Whistler Film Festival starts today!
The 11th annual Whistler Film Festival starts today. "Prepare for the Unexpected" over the next 5 days! There will be lots of special guests in Whistler this week including comedian and actor Patton Oswalt (Big Fan, The Informant and Ratatouille, as the voice of Remy). Patton stars opposite Academy Award winning actress Charlize Theron in Jason Reitman's darkly funny Young Adult. A special advance screening of Young Adult will be shown tonight at the Whistler Conference Centre. Following the screening will be a Spotlight Award for Supporting Performance of the Year to Patton Oswalt.
Michael Shannon honoured at Spotlight Tribute & Gala
Another star will be visiting Whistler for the festival. Actor Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, TakeShelter, Boardwalk Empire) will be honoured at this year's Spotlight Tribute & Gala this Saturday. Michael Shannon is currently filming Man of Steel in Vancouver, Canada which is due for release in 2012. The Tribute will take place from 7pm to 9pm at the Whistler Conference Centre and will be followed by the Gala celebration at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre from 9pm to 2am.
Highlights of the Whistler Film Festival
Highlights of the Whistler Film Festival include tonight's Opening Gala, a free outdoor showing of Pixar cartoons at the Whistler Olympic Plaza, Awards Brunch and the Closing Gala. The Closing Gala will feature a special presentation of Warren Miller latest ski and snowboarding adventure Like There's No Tomorrow. Like There's No Tomorrow features fresh snow, breathtaking scenery, and some heart stopping action shots. This is the perfect film to wrap up the 2011 Whistler Film Festival and to celebrate the start of the winter season at Whistler Blackcomb. Check out the trailer of Like There's No Tomorrow below!
Must Watch Films
Other must watch films at the festival include:
RAINFOREST: THE LIMITS OF SPLENDOR - Director Richard Boyce and
friend - an elderly chief of the Kwaxkwaka'wakw people, inspires a
cinematic journey into in the most remote corner of Vancouver
Island. Boyce sets out to observe if the ancient forest can
survive the massive industrial tree farming that is decimating the
landscape surrounding his home. He takes us through some of the
most intensive logging on the planet, into a wilderness that is
near extinction.
DOPPELGANGER PAUL (OR A FILM ABOUT HOW MUCH I HATE MYSELF) -
Following a near death experience, Karl comes to believe that Paul,
a stranger he sees on the street, is his doppelganger. After
stalking him for several weeks, Karl finally makes contact thus
setting in motion a bizarre chain of events that will result in the
loss of a thumb, the theft of a manuscript, rides on a miniature
railroad, and a trip to Portland in a 1984 Chevy VanDura and two
appearances on a popular morning talk show.
IN THE FAMILY
Chip, six years old, has only known life with his two dads, Cody
and Joey. When Cody dies in a car accident, Joey and Chip struggle
to find their footing. Just as they do, Eileen--Cody's
sister--reveals that Cody's will made her Chip's guardian. The
years of Joey's acceptance into the family seem suddenly undone and
Chip is taken away. Armed with his friends support and inspired by
his memories of Cody, Joey finds a path to peace with the family
and closer to Chip.
THE LADY
The story of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi and the
academic and writer Michael Aris; a true story of devotion and
human understanding set against a background of political turmoil
which continues today in Burma. Starring Michelle Yeoh and David
Thewlis.
For more information and to see the complete film
schedule, visit Whistler Film
Festival.
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