I was pretty stoked when I received the USB stick from Festival Coordinator Tessa MacIntyre. Not only was it a smokin’ USB 2.0 stick, but it had 32 GB of space on it.
“Sweet!” I thought. Now I can format this, give everyone a zero, and start filling it full of photos and music. Maybe even turn it into a portable Minecraft server.
At this point I was informed that I would have to return the stick.
Sick with power, I scrutinized every frame and edit of the students work. I tried my best to find fault with some of my favourite local filmmakers, like Rob Hillstead and Noelle Duddridge (edit: who turned out to win best in their category), but was left with very little to really pick at. Oh, it would have been lovely to comment on a particular clam of their film whenever I would see them in town…
As much as I tried to make it my quest, I had to admit defeat, realizing that all the films were far better than anything I had produced during my years at York. These kids put far too much effort and not nearly enough pretentiousness into their work. Shame really.
The festival is on March 1st and 2nd, 2013 at the University of Regina, Shubox Theatre, with the Gala Awards Ceremony happening at the Owl. Congrats to all the filmmakers. Check out the festival website to learn about the other judges.
George Bassler’s Perpetual Motion Machine
