The Gimli Film Festival began in 2001, originally launched as an outgrowth of the town's Islendingadagurinn festival of Icelandic Canadian culture.[2]
The festival takes place annually on the last weekend of July and has grown to include four indoor venues, industry workshops and events, an annual $10,000 emerging filmmaker pitch competition, a 48 Hour Filmmaking Challenge, and a variety of awards and parties. The festival is also known for its free outdoor beach film screenings, where films are projected on an 11-meter-tall screen erected annually in the waters of Lake Winnipeg.[3]
The festival was founded in part by former Senator Janis Johnson.[4]
Referencesedit
^Kayla Rosen, "'You can’t stop us': Gimli Film Festival moves online amid COVID-19 pandemic". CTV News Winnipeg, May 7, 2020.
^Jake MacDonald, "Gimli gathers on the beach to discern movies and thunder". National Post, August 2, 2002.
^Juliet Kadzviti, "Film Fest line-up a treat for film lovers". Interlake Spectator, July 27, 2017.
^"Conservative Senator Janis Johnson retires after 26 years". CBC News. September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
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