. Deanne Foley

ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (United Kingdom) Dir. John McPhail

AT ETERNITY’S GATE (United States) Dir. Julian Schnabel

FALLS AROUND HER (Canada) Dir. Darlene Naponse

FAMILY FIRST (CHIEN DE GARDE) (Canada) Dir. Sophie Dupuis

THE FIREFLIES ARE GONE (Canada) Dir. Sébastien Pilote

GIRLS OF THE SUN (France) Dir. Eva Husson

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (United States) Dir. Barry Jenkins

THE NATURALLY WANTON PLEASURE OF SKIN (Canada) Dir. Renée Beaulieu

ROMA (United States, Mexico) Dir. Alfonso Cuarón

ROOBHA (Canada) Dir. Lenin M. Sivam

SASHINKA (Canada) Dir. Kristina Wagenbauer

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING (United States) Dir. Tom Donahue

TROUBLE IN THE GARDEN (Canada) Dir. Roz Owen

TYREL (United States) Dir. Dir. Sebastián Silva

British Columbia Premieres (7):

CIRCLE OF STEEL (Canada) Dir. Gillian McKercher

ELIJAH AND THE ROCK CREATURE (Canada) Dir. Jen Walden

THE GREAT DARKENED DAYS (Canada) Dir. Maxime Giroux

LOVE, SCOTT (Canada) Dir. Laura Marie Wayne

MAN RUNNING (Canada) Dir. Gary Burns

SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS (Canada) Dir. Collin Friesen

TREELINE (Canada) Dir. Jordan Manley

Whistler Premieres (2):

FREE SOLO (United States) Dir. E. Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin

THE RADICALS (Canada) Dir. Brian Hockenstein & Tamo Campos

WFF 2018 COMPLETE FEATURE FILM LISTING BY STRAND:

American Indies: (5)

BIRDS WITHOUT FEATHERS (United States) Dir. Wendy McColm

SKIN IN THE GAME (United States) Dir. Adisa

TYREL (United States) Dir. Sebastián Silva

UNTOGETHER (United States) Dir. Emma Forrest

WALDEN: LIFE IN THE WOODS (United States) Dir. Alex Harvey

Canadian Vanguard (6):

AN AUDIENCE OF CHAIRS (Canada) Dir. Deanne Foley

FALLS AROUND HER (Canada) Dir. Darlene Naponse

THE FIREFLIES ARE GONE (Canada) Dir. Sébastien Pilote

THE GREAT DARKENED DAYS (Canada) Dir. Maxime Giroux

MAN RUNNING (Canada) Dir. Gary Burns

THE NATURALLY WANTON PLEASURE OF SKIN (Canada) Dir. Renée Beaulieu

Contenders (6):

AT ETERNITY’S GATE (United States) Dir. Julian Schnabel

FAMILY FIRST (CHIEN DE GARDE) (Canada) Dir. Sophie Dupuis

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (United States) Dir. Barry Jenkins

ON THE BASIS OF SEX (United States) Dir. Mimi Leder

ROMA (United States, Mexico) Dir. Alfonso Cuarón

STOCKHOLM (Canada) Dir. Robert Budreau

Discoveries (5):

A COLONY (Canada) Dir. Geneviève Dulude-De Celles

ACQUAINTED (Canada) Dir. Natty Zavitz

THE DANCING DOGS OF DOMBROVA (Canada) Dir. Zack Bernbaum

HONEY BEE (Canada) Dir. Rama Rau

ROOBHA (Canada) Dir. Lenin M. Sivam

Doc Bloc (7):

FUCK YOU ALL: THE UWE BOLL STORY (Canada) Dir. Sean Patrick Shaul

HUGH HEFNER’S AFTER DARK: SPEAKING OUT IN AMERICA (Canada) Dir. Brigitte Berman

LOVE, SCOTT (Canada) Dir. Laura Marie Wayne

NEVER BE DONE: THE RICHARD GLEN LETT STORY (Canada) Dir. Roy Tighe

PSYCHONAUTICS: A COMIC’S EXPLORATION OF PSYCHEDELICS (United States) Dir. Brian Bellinkoff

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING (United States) Dir. Tom Donahue

THIS IS NORTH PRESTON (Canada) Dir. Jaren Hayman

First Features (5):

CIRCLE OF STEEL (Canada) Dir. Gillian McKercher

ELIJAH AND THE ROCK CREATURE (Canada) Dir. Jen Walden

SASHINKA (Canada) Dir. Kristina Wagenbauer

SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS (Canada) Dir. Collin Friesen

TROUBLE IN THE GARDEN (Canada) Dir. Roz Owen

From Overseas (4):

ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (United Kingdom) Dir. John McPhail

GIRLS OF THE SUN (France) Dir. Eva Husson

KARMA (China) Dir. Lutao Wang

THE QUAKE (Norway) Dir. John Andreas Andersen

From The Vault (1):

CLAIRE’S HAT (Canada) Dir. Bruce McDonald

Galas (2):

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (United Kingdom) Dir. Josie Rourke

MOMENTUM GENERATION (United States) Dir. Jeff & Michael Zimbalist

Mountain Culture (4):

FREE SOLO (United States) Dir. E. Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin

MAN RUNNING (Canada) Dir. Gary Burns

MOMENTUM GENERATION (United States) Dir. Jeff & Michael Zimbalist

THE RADICALS (Canada) Dir. Brian Hockenstein & Tamo Campos

TREELINE (Canada) Dir. Jordan Manley

World Premieres (6):

BELLA CIAO! (Canada) Dir. Carolyn Combs

IN GOD I TRUST (Canada) Dir. Maja Zdanowski

INTO INVISIBLE LIGHT (Canada) Dir. Shelagh Carter

NOSE TO TAIL (Canada) Dir. Jesse Zigelstein

RED ROVER (Canada) Dir. Shane Belcourt

WOODLAND (Canada) Dir. Jon Silverberg

WFF 2018 Feature Films Eligible for the Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature:

A COLONY
ACQUAINTED
AN AUDIENCE OF CHAIRS
BELLA CIAO!
THE DANCING DOGS OF DOMBROVA
FALLS AROUND HER
FAMILY FIRST
THE FIREFLIES ARE GONE
HONEY BEE
IN GOD I TRUST
THE NATURALLY WANTON PLEASURE OF SKIN
NOSE TO TAIL
RED ROVER
ROOBHA
TROUBLE IN THE GARDEN
SASHINKA
STOCKHOLM
WOODLAND

WFF 2018 COMPLETE SHORTWORK FILMS LISTING BY PREMIERE STATUS:

World Premiere:

LOSING SPOONS (Canada) Dir. Nima Gholamipour

20 MINUTES TO LIFE (Canada) Dir. Veronika Kurz

HOW LONG (Canada) Dir. Ayden Ross

I SEE STARS (Canada) Dir. Caid Dow

WAY OF THE HUNTER (Canada) Dir. Robert Moberg

FANTASMAGORIA (Canada) Dir. Lilen Aimare

Canadian Premiere:

AEROPLANES (UK) Dir. Paul Shammasian

KEEP COMING BACK! (Canada) Dir. Brendan Brady

MISS WORLD (Taiwan) Dir. Georgia Fu

THE DAY DON DIED (Canada) Dir. Steve Adams and Sean Horlor

Western Canadian Premiere:

LITTLE WAVES (Canada) Dir. Ariane Louis-Seize

HUNTING SEASON (Canada) Dir. Shannon Kholi

CC (Canada) Dir. Kailey and Sam Spear

I WILL KEEP YOUR LIGHT (Canada) Dir. Chelsea Xinyi Chen

THREE CENTIMETERS (Lebanon) Dir. Lara Zeidan

FORALDRASKAP (Canada) Dir. Mazi Khalighi and Brian Allan Stewart

British Columbia Premiere:

THE GARAGE (Canada) Dir. Derek Langer

ALL THESE CREATURES (Australia) Dir. Charles Williams

LUNAR-ORBIT RENDEZVOUS (Canada) Dir. Mélanie Charbonneau

CEDAR TREE OF LIFE (Canada) Dir. Odessa Shuquaya

EMPTYING THE TANK (Canada) Dir. Caroline Monnet

THE FISH AND THE SEA (Canada) Dir. Philip Thomas

EGG (France) Dir. Martina Scarpelli

BROTHERHOOD (Canada) Dir. Meryam Joobeur

SNOWSTORM ROULETTE (Canada) Dir. Matt Wright

THE FIELD (India) Dir. Sandhya Suri

ACCIDENCE (Canada) Dir. Guy Maddin and Evan and Galen Johnson

UMBRA (Iran) Dir. Saeed Jafarian

NIGHT JOURNEY (USA) Dir. David Marroquin

Whistler Premiere:

THUNDERBIRD (Canada) Dir. Erin Collins

THE BUS STOP (Canada) Dir. Kama Sood

THE CERTAINTY MACHINE (Canada) Dir. Jean-Francois Ferland

GIRL IN THE GALACTIC SUN (Canada) Dir. Heather Perluzz

TOUGH GUY (Canada) Dir. Gryffin Morgan

EDGE OF APOLLO (Canada) Dir. Marcus Hann

I leave you with the trailer for this year's festival: