BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Halifax X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Halifax BEGIN:VEVENT UID:962@devourfest.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20241026T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20241026T110000 DTSTAMP:20241022T132145Z URL:https://devourfest.com/program/game-changers-panel-the-filmmakers/ SUMMARY:Game Changers: Sustainable Film & Festival Production DESCRIPTION:This panel features a dynamic group of game changers\, includin g filmmakers and festival producers\, leading the charge in sustainable pr actices within the film industry. They will discuss innovative approaches to sustainability in both production and festival settings\, sharing best practices for eco-friendly set production and even addressing key issues s uch as food security and sovereignty. Hosted by Ali Hassan and featuring D ieter Kosslick (Greenvisions Potsdam)\, Michael Howell (Devour! The Food F ilm Fest)\, Marc Tetrault (filmmaker)\, and Blake McWilliam (filmmaker).\n \nTicket Price: $15.00 regular\, $12.00 student/senior\n\nModerator &\; Host Ali Hassan\n\nAli Hassan is a stand-up comedian\, actor\, author\, a nd broadcaster. He is the host of the hit CBC Radio comedy show Laugh Out Loud\, and for the past eight years has hosted Canada Reads\, CBC’s “B attle of the Books”. A television and film actor\, Hassan was recently n ominated for Canadian Screen Awards for his roles in two shows: Run The Bu rbs and the Peabody-Award winning Sort Of. In 2023\, Hassan began touring his one-man show\, Does This Taste Funny?\, based on his decade in the foo d industry. His comedic memoir\, Is There Bacon in Heaven?\, was described by Rick Mercer as “perhaps the funniest and most heartfelt Canadian mem oir yet.” @standupali\n\nDieter Kosslick\n\nAs Managing Director of the cultural and economic film-funding organizations in Hamburg (Hamburger Fil mbüro and FilmFonds Hamburg)\, Dieter Kosslick co-founded Cinema on the A lster and the European Low-Budget Film Forum\, as well as the European Fil m Distribution Fund. In 1991\, he moved to Düsseldorf as Managing Directo r of the new Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen\, where he also became a fou nding member of the International Film School IFS. In 2001\, the German go vernment appointed him Director of the Berlin International Film Festival\ , the Berlinale\, where he revitalised the film festival with numerous ini tiatives such as the Talent Campus (Talents) and the co-production market. He is a recipient of many awards\, including the prestigious Witzigmann P rize. In 2021\, his memoir\, Immer auf dem Teppich bleiben - von magischen Momenten und der Zukunft des Kinos\, was published. Since 2024\, Kosslick has been director of the new environmental film festival Greenvisions Pot sdam in Germany. @dieterkosslick @greenvisionspotsdam\n\nMichael Howell\n\ nWith a career spanning over 30 years\, Michael Howell is not only the fou nder but also the driving force behind Devour!. He is a renowned chef who has left his mark across the United States\, Canada\, and The Bahamas. Fro m owning and operating the award-winning restaurant Tempest in Wolfville\, NS\, to cooking twice at New York's prestigious James Beard House\; from his position as Exec Chef at the Green Turtle Club in The Bahamas (where D evour! The Beach takes place) to national TV and radio appearances across Canada as the Canadian Grilled Cheese Champion\, Michael has consistently pushed culinary boundaries.\n\nHis expertise in seafood is evident in his cookbook\, "Atlantic Seafood\," which was runner up at the Taste Canada aw ards in 2010. Michael's commitment to improving the food system has earned him recognition\, including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal\ , the Nova Scotia Local Food Hero title\, and the Tourism Industry Associa tion of Nova Scotia Culinary Ambassador Award.\n\nMarc Tetrault\n\nMarc Te treault is an independent producer and co-owner of Shut Up &\; Colour P ictures\, a boutique production company based in Halifax. With over ten ye ars in the industry\, he has produced acclaimed films and TV shows that ha ve garnered international recognition. His debut feature\, Saudade\, premi ered in 2013 and was acquired by Starz. He participated in the Canadian Fi lm Centre's Producer's Lab\, leading to the successful Suck It Up. Notable credits include Weirdos\, Spinster\, Kids vs Aliens\, and The Queen of My Dreams\, which premiered at TIFF and SXSW. He is currently producing Skit e'kmujuekati'k by Bretten Hannam.@marcakamark\n\nBlake McWilliam\n\n[capti on id="attachment_11629" align="alignnone" width="542"] Screenshot[/captio n]\n\nBlake McWilliam is an award-winning Canadian director and producer. With an official selection at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival\, a Canadian Screen Award Nomination in 2016\, and multiple AMPIA\, CCMA\, and JUNO no minations and awards along the way\, McWilliam is quickly establishing him self at the forefront of the Canadian film industry. He produced the featu re films Hands that Bind starring Paul Sparks and two-time Academy Award n ominee Bruce Dern\, and Hey Viktor!\, an Indigenous comedy that premiered at Tribeca and TIFF this fall. On the documentary side\, The Lebanese Burg er Mafia was recently released on Paramount+\, while Send Kelp\, McWilliam ’s feature-documentary directorial debut\, premiered at the Santa Barbar a International Film Festival in February. He is next set to direct the fe ature documentary Connections and the narrative feature Fading Elegy. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://devourfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/0 9/Devour-Placeholding-Slide.png CATEGORIES:EVENT,PANEL LOCATION:Devour! Studios C\, 360 Main Street\, Wolfville\, Nova Scotia\, B4 P1C4\, Canada GEO:45.091942;-64.359045 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=360 Main Street\, Wolfville \, Nova Scotia\, B4P1C4\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Devour! Studio s C:geo:45.091942,-64.359045 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR