The Festival

Locations

 

The Reel Shorts Film Festival is a production of Grande Prairie Live Theatre which is located in Second Street Theatre at 10130 – 98 Avenue. Ample free parking is available.

The Youth Filmmaking Challenge workshops take place in the auditorium at the Muskoseepi Pavilion (photo above). The entrance to the parking lot is at 102 Street and 102 Avenue or, if driving west, there’s also an entrance just past 102 Street on Richmond Avenue.

Special festival rates are available at these hotels:

  • Podollan Inn Suites & Spa, 10612 – 99 Avenue – quote “Reel Shorts” when booking to receive a king bachelor suite for $129/night plus applicable taxes. Excellence and elegance can be affordable! Phone 1-866-440-2080 or (780) 830-2000.
  • Holiday Inn & Suites Conference Centre Grande Prairie, 9815 – 107 Street – quote “Reel Shorts” when booking to receive a standard room for $124/night plus applicable taxes (free upgrade to next room type subject to availability). Outstanding comfort, amenities and value, and pet friendly too! Phone 1-888-307-3529.
  • Pomeroy Inn & Suites, 11710 – 102 Street – quote “Reel Shorts” when booking to receive a standard room for $114/night plus applicable taxes (free upgrade to next room type subject to availability). Indoor pool and waterslide, and pet friendly too! Phone 1-877-977-4678.
  • Best Western Hotel & Suites Grande Prairie, 10745 – 117 Avenue – quote “Reel Shorts” when booking to receive a standard room for $104/night plus applicable taxes (free upgrade to next room type subject to availability). Your first choice for budget hotels and pet friendly too! Phone 1-866-852-2378.
  • Stanford Inn, 11401 – 100 Avenue – quote “Reel Shorts” when booking to receive a standard room for $89/night plus applicable taxes (free upgrade to a kitchen unit subject to availability). Pet friendly and complimentary airport shuttle. Phone 1-800-661-8160 or (780) 539-5678.
  • Super 8 Grande Prairie, 10050 – 116 Avenue – quote “Reel Shorts” when booking to receive a standard room for $84/night (free upgrade to next room type subject to availability). Complimentary Super Start breakfast and airport shuttle, and pet friendly too! Phone 1-888-888-9488.

Grande Prairie (population 50,227 as of May 2007) is 464 km northwest of Edmonton on Highway 43, about a 4.5-hour drive. Both WestJet and Air Canada offer many flights to and from the Grande Prairie Airport which is a 10-minute drive to Second Street Theatre. Rental cars are available and a scenic 2-hour drive south on Highway 40 takes you to Grande Cache and the Rocky Mountains. Drive another 2 hours south to get to Jasper. There are many other nearby attractions – just check the website of the Grande Prairie Regional Tourism Association.