Sydney's Canadian Film Festival - Possible Worlds August 2, 2010

Possible Worlds, Sydney’s Canadian Film Festival announces the exciting program for its fifth annual festival. The program is filled with a mixture of intelligent and entertaining events including premiere screenings, filmmaker Q&A’s, industry talks and parties. The first and only annual Canadian film festival outside Canada, Possible Worlds is fast becoming a cornerstone of the Australian cultural calendars.
This year’s Possible Worlds is showcasing the best new films made in Canada from August 2 to August 8 and opens with the Australian premiere of psychological thriller Chloe, directed by Oscar-nominated auteur Atom Egoyan. The film stars well-respected actors, Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore and rising star Amanda Seyfried.

It will close seven days later with a screening of I Killed My Mother, from up-and-coming Montreal filmmaker Xavier Dolan, the recent recipient of the Sydney Film Prize at the Sydney Film Festival.

In between, twenty new Canadian feature films and seven shorts will unspool from August 2 to 8 at a number of venues including Dendy Opera Quays and Dendy Newtown.

Possible Worlds is presenting diverse work. Canadian filmmaker, journalist and actress Nelofer Pazira is flying to Sydney to present the Australian premiere of her film Act of Dishonour about the clash of tradition and modernity in modern day Afghanistan. Toronto producer Gerry Flahive is in town to present the Australian premiere of his documentary Invisible City and give an industry masterclass on transmedia production. Canadian-Australian sci-fi thriller Arctic Blast directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and Margaret Atwood documentary In The Wake of the Flood are having their world premiere at the event.

Official Website: http://www.possibleworlds.net.au