YOUTH BY YOUTH CINEMA COMPETITION

There's never been a better time to be a young filmmaker. The equipment and editing tools that used to be confined to professionals are more widely available than ever, and the result is a generation of media-savvy writers, actors and directors eager to have their voices heard.

CIFF is truly honoured to be able to offer a forum to these up-and-coming cinematic artists. Open to students at all grade levels from elementary to high school, the Youth by Youth Cinema (YYC) competition is a curated collection of the year's best student films. By giving our young filmmakers a chance to display their work alongside the films of the world's best established and emerging cinematic artists, we hope to encourage them to continue along their creative paths; and at the same time, we hope their unique perspectives and boundless enthusiasm will inspire the rest of us as well.

Please join us after the screening at the Old Spaghetti Factory for a celebration of Calgary's youth artists, and for the presentation of the YYC award as selected by our jury.

WHEN I MET DOTTLE (dir. Maezy, Medina and Zaiyah Dennie, 2012, Elementary)

A young girl makes an unusual discovery in her uncle’s playhouse, leading to a conversation about the nature of love.

NOT YOUR AVERAGE HOUSE CAT (dir Jessie Bigler, 2012, Willow Park Elementary)

Cranky cat Sheeba is the queen of her family. She gets everything she wants — until an adorable kitty named Candykisses joins the family.

BOTTLES (dir. Judy Zhu, 2012, Sir Winston Churchill High School)

The touching true story of a 16 year old who collects bottles in the street, to exchange for money to assist two lonely elders he met in nursing homes.

BUTTERFLY (dir. Eddie Jaworenko, 2012, Springbank Community High School)

The beauty of the butterfly is just too much to resist in this animated short.

CIRCLE IN A SQUARE WORLD (dir. Evan Belford, 2012, Springbank Community High School)

A cute animation where a circle finds it impossible to fit in a square world and takes extreme measures to find his place.

COLORFUL ARGUMENT (dir. Megan Visser, 2012, Springbank Community High School)

A disagreement between two friends leaves their lives colourless. Will they be able to break out of their grey world?

THE BIRD AND THE WORM (dir. Vanessa Palmer, 2012, Springbank Community High School)

A hilarious animated short about a bird getting his worm and more.

FERNIE'S FINEST (dir. Jean-Luc Oicle, 2012, Springbank Community High School)

An informative short documentary on the men, women and dog's of Fernie's dedicated Ski Patrol.

FLIRTING WITH THE STARS (dir. Carol Liang and Devin Hao, 2012, Western Canada High School)

A comic exploration of the combination of dating and horoscopes.

INSIDE AND OUT (dir. Jesse Lim, 2012, Sir Winston Churchill High School)

A reflection on a relationship, told out of chronological order.

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (dir. Sarah Troy Clark, 2012, Springbank Community High School)

A young girl spreads hope by sending a bottled message down the river.

O SINKING SHIP (dir. Roan Shankaruk, 2012, Vancouver Technical Secondary School)

An animated music video, created using hundreds of hand-drawn water colour paintings.

RIBBIT(dir. Rebecca Moir, 2012, Springbank Community High School)

A twisted animated short where an innocent frog is captured by a disturbed boy.

SEIZING THE HOMEFRONT (dir. Eric Hayes, 2012, Westmount Charter School)

A small animated hero must elude not only the enemy, but the humans who dominate the outside world in this epic short film.

SENTRY BOX (dir. Bronwyn Johansen, 2012, Springbank Community High School)

A documentary short about the history, characters and stories of Calgaryʼs successful Sentry Box gaming and book store.

THE DARKNESS (dir. Riane Chorney and Arienne Loiselle, 2012, Springbank Community High School)

Aislin finds a way to cope with one thing stopping her from sleeping, the darkness.

THE SEEDING (dir. Sarah Troy Clark, 2012, Springbank Community High School)

A mixed-media animation about a boy who takes great care to see his seedling sprout.

THE ZIPPER (dir. Brittany Calibaba, 2012, Springbank Community High School)

An animated adventure about a boy who finds his nightmare in an unlikely place: his pillow.

NEVER EVER (dir. Nicole Provost, 2012, W.J. Mouat Secondary School, Screening out of competition)

Two young girls discover what it would truly mean to never grow up.

PAINT ME A PICTURE (dir. Vincent Varga, 2012, St. Mary's High School, Screening out of competition)

Logan, a college football prospect chasing his dream to play professionally, is faced with his ailing sister, who is neglected by their father.

Tickets are available for $13.00