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SFF 2020 Poster

3 DAYS, 25 FILMS, 17 SPONSORS, AND 6 WINNERS!

Thank you to the Sault Ste. Marie community for their continued support and to all the filmmakers who submitted films, and attended the festival. Despite being confined by Covid-19 guidelines we had a successful first film festival.

Crime and Punishment

BEST STUDENT FILM

Crime and Punishment

OPENING NIGHT

November 27th 2020 - Red Carpet 6:30pm, Screening 7:00pm (in person only)

Road to Tophet - Directed by Steve Schmidt 
Charlie is a french-Canadian kid who smuggles drugs over the American border intonorthern Ontario to make some extra cash. But when he decides he wants out, his bosssets him up to lose a shipment. He's now trapped in a job and sees no way out ... until hisfriend Johnny shows up with a bunch of gambling debts and one bad idea that leads themboth down The Road to Tophet.

SHORTS BLOCK 1

November 28th 2020 - Screening 10:00am

  • The Audition - Directed by Alison MacDonald

  • Disgruntled - Directed by Bryanna Vachon

  • Crime and Punishment - Directed by Vladimir Sokolskyy

  • And Again - Directed by Joseph Schlapsi

  • Clementine - Directed by Alexandre Fishbein-Ouimett

  • Can We Just Dance - Directed by Jade Robertson

SHORTS BLOCK 2

November 28th 2020 - Screening 1:00pm

  • Thief - Directed by Hari Ramesh

  • The Paperboy - Directed by Mark Brombacher and Michael James Regan

  • Squashed - Directed by Peter Anthony

  • The Lawn Brothers - Directed by Patrick McNeil

  • Sum’n Different - Directed by Eric Miron and Gerry Kingsley

SHORTS BLOCK 3

November 28th 2020 - Screening 3:00pm

  • Wendy and Peter - Directed by Nathan “Jonna” Bouliane

  • Second Place - Directed by Ashlyn Chilson, Safia Qureshi, and Tina Vien

  • The Philanthropist - Directed by Jayson Stewart

  • Big Wheels - Directed by Andrew Simpson

  • Project Vanish - Directed by Daniel Lance

  • Honey - Directed by Rebeka Herron and Trish Rainone (not in competition)

SHORTS BLOCK 4

November 29th 2020 - Screening 1:00pm

  • A New Immigrant in Sault Ste. Marie- Directed by Lovleen Sharma

  • Long Walk Home - Directed by Kelly Saxberg and Dianne Brothers

  • The Interview - Directed by Emma L.R. Hogg

  • All For You - Directed by Patrick Gignac

  • Darkness - Directed by Christopher Shoust

  • Further - Two Strangers - Directed by Luke Grandmont

CLOSING NIGHT

November 29th 2020 - Red Carpet 6:30pm, Screening 7:00pm

Heroes of a Different Kind - Directed by Daniel Lance and Dan Lance (Sr.)
St. Paul's heroes must unite and defend their elementary school when a mysterious and ruthless villain seeks to rule over all students.

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WORKSHOPS

Available virtually from November 27th 2020 - December 4th 2020

  • Intro to Screenwriting with Rebecca Hales 

  • Producing 101 with Heidi Tan

  • Grant Writing with Rebeka Herron

  • Acting with Trish Rainone

  • Creating the Atmosphere with Stephanie Maione

  • Post-Production with Hari Ramesh

** Workshops are included in the Full Festival Pass

THANK YOU

TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

Northern Superior Brewing

NORTHERN SUPERIOR BREWING

(Gold)

SooToday

SOOTODAY

(Gold)

Rico Fata Sponsor

RICO & ROMINA FATA

(Gold)

180 Sisterhood Productions

180 SISTERHOOD PRODUCTIONS

(Gold)

the atmosphere

THE ATMOSPHERE

(Silver)

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T BELL TRANSPORT

(Bronze)

Spadoni's

SPADONI'S FURNITURE

(Bronze)

KONRAN

KONRAN MEDIA

(Bronze)

Stone's Office Plus

STONE'S OFFICE PLUS

(Bronze)

Mary Bullock Donation

IN MEMORY OF MARY BULLOCK

(Bronze)

Trimount Construction Group

TRIMOUNT CONSTRUCTION GROUP

(Bronze)

Parallel Universe Pictures

PARALLEL UNIVERSE PICTURES

(Community)

Rolling Pictures

ROLLING PICTURES

(Community)

Heyden Restaurant

HEYDEN RESTAURANT

(Community)

DeLuca's Pizzeria

DELUCA'S PIZZERIA

(Community)

the BORDERLINE Radio Soo

THE BORDERLINE RADIO SOO

(Community)

Vox Popular

VOX POPULAR MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL

(Community)

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