The 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) features 11 ?lms by UBC film students, alumni and faculty.
UBC alumnus David Hauka wrote and directed his thesis documentary Certainty while completing his MFA. The gala opening feature film A Shine of Rainbows was edited by alumnus Alison Grace and produced by Kim Roberts, a graduate of UBC Law. The Canadian Images Programme opens with the feature film Excited, directed by alumnus Bruce Sweeney and edited by adjunct professor Rafi Spivak.
Also in the line-up of features are Leslie, My Name is Evil, directed by alumnus Reginald Harkema, and The Red Rooster, directed by creative writing graduate Terry Miles. Both films, along with Excited, are in competition for the Canwest Award for Best Canadian Feature Film.
The documentary 65_Red Roses required the collaboration of numerous UBC alumni including directors Philip Lyall and Nimisha Mukerji, director of photography Mike Rae, story editor Nettie Wild and original score by Adam Locke-Norton. Film Production adjunct professor Ian Kerr served as the director of photography on the documentary feature Facing Ali.
Short films by UBC Film alumni include Big Head (director Dylan Akio Smith, producer Sidney Chiu, director of photography James Liston), The Armoire (director Jamie Travis, director of photography Catherine Lutes), Man vs. MiniVan (director of photography Catherine Lutes) and Grace (director of photography James Liston) directed by Samantha Simmonds, alumnus of Creative Writing and Fine Art.
Filmmaker, UBC alumni and adjunct professor Lynne Stopkewich serves on the 2009 Canadian Images Jury.
The UBC Film Production Alumni Association will be hosting a VIFF party downtown at Lux on Oct. 13. For more information on this event, contact the UBC Film Production Alumni Association at pr@ubcfilmalumni.org.
