Thanks to all that came out Sunday!
UPDATE - A crowd of independent film fans joined us for the March 8th event at Addison's Studio Movie Grill featuring short films made by women around the world, including the works of Texas' own Kay Candler, Jeanne Stern and Toddy Burton.
"We enjoyed a stellar lineup of provocative and well-made films by women from all over the world and our own backyard. My personal favorite was The Aviatrix, by Toddy Burton. Burton is currently developing a feature based on her short film and is certainly a filmmaker to watch for in the future."
-- Jessica Schoenbaechler, Chick Flicks Co-Chair
This showcase is now part of the newly expanded year-round Chick Flicks program that you can enter. Submit your short film or feature for consideration in the next showcase this spring - learn how here.
Texas Talent to be Featured at WIFTI Showcase!
Joining Austin filmmaker Kat Candler, WIF.D is adding Jeanne Stern and Toddy Burton to our local lineup! Read more about these films below and plan on joining Women In Film.Dallas as we celebrate International Women's Day with Studio Movie Grill in Addison on Sunday, March 8th beginning at 5:00pm.
This is the Fourth Annual Short Film Showcase from Women in Film and Television International and is our first of four screenings for the newly expanding Chick Flicks Film Series and Festival.
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Celebrating International Women’s Day, this elite selection of female film talent will be screened in over 15 cities worldwide and will feature short films culled from over 40 finalist selections submitted by our international members and Film Festival Partners. There are currently 182 events planned from over 18 different countries to mark this March 8th occasion.
"On behalf of WIFTI's International Board of Directors and all WIF Chapters participating, I am pleased to announce this year's official selection of short films. We are honored to be showcasing the work of nine exceptionally gifted international directors from four countries. We look forward to marking International Women's Day with audiences across three continents, highlighting the strength of our network and celebrating the filmmaking talents of women worldwide." comments Kimberly Skyrme, Producer of Women in Film and Television’s International’s Short Film Showcase.
“This is one of my favorite events of the year!” exclaims Eileen Hoeter of Vancouver, Canada, current Chair of Women in Film and Television International. “For 25 years, I have been involved in an International Women’s Day celebration, and in all my years nothing matches the vitality of attending the WIFTI Showcase. This is WIFTI's fourth year producing the Showcase and it is always an unbelievable event! It’s truly inspiring to think that women around the world are watching films by women, all together on the same day.”
Women in Film Chapters are participating in China, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Sweden, and 12 cities throughout the U.S. WIF.D will be adding works from local women filmmakers to this list of outstanding films.
As part of the celebration, WIF.D has also teamed with several contributors to share their movies with our audience this Sunday. The Shopping Network QVC, who is also celebrating the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day, is presenting the Girl Scouts of America with a very generous $250,000 dollar value donation of 25,000 DVD copies of the documentary, "14 Women," which they are also sharing with us.
This is going to be a great event! As one of our new WIF.D members coming up from San Antonio to join us at the WIFTI Showcase put it, "I'm very excited about these movies and I'm looking forward to being in a room full of creative minds."
WIFTI Showcase Tickets
$10 General Public**
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WIFTI Showcase Tickets
$5 WIF.D Members**
Limit 2 Please
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BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY! Tickets are also available at the door the day of the event.
Reminder -- ** Tickets will not be mailed, but will be waiting at the door of the event. You will be billed through PayPal on behalf of WIF.D. Thank you for your support!
Extra Note - If you purchase your ticket the day of the event, please bring your receipt for easy check-in.
Films have not been viewed or rated by the MPAA. Please research films in advance for objectionable content and use your own judgment for younger audiences.
HERE IS OUR FABULOUS LINEUP!
Additional Texas Shorts include --
SPROUT
5 minutes
Austin
Jeanne Stern - director
Animation - A kitchen sink over-flows causing the room to flood. As the water rises, the room sprouts to life.
THE AVIATRIX
10 minutes
Austin
Toddy Burton - director/writer
Graham Davidson - producer
Anne is lonely. She lives with her mother, has no friends, and is fighting cancer. Her escape from reality
exists in the form of The Aviatrix, an intergalactic superhero alter ego who rockets through space to fight
the powers of evil on distant planets. Anne’s fantasy world is her only way of experiencing the adventure
and romance that remain painfully absent from her life—until Miles shows up.
75 Minute Program Plus Short Films From Local Filmmakers (See Above)
TAKE 3
12 minutes
New Zealand
Owen Hughes -producer
Roseanne Liang - director
Comedy - The audition room is a minefield for three Asian actresses who are expected to be Asian in ways they are not completely comfortable with. When the humiliations mount, they transcend their rivalry in one gleeful act of solidarity, empowering themselves with the very stereotype that they’ve been subjected to.
MONTREAL 1971
24 minutes
Montreal, Canada
Vanya Rose - director/writer/producer
Three part poetic portraits taking place throughout the 20th century in Montreal Canada - A story told with few words and great cinematography, Montreal 1971, follows a young woman on her journey through love, loss and loneliness. Each moment in her life and her memories unfolds in a serious of precious decisions similar to what many women face.
LOVE LETTERS
8 minutes
Australia
Peggy Yabevula - producer/cinematographer
Nick Khoo - director
Drama - Premiered at WOW Festival 2008 - Steve, an 8 year old corresponds with 8 year old Theresa, in Africa, through a sponsorship organization which only allows communication until she is 18. Before the contact is cut off, he has to tell her how he really feels.
THE COLORS OF VEIL
5.5 minutes
Washington DC, USA
Jehan Harney – director/producer
Documentary - A former U.S. soldier ultimately found her identity in the veil, and became a vanguard of the growing American-Muslim community. Share in her struggles to find a job that accepts her and how her trials have inspired others like her.
LULLABY
11 minutes
Australia
Kate Breen - producer
Katie O'Neill - director
Fiction - Premiered at WOW Festival 2008 -- Sisters Poppy and Bella struggle to bring themselves up in a rundown warehouse above a burlesque club where there Mother is a singer.
QUARTER TO NOON
14 minutes
Austin, Texas, USA
Kat Candler - director/writer/producer
Greg Omelchuck - producer
Ray Pena -- producer
Aman Satterwhite - producer
Drama/Comedy/Fantasy - Enclosed in a stale office with a single door and a single window and several framed “Best Worker” Awards, a worker works. She's good at her job -- consistent, dedicated, and high performing; however, when she discovers a new world outside her office window… she escapes.
2009 PARTICIPATING CHAPTERS (Updated as of February 16th, 2009)
WEDNESDAY, March 4th, 2009
Orlando, Florida, United States of America
THURSDAY, MARCH 5th, 2009
New York, New York, United States of America
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
SATURDAY, MARCH 7th, 2009
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sidney, Australia
SUNDAY, MARCH 8th, 2009
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Hong Kong, China
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Palm Springs, California, United States of America
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Wellington, New Zealand
MONDAY, MARCH 9th, 2009
Atlanta, Georgia, United States if America
Auckland, New Zealand
Stockholm, Sweden
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TUESDAY, MARCH 10th, 2009
Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Washington DC, United States of America
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