2005 Commodore Gala Screenings
A record double-tie turned the Top Ten juried films of the seventh annual ReelFast 48 Hour Film Festival into a Top Twelve on Saturday night at the Commodore Ballroom."We were so pleased to be able to screen all twelve films at the Gala,” said executive producer Kathleen Duborg. “A couple of the films were shorter than expected and that gave us time to showcase everyone."
Co-executive producer, Derick Cobden noted the quality of the films. “You think after seven years you’ve seen it all and then you’re blown away all over again.”
Other professionals in the film industry were equally impressed:
"Just wanted to say a big huge THANK you for such a wonderful event. The films this year were absolutely amazing! Can't wait for next year."
- Linda Carter, CTM International Enterprises
"... a truly wonderful festival! You are a gift to the film community. [The Gala] screening gave me chills. We are a talented city and thanks to you, our filmmakers have an opportunity to prove it. Canada needs more people like you who support and encourage our own."
- Tanya Reid, actor, The 11th Hour
The top twelve films (in no particular order) of the Seventh Annual ReelFast 48 Hour Film Festival are:
| Wednesday Night | Director: James McLellan |
| Playing the Role | Director: Scott Smith |
| Narcolepsy | Director: CJ Wallis and Jeffrey Zablotny |
| Buck Minestrone Art Hunter | Director: Team Collaboration |
| Things Unsaid | Director: Allan Attridge |
| The Man Who Hated Tuesday | Director: Luke Divers |
| Shower of Bullets | Director: Michael Love |
| Twice Removed | Director: Tracy D. Smith |
| Love is in Air | Directors: Pierre Beaudoin |
| Limbo | Director: Torrance Garrett Hestadt & Blaine |
| Mourning Air | Director: Rory Blanchard |
| Angus "Live at the Garden" | Director: Al Silverman |
The Awards:
| Best Film | Mourning Air, Director: Rory Blanchard |
| Director | Luke Divers for The Man Who Hated Tuesday |
| Editor | Luke Divers for The Man Who Hated Tuesday |
| Best Actor | David Lovgren for Angus, Live at the Garden |
| Best Actress | Karina Carreck for Mourning Air |
| Best Use of the Inspiration Package | Angus, Live at the Garden directed by Al Silverman |
| Significant Achievement Award for Writing | Sam Dulmage and Jason Margolis for The Merry Ghost of Summerville. |
| Significant Achievement Award for Continued Excellence by an Ensemble | Adam Locke-Norton Jeff Cunningham Nick Marler Ryan W. Smith David Groberman Nathan Fielder Evan Montpellier ...and anyone else who has contributed to the past 6 incredible films these guys have made! |
Judges at this year’s ReelFast 48 Hour Film Festival are producer Prem Gill (City TV), film journalist and author David Spanner (The Province), actor and writer Marie Clements (Unnatural and Accidental Women), casting director Jennifer Page (The Reunion), filmmaker and ReelFast four-year alumnus Neil Every (Say Yes), and actor and writer Stevie Miller (DaVinci's Inquest).
Over $20 000 in prizes were awarded to the winning films.
The producers of the ReelFast 48 Hour Film Festival would like to thank all the filmmakers, the judges, our sponsors and the community that came out to support one another’s creativity.
2004 Commodore Gala Screenings
The Commodore Ballroom was the location for the sexiest, slickest version of the 2004 ReelFast Original 48 Hour Film Festival's Gala Screening and Awards.A new logo and graphics and the sultry "Voice of ReelFast" (Vancouver actor and voice coach Lisa Beley) were just two of the production elements that gave the Sixth Annual Gala the look and feel of a professional, savvy awards show.
The heart and soul of all this surface gloss continues to be the inspiration and creativity of the filmmakers that supply the movie magic not only for the Gala but also for the entire week of the Festival. A record breaking 790 filmmakers created shorts in genres ranging from animation to sci-fi and everything in between.
The top eleven (we had a tie) films are:
| Cops – Piñata Squad | Director: N/A |
| WC | Director: Torrance Jestadt |
| Fist Full of Beans | Director: Robert Ives |
| 1974 | Director: Tammy Bannister |
| Road Kill | Director: Gary Hawes |
| Super Anon | Director: Stephen H. Plitt |
| A Very Very Good Year | Director: Vince Arvidson |
| Out of the Blue | Director: Rob Wenzek |
| Casual Running Club | Directors: Marler, Lock-Norton and Cunningham |
| Janie | Director: Al Silverman |
| Galo de Barcelos (The Chicken of Barcelona) | Director: Dylan Akio Smith |
The Awards For The Best:
| Director | Gary Hawes, from the film Road Kill |
| Editor | Torrance Jestadt from the film WC |
| Actor | Brian Dobson from the film Janie |
| Actress | Deborah Vandenbosch from the film WC |
| Use of the Inspiration Package | Cops-Piñata Squad |
| Film | Super Anon |
Significant Achievement for best ensemble awarded to the team from Super Anon Significant Achievement for an individual awarded to Sam Dulmage for the completely solo effort in writing, shooting, acting and editing of Carbon Copy Zed People's Choice Award-Road Kill
2003 Commodore Gala Screenings
The Fifth Annual ReelFast 48 Hour Film Festival saw another sold out Gala Screening and Awards Saturday night at the Commodore Ballroom. The top 11 (we had a tie) out of 62 films were screened and a panel of celebrity judges awarded over $20 000 in cash and prizes to the following films:The Awards For The Best:
| Film | "Imetacanine", director Dylan Smith Ø |
| Director | Cameron Labine for "Getaway Island: The Collector's Edition" |
| Actor | Toby Hargrave for "Spin Cycle" director Alec MacNeill-Richardson |
| Editor | Drew McCreadie for "Headshot", director Drew McCreadie |
| Use of Inspiration Package | "The Girl Who Mails Things to Herself (in case you were wondering)", directors Aynsley Baldwin & Melody Chan |
| ZeD Peoples Choice Award | "--ER" director Brendan Beiser |
Last year two Significant Achievements were awarded from amongst all 62 films:
| Ø Significant Achievement (Writing) | Dave Bene & Michael Scholar Jr. for "Trappings" | Director Dave Bene |
| Ø Significant Achievement (Animation) | "The Gnome Who Knew Too Much" | Director Robert Ives |
The top eleven placing films (in alphabetical order) are:
| Conception | (Kryshan Randel) |
| --Er | (Brendan Beiser) |
| Getaway Island: The Collector's Edition | (Cameron Labine) |
| Headshot | (Drew McCreadie) |
| Imetacanine | (Dylan Smith) |
| Spin Cycle | (Alec MacNeill-Richardson) |
| The Big Day | (Gary Wawes) |
| The Girl Who Mails Things to Herself (in case you were wondering) | (Aynsley Baldwin & Melody Chan) |
| The Souvenir | (Mike Jackson) |
| Therapy | (Rob Wenzek) |
| Your Other Left | (Al Silverman) |
Teams this year include participants from the entire spectrum of the filmmaking community including Venus Terzo, series lead on Da Vinci's Inquest; Ellie Harvey (The New Addams Family); a team composed entirely of family members (the Beisers); and teams travelling from Michigan and Ontario to compete.
Kathleen Duborg, Derick Cobden and Thrasso Petras would like to thank all 62 teams, our judges, our volunteers, sponsors and our colleagues in the media for all their heartfelt support and encouragement. It would be impossible to produce this event without you.