The inaugural Maple Ridge Festival of BC Film is set to take place at The ACT Arts Centre in Maple Ridge from Friday, March 17 to Sunday, March 19, 2017.
“Just as The ACT Arts Centre’s ‘ACT Presents’ performance series is designed to introduce new Canadian and BC talent to our audiences, the ‘Festival of BC Film’ has been created to bring more attention and access to the work of BC filmmakers,” says Executive and Artistic Director, Lindy Sisson.
John Wittmayer, owner of The Ridge Film Studios states, “This festival aims to raise the profile of films made in British Columbia, and supporting the awareness of the amazing talent that this province has to offer is truly something to be proud of.”
The Festival runs from Friday, March 17 to Sunday March 19, 2017 and features the following six shorts and six feature films over the course of three days;
FRIDAY, MARCH 17 at 8:00pm
Feature Film: Numb
Director: Jason R. Goode
Short: Anxious Oswald Greene
Director: Marshall Axani
SATURDAY, MARCH 18 at 5:00pm
Feature Film: Fractured Land
Directors: Damien Gillis & Fiona Rayher
Short: Counter Act
Directors: Heath Affolter, Jon Affolter, Nathan Affolter, & Thomas Affolter
SATURDAY, MARCH 18 at 7:30pm
Feature Film: Black Fly
Director: Jason Borque
Short: The Timekeeper
Director: Scott Weber
SUNDAY, MARCH 19 at 2:00pm
Feature Film: The Wingman
Director: Jim Garrison
Short: I Wanna Date U
Director: Lisa Ovies
SUNDAY, MARCH 19 at 5:00pm
Feature Film: Lawrence and Holloman
Director: Matthew Kowalchuk
Short: Monster
Director: Deborah Burns
SUNDAY, MARCH 19 at 7:30pm
Feature Film: Into the Forest
Director: Patricia Rozema
Short: Bedbugs: A Musical Love Story
Director: Matthew Kowalchuk
Tickets for the Maple Ridge Festival of BC Film start at $11 for single films. Tickets, trailers and details are available on the Festival website