UBC Film Production Alumni Association

65_RedRoses Screening at UBC on April 16th 7PM

UBC FILM SOCIETY presents INDIE WEEK at THE NORM on campus-

featuring the award-winning documentary 65_REDROSES for one night only on FRIDAY APRIL 16th @ 7pm.

Tickets are only $4 for the public and $2 for UBC Film Society members.

65_RedRoses was a smash hit at the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival winning the Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary and Best Canadian Feature.

Redefining the traditional scope of documentary film in an electronic age, 65_RedRoses leaves viewers with a new appreciation of life and the digital world. This personal and touching journey takes an unflinching look into the life of Eva Markvoort as she battles a fatal genetic disease called Cystic Fibrosis (CF). At 23, Eva needs new lungs to live. The film follows her journey to transplant while seeking support from her two online friends Kina and Meg.

65_RedRoses was produced by Force Four Entertainment in association with CBC News Network. For more information about the film please visit: www.65redroses.com

THE BIG PICTURE

THE BIG PICTURE: Celebrating 40 years of Filmmaking Excellence at UBC

A gala event hosted by UBC Film Production Alumni Association, UBC Film Production Program and UBC Alumni Affairs

More than a night of great food, drink and stories of the past, this is your opportunity to network,re-connect and join the largest gathering of UBC filmmakers at one time in celebrating the Program’s collective history and legacy of talent

Discover the newly renovated Theatre-Film Production Building while you catch up with friends and former classmates, meet new students and alumni, and enjoy this historic occasion reuniting more than 300 UBC Film Production graduates, students, friends and faculty.

THE BIG PICTURE will transform the beautiful heritage building and new home to the Film Production Program into a stunning gala event and mock film set, with live music, DJ’s, film screenings and other memorabilia that tells our story.

THE BIG PICTURE Gala Event:

Theatre-Film Production Building, 6538 University Blvd.

Saturday, May 8th, 2010 7:00 pm – 2:00 am

Tickets $25/ea includes 1 complimentary drink & snacks

Invited Guests include:

Nancy Gallini: Dean of Arts

Jerry Wasserman: Head, Department of Theatre and Film

Dr. Joan A. Reynertson: Program founder

Sharon McGowan: Current Film Production Program Chair

David Spaner: Film Historian & Critic/ “Dreaming in the Rain” author

Sturla Gunnarsson: DGC National President/UBC Alumnus

Nicholas Kendall: DGC BC District President/UBC Alumnus

Lynne Stopkewich: Award-winning Director/Alumna

plus many others and… You!

BUY TICKETS HERE

Tickets are very limited. Order tickets EARLY for family and friends as this event WILL sell out QUICKLY! A portion of ticket proceeds will support the Film Production Scholarship Challenge.

Date & Time:	May 08, 2010 07:00 PM to May 09, 2010 02:00 AM	Add to my Calendar
Location:	UBC - Point Grey campus Theatre-Film Production Building 6358 University Blvd. Vancouver, BC Canada V6T1Z4	Get Driving Directions
Event Coordinator:	bpicture@interchange.ubc.ca

UBCFPAA VIFF Event 2009

The UBC Film Production Alumni Association is pleased to invite you to a reception at Lux Lounge & Bar on Tuesday October 13th from 5-7:30PM to celebrate films by UBC alumni and students in the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival.

Please RSVP to pr@ubcfilmalumni.org.

We hope to see you all there!

Best regards,

UBC Film Production Alumni Association

Past Events

UBCFPAA 40th Anniversary Kick Off Screening: May 2009
The UBC Film Production Program has 40 years to its name. To kick things off the UBC Film Production Alumni Association will be hosting a screening of ‘The Stone of Destiny’ and ‘Tomorrow Doesn’t Look Good Either’ in celebration of this great accomplishment. Both films have fellow UBC alum as key creatives. Director Charles Martin Smith and Jordan Christianson will be in attendance.

Centenary Screening Series…

To celebrate the momentous occasion of UBC’s Centenary in 2008, the UBC Film Production Alumni Association will be hosting four centenary screenings of UBC film production alumni films — both shorts and features. The screening series will also be presented at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan

Screening #1:
Sturla Gunnarsson’s Beowulf & Grendel with Anne Koizumi’s short film Patrica Grey
Tuesday, February 5th 2008 Doors at 6PM, Screening at 7PM
Cinema 319, 319 Main Street Vancouver BC

Screening #2:
Mina Shum’s Double Happiness with Nimisha Mukerji’s short film Scattering Eden
Tuesday, March 11th 2008 Doors at 6PM, Screening at 8PM
Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. Vancouver BC

Screening #3:
Dylan Akio Smith’s Cabin Movie with A.J. Bond’s Hirsute and Richard Martin’s Mixed Signals
Tuesday, May 8th 2008 Doors at 6PM, Screening at 8PM
Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. Vancouver BC

Screening #4:
Lynne Stopkewich’s Kissed with Michelle Porter’s short film Regarding Sarah
Monday, Nov. 24th 2008 Doors at 6PM, Screening at 8PM
Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. Vancouver BC

Alumni Weekend at UBC: Saturday May 24th, 2008
To bring alumni back to UBC, Alumni Affairs will be holding the UBC Alumni Weekend May 23-25, 2008. To showcase the importance of the UBC Film Production Alumni, the weekend will include a panel featuring former production students Cal Schumiatcher, Calum MacLeod, and Mark McGuckin. Join us for this fun, informative session where our guests will answer questions, provide insights, and give us a taste of “the biz” of running your own TV program.

UBC VIFF Event: October, 2008
The Vancouver International Film Festival is a prominent event every year for local filmmakers. The UBC Film Production Alumni Association hosted its first ever event at the festival in 2007, and will again promote, support and celebrate all the films made by UBC alumni, students and professors by hosting the annual UBC VIFF reception again in early October of 2008. A great opportunity to mix and mingle with the filmmakers!