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 NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
News for RHIFF 2007
June
18-23 RHIFF 2007
On line film submissions now open at RHIFF Open Call
For submissions 2007
Ladies and gentlemen, right this way to the much anticipated
"RHIFF
Virtual Awards Ceremony". Please applaud loudly
for your favorites!
The RHIFF Closing Party wrapped the 2006 installment
of the ReelHeART International Film Festival. The
high note of the evening besides the terrific food
and fun was the ability to hand out a awards to
our tireless [and tired] volunteers. The thanks continue
to pour in for these great bunch of 2006 volunteers
and staff. We couldn't be more proud of their teamwork
and efforts this year!
We also held our grand prize raffle with prizes from
Australian Boot Company, Effetto Donna Aesthetics
& Beauty, Southern Accent Restaurant Gift Certificates,
Raindrops [Royal York Hotel] gift certificates and
our Grand Prize donated by Creativemines Group ,
a Panasonic 32" color TV with side speakers; as well
as some amazing collectors edition and DVD box
sets.
We also had the opportunity to hand out 3 filmmaking
awards to visiting filmmakers Marc Israel, Louis Fusco
and Scott Storm and Paul Osborne.
Wristbands & Tickets
Online Sales Begin
Monday May 08, 2006
At RHIFF we bring films in from all over the world. And we encourage filmmakers and film enthusiasts to travel to RHIFF no matter your travel budget. We have added two links on hostels and residence housing and dorm rooms to compliment our travel section. You can find them at Travel Partners
As with last season, we have the pleasure of featuring our valued partnerships with new and returning RHIFF Air and Hotel Travel Partners who offer deep discounts to our visitors and invited guests. You can find them at Travel Partners
It's been a few tough weeks but the best part of this time is the notification to filmmakers regarding the RHIFF Main Program and the RHIFF Venue program.
Filmmakers and PR people-you have 2 full months
to start the marketing machine. The RHIFF web site
will be updated with information on our air and hotel
travel partners, the week of April 24th, 2006. Specific
screening days and times will be published closer
to May 01, 2006
Bookmark this page and don't forget to check out the the other menu items as we progress and move forward to RHIFF 2006!
Enjoy your well deserved long weekend. Official announcements begin Monday!
What's
Happening at RHIFF
- Innis Town Hall Schedule RHIFF Main Program
- $12 RHIFF Lunch n Learn Series 12:-13:30 June 20-24, 2006
Sponsored by Subway Sandwiches* [*Box Lunch included w/Admission]
- $8 Films 2PM, 4PM, 7:00 PM, 9:15PM, 11:30PM
- $19.99 “RHIFF Day” Wristband get $5 OFF Opening/Closing Party Ticket
- $99.99 “REEL Days” Wristband get 1 FREE Opening/Closing Party Ticket
- Party & Salon Schedule RHIFF Venue Program
- $10 Opening Party, Raffles, Giveaways -June 19,
8PM Southern Accent
[*Price includes Drink Ticket]
- $6 or 2-for-$10 Salon Screenings June 20-24, 2006, 7:30PM-Midnight
- $10 Closing Party June 24, 9PM Southern Accent [*Price includes Drink Ticket]
- Filmmakers Schedule OVERVIEW RHIFF
Visiting Filmmakers & Guests
- June 19 Filmmakers "Orientation, Welcome
Pack Handout" 10AM-1:30PM
- June 19 Filmmakers "Tour Of Toronto" 2PM-5PM
- June 20-23 RHIFF Lunch n Learn Series 12:-13:30
- June 20-23 "Filmmakers Dinner" June 20-23. A different Cuisine every Night!
- June 24 "I Made This" RHIFF Filmmakers Lunch N Learn 12 PM-1:30
It's getting to that time that every filmmaker waits for after they've submitted to a film festival. "When will I know if I got in?" Having passed very tough screening rounds films are currently entering into their final round of scoring which officially begins March 27-April 3rd, 2006.
All of our official RHIFF selection notices will go out via email during the week of April 16, 2006.
Happy Spring! We are so happy that today marks the first day of Spring! With more sun and increased energy, we are fast approaching many benchmarks at RHIFF. The final round of scoring is slated for the week of March 26-April 3rd. Notices of selection will go out the week of April 16, 2006.
With entry deadlines passed, the RHIFF committee left one more opportunity open to those reaching us from GOOGLE. March 15, 2006 will be the final remaining postmark date for your entries, providing you find us from GOOGLE and submit using a RHIFF entry form. Good Luck!
Last year our charity was directed to help one child. This year we chose a charity to help save and protect over 40,000 children...
