Join the Reel 2 Real Youth Jury!

 
Applications are now being accepted for the Reel 2 Real Youth Jury.
The Reel 2 Real Youth Jury offers youth aged 10-19 the chance to select the best short, animation, and feature from films screened during the Reel 2 Real Festival.  Jurors will hand out awards at the Opening and Closing Gala. The deadline for Youth Jury applications is Friday, February 26, 2009 at 5:00 pm. Click here for details.

Place your bids at the inaugural online auction

Please visit the auction website to learn more, lend your support, and get a great deal! All proceeds of this auction go to Reel 2 Real. Thank you to Real Decoy for hosting the auction website.

A CALL FOR ENTRIES - 2nd Annual Young Filmmaker's Showcase



Submit your short film or video to the Reel 2 Real Young Filmmakers Showcase. This is your chance to show us what you can do with a camera, your imagination and maybe a little help from your friends. If your short film or video is selected as a finalist, your work will be showcased on the big screen during R2R and you'll also be eligible to win one of 5 prizes!

Click here to download entry form.   Click here to upload your submission to the site.

Family Film Series

The Boy Who Looks for Gold


Directed by: Norbert Lechner
Country: Germany
Length: 85 min 

There is an uneasy peace in post-war Germany, and old rivalries simmer beneath the surface. Eleven-year-old Toni lives with his mother in a small vilage by the river, in the "gold washer's house." Like his grandfather, Toni loves searching for gold, but old hostilities continue to simmer between families, and a conflict grows between Toni and the other village children. Based on the novel by Josef Einwanger.

Website: http://www.tonigoldwascher.de

When: March 21, 1:00 PM
Where: Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St., Vancouver)

Co-presented by the Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth and the Goethe-Institute Toronto.