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 along with Marlon Torres’ out of competition WWII film “The Bridge”. 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?