Visitor Info
Find information about hotel accommodation, car rental, and area attractions here.
Program
A pdf of the 48-page program can be found here.
Stop Motion Animation Workshop
May 4-5, 2019 – Learn more about it at Stop-Motion Animation workshop
Reel Shorts Film Festival
May 6-13, 2019
Fest Pass – $65 ($55 students)
No need to buy individual tickets! With a Fest Pass, you’re a VIP and have access to every screening, party, workshop, and panel taking place May 6-13. Arrive at at least 20 minutes before start time to guarantee a seat. The reserved seats for pass holders who have not arrived by that time will be released for at-the-door sales.
Filmmaker Insights
Dates: May 4-5 & 11-12, 2019
In partnership with PRIMAA and GPRC (Grande Prairie Regional College):
- May 4-5, Room L207B (Fine Arts Computer Lab), GPRC
- 10:00am – 5:00pm – Stop-Motion Animation workshop taught by Evan DeRushie – presented by AMAAS (Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society); 16+; $189 ($159 students)
- May 11, Room D308, GPRC
- 1:00pm – 2:30pm – Pitching Skills workshop taught by Frederick Kroetsch – presented by Community Futures Grande Prairie; $20 ($15 students)
- 3:00pm – 4:30pm – Creating Content for Kids panel moderated by Chris Beauchamp with panelists Evan DeRushie, Frederick Kroetsch, and Jeremy Lutter; $20 ($15 students)
In partnership with PRIMAA:
- May 12 @ 3:00pm – 4:45pm, GPLT: Last of the Fur Traders & Adventures in Filmmaking, screening and presentation by Frederick Kroetsch; 10+; $12 ($8 students)
Venues
Find more information about venues here.
School Program
Presented by Capstan Hauling
Six film packages for schools ($6/person) are available to book by emailing Terry at terry@reelshorts.ca. Homeschooling families and members of the public are welcome to attend – admission is $6 at the door or at no additional charge with a Fest Pass. The films in these packages have been evaluated by teachers on the programming team to ensure that they have ties to curriculum and are age appropriate:
- Let’s Play (Grade 1-3)
- Tues, May 7 @ 9:30am – DJC
- Wed, May 8 @ 10:00am – GPLT
- Mon, May 13 @ 1:00pm – GPLT
- Lost & Found (Grade 4-6)
- Mon, May 6 @ 9:30am – DJC
- Tues, May 7 @ 1:00pm – GPLT
- Wed, May 8 @ 1:00pm – GPLT
- At First Glance (Grade 6-9)
- Mon, May 6 @ 12:30pm – DJC
- At Risk (Grade 9-12 Social Studies)
- Tues, May 7 @ 9:15am – GPLT
- Wed, May 8 @ 9:30am – DJC
- Real/Surreal (Grade 9-12 English/Languages)
- Tues, May 7 @ 12:30pm – DJC
- Wed, May 8 @ 12:30pm – DJC
- Cinema Francophone (Grade 9-12 French)
- Thur, May 9 @ 9:30am – GPLT
Festival Schedule
Sat-Sun, May 4-5
Room L207B, GPRC (Grande Prairie Regional College)
- 10:00am – 5:00pm both days: Stop-Motion Animation workshop taught by Evan DeRushie – in partnership with PRIMAA and GPRC (Grande Prairie Regional College) and presented by AMAAS (Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society); 16+; $189 ($159 students)
Mon, May 6
Douglas J. Cardinal Theatre, GPRC
- 9:30am: Lost & Found (Grade 4-6); 5+; $6
- 12:30pm: At First Glance (Grade 6-9); 10+ (Coarse Language, Mature Subject Matter, Gory Scenes); $6
Tues, May 7
Douglas J. Cardinal Theatre, GPRC
- 9:30am: Let’s Play (Grade 1-3); 5+; $6
- 12:30pm: Real/Surreal (Grade 9-12 English/Languages); 14+ (Coarse Language); $6
Grande Prairie Live Theatre
- 9:15am: At Risk (Grade 9-12 Social Studies); 14+ (Coarse Language); $6
- 1:00pm: Lost & Found (Grade 4-6); 5+; $6
- 7:30pm: The Moment When – presented by Q99 and Capstan Hauling; 14+ (Coarse Language, Mature Subject Matter); $12 ($8 students)
- 9:30pm: Opening Night Festival Party (All Ages), Encore Lounge (upstairs at GPLT)
Wed, May 8
Douglas J. Cardinal Theatre, GPRC
- 9:30am: At Risk (Grade 9-12 Social Studies); 14+ (Coarse Language); $6
- 12:30pm: Real/Surreal (Grade 9-12 English/Languages); 14+ (Coarse Language); $6
Grande Prairie Live Theatre
- 10:00am: Let’s Play (Grade 1-3); 5+; $6
- 1:00pm: Lost & Found (Grade 4-6); 5+; $6
- 7:30pm: Here Now & Hereafter – presented by Q99 and Oliver’s Funeral Home; 14+ (Coarse Language); $12 ($8 students)
- 9:45pm: Pub Party, Crown & Anchor Pub, 18+
Thur, May 9
Grande Prairie Live Theatre
- 9:30am: Cinema Francophone (Grade 9-12 French); 14+ (Coarse Language, Mature Subject Matter); $6
- 7:30pm: Real/Surreal; 14+ (Coarse Language); $12 ($8 students)
- 9:45pm: MR MIKES After-Party (All Ages), MR MIKES SteakhouseCasual
Fri, May 10
Grande Prairie Live Theatre
- 6:30pm: At First Glance; 10+ (Coarse Language, Mature Subject Matter, Gory Scenes); $12 ($8 students)
- 9:30pm: Psycho Shorts & Pizza Party (pizza at 9:30pm; horror shorts at 10:15pm) – presented by Pizza Hut; 14+ (Coarse Language, Violence, Frightening Scenes); $25 (includes pizza and pop)
Sat, May 11
Room D308, GPRC (Grande Prairie Regional College)
- 1:00pm – 2:30pm – Pitching Skills workshop taught by Frederick Kroetsch – presented by Community Futures Grande Prairie; $20 ($15 students)
- 3:00pm – 4:30pm – Creating Content for Kids panel moderated by Chris Beauchamp with panelists Evan DeRushie and Frederick Kroetsch; $20 ($15 students)
Grande Prairie Live Theatre
- 12:30pm: Sprouts (Grade 1-6 Favorites); 5+; $6
- 3:00pm: Cinema Francophone; 14+ (Coarse Language, Mature Subject Matter); $12 ($8 students)
- 6:00pm: The Moment When – presented by Q99 and Capstan Hauling; 14+ (Coarse Language, Mature Subject Matter); $12 ($8 students)
- 9:00pm: Best of the Fest – presented by Big Country and the Sandman Hotel; 14+; $15 ($10 students)
- 10:45pm: Festival Wrap Party (All Ages), Encore Lounge (upstairs at GPLT)
Sun, May 12
Grande Prairie Live Theatre
- 3:00pm: Last of the Fur Traders & Adventures in Filmmaking with Frederick Kroetsch; 10+; $12 ($8 students)
- 6:30pm: Frantic48; 14+; $12 ($8 students)
- 7:45pm: Frantic48 Celebration Party (All Ages), Encore Lounge (upstairs at GPLT)
Mon, May 13
Grande Prairie Live Theatre
- 1:00pm: Let’s Play (Grade 1-3); 5+; $6
- 7:30pm: Best of the Fest – presented by Big Country and the Sandman Hotel; 14+; $15 ($10 students)