Cinefest Sudbury is Pleased to Announce CTV Best in Shorts Competition Finalists

September 13, 2011 filed under General and Shorts

Cinéfest Sudbury is thrilled to announce the 2011 finalists for the CTV BEST IN SHORTS COMPETITION. The screening of the finalists’ films will take place on Saturday, September 24th at 12:30 p.m. at SilverCity Sudbury Cinemas, located at 355 Barrydowne Road.



The 2011 Finalists are:

Dead Simple, Steve Schmidt, Chapleau
String Theory, Ryan Kozicki, Sudbury
Ad Noctvm, Josh Herd, Hanmer
The House, Jim Calarco, North Bay
Rock & Rough Roads, Rob Roy, Sudbury
Private Snuffy, Ben Sainsbury, Mactier
Sugaring, Ryan Mariotti, Whitefish
The Waiting Room, Sara Cornthwaite, North Bay
1883, Ben Bruhmuller, Sudbury
Introspection, Sam Desrosiers, Sudbury
Shackville, Kevin Hoffman, North Bay
SHOES!, Ryan Ongaro, Parry Sound
The Standoff, John Alden Milne, Sudbury

Curator:

Kristine Estorninos, Distribution Supervisor and Festival Services Manager, Ouat! Media.

Jurors:

Silva Basmajian, Executive Producer, National Film Board of Canada
Rik Sokolowicz, Senior Producer, CTV Northern Ontario
Matthew MacKinnen, Senior Programming Coordinator, Toronto International Film Festival

Best in Shorts awards will be presented after the screening in the following categories:

Open Category (Grand Prize: $1,000)
Student Category (Grand Prize $1,500, 2nd Prize $1,000, 3rd Prize $500)
Best Animation Award ($1,000 Sponsored by Collège Boréal)
The Northern Flicks Award ($1,000 Sponsored by Sault College)

Tickets for the CTV Best in Shorts screening of finalists can be purchased at the Festival Box Office – located at SilverCity Cinemas, 355 Barrydowne – prior to the screening on Saturday, September 24th. Passes and books of tickets can be purchased at Cinéfest Sudbury’s main office at 49 Durham Street or at the Festival Box Office.