Love film? Why not plan to be among the first to see new work from up-and-coming filmmakers on April 13 at Cinergy, the 10th annual student film festival, from Trinity Western University鈥檚 School of the Arts, Media + Culture (SAMC).
Film students from SAMC鈥檚 Media + Communication program have fused their artistry and education to create the short films screening on campus in the Northwest Auditorium.
An assortment of genres 鈥� from comedy and drama to documentary and experimental 鈥� are represented in the festival鈥檚 lineup, with something for every film lover.
Romantic comedy fans will enjoy Emet, the story of a person living with obsessive compulsive disorder who needs to learn to let go and love.
Breakage, an experimental film, reveals the beauty of entropy and things falling apart. Igloo is a coming-of-age story about an immigrant girl鈥檚 first day of school.
The ubiquitous selfie is featured in a film comprised of submitted footage from around the world. The group of students behind the Jidori Motion Selfie Challenge (Jidori means 鈥渢o take a photo of yourself鈥� in Japanese) aims to highlight the beauty and diversity found in people and places.
鈥淭he Cinergy student film festival is the result of a pressure cooker, real-world model of filmmaking where students have to produce, write, shoot, direct, edit, and market their films within a tight budget and a 鈥榙rop dead鈥� time limit,鈥� said Kevin Schut, chair of the SAMC Media + Communication department. 鈥淭hat they can pull off quality films within these limits is a testament to their talent and work ethic.鈥�
Festival-goers will vote for the Audience Favourite Award, with other awards adjudicated by professionals from Vancouver鈥檚 film and TV industry.
Cinergy is presented as part of SAMC鈥檚 Festival of the Arts, Media + Culture with support from Flying Horse Design Studio.
It takes place on Monday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Northwest Auditorium (TWU). Admission by donation ($2 suggested).
