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Time is running out for local filmmakers to enter their films into the 2012 Vancouver Island Short Film Festival (VISFF).
The Firehouse Grill in Nanaimo is hosting an old Hollywood themed fundraising party for the 2012 Vancouver Island Short Film Festival on Thursday, December 1.
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The Vancouver Island Short Film Festival (VISFF) is now accepting submissions for the 2012 show. The VISFF, which will celebrate its seventh anniversary in 2012, is an annual event that brings filmmakers and filmgoers together and continues to be the only short film festival on Vancouver Island that focuses on local talent. This year is promised to be the best yet! With lots of great additions to the festival line-up and room for new sponsorship opportunity. We’ve added a theme for festival patrons “Old Hollywood”
Continue reading ‘Local Film Festival Celebrates 7th Year!’
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The 6th annual Vancouver Island Short Film Festival will be a retrospective of the past 5 years. The 16 films selected will be shown on February 11th, 7 PM – at the Malaspina Theatre at the Nanaimo VIU campus.
Judges selected the films that they felt best represented the last 5 years of the VISFF. Films were chosen to make sure each year and each category was included while keeping the show exciting. Award winning films and specifically People’s Choice winners were given the highest priority.
Continue reading ‘Films Selected for the VISFF 2011 Retrospective Show’
The Vancouver Island Short Film Festival (VISFF) will be celebrating five years of local film excellence with a retrospective screening on February 11th, 2011.
Continue reading ‘VISFF 2011 Press Release’
Dear filmmakers and film lovers
This year there are many more challenges to putting on the festival than in previous years but the Nanaimo Arts Council and the festival team are committed to ensuring the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival is on-going. You may be aware, there have been numerous government cuts to funding for arts and culture. This has had an impact on our programming budget. Therefore, we will not be accepting film entries for VISFF 2011. We hope to offer a special 5 year retrospective event in early 2011. We will be hearing from potential funding sources by the end of November. We will update the local film community with regards to anticipated plans for 2011 shortly thereafter. Thank you for your continued support.
Johnny Blakeborough
Director Vancouver Island Short Film Festival
admin@visff.com
A Q&A panel with local filmmakers will be held on opening night of the fifth annual Vancouver Island Short Film Festival.
Continue reading ‘VISFF announces Q&A With Local Filmmakers After Friday Night Show’