 Buy your tickets and full screening passes in advance for a discount. The 4th annual Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival presents three different programs of amazing short films made by youth across the GTA.  YOUNG AT HEART - June 2, 4pm, Innis Town Hall Relive your childhood through a series of whimsical animation and high energy entertainment. Throw yourself into the shoes of two girls who search through game-land for seven magical cookies. Educate yourself on some of the issues around the world. Let your heart melt from hearing stories of pet-owners and their best friends and shed a tear when two boys get their wish come true.  OUR ZANY ADVENTURES - June 2, 5:30pm, Innis Town Hall Life's an adventure and some are more wacky than others! Besides story that showcase the physical world (from all of Canada to Costa Rica), there will also be comedies and documentaries on questions like why you like cheesy bad movies, how you would raise Bigfoot and whether you would cry when you watch the beginning of Up. Plus, there's pie.  A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE - June 2, 7:30pm, Innis Town Hall We finish the day with a powerful dramatic lineup opened by an intense piece of animation in the style of a Chinese manga. Through biographical portraits, inspiring dramas and political conflicts, these stories will offer a different perspective on issues that will make you question your environment while tugging at some heartstrings. | INTERACTIVE       We had our screening and the jury gave their deliberation before we presented our two awards. The winners and top three in each category are: Visual Thesis Award Face the Strain - Alex Kingsmill (Team Bacon) Appetizers - Philbert Lui (Heroic Melon Collective) Penny For Your Thoughts - Joy Webster (Deeply Superficial) Audience Choice Award Metro - S. Jeysan, Adithya Addatheegala (Atrium Pictures) Face the Strain - Alex Kingsmill (Team Bacon) Wake Up - Roop Gill (Team Ajar) A special thanks go out to our volunteers, our participating teams and of course, our jury members Richard Fung, Peter Kuplowsky and Janice Lee for helping make this such a successful event. Congratulations to our award winners! VISIT OUR BLOG! Read the Toronto Youth Shorts Insider to get a sneak peek of what's happening with the festival in terms of the planning process, updates on film events around the city, random thoughts on movies in general and more. Updated almost daily, the members of the organizing committee post their thoughts and updates on the festival and other cool film related events in Toronto. |
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