REEL Youth Film Fest: the best international youth film
By Nelson Daily Editor
The international REEL Youth Film Festival comes to Rossland Saturday, Nov. 26, featuring some of the best in international youth film-making, along with submissions from the talented youth of the West and Central Kootenays.
The 2011 Reel Youth Film Festival is a collection of compelling and entertaining short youth films: animations, dramas, documentaries, comedies and a musical.
Whether facing down riot police in Copenhagen, vying for love in Philadelphia, or searching Vancouver’s downtown east side for a missing aunt, these are the unflinching stories of today’s youth.
“The Reel Youth Film Festival is discovering and promoting the next generation of film makers,” said Festival Director Mark Vonesch. “The festival empowers young people to speak up and express themselves through film. It is an opportunity for audiences to see the best of youth filmmaking while gaining insight into youth culture and the issues affecting young people today.”
The RYFF premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival, and continues across Canada and around the world, with almost 30 screenings booked from September, 2011 through August, 2012.
There will be CASH PRIZES for two local films: People’s Choice and Best of the Fest.
For more info on the Reel Youth Film Festival go to: www.ReelYouth.ca or www.rosslandcac.com.
Admission is $3. Funds raised at the REEL Youth screening will support the upcoming U19 Film Festival and Gala: April 14, 2012 on the big screen at the Royal Theatre, Trail.
