It鈥檚 a family affair! Well, that鈥檚 one way to describe this year鈥檚 festival.
Fernanda Rossi鈥�s three-year-old son Milo was an amusing added attraction during Springboard at the Vic, where the Documentary Doctor, as she鈥檚 called, conducted her workshop on 鈥渢railer mechanics.鈥�
Rossi鈥檚 not a real doctor. She just plays one on TV and in the movies, as the joke goes. The story consultant goes so far as to point this out, noting on her website she鈥檚 鈥渘either a medical clinician or a therapist.鈥�
聽Suzanne Chisholm and her husband Michael Parfit also turned heads at The Office when they brought along Christopher,聽 their adorable newborn to the reception after the ViFPA showcase screening of The Whale.
I love seeing intense, driven film types turn to mush.
All we can say is Be afraid, Brad Pitt. Be very afraid. Christopher鈥檚 a real cutie.
So was Aspen, producer Trish Dolman鈥檚 10-month-old son who accompanied mommy to the screening of Foreverland, Max McGuire鈥檚 terrific new Canadian road flick starring Max Thieriot and Juliette Lewis.
鈥淗e鈥檚 been to five festivals already,鈥� said the sa国际传媒 producer, who鈥檚 been taking him on the road while she promotes her other recent film, the Paul Watson documentary Eco Pirate.
鈥淗e even gets his own badge now.鈥�
And on the hot tickets front, they鈥檙e going fast for Wednesday鈥檚 additional screening of Sarah Polley鈥檚 Take This Waltz, and for Midnight Son on Thursday night at the Vic after its first showing at Parkside Victoria鈥檚 little HD cinema everyone鈥檚 raving about.
To accommodate Wednesday's extra Take This Waltz screening at Cap 6, Donor鈥檚 9:15 show is moving to the Vic.
And as festivalgoers who showed up for Marecages (Wetlands) Sunday discovered, celluloid might hold a special place in our hearts but it鈥檚 nowhere near as practical as digital.
There was a problem with the 35mm print and you simply can鈥檛 鈥渞ewind鈥澛� a film as you would a disc.
Well, you could 鈥� technically. But it would have taken at least 30 minutes to get back to the start.
Apologetic organizers have scheduled a free private screening of the film for Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Vic, for filmgoers who bring their original ticket stubs. Advance ticket purchasers are also being contacted by email, but 鈥� everyone else, take note 鈥� they can鈥檛 sell tickets to the additional screening of this great film.
