Lights, action, popcorn! It’s that time of year again – when the entire city of Victoria, British Columbia goes crazy for independent films at the Victoria Film Festival from January 29th to February 7th. This year’s festival, now in its 16th season, includes more than 133 shorts, documentaries and features from 17 countries around the world.
The 2010 Victoria Film Festival boosts a great line-up of green themed films including animations, shorts, experimental, and feature length documentaries exploring environmental issues ranging from insidious plastic waste, Coca-Cola corruption and the life and death of an Orca whale. We have included our favorites below.
Green Themed Films
Broken Horizon, by Dutch filmmaker Simone Hooymans, is a short experimental film about the struggle between nature and the modern city-life.
The Coca-Cola Case, by directors German Gutierrez and Carmen Garcia, is a scathing indictment of the world’s most recognizable brand.
Finding Farley, by Leanne Allison, follows a Canadian family as they trace the footsteps of one of Canada’s most beloved environmental writers – Farley Mowat.
Food Design, by German directors Martin Hablesreiter and Sonja Strummerer, is a documentary exploring how the colour, smell, consistency, sounds and even history, influences what we consume and how we consume it.
Nature On Its Course, by director Su-An Ng, is a three-minute animation about the consequences of a hunter taking too much.
Oriana, by Canadian director Kara Miranda Lawrence, is a four-minute animation about a young fairy entrusted to take care of a forest and becoming mesmerized with her reflection and neglecting her duties.
Plastic Planet, by Austrian director Werner Boote, is a feature length documentary about the world’s most controversial and dangerous material that has found its way into every facet of our daily lives - plastic.
Skylight, by Canadian director David Bass, is a five-minute animation about the majestic penguin - proud and unaffected by the harsh climate.
Under Rich Earth, by director Malcolm Rogge, is a feature length documentary that follows farmers in Ecuador’s Intag valley as they resist the invasion of their land by Canadian prospectors who want to set up copper mines.
Who Killed Miracle? from Canadian director Scott Renyard, explores the question of what really happened to the baby killer whale swimming alone near Campbell River, British Columbia, in the summer of 1977.
Yes Men Fix The World is a documentary about those zany corporate tricksters who have the unusual hobby of posing as top executives of corporations they dislike, such as Dow Chemicals, the Canadian government and Dasani.
Our Favorite Film Festival Picks
Beyond Gay, directed by Bob Christie, follows Vancouver Pride Society director Ken Coolen turned globetrotter as he helps us see pride like never before.
Lebanon, a heavy-duty film that cuts through the spin that war is glorious, is a debut film from director Samuel Maoz and a personal retelling of the 1982 Israel-Lebanon War.
Pax Americana And The Weaponization Of Space by French director Denis Delestrac, is a documentary about the American Department of Defense’s desire to turn space into the ultimate weapon.
The Brothel Project, from director April Butler-Parry, follows journalist-activist Jody Paterson and retired sex worker Lauren Casey as they challenge mainstream thinking and push the legal limits of the world's oldest profession.
Trimpin: The Sound of Invention, by American director Peter Esmonde, explores the life of Trimpin, the great sound artist, inventor, tinkerer, and scientist, in a feature length documentary.
Unmistaken Child, by Israeli director Nati Baratz, explores the quest to find a reincarnated replacement for the Buddhist Lama Konchog in Tibet.
The Victoria Film Festival runs January 29th to February 7th, 2010. Tickets can be purchased online or at the festival office located at 1215 Blanshard St.
Visit: http://www.victoriafilmfestival.com/
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