Welcome to the 2007 Global Visions Film Festival
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Thank you very much!
Edmonton’s favourite documentary film festival is back for its 26th year. Global Visions has returned to the METRO CINEMA and the LIBRARY THEATRE in addition to a new downtown venue, the old PARAMOUNT THEATRE on Jasper Avenue. Inspired by Gandhi's words, "You must be the change you wish to see in the world," this year's documentaries will explore opportunities for individuals here and around the world to embark upon actions that can make a difference.
Click here to see the 2007 Festival Trailer (2.8 mb)
Program Book errors
Friday November 2nd - Youth Media Arts Day is screening at the METRO CINEMA(Zeidler Hall) not at the Library Theatre.
Sunday November 4th - Local Visions II screening starts at 11 am not 11:30 am
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Buy Tickets for the 2007 Festival Online Now!
Tickets for the 2007 festival are now available online as well as society memberships.
Pickup locations for all tickets and memberships purchased online.
Please remember to bring ID to get your tickets.
Some highlights of this year's festival include:
THURSDAY NIGHT OPENING GALA at the Paramount Theatre featuring the film WAR/DANCE. Set in Northern Uganda, a country ravaged by more than two decades of civil war, WAR/DANCE tells the story of three children whose families have been torn apart and their homes destroyed. When they are invited to compete in an annual music and dance festival, their historic journey to their nation's capitol is also an opportunity to regain a part of their childhood and to taste victory for the first time in their lives. Besides being an award winning documentary, WAR/DANCE will also be the first opportunity for Edmonton audiences to view a High Definition film in a public exhibition format. Shot, edited, and projected in 100% true 1080p HD, this film will change the way you think about video projection.Click here to see more details about this film.
YOUTH MEDIA ARTS DAY Friday at Metro Cinema. In addition to a feature length doc there will also be new films from the kids of Future Visions and the Aboriginal Youth Media Initiative. A whole day of docs by youth, for youth! Later that evening there will be an all ages ROCK THE DOC party at the Avenue Skate Park featuring short documentaries, local bands and free skateboarding with admission. Click here to see more details about this event.
LOCAL VISIONS Saturday and Sunday at the Library Theatre and Metro Cinema. Local filmmakers and NGOs will present a short lecture and a film to inform Edmonton audiences about their work. Participants for this year include:
Saturday at 11:30 am: 24 Days in Brooks by Dana Inkster.
Sunday at 11 am: Barb Allard from Made in Alberta, Tim Senger from Edzimkulu, Jaro Malanowski and Sheryle Carlson from Change for Children, and a special presentation by Duane Goodstriker on the Resurrection of Fort Edmonton.Click here for more details about Local Visions.
Festival News
When:Saturday, November 3 at 2:00 pm
Where: in the Centre for Reading and the Arts of the Stanley A. Milner library downtown
Author Reading - Colin Soskolne
Participation limit: 120
Reading presented in cooperation with the Stanley A. Milner Library
Colin Soskolne, editor of "Sustaining Life on Earth: Environmental and Human Health through Global Governance", will give a reading from his newest work. This will be of interest to the audience of The Planet which shows Friday evening at 9 pm at the Paramount.
Mailing address
If you wish to contact Global Visions through regular mail please use this address:
31221-10405 Jasper Avenue.
Standard Life Building,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
T5J 3S2
Global Visions Festival Office
The new Festival office is located in downtown Edmonton at 9675 - 102 A Ave. We are right above Family Drugs kitty corner to the court house. Look for the sign on the red door and ring the white door bell. Office hours are 10am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. Do NOT send mail to this address please, we will not get it.
