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2009 Festival Winners

DSC_0218DSC_0190se.jprilstone.jpstaff.jp24FilmGala_2403.jp24FilmJudges_2399.jp24FilmRedCarpet_2303.jpthe Hamilton 24-Hour Film Festival is now a part of the new HAMILTON24! Our new festival includes 24-hour events in Film, Fashion, Dance, and Music! Check it all out at www.h24.ca 1st Place By Jury"Service"the Shooting Eye2nd Place By Jury"Hard Cash Nightly"Team Slap Chop3rd Place By Jury"Donkey Hotay"Rilstone ProductionsAudience Choice"Donkey Hotay"Rilstone ProductionsBest Cinematography"Service"the Shooting EyeBest ActorJon McAllisterJared LenoverABOUT The H24HFF is a unique type of film festival. It is designed to make filmmaking accessible to anyone with a camera and a computer. In spite of its accessibility, however, the festival is demanding and encourages a high level of creativity and efficiency in production. The 24-hour festival model requires filmmaking teams to produce short films entirely within a set 24-hour period using three elements randomly selected at a kick-off meeting. These elements are: a line of dialogue, a prop, and a location type. A jury reviews the completed films, and the top films are selected for showing at the festival screening. At the festival screening, a panel of celebrity judges comments on each production - Canadian Idol-style. Awards are then given for the top films. The H24HFF does not accept government grants of any kind. We believe that the Canadian film industry is capable of sustaining itself through intelligent and efficient business practices. Recently valued at $400 million in Hamilton alone, the film industry is one of the most valuable avenues of economic development in our city. We are eager to demonstrate this belief through the continued success of this festival. We are currently entering the third year of the festival. After only 2 years, the Hamilton 24-Hour Film Festival is already the largest 24-hour film festival in Canada!Here are some of the numbers from Festival 2009:3 Celebrity Judges : Debi McGuin - Talent Agent, McGuin & Associates Karen Black - Director of Canadian Programming, Toronto International Film Festival Yannick Bisson - Actor, "Murdoch Mysteries" (CityTV/UKTV)6 Awards Categories : 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, Audience Choice Award, Best Cinematography, and Best Actor/Actress37 Teams Entered - This is 260% growth from the previous year!375+ People attended our screening and after-party$5000+ Worth of prizes were handed out to our winners$50 000+ In sponsorships contributed to rmake the festival possible2, 500, 000+ People were exposed to our advertisements, press coverage, and website

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EVENTSFRIDAY, MAY 1Friday, May 18:00 PM - Festival Kick-Off Event (Pre-Registered Filmmakers Only) Location: the Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre 126 James St. North, Hamilton At this meeting, registered teams will receive their festival packets, including all necessary releases and regulations. Festival staff will review the festival rules and procedures, as well as answer questions. Toward the end of the meeting, festival staff will draw a line of dialogue, prop, and location type. Teams will be released to begin production at exactly 9:00 PM9:00 PM - Teams Begin 24-Hour Production!SATURDAY, MAY 2Saturday, May 28:00 PM - Film Submission Begins Location: the Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre 126 James St. North, Hamilton Finished films will be accepted during this hour. Submissions must include all relevant releases and meet submission requirements. 