2010 University of Toronto Film Festival

The University of Toronto runs their own film festival , but now in their ninth year they are trying something new. Instead of having it at Innis Town Hall over several nights, they are hosting it today, Saturday March 13 as an all-day event throughout Hart House (7 Hart House Circle). All events are free. One of my recent works The Audience will be playing at the Film Board Gala at 2pm and again at 8:30pm.  The film was made with a grant from Bravo!FACT and stars Patrick McKenna and Sandy Kellerman. There will be a pre-screening catered reception in the East Common Room at 7:00, and post-screening reception and awards at 10:00pm. I hope to see you there.

Other things to looks for include director Babak Payami in person in Hart House Theatre at 1 and 7:30pm to present a double bill of his work. You'll get a chance to see works by the Cinema Students at UofT. The very funny Keith Cole will present some gay short films. There will be installations, some Super8 film projection, music, discussions and much more.

Here is the schedule of today's events. For more detailed information, go to http://uoftfilmfest.ca/

Complete Schedule

1:00 Yek rouz bishtar (One More Day) by Babak Payami – Feature – Farsi with English Subititles – Hart House Theatre – $5/8 from UofTTix.ca
with Darkhish (The Rake) – Short Drama – Farsi with English Subtitles – Hart House Theatre

2:00 Hart House Film Board Gala – 9 Shorts – Music Room – 18+

2:00 Our land, my people: The struggle of the Lubicon Tree – Short Doc - Committees Room

2:00 Canadian Students Program One – 9 Shorts – Debates Room

2:00 A Soft-core Peephole – Installations and Tittilations – All Day – 3rd Floor – 18+

2:00 Installation Art all day – Chapel and Alcoves

2:15 Untitled (Germany Film) – Short Art Doc from Toronto – in German with English subtitles – South Dining Room

2:30 Cameraless Animation Demonstration - Map Room

2:45 A Place Called Chiapas – Feature Doc - Committees Room

3:00 Ron – Short Drama from Israel – in Hebrew with English Subtitles - South Dining Room

3:30 Canadian Students Program Two – 6 Shorts – Music Room – 18+

3:30 Be it Resolved that Freedom of Speech includes the Right to Offend – Formal Debate and Discussion - Debates Room

3:45 Out in the Cold – Short Drama from U Regina – South Dining Room

4:30 Raised to be Heroes – Feature Documentary - Committees Room

4:30 Clouds Fly West – Short Documentary from Bulgaria – with English subtitles - South Dining Room

4:30 Cameraless Animation Demonstration – Map Room

4:30 York U Super 8 Memory Mash-up – 11 Shorts - Music Room

5:00 CSIF Super 8 Flashback – 6 Shorts - Music Room

5:00 Canadian Students Program One – 9 Shorts (Repeat) – Arbor Room

5:00 Deal Me In – Short Doc from U of T - South Dining Room

5:30 Occupation 101 – Feature documentary - Committees Room

5:30 Iran – Cracking the Walls of Censorship – Presentation/Discussion - Debates Room

5:45 Mixed Shorts Program – 10 Shorts - Music Room

6:00 Stolen Lives – Short Doc about child labour in Pakistan – South Dining Room

6:00 Canadian Students Program Two – 6 Shorts (Repeat) - Arbor Room – 18+

6:45 4 TED talks – Music Room

7:00 The Father – Short Drama from Slovakia – in Slovak with English Subtitles – South Dining Room

with Apucikam Megyunk haza, Short travellogue about Hungary – South Dining Room

7:00 Spotlight on Cinema Studies Students – 10 Shorts, inc. Shitty Film Contest – Arbor Room – 18+

7:15 You are on Indian Land – Feature Documentary – Committees Room

7:30 Sokoote beine do fekr (Silence Between Two Thoughts) by Babak Payami – Feature – Farsi with English subtitles – $5/8 from UofTTix.ca -

with: Behind the scenes footage – Hart House Theatre

8:00 Keith Cole: 15 Minutes Still Not Up – 5 Gay Shorts – Debates Room – 18+

8:00 Reveries and Rocketships – Short Drama from BC – South Dining Room

8:00 Aristide and the Endless Revolution – Feature Documentary – Committees Room

8:30 Hart House Film Board Gala – 9 Shorts (Repeat) – Arbor Room – 18+

8:45 Dead Man’s Coughing – Short Drama from Poland – Polish with English Subtitles – South Dining Room – 18+
with The Chance and the Butterfly – Short animation from Brazil

8:45 Ron – Short Drama from Israel – In Hebrew with English subtitles (REPEAT) – Music Room

9:15 Out in the Cold – Short Drama from U Regina (REPEAT) – Music Room

9:30 Babylon 2084 – Short Drama from Germany – South Dining Room

9:45 A Mind’s I – Short Drama from Denmark – Music Room – 18+

10:00 Awards Reception - East Common Room

11:00 Blurred Vision – Live Concert and Video Festival Premiere - Arbor Room