Crazy8s is a filmmaking competition and festival held annually in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It provides funding and support to local filmmakers to shoot and edit a short film in eight days.[1] It has been called one of the best platforms for emerging filmmakers in Vancouver and has produced over 100 short films.[2][3]
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| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| No. of films | fewest, 3 (1999); most, 8 (2006, 2008) |
| Website | crazy8s |
History
editCrazy8s was founded in 1999 by Andrew Williamson.[4] Teams of filmmakers pitch their concepts to industry professionals. Around 200 teams annually submit a video pitch, 40 are then chosen to pitch in-person to a jury, after that 12 teams advance to the script stage before six finalists are announced in early January.[5]
After fine-tuning their concepts and delivering revised scripts, 6 winners are chosen to receive $1,000 and a production package and have three days to shoot followed by five days of post-production.[6] Most of the approximately 2,000 people involved are industry professionals.[7]
Notable past participants include Kaare Andrews, Samm Barnes, Carl Bessai, James Dunnison, Mackenzie Gray, Matthew Kowalchuk, CJ Wallis, Ali Liebert, Zach Lipovsky, Elan Mastai, Camille Mitchell, Nimisha Mukerji, Chris Goldade, Graham Wardle and Kyra Zagorsky.[8][9]
Dylan Akio Smith's Man. Feel. Pain. won Best Canadian Short Film at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.[10] Zach Lipovsky's Crazy Late is credited with helping earn him a spot on the reality show On the Lot.[11] Earthlickers and Bed Bugs: A Musical Love Story later screened at the 2014 Whistler Film Festival.[1] Joel Ashton McCarthy's I Love You So Much It's Killing Them won Best Short Film at Bruce Campbell's third annual GroovyFest.[12] The 20th anniversary edition began February 8, 2019 and premiered February 23.[13]
Galas
editThe finished films are screened at a Gala Screening followed by an afterparty.[14] The 2010 gala was held March 27 at the Vogue Theatre.[15] The 2014 competition attracted 154 applicants.[16] The 2015 gala screening was held February 28 at The Centre For Performing Arts and had 196 applicants.[17] It was hosted by Diana Bang, attracted 1,700 people and featured the band No Sinner at the afterparty.[1] The 2016 gala screening was held February 27 at The Centre For Performing Arts and was hosted by Ellie Harvie.[18] The 2017 competition attracted 216 teams and will screen the final six films February 25 at The Centre For Performing Arts with an official afterparty at Science World.[19]
References
edit- ^ a b c Fleming, Andrew (1 March 2015). "Crazy 8s turn sweet 16". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Javier, Carlo (22 February 2016). "Eight crazy days". The Capilano Courier. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Gee, Dana. "Eight days to make a short film puts the crazy in Crazy8s". The Province. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Georgian, Francis. "Crazy8s Film Festival celebrates 15 Years". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Gee, Dana. "Six shorts set to shine in latest edition of Crazy 8's film challenge". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Tejeida, Aurora (27 February 2014). "Crazy8s film fest gives students eight days to produce a masterpiece". The Ubyssey. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Uitto, Justin (31 March 2015). "Crazy 8s: Filmmaking on a budget". BeatRoute Magazine. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Mack, Adrian (24 February 2016). "Bedlam with benefits is the key to Crazy8s". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Furminger, Sabrina. "Vancouver actress Ali Liebert gets behind the camera for Crazy8s contest". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Past Award Winners: Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Film". tiff.net. Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Video: Crazy 8s juror Zach Lipovsky". The Vancouver Sun. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ IP, STEPHANIE. "Vancouver-shot short film earns nod from cult horror icon Bruce Campbell". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Takeuchi, Craig. "Kim's Convenience and Man in the High Castle cast members among winning Crazy8s film projects". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Jones, Scott. "Crazy8s Challenges Filmmakers To Work Under Pressure". epn.tv. epn. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Myara, Shana (24 March 2010). "Female filmmakers take Crazy8s dare". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Schaefer, Glen (14 January 2014). "Bedbugs, time travel, a deal with God and a sexy apocalypse among Crazy8s winners". The Province. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Atkinson, Cathryn (26 February 2016). "Crazy8s filmmaking is no drag for director Angie Nolan". Pique News Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Conner, Shawn (24 February 2016). "Romance, dystopian sci-fi and grocery store action – it's all part of this year's Crazy8s short film showcase!". Inside Vancouver. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "UPDATE: Filmmakers pick Langley as backdrop for shorts". Langley Advance. www.langleyadvance.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.