The Last One...

And so it comes to an end - the last film from Digi60 2010. This one will also only be up 48 hours from today, so if you don't want to miss it, check it out now ! Randy Kelly brings us an a-muse-ing look at an artist who has slowed down his creative process, and the woman trying to get him back on his horse ...

(It's now offline, but the BTS stuff is still here...)

Behind the Scenes...





From the Gala....

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:

"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.

Polarity...

For these cold days with long nights, it is the perfect time for Polarity by Kevin Preece. The original story received an A+ , and Kevin turned it into a B movie ! Kevin allowed us on set to capture some behind the scenes footage (though we were not allowed to see the actual Wishing Polar Bear until the night of the Gala) so check that out. He also provided us with a blog entry he wrote - great stuff. As he puts it -
"Digi60 helped me affirm that I am making my own art, and that I’m not alone in it - there is a whole community to draw upon- people that do this for the love of doing it ... I'm proud of my film, and I'm even prouder to have been included among so many great films ..."





And Behind The Scenes

"Pie"

This week, Director Kristian Lariviere shows us how even a simple recipe can be made into a very tasty treat. The winner of our "Spirit of Digi60" award - Pie.





And from the Gala...

"At Last"

This week, Invited Filmmaker Mike Horrigan brings us a film based on "The Diary of Anne Frank", that is anything but a kids story...




And from the Gala evening, and interview with Mike Horrigan:

"Fat Fish"

This week, the Ryan Davies and the team at Dawghaus bring us the story of a little fish, who gets a little to much food...





Behind the Scenes with Dawghaus...

"The Mirror"

(Ed. Note. Over the coming days and weeks, we'll be posting  the films and behind the scenes that were shown at the 2010 Digi60 Gala.)


Today, Invited Filmmaker Lisa Meuser takes us "into the looking glass"...




And the "Behind the Scenes" material for "The Mirror"...

Gala Awards Video

Didn't make it to the Gala? Courtesy of Kevin Burton and Read 'em Their Writes, we have video from the Awards ceremony that evening. Thanks once again to our hosts, judges, filmmakers and volunteers who made it all come together.

And the Winners Are...

As part of the Digi60 Gala last night, we were proud to hand out the first Awards for Achievement. The Award Winners were:

Technical Achievement

Adrian Langley - "Hint of Winter"

Best Director

Adrian Langley -"Hint of Winter"

Best Acting (Tie)

Randy Kelly - "Connecting" -Actors: Luigi Saracino & Catherine Boutin

Mike Horrigan -"At Last" -  Actors: Johni Keyworth & John Collins

Best Adaptation

Jeremy Kennedy - "Dragons"

Spirit of the Festival Award

Kris Lariviere - "Pie"

Best Overall

Patrick Kaplin - "Sticky Notes"

Congratulations to all our winners, and to all our filmmakers. If you didn't get a chance to make it to the Gala, we'll be posting films both here and at Read 'Em Their Writes. Or if you prefer, we'll have DVD's for sale here on the site in the next few days.

Tonight's the night!

Tonight is the Night! The Digi60 2010 Gala happens at 8PM at the Shenkman Theatre. We're happy to announce that the event has sold out! Thanks to all who are helping make this the best Digi60 Gala ever.

Didn't get tickets? Well we have some goodies for you. Over the coming days we'll be posting videos to the website and FB froup from the event...starting right now.

Thanks to the young actors at OYP, we were able to have some very talented kids read our filmmakers stories as part of the introduction to each film. First up we have young Madison Belini reading "If you could fly", the story behind Patrick Kaplin's film.





And then we have JD Brousseau reading "Get Rid of Rules", the source story for Sparrow McGowan's film.





Thanks to Read 'em their Writes for the videos

Get your Tickets Now!

Tickets for the Nov. 16th Gala are already 75% sold! Get yours now, and avoid disappointment!

We've got a great evening lined up with 12 very different films, all from local Ottawa Filmmakers. Our films are:

Adrian Langley - A Hint of Winter

Chris Chitaroni - Chess Magic

Derek Price - Boots vs the Dragon

Jeremy Kennedy - Dragons

Kevin Preece - Polarity

Kristian Lariviere - Pie

Lisa Meuser - The Mirror

Mike Horrigan - At Last

Patrick Kaplin - Sticky Notes

Randy Kelly - Connecting

Ryan Davies - Fat Fish

Sparrow McGowan - House Rules

Ticket's are available from the Shenkman Box Office or Online.

Tickets for the 2010 Digi60 Gala are on sale!

We're happy to announce that tickets for the upcoming 2010 Digi60 Gala are on sale now. The Gala will be held Tuesday, Nov. 16th at 8:00pm at the Shenkman Arts Center in Orleans. You can purchase tickets  directly here, or you can purchase them at the Theatre.  Space is limited, so get your tickets now.