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CALGARY HERALD Sunday, September 28, 2003 D3 Calgary International Film Festival ma i in uu i 1 1 1 11.1 .1 ji 1 11 1.1 1 a BEST BETS FESTIVAL NOTES News and noteworthy events at the Calgary International Film Festival A quick look at today's most promising offerings at the Calgary International Film Festival: On the Corner, at the Globe Cinema at 6:45 p.m. Directed by Nathaniel Gear; produced by Marc Stephenson and former Calgarian Wendy Hyman. On the Corner is a gritty story about a brother and a sister struggling to survive on Vancouver's notoriously tough Eastside. Angel, a 23-year-old runaway, works as a prostitute to support her heroin addiction. When her younger brother shows up to live with her, she tries to change.

Modern Times, at the Uptown Stage and Screen at 12:30 p.m.; and again Sept. Sunday, Sept. 28 29 at 2 p.m., also at the Uptown. Starring Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman and Tiny Sandford. Produced, written and directed by Chaplin.

One of the festival's Restored Classics series, Modern Times has been called one of the last great silent features. It's a touching comedy about a factory worker who's sick of his job and his boss. Shelley Boettcher, Calgary Herald sboettcher theherald.canwest.com SHELLEY BOETTCHER Calgary Herald Popular western Canadian actor Fred Keating was presented with the 16th annual David Billington Award Saturday at the Westin Calgary. "It's such an honour said Keating before the ceremony. "If you saw the list of guys Tm joining, it's absolutely mindblow-ing.

These guys are my heroes." The award is given annually by the Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association (AMPIA) to someone who has made a significant contribution to the Alberta film and television industry. The association had announced earlier this month that Keating would receive the award, given this year in conjunction with the Calgary International Film Festival, which takes place through Oct 5. A sold-out crowd of Heating's friends, colleagues and family gathered to share memories and celebrate his contribution to the province's film and television industry. Keating, a former Albertan who has worked extensively throughout the province, including Calgary, now lives in a small town outside Vancouver with his family. He still returns regularly to work in Alberta.

He has a long history in the western Canadian film, radio and television industries, with a list of credits that includes X-Files, Jake and the Kid, Police Academy, Poltergeist and Santa Claus 2. For the past three seasons, he has played Jack Pierce on the CBC television show Da Vinci's Inquest He produced a weekly arts program on CKUA Radio and taught drama the University of Alberta. "Fred has a long history of generous contributions, absolutely selfless contributions, to the Alberta film industry," said Connie Edwards, AMPIA president "He has helped everybody that has asked him, even those that haven't asked him. "It is Fred's generous heart and spirit and his innumerous contributions have resulted in him receiving this award today." The award is named for award- Saturday afternoon. The talk, the first of five special lectures to be presented by the film festival this week, was entitled Achieving Success as a Film Producer.

It was held at the museum's Burlington Resources Theatre. Hill-Tout executive producer for Voice Pictures, one of the city's most successful film production companies, started her company in 1984. Since then, she has written and directed such films as Shattered Dreams and No Place to Go, a documentary about homeless people. She has also been behind several major Hollywood productions in Calgary, including Hollywood Wives: The New Generation, a television movie made this summer in Calgary that starred actresses Farrah Faw-cett and Robin Givens. Some of Hill-Tout's advice for documentary filmmaker wannabes: "How you make a great documentary come into being? You let it unfold.

You get the most wonderful scenes when you do that," she said. "As the director, you have to stand back behind the scenes and just let it be." The next lecture in the series is by Marrie Mumford, artistic director of the BanffCentre's Aboriginal Arts program. She'll present an Aboriginal youth video seminar today, starting at 11 am, also at the Glenbow. At 4 p.m. today, also at the Glenbow, film producers Peter Wintonick and Judy Jackson will present a film and talk entitled Handicams, Human Rights and the News.

Jackson and Wintonick will address the impact of the widespread ownership of camcorders and handicams on the news. SBOETTCHERTHEHERALD.CANWEST.COM 1210 p.m. Adrenaline Rush, Calgary Science Centre 1230 p.m. Modern Times, Uptown 1 1 p.m. Canadian Shorts II, Uptown 2 1 pm A Little Monk, Plaza 1 pm Media Under Fire: Talk Mogadishu, EMMEDIA 1 p.ra Soldiers of the Rock, Globe 2 L15 p.m.

Her Majesty, Globe 1 2:45 p.m. Lost Boys of Sudan, Uptown 1 330 p.m, el Kotbia (The Bookstore), Globe 2 3:45 p.m. Bonhoeffer, Uptown 2 3:45 p.ra Eden (Animated Feature), Globe 1 3:45 p.ra Mga Munting Tinig (Small Voices), Plaza 4 pm Last of the Mississippi Jukes, EMMEDIA 5 pm The People Go On, Uptown 1 5 p.m. Pulse, Calgary Science Centre 6 pm The Corporation, Uptown 2 615 p.m. Amazing Journeys, Calgary Science Centre 6:45 p.m.

On The Corner, Globe 1 7 pm The Butterfly, Globe 2 7 pm Ray Charles: The Genius of Soul, EMMEDIA 7 pm Rose's Songs, Plaza 715 pm Respiro, Uptown 1 730 pm Pulse, Calgary Science Centre 8:45 pm Mystery of the Maya, Calgary Science Centre 9 pm Double feature: Voice of the Moon; White Darkness, EMMEDIA 9:15 p.m. Identity Kills.Globe 2 9:30 p.m. Buddy, Globe 1 930 p.m. Warming Up Yesterday's Lunch, Uptown 1 930 pm We, Plaza 9:45 pm International Shorts Uptown 2 Colleen Kidd, Calgary Herald Former Albertan Fred Keating has garnered the 16th annual David Billington Award at the Calgary Film Festival. These guys are my heroes' Former Calgarian Keating honoured for contributions to film, TV Other recipients of the Billington Award include Les Kimber (1993), Anne Wheeler (1999) and William Marsden (1994).

Local film producer Wendy Hill-Tout fielded questions and shared stories of her life with a crowd of about 30 aspiring filmmakers at the Glenbow Museum winning journalist David Billington, who was a strong supporter of the province's film industry. He died in 1987. The first award was presented in his memory the following year. The awards luncheon was last held in Calgary in 2000, when local actor-wrangler John Scott was presented with the award. wordf.es Quote of the Day At the David Billington Award Luncheon Saturday at the Westin Calgary: 'Tm terrified of public speaking.

Right now, you could not get a pin up my ass with a jackhammer," said Jay Stewart, one of the guest speakers, onstage to roars of laughter from the sold-out crowd. "As I look around, some of you have fired me. Some of you have fired my wife. Some of you have fired us both." Question of the Day What's your favourite movie? Ever? There are so many. Whale Music, that's one of my favourites.

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