This is it! The 20th anniversary poster for this year's festival. Next up: the program!
Monday, September 28, 2009
The 20th Anniversary Poster!!
This is it! The 20th anniversary poster for this year's festival. Next up: the program!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Less than a month to go!
It’s hard to believe that opening night of the 20th One World Film Festival is less than a month away. Over here we’ve been busy gearing up for the event and are excited to be in the final stages preparing the festival’s program and poster. Be sure to check back here for a first look at this year’s poster. We should have the design ready for your imploring eyes in the next few days.
We are pleased to announce that our webpage for this year’s festival has launched! Check it out here to find out more about the event and to see festival materials from previous years. Check back soon: this year's program with our exciting lineup of films will be posted for you over the next few days!
We are pleased to announce that our webpage for this year’s festival has launched! Check it out here to find out more about the event and to see festival materials from previous years. Check back soon: this year's program with our exciting lineup of films will be posted for you over the next few days!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Bytowne Cinema Event: A Prelude To Success!
This past Thursday, the ByTowne Cinema hosted a benefit screening for the One World Film Festival (OWFF). Through the nearly 300 tickets sold at the screening of the critically acclaimed documentary "Pray The Devil Back To Hell", we were able to raise an ample amount in funds, recruit a good number of volunteers, and create a strong sense of interest in the crowd for the upcoming festival this October. Overall, it was a great success and a hopeful sign of great things to come for this, the 20th Anniversary of the One World Film Festival.
Bidding has officially begun for the Silent Auction of a 5-star Safari trip for two, to Zululand, Africa. For more information about this great trip, please visit http://www.zulunyala.co.za. And stay tuned for the next time you can bid on this opportunity of a lifetime.
Following the night's screening, a discussion was held across the street at Don Cherry's Bar. Over 25 people attended this post-screening discussion, in order to gather any thoughts, reflections, or questions regarding the night's film. The discussion included three guest speakers, whom the OWFF thanks dearly for their hard work, time, and thoughtfulness:
Leanne Olson: Former Canadian health aid worker and current emergency room nurse at CHEO
Rink de Lange: Previously worked in Liberia with MERLIN and MSF, global medical aid agencies
Scott Walter: CODE Executive Director
Of course the main attraction of the evening was the viewing of the worldwide acclaimed documentary "Pray The Devil Back To Hell". This remarkable film has won countless awards across the globe, and is an awe-inspiring journey that takes great risks in order to reveal the importance and truth of standing up against evil, no matter what the danger or consequences may be. It is a testament to both the human spirit, and to the potential for togetherness that can be discovered within it.
Thanks again to all who attended the event, and to all the many volunteers who helped make this night a tremendous success! It was a perfect prelude to the upcoming 20th Anniversary of the One World Film Festival, which will begin in Ottawa, on October 15th, 2009.
Bidding has officially begun for the Silent Auction of a 5-star Safari trip for two, to Zululand, Africa. For more information about this great trip, please visit http://www.zulunyala.co.za. And stay tuned for the next time you can bid on this opportunity of a lifetime.
Following the night's screening, a discussion was held across the street at Don Cherry's Bar. Over 25 people attended this post-screening discussion, in order to gather any thoughts, reflections, or questions regarding the night's film. The discussion included three guest speakers, whom the OWFF thanks dearly for their hard work, time, and thoughtfulness:
Leanne Olson: Former Canadian health aid worker and current emergency room nurse at CHEO
Rink de Lange: Previously worked in Liberia with MERLIN and MSF, global medical aid agencies
Scott Walter: CODE Executive Director
Of course the main attraction of the evening was the viewing of the worldwide acclaimed documentary "Pray The Devil Back To Hell". This remarkable film has won countless awards across the globe, and is an awe-inspiring journey that takes great risks in order to reveal the importance and truth of standing up against evil, no matter what the danger or consequences may be. It is a testament to both the human spirit, and to the potential for togetherness that can be discovered within it.
Thanks again to all who attended the event, and to all the many volunteers who helped make this night a tremendous success! It was a perfect prelude to the upcoming 20th Anniversary of the One World Film Festival, which will begin in Ottawa, on October 15th, 2009.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
One World's 20th Anniversary
Welcome to this year's One World Film Festival! We're proud to be celebrating our 20th anniversary.
Join us tonight at the ByTowne Cinema for a special benefit screening of Pray the Devil Back to Hell, a documentary about the events leading to the election of Liberia's first female president.
Tickets are only $10. Screening is at 7 p.m.
For more info on the film, check out this article that ran in the Ottawa Citizen yesterday:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/hellish+road+peace/1998333/story.html
Join us tonight at the ByTowne Cinema for a special benefit screening of Pray the Devil Back to Hell, a documentary about the events leading to the election of Liberia's first female president.
Tickets are only $10. Screening is at 7 p.m.
For more info on the film, check out this article that ran in the Ottawa Citizen yesterday:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/hellish+road+peace/1998333/story.html
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