NewWest FilmFest 2016
Thursday, Oct 20th – Saturday, Oct 22nd, 2016
Most films at Landmark Cinema 10, New West unless noted.
@newwestfilmfest #NWFF
http://newwestfilmfest.ca/
Individual tickets price:
$8 individual tickets
$5 senior and youth
$1 memberships are required
Festival Pass is a great value at $35 and includes membership
Thursday, Oct 20th, 2016 co-presented by New West Pride Society @newwestpride
Venue: Landmark Theatre, New West
7:00 pm: Closet Monster (Canadian, Drama, English, Fiction, Feature)
Canadian-made ‘Closet Monster ‘spins the dark tale of a driven teenager’s coming out story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCUvzx1x3a4
9:00 pm: Waiting For B. (International, Portuguese with English subtitles, Documentary, Feature)
Two months on line for two hours of music. Beyoncé super fans come together in São Paulo, Brazil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjs8b7w0Rd4
Friday, Oct 21st, 2016
3:30 pm: VIVA (International, Spanish, Drama, Fiction, Feature )
Venue: Douglas College, Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre
VIVA is a love story. As the men struggle to understand one another and reconcile as a family, their world is quickly turned upside down.
Co-presented by: Douglas College Associate of Arts in International and Intercultural Studies and Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S097UTL057I
Venue: Landmark Theatre, New West
7:00 pm: The Lobster (International, Fantasy/Comedy/Drama, English, Fiction, Feature)
What animal would you be if you ended up alone? The incredibly clever and Cannes Jury Prize winner ‘The Lobster’, stars Colin Farrell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmaCMswlaKo&feature=youtu.be
9:15 pm: Short Film Showcase
A first for NewWest FilmFest, the Short Film Showcase is an eclectic mix of International and Canadian short films. Immediately following the films will be ‘Short Films and Tall Drinks: A Meet and Greet for Film Lovers’ (The Hub, New West)
Saturday. Oct 22nd, 2016
2:00 pm: The Pristine Coast (Canadian, Local Filmmaker, English, Documentary)
New West filmmaker Scott Renyard links the crash of fish species on the Canadian coast to diseases from fish farms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bMilmWNdcI&feature=youtu.be
4:30 pm: Fractured Land (Canadian Documentary / Drama,English, Biography)
A young indigenous leader confronts big oil and the fractures in his community as he fights to reconcile traditional teachings with the law to protect the land.
http://www.fracturedland.com/trailer.html
7:00 pm: Captain Fantastic (International, Comedy / Drama, English, Fiction, Feature)
A father devoted to raising his six kids in the wild and with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and re-enter the urban world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1kH4OMIOMc
9:00 pm – NewWest FilmFest After Party at CG Masters School of Animation
Free for all attendees. Beer and Wine for sale
Refreshments, art and music
