David Fine	Alison Snowden

May 4th - 7th at Lucerne School, 9 am - 3 pm

David and Alison are the two talented animators of "Bob and Margaret" TV series fame, and winners of a 1994 Academy Award for their animation short, "Bob's Birthday". David and Alison will work with students at Lucerne School and other interested Grade 7-12 students from across the region in New Denver, during the May 4th - 7th Valhalla Film School week, then present the student films as part of the Valhalla Film Festival on May 8th, 2009.
Four thrilling days of hands-on work in animation techniques such as claymation, pixilation, cut out animation and drawing animation form the foundation of this year's animation film workshop. Students may also incorporate animation into live action films. Academy award-winning animators, David Fine and Alison Snowden are back as this year's film school mentors.

Students will work with master filmmakers, David and Alison, for four days from 9 am till 3 pm at Lucerne School in New Denver. Grade 7-12 students will view classic animation films, practice animation techniques with a focus on creating solid narrative, create their own short animation films, or live action integrated with animation, and then showcase their student films along with other animation gems at the Film Fest evening on Friday, May 8th.

Spaces are limited in this animation workshop, which is open to students across the Kootenays from Grades 7-12. Contact vfs@valhallafinearts.org for more details and to reserve your space in the Valhalla Film School for youth. Cost for all materials and the four day workshop is $150 - a $25 registration fee and $125 program fee. Download your registration form here.

Moira Simpson, is an award winning filmmaker, cinematographer, and director. Her work spans 30 years, while the subject of her films ranges from strife in “Kosovo”, drug addiction in “Flipping the World – Through a Blue Lens” to “When Hockey Came to Belfast”. Moira will work with adult film students from May 4th – 8th and then present the adult films as part of the Valhalla Film Festival on May 9th, 2009.

Imagine being able to plan, shoot and edit a short film in just a week. Imagine working with a world class filmmaker, director and cinematographer as you edit a film you've already created, and make it even more powerful. Your chance to experiment, communicate, and make an impact with digital media is here in New Denver!

Adults from throughout the Kootenay region are invited to spend a week working on film with Moira Simpson, an award-winning Canadian filmmaker. Throughout her 30 year career, Moira's work has focused on using film to make a difference. Whether your passion is the environment, local history, water stewardship, mountain culture, the outdoors, or creating art, Moira and the Valhalla Film School can help realize your desire to hone the art of filmmaking and get your ideas onto the big - and small - screen!

Experienced filmmakers, and those interested in learning from the ground up, will enjoy this week of collaborative learning and movie-making.

Spaces are limited in this filmmaking workshop, which is open to adults throughout the Kootenays. Contact vfs@valhallafinearts.org for more details. Cost for all materials and the five day workshop is $200 - a $25 registration fee and $175 program fee. Please download a registration form, and send your completed form along with registration fees to Valhalla Fine Arts Society at Box 163, Silverton, BC V0G 1S0.