Manitoba Eco-Network is proud to host Winnipeg's first
Environmental Film Festival

 

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7 - 10 pm
Film Premiere "No Impact Man", "Runaway", & Low-Impact Reception

Saturday March 13

9 am - 4:30 pm
Feature Films, REEL Discussion, Eco-Displays

 

Location:
Red River College
(Princess St. Campus in the heart of the Exchange, enter through William St. doors)

 

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Friday March 12
7 - 10 PM (Doors open at 6:30 pm, Film at 7:15 pm)

Film Premiere: NO IMPACT MAN

A guilty liberal finally snaps, swears off plastic, goes organic, becomes a bicycle nut, turns off his power, and generally becomes a tree-hugging lunatic who tries to save the polar bears and the rest of the planet from environmental catastrophe while dragging his baby daughter and Prada-wearing, Four Seasons-loving wife along for the ride. And that's just the beginning.

"Terrifically entertaining. Compelling and extremely funny. "
- Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times

"Proof that "eco" and "entertainment" aren't mutually exclusive."
- John Anderson, Variety

 

PLUS:   The short, animated film Runaway, introduced by its creator Cordell Barker. (trailer)

PLUS:   A Low-Impact Reception. Stay after the film for good conversation, local/organic hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and eco-prizes.

*Please help to make this a low-impact event by using green modes of transportation. Select a bus route.


Saturday March 13
9 am - 4:30 pm (Doors open at 8:30 am, Films start at 9 am)

FEATURE FILMS:

Dirt! The Movie (trailer)
A Sea Change (trailer)
H2Oil (trailer)
A Chemical Reaction (trailer)
Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home (trailer)
Nourish (trailer)
"...and this is my garden" (trailer)
  A sneak-peek of this soon to be released Manitoba film.
and Voices from the Boreal

View the schedule

View the program

 

PLUS:   A REEL Discussion with local directors about film-making, the environment, the future...

Ian Mauro is a postdoctoral fellow and filmmaker in Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria.  He produced Seeds of Change (2005), about genetically-modified seeds, and is now co-directing a film about Inuit observations on climate change (see trailer) with Zacharius Kunuk. And for more info on this topic: www.isuma.tv/ikcc.

Lynsay Perkins produced the independant film Fat Lake: How too much of a good thing is hurting Lake Winnipeg and works every day as an environmental reporter for Shaw TV. She is committed to providing people with the information that is sometimes neglected in mainstream media.

Katharina Stieffenhofer is a Winnipeg filmmaker with an interest in local, sustainable food production, education, the arts, the environment, social change & justice towards the creation of healthier communities. She is about to release "...And This Is My Garden"

PLUS:   Eco-Displays from local organizations working on these issues.

FREE:   For those that cannot afford a festival pass, there will be films shown for free (Fat Lake, Dead in the Water, In Transition, Bhutan: Taking the Middle Path to Happiness, and some Manitoba Green Shorts: Look!The Arctic!, Eko, Tales from the Mantario Woods, Lightbulbs Aren't Enough, Eco-Driving)

LUNCH: Bring your own lunch or enjoy salads, sandwiches, wraps and other items in the campus cafeteria. Bring your own mug for a discount!

 

Tickets

Full Event:        $20 SOLD OUT
Friday Only:      $10 SOLD OUT
Saturday Only:  $12 TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

 

RGFF_wpg skyline1.jpgThank you to our Event Sponsors:

ARAMARK Canada
The Canadian Environmental Network
Assiniboine Credit Union
Prairie Architects Inc.
Sustainable Solutions
Kendrick Quality Printing
CUPE Local 500

Thank you to our Film Sponsors:

Beyond Factory Farming
The Children's Health and Environment Partnership
EcoPIA (Ecological People in Action, UofW)
Nature Manitoba
Organic Food Council of Manitoba
Resource Conservation Manitoba
Red River College