Sled Island Film Heating Up For Summer! June 24-29, 2010
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For release on June 16, 2010
NEWS RELEASE
Sled Island Film Heating Up For Summer! June 24-29, 2010
Sled Island Film, a component of the Sled Island Music and Arts Festival presents a festival of hot new independent feature length and short film World, Canadian, and Alberta Premiers from June 24 - 29, 2010. Sled Island Film highlights 12 of the 20 films screen at this year's festival:
Opening Night
Do It Again – One Man’s Quest To Reunite The Kinks Alberta Premier. Featuring Zooey Deschanel (She and Him), Sting, Robyn Hitcock, Peter Buck. Thursday June 24, 2010 Plaza Theatre 7:00pm
Skateland Canadian Premier. 2010 Sundance Grand Jury Nominee. Featuring Ashley Green (Twilight).Thursday June 24, Plaza Theatre 9:00pm
Partners Present
Academy Nominated Shorts (Animated/Live Action) First Calgary screenings of nominated shorts packages in their entirety. Presented by Show Us Your Shorts and Quick Draw Animation Society. Sunday June 27, Plaza Theatre 7:00pm and Tuesday June 29, Plaza Theatre 7:00pm
Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride Free Encore Screening. Sunday June 27, Plaza Theatre 1:00 PM
Call and Response Free Encore Screening. Presented by Marda Loop Justice Film Festival. Saturday June 26, Plaza Theatre 1:00pm
Film/Music Explosion Featuring live performances by Blist and Dragon Fli Empire. Presented by CSIF. Directors In Attendance. Monday June 28, Plaza Theatre 9:00pm
The Parking Lot Movie Alberta Premier. 2010 Hot Docs 2010 SXSW. Presented by Arusha Center. Saturday June 26, Plaza Theatre 7:20pm
Prairie Tales World Premier. Presented by AMAAS, QAS CSIF, EMMEDIA Production and Access Society.Friday June 25, Plaza Theatre 7:00pm
International Favourites and Rockumentaries
American Grindhouse Alberta Premier. 2010 SXSW, 2010 Hot Docs. Featuring John Landis, David Hess, John Dante. Friday June 25, Plaza Theatre 9:00pm
Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill! Russ Meyer’s 1965 Cult Classic. Friday June 25, Plaza Theatre 11:00pm
No Fun City Alberta Premier. Directors in Attendance. Panel Discussion. Presented by CJSW 90.9 FMSaturday June 26, Plaza Theatre 9:20pm
Strange Powers: Stephen Merritt and The Magnetic Fields Alberta Premier 2010 Hot Docs, 2010 SXSW. Featuring all members of The Magnetic Fields. Director in Attendance. Presented by CJSW 90.9 FM and WordFest. Monday June 28, Plaza Theatre 7:00pm
Sled Island Film supports the presentation of film in Calgary and Alberta by providing a new forum for not only film as a medium and art, but for the numerous festivals and presentation societies of one of the most diverse and unique communities to be found. Festival of Festivals conducts professional signatory showcases by Calgary and Alberta film festival and presentation societies displaying the strength, integrity, and vitality of each separately and as a whole. While celebrating our differences we are building our connectivity in continuing to support the medium we believe in and dedicate ourselves to.
For further information about the Sled Island Film – Festival of Festivals, please visit www.sledisland.com/film, and our facebook Sled Island Film group. You can also follow us on Twitter with sledislandfilm tweets.
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Sled Island Festival to Grow with New Staff
For Immediate Release
Sled Island Festival to Grow with New Staff
Sled Island, one of North America’s fastest growing independent music and arts festivals, is excited to announce that it is in the process of hiring its first full-time staff member for the position of Executive Festival Director.
Now in its fourth year, Sled Island has established itself as an important part of North America’s music scene, consistently showcasing some of the finest established and emerging musical talent from around the world and recently being recognized by listeners of CBC Radio 3 as one of the top 10 annual music festivals in Canada.
Sled Island’s new Executive Festival Director will be responsible for continuing to build and expand on the annual four-day festival, which has previously brought together such acts as Spoon, Cat Power, Mogwai, RZA, Tren Brothers, Japandroids, Boredoms, Liars, Yo La Tengo, Broken Social Scene, Monotonix, Jonathan Richman, Wire and The Breeders, along with film, comedy and visual art.
As noted by Sled Island founder, Zakary Pashak, the hiring of an Executive Festival Director will mark a significant step forward in the evolution of Sled Island, furthering its ability to celebrate culture and build community in Calgary, Canada.
This year’s Sled Island will take place from June 30 – July 3, 2010 in Calgary, Canada and will feature more than 100 artists including Girl Talk, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Built To Spill, The Melvins, !!! and Les Savy Fav.
For more information on Sled Island, please visit www.sledisland.com
For media inquiries, please contact Zak Pashak at zak@sledisland.com
Schedule Posted Online, All Ages Programming & Tickets on Sale Now!
Sled Island Schedule Posted Online, All Ages Programming & Tickets on Sale Now!
The 4th annual Sled Island Music and Arts Festival is taking place June 30 to July 3 at multiple venues in Calgary. This year's full festival lineup and schedule are posted online now at www.sledisland.com
The 2010 music festival will kick off with Deerhoof performing at the Central United Church on Wednesday June 30th. Many of the festival headliners - Black Lips, The Melvins, The Thermals, F'd Up, GZA, No Age, etc - will be playing in intimate club venues across Calgary.There are several all-ages shows programmed which help fulfill Sled Island's mandate to foster our local scene and to provide access to arts and culture for people of all ages. The festival is working with every conceivable music space in Calgary to help create a sense of community in the downtown core.
Sled Island is made possible largely thanks to the support of wristband and ticket purchasers. A limited number of single show tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door for a wide range of shows at Sled Island 2010. Prices range from $10 to $45 for single ticket purchases.
Festival wristbands are available for $194 until June 15. After June 16 prices increase to $220. The Sled Island 4-day wristband offers access to all shows (subject to capacity), and guarantees entrance into both days of outdoor programming at Olympic Plaza and Sled Island Film from June 24 - 29. Buy your passes early and start planning the week at Sled Island!
Sled Island main stage only passes are also available -- featuring Girl Talk, The Melvins, Hot Water Music, Built to Spill, The Thermals, Black Lips and more -- Friday, July 2nd admission is $68 , Saturday, July 3rd admission is $92. Better yet, two-day main site passes are available for $129, you can turn that $30 savings into beer! -BUY NOW-
For Press Contact Drew Marshall - drew@sledisland.com
