§ HAIDA GWAII FILM FESTIVAL 2010

The Haida Gwaii Film Festival was held this year from April 30^th to May 2^nd. The show themes were Water, Earth, Wind and Fire, and this year’s festival was created from a very unique cache of amazing talented directors, filmmakers, and producers from around the world.

Highlights were:

· Kevin Element from Thunder Bay presenting free workshops of Stop Motion Animation for youth and adults

· Dr. Alberto Becerril Montekio of the University of Morelos, Mexico who will present a seminar which is a visual anthropology of his last film (selected by National Geographic)

· Helen Haig-Brown, a Tsilhqot’in director who will present a film The Cave

· Cristina Boiles, a producer from Montreal to present Native Mexican Cinema

· Abraham Lifhshitz, a documentary Ants and Elephants

Others were invited:

· Karen Jamieson to present a documentary The Recollector, a project begun in Skidegate eight years ago while creating a dance memorial for Percy Gladstone

· Lysette Yosolevitz, a video artist who will offer film editing workshops.

· Dariush Zarbafian from Moncton University to present his documentary on Iranian percussions