Since we have increased our international awareness by over 38% in 2006, RHIFF has decided to donate funds to an international charity that needs everyone's attention. It's called the GULU WALK and the story of these 40,000+ children known as the "Night Commuters" living in rural northern Uganda in the city of Gulu is a horrific one. Please read below:
Re-printed courtesy of guluwalk.com
U.N. Under-Secretary General of Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland has called the situation in northern Uganda “the world’s most neglected humanitarian crisis” and “one of the biggest scandals of our generation.”
The Night Commuters
Children are lucrative resources for the LRA rebels. The atrocities committed against these children are impossible to imagine: in captivity children as young as seven years old are tortured, beaten and raped. They are then forced to become rebel soldiers, sexual slaves, porters and laborers. Some are forced to kill, maim, beat or abduct innocent victims, including family members and neighbors, or to look on as these abuses are committed. Girls are used as domestic servants or forced into sexual slavery as LRA commanders’ ‘wives’. They are subject to rape, unwanted pregnancy and the risk of infection, including HIV/AIDS.
Child abduction is clearly a major security concern for northern Uganda. Desperately afraid of abduction, vulnerable children as young as four years old will walk from their homes or displacement camp to a large urban center every night.
These "night commuters" travel as far as 20km on a daily basis without any adult supervision subjecting them to a wide range of violence. They gather in schools, hospitals, district offices and NGO compounds - wherever they believe they can spend the night in safety. They settle to sleep in the open, where they are often abused and exploited.
A portion of ticket sales will be donated from the
2nd Annual ReelHeART International Film Festival, June 19-24, 2006.
To find out where you can walk, or how to get involved in other ways please visit the GULU WALK web site.
Shannonn Kelly, Director RHIFF
ReelHeART International Film Festival
The 2nd Annual ReelHeART International Film Festival is proud to announce our Theater Partner for this season. It is the Innis Town Hall. Innis Town Hall is conveniently located in central Toronto as part of the University of Toronto Campus; at St. George and Bloor subway lines which is one of the main connecting stations for all EWNS travel.
Innis Town Hall is equipped for projection of the following film & video formats:
- 35mm Film
- (With Dolby SR-D digital sound heads, and 1.33, 1.66, 1.85 & SCOPE aspect ratios)
- 16mm Film
- Digital Betacam
- Betacam SP
- Betacam SX
- Betacam
- (All Betacam exhibits in both NTSC & PAL video standards)
- DV Cam& Mini DV (in both NTSC & PAL video standards)
- DVD & DVD-R (Multi-region)
- VHS (Multi-standard)
We will have sent all exhibition copies down for testing a week or 10 days before the festival begins. As part of RHIFF orientation on Monday June 19, 2006 filmmakers will get a chance to talk with the projectionist and theater manager and acquaint themselves with the space.
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON Canada M5S 1J5
The RHIFF Festival date has changed from our earlier announcement. The new confirmed date for the 2nd Annual ReelHeART International Film Festival runs June 19-24, 2006. June 19 is a non-screening day but will include:
- Meet & Greet, Pick Up for Welcome Bag & Passes For Filmmakers
- Theater, Venue, & Schedule Orientation
- Tour of Toronto with Surprise
- Filmmaker Downtime
- Opening Party
The "I Hate Valentines Day Film Entry Contest" is on at RHIFF!
Rules & Regulations
All film submissions received either from Without a box or from the ReelHeART web site from February 10, 2006 and up to and including ALL day on Valentines are eligible!
Draws will take place 4 times on February 14, 2006 starting at the stroke of midnight when February 13 becomes February 14!
Winners names will be published here. Winners will receive their entry fee back plus a yummy chocolate surprise!
Your entry has to reach us no later than February 28, 2006.
Good Luck!
The 2nd Annual ReelHeART International Film Festival runs June 26-June 30, 2006. That's 2 whole extra days than our 2005 season. So get in your films!
At the ReelHeART International Film Festival, we’re proud of the fact that we program with a focus not on time, but on content. To get that ‘rich content’ on film takes great skill, concentration and determination, what we here at RHIFF call HeART. Often the discussion comes up on the subject of what pushes a film forward in the screening process.
We know the story is vital. But we also know it’s the production standards that makes the story jump “from the page to the stage” (so to speak). Yes, a film wouldn’t be realized if your actors or documentary subjects did not come across on camera, but lets say that’s a given. We feel there's a more technical aspect that's fundamental to good film making.
Sound and editing are two of the most critical and creative aspects of filmmaking. Both of these determine the emotional spine and narrative impact that was originally intended by the director.
While every element of filmmaking is essential to the finished product of a film or documentary, sound and editing really makes or breaks the finished product as a whole. With this in mind, the ReelHeART International Film Festival has decided to add 2 New Award Categories to our 2006 season.
The RHIFF is excited to announce that 2006 will be honoring these achievements and that all competition films are eligible for these awards.
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