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October 22, 2009 - Wow! Such an outpouring of love and appreciation from our small but dedicated audience! Thanks to all of you who came out to support our up-and-coming generation of movie-makers! Your cash contributions to the food bank came out to $33 in addition to many food items!

Our youngest entrant, Sebastian Niedziela received an Outstanding Achievement in Stop Motion Animation Award for his short: "Evolution". What a fantastic job! We'll try to get an online version up so everyone has the chance to see this awesome work.

Next year, we would like to change some things, making this festival even more fabulous:

  • awards !
  • prizes !
  • scholarships !
  • sponsors !
  • press coverage !
  • gala evening wear !
  • more ideas...?
Thanks to Gulf Islands Film & Television School for their support, Acoustic Planet Music, Michael Levy and The Fritz Theatre Staff, and Shelley Mahoney of Salt Spring Arts Academy.

If you would like to help out (it's fun!) or hear about future movie happenings, please e-mail Cindy.

For archival reference:

2009 Island Youth Film Festival
Wednesday October 21, 2009
Doors open at 6:30 pm

Proudly Presents:

Life is a Highway (4:37) – John Mellencamp’s hit made into a music video
Acoustic Planet Music Video Camp – Summer 2009

The Purse Snatcher (5:07) – Tough girls looking to score
“Let’s Make a Movie!” Course – Spring 2009

Evolution (7:03) – Dinosaurs and more – stop motion animation
Produced by Sebastian Niedziela, 7 years old

The Forest of Time (9:53) – Some well-known historical figures help an actor
“Let’s Make a Movie!” Course – Summer 2009

n00bs (4:14) – Documentary about gamers
GIFTS – Anna Caldwell, Blake Le Blanc and Daniel Warner

Monday (2:52) – Stop motion animation employed as a device for dreaming
GIFTS – Michael Grant and Kyle Robertson

Almost Super (4:11) – An imaginative young girl's hilarious journey
Aidan West, Zachariah Blaney, Hannah Druzel, Melanie Gagon

The Whole Truth (4:59) – Narrated history of a not-so-believable character
GIFTS – Ben Weber

Rebirth – (5:15) A neophyte joins the world starting with the acquisition of clothing
GIFTS – Devyn Brugge, Lilliane Cadieux-Shaw, Steve Harrison, Melanie Vasselin

In Memory of Jane Rule (7:57) – Documentary about legendary Galiano residents Jane Rule and her partner Helen
GIFTS - Kaiza Grahan, Dylan Alexander, Stephanie Alfred

Movie Trailer for “As You Like It” (2:30) – a feature film production by GISS students