tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049522025293654509.post-44723514926103613762008-04-04T14:26:00.001-04:002008-04-04T14:26:44.523-04:00True North Film Festival tonight!<DIV style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;"><DIV>Hello all!</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>A&nbsp;friendly Friday afternoon reminder that True North Film Festival will be screening it's four finalist tonight down at the Wealthy Theatre here in Grand Rapids. <A href="http://www.grcmc.org/theatre/directions.php">http://www.grcmc.org/theatre/directions.php</A>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Tickets are a modest $5 at the door&nbsp;which open at 6:30PM with the show starting at 7PM.&nbsp;There will be a brief Director's Q&amp;A after the finalist&nbsp;screenings and after the winner is announced there are networking opportunities for local directors, actors, screenwriters and producers&nbsp;to gather in the lobby, sign up for the next round of competition and plot their own True North entry&nbsp;for over the Summer.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Your True North Finalists for the Spring edition are:</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>"The Light Fantastic" by Jim Dies<BR>"The Box" by Drew Story<BR>"Temperance &amp; Tequila" by Jason Roth<BR>"The Green Machine" by Philip Carrel</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>What's True North Film Festival?</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>You can check out more information here: <A href="http://www.findyourtruenorth.com">www.findyourtruenorth.com</A> but the long story short is that filmmakers throw money into a jackpot, draw a title and then make the best&nbsp;short movie they can based on said title.&nbsp;&nbsp;The winner is chosen by the audience in attendance by paper ballot.&nbsp; Don't you just wish everything in this country was so soundly democratic?&nbsp; ;)</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>This round's jackpot is $400 and Lowing Light and Grip is offering an addtional $200 coupon off equipment rental to the winner.&nbsp; <A href="http://www.lowinglight.com">http://www.lowinglight.com</A>&nbsp; Thanks, Dave! </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>See you all tonight!</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Ben Wilke and Jonathan Boes</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.deependfilms.com">www.deependfilms.com</A> </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>A.E. Griffin</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.unsafefilmoffice.com">www.unsafefilmoffice.com</A> </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><BR>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV></DIV> True North Film Festivalnoreply@blogger.com