Windsor film choices announced!

Hey REEL CANADIANS,

We're one week and two days away from our very first REEL CANADA festival of the 2008-09 school year.

The season launches on Thursday November 13th in lovely Windsor, Ontario where eight schools will be participating in the day - all watching the same films and hooking up for webcast Q&As with our special guests. Here's what the students in Windsor selected:

In the morning, a program of short films, including:
- The Big Charade
- The Cat Came Back
- Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl
- Hardwood
- I Met The Walrus (Academy Award nominee)
- Knight of Atomikaron + The Wrong Number (with filmmakers Adam Brodie and Dave Derewlany in attendance - that's them in the photo!!)
- Milo 55160 (with director David Ostry in attendance!!)
- Terminus

In the afternoon, the Windsorites will be watching Fido, a quirky zombie comedy that teaches us all a valuable lesson: just 'cause you might be hungry for brains doesn't mean you can't be a nice guy. Fido was directed by Vancouer-based filmmaker Andrew Currie and stars the hilarious Billy Connolly, along with Canadians Henry Czerny and Carrie-Anne Moss (of The Matrix). Canada has an international reputation for producing awesome horror films, but this light-hearted take on the zombie genre is full of laughs and will win over even the most squeamish among you - we promise!

We're bringing Rob Gray to Windsor with us for a live Q&A at Brennan, one of our host schools. The Q&A will be broadcast via webcast to all the other schools, and students from all eight schools will be able to ask questions and participate. Rob is the talented Production Designer responsible for Fido's fabulous look and slick style.

Check back here next week for reports from Windsor, including photos, interviews with our guests and more!

- kat