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The third annual National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) takes place this weekend with films from over 20 countries on show. Opening night kicks off the following films:
- Chicken Cowboy | Stephen Neary, 22
- Transatlantique | Lucas Foster, 13
- Fairytales | Travis Walton Waugh, 20
- The Good Side | Lawrence Chen, 21
- Prelude | Michael Morone, 18
- The Good, The Bag And The Ugly | Xochi Maberry-Gaulke, 12
- I Have A Dream Today | Hannah Holtgerts, 17
- Murder At The Pharaoh's Grave | Ben Kadie, 13
- Marea Alta | Carlos Parada, 19
- How To Say I Love You | Francesca Sophia, 20, Hayley Stuart, 20
Tickets for Opening night are however sold out.
On Saturday, you can go and see an animation festival from 11.30 am at SIFF on Mercer Street or a Real Life: Documentary Showcase starting at 12.30 at the EMP. At 1.30pm on Saturday (at SIFF) is NFFTY’s International Showcase with films from France, England, Australia, Canada and Singapore.
At 3pm, there follows an Eclectic Program showcasing the following films:
- The Silver Lincoln | M. Malachi Rempen, 21
- En Groove | Dillon Wall, 18
- The Wait Is So, So Long | Ryan Jenq, 17
- Cross Over | Youth from the Bridge E3 Drug Rehabilitation Center, 14-17
- Perspective | Laura Meoli, 21
- Lucky Boy | Alexander Gaylon, 21
- The Substitute | Andrew and Ryan Cox, 20
The Centrepiece film on Saturday night is Perfect Sport by 21 year-old writer/director Anthony O'Brien which also stars Gary Hudson, Jessica Rose (Lonelygirl15) and Stella Keitel. It starts at 8.30 and is followed by NFFTY Late Night: Horror, Action, Teen Angst, Love and Seduction. Films in this section are:
- Mary's Ring | Chad Engel, 18
- I'll Be Gone' - Eddie Baytos And The Nervis Bros. | Alex Dugan, 16
- Cessation | Alexander Wenger, 18
- Glitter Waste Land Dance-off | Tommy Strauss, 21
- Like A Love Story | Justin Chambers, 20
- Doll Call | Sanabel Almanani, 17, Yesenia Deleon, 17, Christopher Gonzalez, 16
- Disturbed | Casey Stouffer, 22
- Axe | Matthew Black, 18
- Double Dragon | Tyler Downing, 19
- A Short Film By Jesus Inc. | Coburn Erskine, 18
- Fredrick's Game | Patrick Lyons, 17, Emerson Sortun, 17
- Doldrums | John Strong, 16
- Trust Issues | Zach Paul, 20
For Sunday’s program, please visit here: Sunday at NFFTY
For more info: www.nffty.org/
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