One Minute Film and Video Festival 2007

2007 marks the 5th year for the One Minute Film and Video Festival. Every year there is a theme for the festival and for 2007 the theme is Secrets. This theme provided us with many films to see, and I was surprized at how often I was thinking during the film: What's the secret? It must have been a challenge to hide and reveal a secret in a mere sixty seconds.

With 52 films it was not easy to hold in the noggin' what happened in each and every one. Thankfully the festival provides views with a program that lists each of the one minute wonders along with a still shot. I for one, say a hearty "Thank you!" for the lovely memory jogger.

Here are the stand outs:

Compelling:

Beijing 2007
Tania Ursomarzo
Beautiful and tender moments of a flower in a glass

Ice9
Evan Trapper
A wealth of expression, and ice

Hilarious:

No Cigar
Colin McIvor
This one got my vote for best. Perfect in every sense of the word.

Spoilers!
Daniel Cockburn & Jeff Szpirglas
Spoilers indeed, each and every one

Coming out of Context
Powzy Dewhurst
Brilliant reinterpretation of the Archie comics

Creepy:

Nobody Listens to a Hysterical Woman
Penny Lane & Jesse Stiles
Intense and successful at creating a truly uncomfortable environment

This Thing is Bigger than the Both of Use: These Are Facts
Daniel Cockburn
Effective and tense

Indescribable:

Deer-Leg Nun-Chucks
Joe Hambleton
Best name out of the short, and bizarre film to boot!

The festival was a lot of fun, great energy in the room and was rounded off with awards presentation. It really packed a lot into one great night. I highly recommend checking it out next year and the years to come.


Matthew C. Brown and Meredith Dault presenting honourable mention to Evan Tapper for Ice9


Matthew C. Brown, Meredith Dault presenting award for animation to Flemish Beauty for The Inquisitive Snail



The 5th One Minute Film and Video Festival was on November 22 2007 at the Bloor Cinema, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.