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Public Service Announcement: #yff11 Early Bird Special

December 6, 2010 By 2 Comments

If you have yet to go to the Yorkton Film Festival then I am afraid to say there are no two ways about it, you are missing out.  Between the wackiness of the festival itself and the nutty, but absolutely lovable characters it attracts this is my top pick for film festivals in this country (now – don’t you go getting your panties in a knot, I likely haven’t made it to your film festival yet, and if I have, I apologize, but yff is just so damn special to me).

Where else can you share a toilet with Jarrett Rusnak and Katrina Ham in the middle of a gun range?

So why this Public Service Announcement?  Well, I just wanted to draw it to your attention that submissions are open for the #yff11 Golden Sheaf Awards (until January 31st, 2011) and if you are smart (or at least organized) and get your entry in by December 15th, 2010, then you can take advantage of the Early Bird Special.

So whose eligible?  Canadian Produced video content under 60-minutes in length or International Co-Productions with a Canadian Director, that’s been completed between February 1, 2010 and January 31, 2011.  And yes, this does include web series and other video produced for the web.

Charlotte Engle flaunting a few Golden Sheafs from #yff10. (Photo by Liz Kearsley)

You can read more here and fill out the online entry form here.

Kisses,

Emme xoxo

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Sad Farewell to a Season at the Opera with Madama Butterfly

June 3, 2010 By 1 Comment

I have mixed feelings about the Opera tonight. Sad to be ending the Vancouver Opera’s Golden Anniversary Season, but excited to be attending my first Fan Night at the Opera!  This means a pre-show talk with Assistant Stage Manager Theresa Tsang and goodies – totally appealing my nerdy and pampered sides all at the same time, just sadly no backstage tour (that was Saturday, when I was in Yorkton).

Photographer: Tim Matheson

The Opera itself is Madama Butterfly, which promises to be a tear jerker. A tale of a broken heart and unrequainted love. Sort of sounds a little like my past week at the Yorkton Film Festival.  Although, maybe that’s more of one of star crossed lovers, kept apart by circumstance, or in my case geography. Rather hoping its the later, and not simply that in Yorkton I am just a love of convenience (or am I the young naval officer, from Madama Butterfly, that leaves, as I was the one that left after all?). Really all very circumspect and silly as NOTHING happened in Yorkton (aside from spending quality time with a number of folks whom I love and admire).

As for tonight’s Opera, here are a few Opening Night Reviews:

… and the voice of the absolutely scrumptious male lead:

More after the show. For now, packing my kleenex and off to grab my cheap parking spot before they are all gone.

And don’t worry, if you miss tonight’s ticket deal, you can still catch Madama Butterfly at the Vancouver Opera and Queen Elizabeth Theatre June 5th, 8th and 10th.

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Toasting yff10

May 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Whilst the rest of you in Canada are just recovering from your long weekend, I am getting started into mine, as this is one of my favourite weekends of the year, Yorkton Film Festival weekend!!

In honour of the festival kicking off today and one of my favorite film festival goers and gin lover, Richard Gustin, I am raising a rather delectable glass of Sapphire Barcelona. A very lavish and luxurious tasting gin drink, made for kicking off film festivals in exotic locals, like Yorkton, Saskatchewan. So that you too can toast the launch of the film festival, here is Merlin Griffiths and Vancouver darling, Lorraine Murphy, concocting this delectable bevie:

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My Love for the Yorkton Film Festival

May 6, 2010 By 1 Comment

3 weeks and counting until I’m at the Yorkton Film Festival!!!!  Can hardly wait!!  Since I know I will be subjecting you all to a plethora of stories coming from that, little Prairie town, I figure I may as well at least fill you all in on just why I love it so much:

It’s not too late to join me.  Early Bird Rate is still on for one more day!

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Goddamn Spring Fever

April 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

For those of you that have been reading for a few years will know by now that my true animal instincts come out every spring – damn pollen and pheromones floating through the breeze. Well, I can tell you this Golden Sheaf Nominee certainly hasn’t helped!

Totally feeling like a cat pacing in her paddock just now. Damn Yorkton Film Festival!!!

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