See where blue-sky thinking can take you!
June 1 – 3, 2022
Blue Mountain Village Conference Centre
The Blue Mountains, Ontario
Set in a stunning location, the inaugural Creative Forum of the Blue Mountain Film Festival 2022 takes attendees on a wild
three-day ride exploring essential techniques in creative producing, sound design, creating haunting imagery, putting a new
spin on genre films, eco-activism, and what it takes for an actor to stand out as a director. All six forum sessions are focused on
industry-leading speakers and designed to maximize your creative potential across genres and platforms. There’s networking
too. Through various fun activities, BMFF’s Creative Forum provides multiple opportunities for filmmakers to build lasting
relationships with senior industry figures, collaborators, and decision-makers.
Six Main Stage Film Talks
Film & Eco-Activist
Following their internationally-acclaimed trilogy with landscape photographer Edward Burtynsky (Manufactured Landscapes, Watermark, Anthropocene), Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier return with the David and Goliath story Into the Weeds, about a groundskeeper who took on a multinational agrochemical corporation after his terminal cancer diagnosis. In this session, they discuss the challenging terrain of the activist film. Following the screening of their film, there will be a case study with Jennifer Baichwal and special guests discussing the challenging terrain of eco-activism.
Female Genre Mash Up
In Night Raiders (2021) and Slash/Back (2022), writer-directors Danis Goulet and Nyla Innuksuk put an indelibly Indigenous, gender-disruptive spin on genre staples, the dystopian sci-fi fable, and the horror film. These exciting filmmakers share their experience of encroaching on established mainstream cinematic storytelling.
Crossing the Line
Elisabeth Moss, Jordan Peele, Viggo Mortensen, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Taika Waititi, Halle Berry… The list of actors who also direct grows longer every year. Two top actor-directors unpack the myriad challenges and unexpected pleasures of sliding into the director’s chair. (Speakers TBA)
Haunting Visions
We often talk about “the magic of the movies” in benevolent, almost utopian terms. But for brilliant filmmakers like Guillermo del Toro and David Cronenberg, the cinema is a place of dark conjurings, where beauty rubs against the grotesque and disturbing imagery is forever implanted in the mind’s eye of the beholder. In this session, top production designers dissect and reconstruct the dark arts behind cinema’s most haunting visions. (Speakers TBA)
The Art of Sound
We all know film is a powerful visual medium, but overlook the contribution of sound design at your peril. As the industry aphorism has it, you haven’t really seen a movie until you’ve watched it with your eyes closed. In this panel, celebrated sound designer Jane Tattersall and Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer Sheila Hockin reveal the secret transformative properties of their craft.
Creative Producing in a Destabilized Industry
Stories are woven into the fabric of our society. But who decides which ones are worth telling? Creative producers discuss the challenge and rewards of fighting for their vision. Topics include: fostering creative collaboration; supporting new voices and original scenarios, and safeguarding artistic vision while working within the system.
Early Bird
Closed
$300 + tax (value over $700)
General Admission
April 5 – sellout
$400 + tax (value over $700)
Schedule
(guest speakers to be announced early May)
Wednesday, June 1
7pm Opening Night Film & Launch Party in the Village. Arrive early and enjoy daytime film screenings and mountain attractions (included in your Forum Pass)
Thursday, June 2
Full day of Forum sessions, breakfast, activities, optional location tour of the area and cocktails, film screenings
Friday, June 3
Full day of Forum sessions, breakfast, lunch, activities, film screenings, Filmmakers On Top Industry Party
Saturday – Sunday
Option to stay and enjoy the remainder of the festival (Discount code for Forum attendees)
Stay
in the Village
Stay within steps of the Creative Forum and festival activities at Blue Mountain Resort with special rates from $169/night exclusively for Forum attendees. Book early, space is limited. Once you purchase your Creative Forum Pass you’ll receive a link and code to book your accommodation.
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