9:00 PM - Film Submission Ends Late submissions will NOT be accepted!MONDAY, MAY 4Monday, May 47:00 PM - Workshop: "The RED ONE Camera" Presented by PS Production Services Location: the Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre 126 James St. North, Hamilton Curious what the RED ONE is? Check out www.red.comTUESDAY, MAY 5Tuesday, May 55:00 PM - Hamilton Film Office Networking Event Location: TBA All are welcome to network with industry professionals while enjoying catered food and a licensed bar! Attendees regularly include directors, producers, make-up artists, writers, musicians, actors, casting agents, etc.! Contact Lorrie Bowman for more details: Lorrie.Bowman_hamilton.caWEDNESDAY, MAY 6Wednesday, May 67:00 PM - Workshop: "Finances for Filmmakers" Presented by Meridian Credit Union Location: Acclamation Bar and Grill 191 James St. North, Hamilton Find out what your funding options are! Grants, loans, lines of credit, and more! Find out how to fund your shorts, music videos, or simply fund your life as a filmmaker!THURSDAY, MAY 7Thursday, May 77:30 - Robert Bruce Live Music/Silent Film Festival Screening Location: St. Paul's Anglican Church, Westdale 1140 King st. W. (Doors _ 7) Tickets: $15 regular admission, $10 for students/seniors Full Schedule of Robert Bruce's Presentations: Sunday, May 3, 2:30 PM - Buster Keaton's "Steamboat Bill Jr" Sunday, May 3, 7:30 PM - F.W. Murnau's "Sunrise" Thursday, May 7, 7:30 PM - Harold Lloyd's "Safety Last" Sunday, May 10, 7:30 PM - Buster Keaton's "The Cameraman" Thursday, May 14 , 7:30 PM - Harry Langdon's "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" Sunday, May 17, 7:30 PM - "It" Starring Clara Bow Contact: rbsilentfilm_gmail.com SATURDAY, MAY 9Saturday, May 94:00 PM - Film and Media Industry Fair Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Lincoln Alexander Centre Come browse the booths and displays, and enjoy a glass of wine! Network with industry pros, grab a glass of wine with festival filmmakers, and get your photo taken on the red carpet (with any of the VIPs in attendance)!8:00 PM - Festival Gala Screening Location: Lincoln Alexander Centre Theatre Get your tickets early to attend this public screening! Watch the best films of the festival as they're critiqued live by industry celebrities! The award ceremony will be held during this screening.10:30 PM - Official VIP Festival After-Party Location: the Saffron Lounge at the Crowne Plaza Hotel This party is VIP access only. Once the VIP guestlist is in full attendance, the general public is welcome to the party! A $5 cover charge applies.FRIDAY, MAY 1SATURDAY, MAY 2MONDAY, MAY 4TUESDAY, MAY 5WEDNESDAY, MAY 6THURSDAY, MAY 7SATURDAY, MAY 9

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JURYNazneen ContractorNazneen ContractorActress (The Border, CBC)Nazneen Contractor trained at the University of Toronto and the Stratford Birmingham Conservatory for Classical theatre. The Mumbai born actress (who lived in Africa and London before immigrating to Canada) has performed leading parts in such Stratford Festival productions as The Adventures of Pericles, A Midsummer Nights Dream, As You Like it, King Lear, and The Swanne: Part Three. A classically trained ballerina, Nazneen has appeared in many television programs including as one of the leads in award winning drama The Border, as well as in Othello: the Tragedy of the Moor, The Matthew Shepherd Story, The Papdits, Relic Hunter, and Street Time. A scholarship student, Nazneen has an Honors degree from the University of Toronto with a specialist in Theatre and a double major in Psychology and Sociology. Nazneen currently splits her time between Los Angeles and Toronto. Yannick BissonYannick BissonActor, Murdoch Mysteries (Citytv, UKTV)Yannick Bisson was born in Montreal, Canada, he moved to Toronto as a teenager where he began acting lessons. After appearing in numerous television commercials, his professional career took off when he was cast as the lead in the CBC's critically acclaimed movie-of-the-week Hockey Night with Rick Moranis. Yannick went on to appear in numerous television series including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, TNTs The Pretender, Ray Bradbury Theatre for CBS, Lifetime's The Hidden Room, Catwalk, and PAX TV's Twice in a Lifetime. He was a series lead in High Tide for four seasons and Sue Thomas, F.B. Eye for three seasons as well as a recurring role in Showtime's Soul Food with Vanessa Williams, Yannick also holds extensive film credits including Rookies, which earned him a 1992 Gemini Award nomination, Young at Heart with Olympia Dukakis and Frank Sinatra, The Moving of Sophia Myles starring Della Reese, a lead in Showtime's The Day Reagan Was Shot with Richard Dreyfuss, Disney's Genius and Mary Higgins Clarks Loves Music, Loves to Dance for PAX, and Animal II with Ving Rhames. This year, Yannick can be seen on the second successful