newsnewshttp://www.cleanbinmovie.com/news/2012-04-30T23:06:54ZSquarespaceFundraisers and Festivalshttp://www.cleanbinmovie.com/news/2012/4/30/fundraisers-and-festivals.htmlclean bin movie2012-04-30T23:05:36Z2012-04-30T23:05:36ZAfter a fabulous Earth Week with visits to Science World, skype Q and A’s with Toronto high schools, and a trip to Victoria and Campbell River, we’re heading south. That’s right, we’re going to the US of A. May 4th will see us in Portland, Oregon, kicking off our theatrical run at The Clinton Street Theater. Opening night will be a fundraiser for the Portland Surfrider Chapter, so get ready for sweet raffle prizes from local companies – they remind you not to forget to bring cash.

Tickets are just $7. More information is at http://www.facebook.com/events/268651013218104/ If you miss opening night, never fear, The Clean Bin Project will be screening at 7pm and 9pm May 5-9th (we just won’t be there in person for those ones).

On Sunday May 6th, we’re excited to be part of the Seattle True Independent Film Festival which celebrates westcoast films that are truly independent (but still awesome!) Info is at http://www.trueindependent.org/

See you there!

]]>Bend Again!http://www.cleanbinmovie.com/news/2012/4/12/bend-again.htmlclean bin movie2012-04-13T00:36:53Z2012-04-13T00:36:53ZWe're excited to be back in Bend, Oregon for an encore screening. We visited a school this morning, and the kids had tons of great questions. We even signed a few autographs and talked to some aspiring filmmakers abotu which cameras we liked.

Honestly, this is one of our all time favorite towns. People are so nice, the buildings are lovely, and landscape is gorgeous. Add to that a great local culture of restaurants, sports, and entertainment, and we're pretty sure we'd be happy to live down here permenantly.

Earth week is coming up next week, so we'll be hitting Vancouver, Burnaby, and Vancouver Island with screenings. Hope to see you there!

]]>Victoria to Montrealhttp://www.cleanbinmovie.com/news/2012/3/11/victoria-to-montreal.htmlclean bin movie2012-03-12T02:35:30Z2012-03-12T02:35:30ZWe have a bunch of screenings this month leading up to April (Earth Month). We'll be visiting a number of screenings in person including Victoria and Montreal, a place that we haven't visited since we cycled across the country in 2010.

Obviously we can't be at every single event, but I've updated the calendar so now it's clear which screenings we will be at by the little * beside the title.

Stay tuned for Earth Month news!

]]>Charles Moore in Hits Vancouverhttp://www.cleanbinmovie.com/news/2012/1/31/charles-moore-in-hits-vancouver.htmlclean bin movie2012-02-01T01:54:11Z2012-02-01T01:54:11ZFamed scientist and TED lecturer Captain Charles Moore is in Vancouver right now! We're pretty excited that one of our eco-heroes (and star of our film) is able to make an in person appearance in our hometown. Come join us and Captain Moore at one of these locations for a great talk and signing of his new book Plastic Ocean.

All events are free to the public and proceeds benefit Algalita Marine Research Foundation.

  • Wed, Feb 1      4:30pm SFU Downtown. Labatt Hall, Room 1700.
  • Thurs, Feb 2    4:30 Capilano University, Main Theatre.
  • Thurs, Feb 2    7:30pm Science World (sold out)
  • Fri, Feb 3        12:00pm UBC. Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Room 182 Register at http://charlesmoore.eventbrite.com/
  • Then he's heading to Kamloops.

Hope you can make it!

]]>Winter Breakhttp://www.cleanbinmovie.com/news/2011/11/30/winter-break.htmlclean bin movie2011-11-30T05:00:55Z2011-11-30T05:00:55ZWe've had a super busy Fall and are glad to be moving into winter. If you're in Red Lake, Ontario, you can catch The Clean Bin Project on Dec 3rd. If your university already has an educational license, be sure to let us know when you're having public screenings - we'll put it up on our screenings page to help attract more folks.

We have more festivals and community shows coming in the new year. In the meantime, if you're thinking zero waste this holiday season, check out our blog for ideas on low impact gifts and wrapping alternatives.

 

 

]]>Southern and Coastal Charmhttp://www.cleanbinmovie.com/news/2011/10/28/southern-and-coastal-charm.htmlclean bin movie2011-10-28T17:06:40Z2011-10-28T17:06:40ZWe had to split up for the first time last weekend. I headed to Tofino for the Tofino Film Festival and Grant headed to Wichita for the Tallgrass Film Festival. Both of us had fabulous times.

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!

]]>Top Honors at FilmShift!http://www.cleanbinmovie.com/news/2011/10/21/top-honors-at-filmshift.htmlclean bin movie2011-10-22T02:44:13Z2011-10-22T02:44:13ZWe are excited to share that The Clean Bin Project won first prize for Best of Show at the FilmShift Film Festival in Massachusetts!

I don't have a photo to share as we couldn't attend in person, but you can bet that we are walking around with a couple of these plastered on our faces:

 

]]>Bend Film Festivalhttp://www.cleanbinmovie.com/news/2011/10/13/bend-film-festival.htmlclean bin movie2011-10-13T17:37:24Z2011-10-13T17:37:24ZAnother 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)

]]>New Friends in the BC Interiorhttp://www.cleanbinmovie.com/news/2011/10/2/new-friends-in-the-bc-interior.htmlclean bin movie2011-10-02T16:23:27Z2011-10-02T16:23:27Z1 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.

]]>Sunshine Coasthttp://www.cleanbinmovie.com/news/2011/9/21/sunshine-coast.htmlclean bin movie2011-09-21T05:26:31Z2011-09-21T05:26:31ZWe had a great weekend on the Sunshine Coast with three back to back screenings in Powell River, Gibsons (Yay Green Film Series), and at the Sea to Sky Outdoor School.

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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