All events are free to the public and proceeds benefit Algalita Marine Research Foundation.
Hope you can make it!
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Tofino plays starts playing movies at 4pm, so I had plenty of time for relaxing and beach walking before film watching.The organizers work so hard to get great films and to get directors out to their gorgeous town, and it really showed. I got to see a slew of really good movies including How to Die in Oregon which won the Grand Prize at Sundance, so we were in pretty good company.
Grant missed his connecting flight and ended up renting a car and driving into Wichita at 3:30am, but it was reportedly all uphill from there. Despite his lack of sleep, he participated in a filmmakers meet and greet, a panel discussion, and had Q and A at a sold out screening. When he got home, he wouldn't stop talking about the welcoming people and the abundance of friendly volunteers and great food.
Better yet, although Kansas is apparently the worst state for sustainability, our film was really well recieved, and we garnered runner up for audience choice for Best Documentary!
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Another great festival! Bend Oregon is a fabulous town - close to mountains and rivers, film lovers, and everything we love in a community from organic bakeries to outdoor shops. The staff and volunteers at this festival worked overtime to make us feel special and to promote screenings. I'm not just gushing for the sake of it - we made some solid connections with other filmmakers and saw some really good films as well. If you're a filmmaker, do NOT miss this festival next year.
In the end, the icing on the cake was that we were awarded Best Conservation Film! Hoping to get back to Oregon in the next few months for a community screening or two, so stay tuned.
Special thanks to Kerry and his posse of pets who put us up and to Owen who gave us the best souvenirs (www.mugrevolution.com)
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1 film festival, 5 high schools, and 4 communities; we just got back from 10 screenings in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District of British Columbia. We got to visit some great small towns that would otherwise likely never see The Clean Bin Project (Clearwater, Chase, Merritt, and Clinton). We even squeezed in a visit to the Cache Creek Landfill (Where much of Vancouver's garbage ends up).
The schools were especially amazing. Lots of great questions, open discussions about reusable feminine hygiene, and even a few personal pledges to give up plastic bags or try homemade toothpaste.
One of the highlights was meeting 4 amazing youth in Kamloops; they started their own zero waste blog the day after seeing the film! Check it out at http://nottrashyreport.blogspot.com/
HUGE thanks to Marcia (that's us with Marcia of Waste Naught BC below) and James for coordinating the tour; Martin and the TNRD for bringing us to so many great communities; and Cheryl, the Yamashitas, and the Clevelands for hosting us.
In Powell River (which was truly a charming town), we got a personal tour of the fabulous Patricia Theatre from Ann (operating since the 1920's) and were hosted by the equally fabulous and community minded Karen from Pebble in the Pond, The Cranberry Hall Society, the local radio station, etc, etc (she's a busy lady).
We also spent some quality time in Powell River's own zero waste store! Check out the short that Grant made while we were in there:
Our Gibsons screening atracted none other than the Mayor, and once again we got to swap stories with some amazing folks. Thanks to Karen, Michelle, Ann, Billie, Beverly, Tim, Ann, Buddy, and Barb.
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After a fun summer of family trips and relaxation (including trips to RIdge Meadows Recycling Depot and Gibsons Recycling Depot), we're happy to announce that it will be a busy fall for The Clean Bin Project! We have community screenings from Gibsons, BC all the way to Inuvik, NT! (no, we won't be attending all of them in person).
Grant and I will be hitting a few high schools to share our 50 minute student cut with the next generation of zero wasters, hopefully inspiring them to set up a few challenges of their own.
We're also happy to be a part of some great film festivals including:
More details to follow. If you don't see your town on the list, why not organize your own community screening? Check out this page for more information, and contact us for more details!
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We are thrilled to share that we were awarded Best Canadian Documentary at the Projecting Change Film Festival! That's me accepting the award with co-founders Lindsay and Brady and the festival Executive Director Colette (thanks for the photo which I snagged from the Projecting Change facebook page -see more photos here).
We saw so many great films and got to meet some other filmmakers that I hope we'll keep in touch with. Grant rocked his white pants at the closing night party - his band performed for the evening, and we got some really great feedback both on our film and on the event as a whole. It's such a great feeling to be part of a festival in your own home town, especially one that is so well coordinated and engages the public in such an enthousiastic way.
Further reading? Check out the Vancouver Sun interview with Grant and me and this awesome blog review from someone who saw the film.
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Full credit to the fabulous marketing team at the Projecting Change Film Festival for getting us the interview.
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