91原创 will serve as a backdrop this weekend for yet another film crew.
That, in itself, is not uncommon in 91原创.
But, what makes this shoot different is that two of the Crazy8s contest finalists 鈥� the Affolter brothers (directors, writers, and producers) and The Prince team 鈥� are hoping 91原创 can serve as backdrop for the filming of their productions.
The Affolter brothers will be in town filming The Undertaker鈥檚 Son at a property in North 91原创, Friday through Sunday.
The brothers 鈥� Nathan, Heath, Jon, and Thomas 鈥� will be in 91原创 in early February, filming a short Western about how a young man鈥檚 life is forever changed when he joins his father at work for his first day of learning the macabre family business 鈥� undertaking.
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CAPTION: Thomas Affolter
鈥淲e are shooting out at 鈥楯amestown鈥� which is on the Macinnes Ranch,鈥� explained Thomas. 鈥淜evin Macinnes runs the site, where they also film TV series such as When Calls the Heart, and it鈥檚 essentially an old west town that鈥檚 built to look like something straight out of the 19th century.鈥�
The foursome were one of 216 teams that applied to be a part of the Crazy8s short film competition in early November with an online video pitch.
A shortlist of 40 semi-finalists was chosen to pitch their projects in person to the lauded film and TV jury.
Thirteen were then chosen to move forward into the next stage of competition 鈥� intensive story editing session with an expert group of script doctors.
The 13 scripts were then reviewed and hotly debated at the final jury meeting on Jan. 8, and at last they announced the six winning teams that will be making their short films.
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CAPTION: Patrick Sabongui and Kyra Zagorsky will be in town with their crew filming The Prince this weekend.
In addition to the Affolter brothers, apparently another Crazy8s contender lead by director and writer Kyra Zagorsky, will be in town this weekend filming The Prince.
This team will be in town filming at Harold鈥檚 Custom Equipment Rentals in Walnut Grove on Saturday.
They鈥檙e short is the story about self-identity and how those around us see us, versus how we see ourselves.
鈥淚n a world fraught by division and misunderstanding, it鈥檚 important to tell stories that humanize and bring us together,鈥� Zagorsky said, noting their production 鈥� being produced by Patrick Sabongui, Janene Carleton, Danielle Stott Roy, and Robin Nielsen 鈥� is inspired by true events.
鈥淎 young dancer and her uncle are forced to confront what it means to be Middle-Eastern Canadians in a post9-11 world, after they are victims of a violent confrontation on public transportation.鈥�
Crazy8s teams had less than a month to prepare in advance of their production start dates on Friday, Feb. 10.
From there, they鈥檒l be given $1,000 cash and significant in-kind assistance from the local film community, and have eight days of shooting, editing, and posting.
The completed films will screen Feb. 25, at the #Crazy8sFilm17 gala at The Centre with the official AfterParty at Science World. It 鈥渋s the largest single film event in B.C., having been attended last year by over 1,700 people,鈥� Thomas noted.
