by Peter BelsitoI have been coming here to Whistler these last few years to celebrate and enjoy this unique film fest.
One of the things I like the most about this 5 day event is that it is solidly filmmaker oriented. They are the key people exposed here (via their films and the many interesting filmmaker based panels). Mostly from western Canada they are also from areas of Canada to the east and the Us, Europe, Asia, Latin America.
It also helps that the programming is quite excellent. I have really enjoyed the films I've seen here this year. Really extraordinary quality.
Besides the parties, panels and awards the fest organizers (thank you Shauna!!) go out of their way to honor and entertain the guests.
Today for example the Producer of the great masterpiece of Western Canadian cinema, Peter O'Brian, 1982's Grey Fox gave a wonderful talk on the mountaintop cafe (snowing!
One of the things I like the most about this 5 day event is that it is solidly filmmaker oriented. They are the key people exposed here (via their films and the many interesting filmmaker based panels). Mostly from western Canada they are also from areas of Canada to the east and the Us, Europe, Asia, Latin America.
It also helps that the programming is quite excellent. I have really enjoyed the films I've seen here this year. Really extraordinary quality.
Besides the parties, panels and awards the fest organizers (thank you Shauna!!) go out of their way to honor and entertain the guests.
Today for example the Producer of the great masterpiece of Western Canadian cinema, Peter O'Brian, 1982's Grey Fox gave a wonderful talk on the mountaintop cafe (snowing!
- 12/25/2019
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
It's the sort of story that's so strange it could only be true. In 1986 New Zealand teacher Peter O'Brian was mistaken on the streets of Jakarta for Sylvester Stallone and cast in an Indonesian knock off of Rambo. O'Brian would become a significant star in the cult film world, starring in 8 features over 10 years in Indonesia, before dropping off the map. But he's back now - at least sort of - as the New Zealand based team behind Operation Rambu have discovered O'Brian back home in New Zealand and ready to make a return to the big screen. This short New Zealand crowd funded doc looks like a great big bag of fun and they've already passed their base level need so...
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- 4/2/2019
- Screen Anarchy
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