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Festival Attracts Filmmakers

Sun, Jul 10, 2011

Festival Attracts Filmmakers

When the Slater Brothers return to Hamilton for the third annual film festival they created, they will be joined by an impressive guest list of people in the industry. Scheduled to be part of this year's Hamilton International Film Festival staged by Grant, Todd and Wade Slater are:

  • Charles Officer, director of the Mighty Jerome
  • Actor and director Benjamin Busch, whose father was longtime Colgate professor Frederick Busch, will screen his film Bright
  • Director Jordan Bayne will show her film The Sea is All I Know
  • Dina Rosenmeier, director of A Journey In My Mother's Footsteps
  • Producer Richard Hanet will screen his Toronto Film Festival official selection Score - A Hockey Musical.
  • Carrie Clifford '93 and Gillian Vigman '94 will show their short film Baby Boss.
  • Al Sapienza, of the HBO series The Sopranos, will present his film Spare.

The first film will be screened at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Hamilton Movie Theater, and all proceeds will benefit Hamilton Central Schools.

The festival will conclude with critically acclaimed films Patagonia Rising and Esha, and a special presentation of the animated short film Raccoon & Crawfish presented by Four Direction Productions and the Oneida Indian Nation.

On Friday night, a special filmmakers reception will be held at the Colgate Bookstore. The free event, which starts at 6:30 p.m., will feature several of the directors, producers, and actors from the festival.

The schedule for Saturday includes red-carpet arrivals starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Palace Theater, two film screenings, and the closing night party at the Colgate Inn.

"The filmmakers and actors who have agreed to come to Hamilton are truly first rate," said Grant Slater, adding that they are coming from places such as Denmark, Vancouver, Toronto, Los Angeles, India, and New York City.

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