Moving Stories Films is a a 90-minute curated program of short films celebrating the written word. The films have been selected by Festival Founder Judith Keenan and Programmer Paul Quarrington in consultation with prestigious Film Advisors, and have been submitted by artists around the world. From September to November 2008, Moving Stories will screen at public events hosted by film and literature festivals across North America.
www.movingstoriesfilmfest.com – Moving Stories Curator Paul Quarrington talks to Ivan E. Coyote on location at Vancouver International Writer’s Festival, where the film program was presented to a standing-room-only audience. Both Paul and Ivan were multi-tasking at VIWF – not only did they host the film program, they read from their respective recent books *and* also performed live in the late night cabaret. Ivan shares a little of her life as storyteller. Ivan E. Coyote is an award-winning au...
www.movingstoriesfilmfest.com -- Curator Paul Quarrington speaks with Film Advisor Nino Ricci about the page-to-screen film adaptations represented in the Moving Stories Films 2008 program. A LETTER TO COLLEEN: Dir. Andy London / USA / 8:30 / Fiction / Based on the graphic novel A Letter to Christine by Andy London - Haunted by the events of his 18th birthday, Andy London writes a letter to Colleen in an attempt to put his demons to rest.THE CAVE: Dir. Michael Ramsey / USA / 3:00 / Fiction / B...
Wed. Nov 267:30pm (doors 7pm) $5 CoverGladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St West TorontoHosts Paul Quarrington, Judith Keenan with Special GuestsWant to see some of this season’s hottest titles on the big screen before they are turned into feature length blockbusters? Moving Stories Films is a hilarious, odd and poignant collection of short films based on recent books from all over the world. Some are faithful to the page and others treat the source text as a starting point for cinematic inv...
www.movingstoriesfilmfest.com -- with a big shout out to our committed presenters coast to coast -- THIN AIR 2008: Winnipeg International Writers Festival; St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival; Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall Edition; WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival and Vancouver International Writers Festival -- close to 600 audience members enjoyed the inaugural screening program Moving Stories Films. Our Special Guests on stage included Randall Ma...
www.movingstoriesfilmsfest.com - Host Paul Quarrington talks to Drew Hayden Taylor, award-winning author, playwright, screenwriter and comedian. At the risk of dating himself, Hayden Taylor reveals that his first television writing credit was for the Beachcombers! Who knew? At THIN AIR 2008, Winnipeg's writers festival, he read from Me Sexy (the sequel to Me Funny), a collection of stories written by some of Canada’s most esteemed First Nations writers, a number of which joined him on stage. F...
www.movingstoriesfilmfest.com - The Moving Stories Film Festival has begun it's tour of North American at Thin Air 2008: The 12th Annual International Writers Festival in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Featuring Executive Producer Judith Keenan, Curator Paul Quarrington, Author Randall Maggs, and Thin Air Director Charlene Diehl.