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== About the Festival == The stated goal of the Reel Shorts Film Festival is to celebrate short films and the filmmakers who make them by screening "gems of storytelling brilliance" from around the world, across Canada, and in the Peace Region.〔"About Reel Shorts", Reel Shorts Film Festival, retrieved Jan 6, 2013〕 A second goal is to help grow a filmmaking community in the Peace Region (northwest Alberta and northeast British Columbia) by inspiring, developing and showcasing the region's filmmakers.〔"About Reel Shorts", Reel Shorts Film Festival, retrieved Jan 6, 2013〕 Founder Terry Scerbak started the festival in 2006 as a production of Grande Prairie Live Theatre after seeing the short film program at the Edmonton International Film Festival and deciding to bring some of the films back to Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.〔"About Reel Shorts", Reel Shorts Film Festival, retrieved Jan 6, 2013〕 It is a spring festival produced by Grande Prairie Live Theatre:〔("Grande Prairie Live Theatre" ), retrieved Jan 7, 2013〕 the first festival took place in March 2007, the next three festivals were in April, and subsequent festivals have taken place the first week of May.〔"About Reel Shorts", Reel Shorts Film Festival, retrieved Feb 28, 2015〕 The festival's program has grown from 38 films screened over 3 days in 2007〔"About Reel Shorts", Reel Shorts Film Festival, retrieved Jan 6, 2013〕 to over 100 short films in 18 packages at the 8th festival in 2014.〔Mari Sasano, ("Reeling In Alberta" ) Alberta Views, Oct 2014〕 In 2014, the festival became competitive, presenting an award designed by Grande Prairie sculptor (Grant Berg ) to the following winners: *Best Animated Short - (Oh Sheep! ), a 7-minute film from Germany directed by Gottfried Mentor *Best Documentary Short - (Grandpa and Me and a Helicopter to Heaven (Morfar och Jag och Helikoptern till Himlen) ), a 15-minute film from Sweden directed by Palmgren and Åsa Blanck *Best Live Action Short - (Dotty ), an 11-minute film from New Zealand directed by Mick Andrews and Brett O'Gorman〔"About Reel Shorts", Reel Shorts Film Festival, retrieved Feb 28, 2015〕 Since 2010, audiences have determined the winners of the Audience Choice Award: *2014 - (Fool's Day ), a 19-minute film from the US directed by Cody Blue Snider *2013 - (A Senior Moment ), a 6-minute film from the US directed by Michelle Davidson *2012 – (Sugar (Suiker) ), an 8-minute film from the Netherlands directed by Jeroen Annokkée *2011 – (The Legend of Beaver Dam ), a 12-minute film from Canada and the US directed by Jerome Sable *2010 – ''Multiple Choice'', a 5-minute film from Australia directed by Michael Goode〔"About Reel Shorts", Reel Shorts Film Festival, retrieved Feb 28, 2015〕 In the summer of 2012, the festival produced a short film as part of Shoot for Reel,〔Kirsten Goruk, ("Video internship program launched" ) Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune, May 31, 2012〕 a collaboration between the festival, Grande Prairie Regional College, and (Ricebrain Media ), a Vancouver film company whose president (Scott Belyea) grew up in Grande Prairie. (The Horizon Project ), the short film that Belyea directed during the 11 days of Shoot for Reel,〔Kirsten Goruk, ("Grande Prairie becomes Hollywood North" ) Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune, July 11, 2012〕 premiered at the 7th Reel Shorts Film Festival in 2013.〔Kirsten Goruk, ("Work continues on film shot in GP" ) Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune, December 20, 2012〕 The school program of screenings, training,〔Eileen Coristine, ("Lights, Action, Revenge" ) Art of the Peace, Issue #16, Spring 2011〕〔Kirsten Goruk, ("Young filmmakers get hands-on training with workshop" ) Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune, April 24, 2012〕 and filmmaker class visits is a big component of the film festival.〔"About Reel Shorts", Reel Shorts Film Festival, retrieved Feb 28, 2015〕 In 2013, the festival produced (HB ), an 8-minute film directed by Nathan Fast, as part of the Youth Film Mentorship Project.〔"Winners of Youth Film Mentorship Project", Reel Shorts Film Festival, retrieved Feb 28, 2015〕 On Sep 29, 2013, it won the Best Overall Youth Short Film Award at the Calgary International Film Festival〔Kirsten Goruk, ("Local short film earns award in Calgary" ) Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune, Sep 26, 2013〕 and a month later won the Young Filmmakers Program Competition Grand Prize at the 2013 Austin Film Festival.〔THR Staff, ("Austin Film Festival Announces 2013 Winners" ) The Hollywood Reporter, Oct 28, 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reel Shorts Film Festival (Grande Prairie)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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