Family

Sorry I haven't updated the blog in a few days, I've been spending the past couple days spending some quality time with family and friends. Speaking of family, check out the trailer for One Big Hapa Family, a film that explores Japanese-Canadian interracial families and how they're impacting the younger generations perceptions of culture and identity.



One Big Hapa Family will be showing during ReFrame on Jan 28 at 3:15, click over here for more info on this and all of the festivals films

ReFrame 2011 Trailer

Here's some highlights of what you can see at this year's festival

Oscar Buzz

I mentioned in an earlier post that a couple of the films we're showing this year are getting some Oscar buzz - both Waste Land and Enemies of the People have made the short list for Best Documentary nominations. Of the 15 total short listed films, 5 will be chosen as official nominations and announced the morning of January 25th 2011.

I haven't seen Enemies of the People yet, but Waste Land is an amazing film and I'm not surprised to see it getting all this positive attention. In fact, we loved it so much, we chose it as our opening night feature film. And even if they don't make the cut (knock on wood), I highly recommend you add both to your must see films at this years festival.

Update: If the film links aren't working for you, please visit this link first, afterwards the links should work as they are supposed to. Sorry for any confusion

Quick Tip: Smooth Panning

Having used many cheap tripods I usually just resort to never panning because it's never smooth and just makes things look awful. However, here's a quick video tip on how to get a professional looking pan out of your normally jittery tripod using nothing more than an elastic

Follow us on Facebook - Group vs Page

If you aren't already, you should follow ReFrame on Facebook. We have both a Group and a Page. Why? Well, let me try to explain my new found respect for the differences between the two and help you decide which one is best for you (though I highly recommend joining both!)

Let's start with the Page. Becoming a Fan of our Page will take any post or update we put up and send it straight to your Facebook Newsfeed (what you see when you first login). So, if you find yourself checking your Facebook a couple times a day, this would be a good option for you

On the other hand there's the Group which lets us send messages straight to your Facebook Inbox, where they'll sit and patiently wait for you to read them. If you're the type to check your Facebook every few days, this is a great way for you to keep up with us!

So, here's a simple chart to help you get updates best suited to you:

You Are A...	Join The...
Frequent Facebook User	Page
Occasional Facebook User	Group
Huge ReFrame Fan	Page & Group!