Rather surprisingly, one of the things about VIFF that I love most is the trailers. As far back as I can remember attending the festival, the trailers have been a whole lot of fun, never taking themselves too seriously and providing a nice laugh between drama filled hours of film viewing. This year’s ads, created by the masterminds at TBWA\VANCOUVER and Soft Citizen, set the bar even higher. Yes, we film lovers can laugh at ourselves.
Kurt, brilliantly I might ad, tracked down the ads (including one I haven’t seen yet) at Movie City Indie and I’ve posted them here for your viewing enjoyment. They’re all very funny and apply not just to festivals but to movie viewing in general so sit back, click play and join me in Vancouver, if only for a few minutes!
The Front Row
More funny clips tucked under the seat!
For a while this one was my favourite. It’s something to do with the use of the word Mauve and how it:
The Seat Saver
The First Question
And the only I have yet to see. Sadly, I sort of fit into this category though I assure you, I don’t pack sandwiches, especially ones that leave the theater smelling like tunafish. However, it is a bit sad – I know exactly what screening room this is…
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October 3, 2008
That last one applies to me too, Marina. Espeically the part about sticking to the schedule you’ve made up; when I have to deviate from those even slightly I get worried I won’t make it for the next arranged event:P
Those are hilarious, I’ve never been to that festival and I’ve never seen those done for any others (there is probably all the time, I’ve just personally never came across them). The Overxplainer and the Foreign Film ones are the best, they are so true.
October 3, 2008
Every other year, I’ve purchased fist-fulls of tickets so the schedule was pretty much set in stone. Though I still bought a load of tickets this year, having a pass has also been pretty liberating because I’ve managed to squeeze in movies here and there. I’m not as much of a stickler about my schedule anymore – mostly because I know I don’t have to worry about fighting for a spot in line. Pass holders get in first regardless of where they’re standing!
October 3, 2008
Well I’ve only ever been to two festivals and both were with press accreditation, so there wasn’t much, if any, standing in line for me. I’m thinking of seeing both press and public screenings next year for the Edinburgh Film Fest, so I can effectively double the amount of movies I see.
October 3, 2008
Media at VIFF get free reign to the entire festival (plus the media screenings before the start). It’s been fun to have the flexibility of the pass holder to jump around from place to place. I’m enjoying myself even more than previous years!
October 3, 2008
Fantastic Fest has great trailers reminding people to keep quiet during the movie, mostly by threatening bodily harm. There was a great one where Booth killed Lincoln because he didn’t shut up during the play.
October 3, 2008
Wow, these are so awesome. I can’t even remember this years TIFF ones, isn’t that say – it’s less than a month ago!
I’m totally the die hard, but I tend to go for egg salad over tuna
October 3, 2008
Yea, the 4 they showed at TIFF (each involving two actors having to re-enact a scene again and again at the directors request – Kissing, screaming, interrogation, slap-in-the-face) were OK at best. Years ago, TIFF was a lot better at this, even the politically incorrect “TRAILERS” featuring white trash types doing disgusting bodily things.
Actually a couple years ago they had a series involving ordinary folks (private investigator, court stenographer, etc.) doing their jobs like intense movie dramas, those were pretty good.
The VIFF ones rule. I fall into the categories of:
a) Over Explainer
b) Die Hard.
October 3, 2008
Why doesn’t over explainer surprise me?
October 3, 2008
lol… over explainer can make for good conversation though
Now I remember the TIFF ones. The interrogation was great “I don’t know where… I don’t know where..” and I liked the screaming one mostly when the director said “Dude” a lot.
Out of this year so far thought I’d have to say Inside Out’s trailers where they best – they interviewed their donors/members on various questions and then pulled them together. Entertaining, honest and funny as all get out.
October 3, 2008
I’m trying to get Hulu to pull up the McKellar short “A Word From The Management” which was one of the bumpers from the 2000 TIFF (they went all out that year, Cronenberg, Egoyan, Maddin, etc and some of them were upwards of 6-7 minutes)
http://www.indiewire.com/onthescene/fes_00Tor_000822_PreluLine.html
The Heart of the World (the fabulous Guy Maddin short which is the subject of a finite focus column of the site went on pretty much to resurrect Maddin’s career and faith in cinema. Some folks even chose that 6 minute short as the best film of the year …
October 4, 2008
Guy Maddins “Heart of the World” is my favorite Maddin ever. Maybe the condensed size of the short made it slightly better than My Winnipeg.