season of The Murdoch Mysteries which has received 14 Gemini nominations so far. Nothing Really Matters, to be released later this year, sees Yannick starring in his latest independent film. Debi McGuinDebi McGuinAgent, McGuin & AssociatesBorn and raised in Toronto, Ms.McGuin grew up in a musical performing family, Dad was Lead Guitarist and Mother was a Singer. They met while performing in the same Band and the rest is history!Ms.McGuin has been an Agent/Manager since the early 80s. Over the numerous years she has represented such Actors as Yannick Bisson (Murdoch Mysteries), Richard Chevolleau (Narc, Earth Final Conflict), Melyssa Ford (Host BET), Jeff Geddis (Daydream Believer: The Monkeys), Corey Haim, Sandrine Holt (Once A Thief), Roberta Maxwell (Dead Man Walking, Brokeback Mountain),Lisa Merchant (Train 48) and Jack Wetherall (Queer As Folk).McGuin & Associates have represented Jazz Performers, Salome Bey, Ron Small, Jeff Jones, Michael Danzo and the late Bobbi Sherron. In the late 80s she tried her hand at producing Its About Tyme, in association with The Du Maurier Jazz Festival at the Underground Railroad Tavern and then a Jazz Album, I Have Dreamed for the late Bobbi Sherron in the mid 90s.Her boutique roster consists of Actors, Directors, Writers and Producers. A few recognizable names, Yannick Bisson (Murdoch Mysteries), Robin Phillips ( World renown Director and former Artistic Director for Stratford Festival), Chantal Craig (has two projects in Development for Television), Joel Gordon (Producer of Documentaries), Toya Alexis (Canadian Idol, Pop Stars), Tasha Lawrence (HBO The Line) and Catherine Bruhier (Due South), Mairtin OCarrigan (Royal Shakespeare Co., and soon to be released, Boondock Saints II).McGuin & Associates is a member of TAMAC (Talent Agents Managers Association of Canada), where Ms.McGuin has sat as a Board Member for numerous years as Treasurer.Karen BlackKaren BlackDirector of Canadian Programming and Initiatives, Toronto International Film FestivalKaren Black is the Director of Canadian Initiatives for the Toronto International Film Festival Group. Canadian Initiatives encompasses a broad range of the Group's overall activity: all Canadian programming for the Group, including Canadian films at TIFF, Canada's Top Ten and the Student Film Showcase; Industry, including programming and networking opportunities for members of the industry during TIFF; and Film Circuit, a year-round Division of the Group which creates access for under-served communities across the country for Canadian and international independent films.In her role as Director, Black oversees all Canadian programming activity for the Group, creates new opportunities for members of the film industry in Canada and internationally while they are at TIFF and throughout the year, and ensures the effective administration and continued growth of Film Circuit's activities.Black has been working full time with the Toronto International Film Festival Group since 2001. She began her career with the Group as a Volunteer and has recently served as Senior Manager of Film Circuit, overseeing the administration of the Division domestically and abroad during its period of exponential growth. She steps into the role of Director, Canadian Initiatives with an extensive background in the vision, mandate and strategic goals of this facet of the Group's activities.Nazneen ContractorYannick BissonDebi McGuinKaren BlackPRIZES1st Prize By Jury$2200 in prizes from: PS Production Services Trew Audio Tim Dashwood, DP Hamilton Video & Sound the Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre East Side Mario's2nd Prize By Jury$1000 in prizes from: William F. White Trew Audio Hamilton Video & Sound the Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre Kelsey's3rd Prize By Jury$400 in prizes from: Trew Audio the Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre Henry's Photo and Video Boston PizzaAudience Choice$400 in prizes from: Hamilton Video & Sound the Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre Henry's Photo and VideoBest Actor/Actress$250 Headshot Photo Shoot from: MG | InternationalBest Cinematography$200 Cash Prize from: Hamilton Film & Video Makers ClubNOTE:All Prizes include limited passes to the VIP after-partySPONSORS