Dragons

This week, Jeremy Kennedy, the proverbial "seems like such a quiet guy" brings us an adaptation that's anything but a kid's story. With his tale of murder and revenge, here's Jeremy Kennedy's "Dragons" - winner of Best Adaptation.



The original story as read...



And interview with the Filmmaker and with the Lead Actress...

"House Rules"

This week, filmmaker Sparrow McGowan, shows us just WHY it's important to follow the rules...





The original story, and the Gala interview...

Chess Magic...

This week, filmmaker Chris Chitaroni brings us a tale of a simple chess game, with very high stakes...





Chris, unfortunately couldn't join us for the gala, but he did send us this about participating in the festival:

"Chess Magic was a challenging project for me, not because of the logistics of the shoot, or the complexity of the story but because of the timing of the festival. The submission date fell on the same week that I started a new job and two other projects I was working on were due, so working in the time to organize any kind of large scale shoot was impossible for me. Regardless, I really wanted to take part in the festival as it seemed like a really fun idea. After I found a story from a good friend of mine who happened to be home schooled (so he has all of his old assignments on record) I figured out a way to do it on short order. After work two nights before the deadline I set up the dolly, the lights and built the set in my dining room to shot it all using myself as both the two characters playing chess. The ending was supposed to be a little different, but due to the limited time I had to settle for what was used in the final cut. Overall I had a lot of fun making Chess Magic and look forward to the challenge of creating something new for the Digi 60 next year."

From the Gala, the story's writer:

An Open Letter to all Digi60 Fans

Hey Digi60 Fans

This year was a great success, and we are looking to get bigger and better for next year !

We are hoping to turn the festival into a full weekend, with more filmmakers, more screenings, and adding in workshops, keynotes and instructional sessions.

What we want to know from you is ... What do YOU want ! Send us your thoughts and ideas for what you think would be useful and helpful to you as a member of the filmmaking community here in Ottawa.

Send your ideas to us at

kevin@digi60.org

We promise to take all your ideas seriously. What we can actually make happen will depend a lot on funding we are applying for, but if we get the cash, we want to be sure we are spending it in a way that is most useful to you all.

It would also be great (and might help our funding applications!) if you could give us a few sentences on how the Digi60 experience this year was of value to you as an artist.

Thanks in advance for your time, and we will keep you up to date through the spring and summer about what we're moving ahead with for Digi60 2011.

"A Hint of Winter"

Director Adrian Langley won both the Best Direction and Technical Achievement award for his film "Hint of Winter". But below the beauty of the shots lie a story that examines a troubling moral dilemma ...






And from the Gala...

"Boots and the Dragon"

The most positive entry from this years Gala.

There be Dragons here! Derek Price style...





And from the Gala, the reading...




Finally, and interview with Derek from the Gala.

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