Stay tuned for the 2013 Schedule. This year, we will be holding workshops and panels for students throughout the months leading up to the festival. Be sure to check back to see what’s happening!
The 2013 Surrey International Film Festival will be taking place at the Surrey Arts Centre during the Fall of 2013. The Surrey Arts Centre is located at: 13750 88 Avenue Surrey, BC (in Bear Creek Park). This event is completely free, and we encourage everyone to come check out the mosaic of films from around the world this year!
2012 Surrey International Film Festival Official Selection:
Professional Short Films:
“The Bridge” – Marlon Torres San Francisco, USA
“One Against Another” – Clement Chauzat Paris, France
“Amar” – Andrew Hilton Jamshedpur, India
“This Is Not Real” – Gergely Wootsch London, England
“The Camera” – Peter Lewis Washington DC, USA
“Happy Life” – Xin Sun and Yun Li Berlin, Germany
“The Terms” – Jason Lamotte London, England
“Found a Peanut” – Rio Fitch Rolla, Canada
Post Secondary Short Films:
“Beans” Simon Fraser University
“The Door Knockers” Pull Focus Film School
“Harvey’s Dream” Simon Fraser University
“Surrey Boy” Simon Fraser University
High School Short Films:
“Socks” – Neil MacAlister Earl Marriott Secondary
“Solace” – Justine Crawford Enver Creek Secondary
“Alone” – Diane Li Richmond High Secondary School
“The Drink” – Matthew Furtado Fleetwood Park Secondary
“Never Ever” – Nicole Provost W.J. Mouat Secondary School
“My High School Experience” – Mitchell Garrett Fraser Heights Secondary
“Wasting Time – The Music Video” – Kurtis Bucholtz Fraser Heights Secondary
“One Day When Your Not Too Busy” – Jamie Sims School of Creative Arts – Farnham
“Limbo” – Colton Sherlak Yale Secondary
“Drain” – Alecia Mantei Enver Creek Secondary
Festival Schedule:
June 29th – High School Screenings – Studio Theatre
6:00PM – Red Carpet Starts
7:00PM – Screening Begins
9:00PM – Screenings End (Q & A if necessary)
June 30th – Post Secondary/Professional Screenings – Studio Theatre
3:30PM – 5:30PM Film Screenings
June 30th – Awards Ceremony Gala – Main Stage
6:00PM – Red Carpet Starts
7:00PM – Awards Ceremony Starts, Hosted by Anita Huberman
9:00PM – Reception (Surrey Arts Centre Lobby)
This year, both the two screenings and awards ceremony at the Surrey International Film Festival will be free! To get your free tickets, just go to the Surrey Arts Centre on either the 29th or 30th and pick up your tickets at the Box Office. The tickets will work on a first come first serve basis. All the events happening for the festival are free, the top films in both the High School and Post Secondary/Professional Screenings will be screened once again at the Awards Ceremony. Anita Huberman will be hosting the awards ceremony, which will honor the best films in their respective categories. Awards are as follows:
Best Film – High School
Best Film – Post Secondary/Professional
Best Director
Best Editor
Best Cinematography
Best Actor
Best Screenplay
Best of the Festival
Previous winners of the “Best of the Festival” trophy are:
2007 – Kashif Pasta “Open Doors” Tamanawis Secondary
2008 – Kenneth Lim “Memories of Forgiveness” Kwantlen Park Secondary
2009 – Monica Cheema “Transference” Fleetwood Park Secondary
2010 – Blake Davey “Fish and Boy” Earl Marriott Secondary
2011 – Julia Thrift “Washing Machine” Earl Marriott Secondary
Who will be this year’s big winner?