Night 4: International Highlights and $100 Films 

April 6th, 2025
Starts at 7 PM
Festival Hall (1215 10 Ave SE, Calgary)

On the closing night of our 30th Artifact festival, we celebrate both international excellence and homegrown enthusiasm in analog film. The evening begins with highlights curated from global submissions, paired with the premiere of new works created by local filmmakers under the banner of the $100 Film Festival: a filmmaking challenge where creators receive two rolls of Super 8 film- the original namesake of the Artifact Film Festival.

7pm - Digital Program

7:40pm - Intermission

8pm - 100$ Films

Featuring new work by Matt Prazak, Mave Ky, Brody McCracken, Evelina Groll, Paul Brain, Taylor Nodrick, Dallas Soonias, Samuel Lawrence, Kainat Javed, Lonni Olson, Denver Johnson, and Gergo Koroknay.

8:30pm - Q&A with the filmmakers

9pm- Afterparty at Festival Hall 

Films Director(s)

a film with sound (take three) >

2.57min Director(s): Josh Weissbach (USA)

Abgad Hawaz >

1.30min Director(s): Robin Riad (Canada)

Astrov at the Lemonade Stand >

5.50min Director(s): Veronika Gribanova (Canada)

Floods Recede to Luxury >

4min Director(s): Kathleen Rugh (USA)

Light, Noise, Smoke, and Light, Noise, Smoke >

6min Director(s): Tomonari Nishikawa (Japan)

ONLY DARK FROM THE OUTSIDE >

6.33min Director(s): Eleonora Privitera & Eugenio Pizzorno (Puerto Rico)

Surrounded >

10min Director(s): Arne Körner (Germany)

The Scientess >

1.32min Director(s): Chloe Gordon (Canada)