An award-winning Canadian documentary – Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World – kicks off the 2017-18 season of the Reel Shorts Movie Series on Sunday, October 1 @ 2:30pm at GPLT (Grande Prairie Live Theatre). As part of Alberta Culture Days, admission is FREE! It’s rated PG (Coarse Language, Nudity). This powerful documentary exposes…
Two great opportunities are coming up for aspiring and emerging filmmakers to develop their skills in Grande Prairie: A Filmmaking Hothouse – a FREE weekend workshop August 25-27 at the Ernie Radbourne Pavilion presented by Sandi Somers and Corey Lee with support from Telus Storyhive DD 1082 – Introduction to Video Production – a 15-week…
We are grateful to all the filmmakers and distributors who submitted their films to our 2017 festival: 5,074 submissions were received from 131 countries in addition to hundreds of other short films that were seen at other festivals or requested for consideration. See How do we evaluate films? to read about our evaluation process and…
Congratulations to the award winners of the 2017 Reel Shorts Film Festival! These films were showcased in the Best of the Fest package presented by Big Country and Hansen Ford Lincoln. For a pdf of the 56-page program, click here. Jury members (left to right) Dylan Pearce from Edmonton, Gordie Haakstad from Edmonton, and Scott…
Aspiring and emerging filmmakers can develop their skills in cinematic storytelling techniques and gain insight into the new frontier of virtual reality and transmedia during the Filmmaker Insights Symposium May 13-15 at the Ernie Radbourne Pavilion (see Locations). Presented in collaboration with PRIMAA (Peace Region Independent Media Arts Association), jury members and filmmakers share their…
We are very pleased to announce the jury members who will determine the award winners for Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes, Best Live Action 15+ Minutes, Best Animated Short, and Best Documentary Short. Scott Belyea is a Vancouver filmmaker who grew up in Grande Prairie. In 2016, he directed HE LOVES YOU NOT, a…
These bad boys prove that great Irish shorts are as easy to find as three-leaf clovers! Now before you go and drink too much green beer, watch these lovelies from the Emerald Isle that have screened at our fest over the last ten years. 1. Best Church Scene – The Confession – PG (Sexual Content) I was…
Yeah, yeah Valentine’s Day sucks. But short films do not! Here’s a little something for everyone whether you’re a die-hard romantic, a cold-hearted cynic, or you simply like to have a giggle. These films show why love is the best, why it’s the worst, and why it can be downright weird. 1. Best Tribute to…
On Saturday, Feb 25, the Oscar Animated Shorts package of 8 films will screen at 3:00 pm and the Oscar Live Action Shorts package of 5 films will screen at 7:30 pm at GPLT (Grande Prairie Live Theatre) – see location info here. See below to view the trailers for 12 of the 13 films…