The Gimli Film Festival (GFF) kicks off the 19th annual festival today with the launch of the 2019 Festival’s focus: Cinema Outside the Box. This special focus for 2019 will explore cinematic works outside of traditional single-channel films by showcasing expanded cinema performances, multi-media installations, performance art using multi-media and virtual reality projects at this year’s…
We are in the midst of submission season here at GFF, we are happy to announce our 2019 Programming Staff Team! We have two lovely new additions: Stephanie Berrington as Short Film Programmer and Scott Fitzpatrick as a Special Project Programmer for our new Cinema Outside the Box focus for 2019! Stephanie Berrington was recently the…
Get yourself back into the GFF Season with a recap of last year’s fest! The Gimli Film Festival and the Winnipeg Cinematheque teamed up to present an encore screening of two of the best films from the 2018 Gimli Film Festival! You’ll want to add these screenings to your list this week. Minding the Gap won…
We’re so excited to be teaming up with the Winnipeg Art Gallery to screen the Manitoba-premiere of The Grizzlies on Thursday, April 18 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the screening will start at 7 p.m. Based on a true story, The Grizzlies follows a group of Inuit youth…
We did it –we’re here! It’s Day 12 of the 12 Days of Giving and first of all, we’re thankful you came along for this journey and second, today we’re celebrating our amazing volunteers and you –the audience! Where would we be without the 12,400 of you that showed up to the shores of Gimli…
On Day 11 (only one more day to go!) we thank the filmmakers. Thank you for sharing your work with us. We believe cinema has the power to inspire change. At the 2018 Festival, we were honoured to host Manitoba filmmakers as well as out-of-province filmmakers. This year, 63 Manitoba filmmakers attended the Festival! And special…
Wow, it’s Day 10!! There are so many people that come together to make GFF happen. Today, we thank our donors –our stars! Thank you for believing in our vision and supporting the largest film festival in Manitoba. These donors help keep ticket prices low, paying fair wages to local and Canadian filmmakers and much,…
It is our job to bring you the best in cinema from Manitoba, Canada and around-the-world! Today on Day 9, we celebrate our award winners and award sponsors, our diverse film series and their sponsors, our special events and the supporters who make them happen! Awards: We handed out 8 awards (with two new additions…
Only four more days of the 12 Days of Giving and today we’re thanking our hometown heroes! The local community drives our Festival and we are so lucky to have so many community supporters on board. These sponsors are our theatre and special event hosts along with our venue partners. Thank you to the New…
We’re heading into the home stretch! On Day 7 of the 12 Days of Giving, we’re celebrating the Future is Female* Mentorship Program and Future is Female* Film Series! The film series and mentorship program were part of our initiatives to bolster women-driven cinema at the 2018 Festival. Local production companies united to support this…