Dirt City Films

The High Level Bridge has U.S. premiere at the American Film Institute's AFI Fest 2010 presented by Audi

November 3, 2010

After a successful world premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, The High Level Bridge, the latest short film by Trevor Anderson, will screen this week at the American Film Institute’s festival in Los Angeles: AFI Fest 2010 presented by Audi.

AFI Fest’s Associate Director of Programming Lane Kneedler had this to say: “We looked at over 3,000 films this year submitted to us in our shorts programming. We will be showing 31. We found Trevor’s film quite easily since we had been familiar with his work for a couple of years. We have shown two other short films by him in the past and were following his success at the Berlin and Toronto Film Festivals. I reached out to Trevor asking to see some of his new work and instantly knew we would show The High Level Bridge as soon as I saw it. Trevor’s filmmaking style elicits a warmth and quirky sensibility that paints a loving portrait of his Canadian homeland. Some of his work is more explicitly Nationalist or driven by his place of origin than others but regardless there is always a bright spark of Canadian charm in all of his work.”

In The High Level Bridge, Anderson documents the bridge’s history, acknowledges its role in tragic suicides and its place in collective psychology, finding humour in dark territory. The film showcases chilling shots of the North Saskatchewan River, and pays homage to the people and events surrounding an odd landmark.

The High Level Bridge is produced by Anderson’s Dirt City Films. Fish Griwkowsky is cinematographer. It is edited by Justin Lachance, sound design is by John Blerot of Wolf Willow Sound, and Scott Davidchuk provides a drum score.

The High Level Bridge screens November 9 at Mann’s Chinese Theatre in L.A.

Punchlines screens, DINX and The Island nominated for awards at OUT TAKES Dallas

November 2, 2010

Punchlines will screen November 11, 2010, as part of OUT TAKES Dallas. Two more of our short films are nominated for awards at the festival: DINX is up for Best Narrative Short Film, and The Island (pictured) is nominated for Best Documentary Film. The winners will be announced November 11. Clint Hassell, Artistic Programming Director of OUT TAKES, shared these kind words when he wrote with the good news of the nominations: “I love your films. You’ve become one of two, maybe three directors whose films I actively seek out for our festival. I can say, with no sense of hyperbole, that The Island is so beautiful that I actually feel like I’m a better person for having seen it.” Wow, thanks Clint!

Punchlines to screen at Olympia Film Festival

November 1, 2010

Punchlines, a recent short film by director Trevor Anderson, will screen at the immensely rocknroll 27th Olympia Film Festival in Olympia, Washington. The personal documentary, originally created for the “cell phone self-portrait” assignment at the 2009 Talent Lab of the Toronto International Film Festival, will screen in Olympia on Wednesday, November 17th at 10:00 p.m. as part of the “We Make It Rad” program of short films. SMASH! SMASH! SMASH!

Hooray for Halifax

October 14, 2010

After its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this September, our new short film will go on to play the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 19. More details at www.atlanticfilm.com

Anderson interviewed on Global TV

August 24, 2010

Filmmaker Trevor Anderson was interviewed by Lynda Steele on Global News in advance of the world premiere of The High Level Bridge at the Toronto International Film Festival.

To view the interview, click here.

THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE to premiere at TIFF 2010

August 10, 2010

Our new short film THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE will have its world festival premiere this September at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival before returning home to the Edmonton International Film Festival. More information at www.tiff.net and www.edmontonfilmfest.com

Anderson attends TIFF Talent Lab with Danny Boyle, Tilda Swinton

September 24, 2009

Filmmaker Trevor Anderson, pictured between Danny Boyle and Tilda Swinton, returns home to Edmonton from the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, where he presented his short film_ The Island _to three sold-out houses. Anderson was also chosen to participate in the Talent Lab, along with 20 other emerging filmmakers. The governors and speakers at the Talent Lab included Danny Boyle, Miranda July, Don McKellar, John Collee, Tilda Swinton, Mark Lewis, Gaspar Noé, Peter Mettler, Jane Campion, Jan Chapman, Suzana Amaral, James Schamus, Niki Caro, Christine Vachon, Atom Egoyan, Ivan Reitman, Scott Hicks and Brian De Palma.

The Island premieres at the Berlinale

February 22, 2009

Filmmaker Trevor Anderson (pictured here in his rat cat hat) returns from Berlin where he attended the world premiere of his new short film The Island at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. The Berlinale, one of the leading A-list film festivals in the world, presented Anderson’s short film to five sold-out audiences. During the Q&A after the final screening, curator Maike Mia Hohne announced to Anderson in front of the full house, “We will follow your work.” Danke, Berlin!