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> </DIV> <DIV>A 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> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tickets are a modest $5 at the door which open at 6:30PM with the show starting at 7PM. There will be a brief Director's Q&A after the finalist screenings and after the winner is announced there are networking opportunities for local directors, actors, screenwriters and producers to gather in the lobby, sign up for the next round of competition and plot their own True North entry for over the Summer.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Your True North Finalists for the Spring edition are:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"The Light Fantastic" by Jim Dies<BR>"The Box" by Drew Story<BR>"Temperance & Tequila" by Jason Roth<BR>"The Green Machine" by Philip Carrel</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What's True North Film Festival?</DIV> <DIV> </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 short movie they can based on said title. The winner is chosen by the audience in attendance by paper ballot. Don't you just wish everything in this country was so soundly democratic? ;)</DIV> <DIV> </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. <A href="http://www.lowinglight.com">http://www.lowinglight.com</A> Thanks, Dave! </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>See you all tonight!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ben Wilke and Jonathan Boes</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.deependfilms.com">www.deependfilms.com</A> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>A.E. Griffin</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.unsafefilmoffice.com">www.unsafefilmoffice.com</A> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> True North Film Festivalnoreply@blogger.com