The UBC Film Production Program will celebrate its 40th anniversary this May. To commemorate, a campaign entitled The Big Picture has been initiated by the UBC Film Production Alumni Association, the UBC Film Production Program and UBC Alumni Affairs.
The Big Picture campaign will include a gala celebration, a public film screening series held in partnership with the Pacific Cinémathèque, a documentary on the history of the program, and the launch of a new scholarship fund for undergraduate students.
The gala will bring together more than 300 UBC Film Production graduates, current students, industry friends, staff and faculty, and will feature live and DJ music, screenings of past and current student films and other memorabilia behind the UBC Film Production story.
The preliminary version of the documentary film will be screened at the gala where additional filming will also take place. All proceeds from gala ticket sales will go towards the new Film Production Scholarship.
Date: May 8
Time: 7 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Place: Theatre-Film Production Building, 6358 University Blvd
Info: Tickets $25, http://www.ubcfilmalumni.org/
The public film screening series co-sponsored by the Pacific Cinémathèque will feature seven historically significant UBC Films curated by film historian and critic David Spaner. The filmmakers will be in attendance to discuss their work and achievements.
Date: May 5 – 7
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Pacific Cinematheque, 1130 Howe Street
Info: Tickets available at www.cinematheque.bc.ca
