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Christian Zyp interviews Valerie Buhagiar (dir/writer) about her film CARMEN. You can see the Alberta Premier Sat. Nov 12, 2022 at 8pm at Metro Cinema. CARMEN is a charming story set in Malta. Carmen (Natascha McElhone) has looked after her brother, the priest at the local church, since she was sixteen years old. Now almost fifty, she is suddenly left to start a new life. Facing her past, Carmen b...

Christian Zyp interviews Geraldine Carr (Founder, President & Curator) about the Broad View International FIlm Festival (BVIFF). It takes place Nov 11-12, 2022 with all screenings at The Metro Cinema. The purpose of BVIFF is to support and promote the advancement of female-identifying film directors through festival screenings, professional development and leadership training.

Christian Zyp interviews Kevin Martin (owner of The Lobby DVD Shop) about the 40th anniversary screenings of John Carpenter's THE THING and PIECES. See them Oct 18-20 at The Metro Cinema as part of NorthWest Fear Fest.

Christian Zyp interviews Becca Kozak (writer/director/editor) about her documentary GIRLS WITH GUTS. It is distributed through Darkside Releasing. GIRLS WITH GUTS explores post-modern feminism through interviews with primarily Vancouver area Canadian horror movie directors. In Carol Clover’s seminal academic paper on feminism in slasher movies (which ended up in her book “Men, Women and Chainsaws”...

Christian Zyp speaks with Guy Lavalee from NorthWest Fest(Festival Director). They discuss a new arm of NWF... NorthWest FEAR Fest. From October 18-20 , they are proud to present NorthwestFearFest – 3 nights of bloodcurdling, bloodsoaked genre films from around the world. A little bit of old school, a little bit of new school—and a whole LOT of gory fun! That’s what you’ll get at NWFearFest!

Christian Zyp interviews Scott Lebrecht (Director/Producer) about his documentary JURASSIC PUNK about VFX artist Steve 'Spaz' Williams. See it Sat, Sept 24, 2022 at 6:30 PM at Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre. Steve 'Spaz' Williams is considered a pioneer in computer animation. This intimate account examines his life story and events surrounding the historical moment when digital dinosaurs walked on...

Christian Zyp interviews Julien Knafo (writer/director/composer) about his new film BRAIN FREEZE. It screens Fri, Sep 23rd, 6:30 PM @ Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre. Julien Knafo will be in attendance for the screening. As winter approaches, an exclusive Golf Club hires a Multinational biotech whose “revolutionary” fertilizer melts the snow, contaminating the water and the residents of Peacock Isl...

Listen to MOVING RADIO correspondent Lucas Anders​ talk to Gail Maurice (Dir/Writ/Prod) & Melanie Bray (actor) about their film ROSIE​. It's the Opening Night Film at the Edmonton International Film Festival​. See it THURSDAY, Sept. 22 for a Q&A with Gail Maurice (Director/Writer/Producer) following the 6:30pm film screening. A film about family, love, and misfits, ROSIE tells the story of...

Christian Zyp interviews Berkley Brady (dir) & Tim Cairo (exec-prod) about the film DARK NATURE. It screens as part of the Edmonton International Film Festival Thu, Sep 29th, 6:30 PM @ Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre. Berkley & Tim will be in attendance for a Q&A post-screening. Berkley Brady’s first horror feature is a suspenseful and gory journey into the darkest corners of our minds....

Christian Zyp interviews Jeremy Lalonde (dir/co-writer/editor) about his film ASHGROVE. It screens as part of the Edmonton International Film Festival Wed, Sep 28th, 6:30 PM @ Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre. Jeremy will also be at the screening for a Q&A after. ASHGROVE is set in the not-so-distant future, Dr. Jennifer Ashgrove - one of the world's top scientists - is battling to find a cure t...

Christian Zyp interviews Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis about their short film THE FLYING SAILOR. It's featured as part of the Edmonton International Film Festival 2022. You can see it Sun. Sep 25th at 3:00 PM @ Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre. In this National Film Board short, two ships collide in a harbour, an explosion shatters a city, and a sailor is blasted skyward. With ears ringing, blood pu...

Christian Zyp interviews Monica Kidd about her short film THE STORM which is featured at the Edmonton International Film Festival 2022. You can see it Sun, Sep 25th at 3:00 PM @ Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre. A doctor as well as a filmmaker, Monica Kidd finds signs of hope in an uncertain pandemic universe. With The Storm, she collaborates with animator Duncan Major, employing sparsely elegant im...

Christian Zyp interviews lori lozinski about the short film A MOTORCYCLE SAVED MY LIFE which is screening at the Edmonton International FIlm Festival Sat, Oct 1st at 3:00 PM @ Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre. In A MOTORCYCLE SAVED MY LIFE, the open road presents a point of departure for director lori lozinski to process deep-seated grief. Revisiting the formative experiences that drove her ambition...

*This interview contains profanity* Christian Zyp interviews Sara Campos-Silvius (writer/director/producer) about her short film POWER CHORD. It will screen as part of the Edmonton International Film Festival Thu, Sep 29th, 6:00 PM @ Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre. After 20 years apart, the former members of riot grrrl punk band VAGINA DENTATA gather to rehearse for a one-night-only charity reunio...

Lindsey Campbell is joined by Mark Davies for another edition of THANKS TELEFILM where they examine movies that great examples of why Telefilm funding is important and why some are... questionable. This episode is a double feature: "Disappearance At Clifton Hill" and "The Wolf and the Lion". Director Albert Shin's film "Disappearance at Clifton Hill" focuses on a troubled young woman returning to...

Lindsey Campbell is joined by Mark Davies for another edition of THANKS TELEFILM where they examine movies that great examples of why Telefilm funding is important and why some are... questionable. THE EXCHANGE is directed by Dan Mazer (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, I GIve it a Year) A socially awkward teen decides to import a mail-order best friend from France. Instead, he ends up with his personal...

Christian Zyp interviews Brandon Rhiness (writer/director/editor) about his film GROTESQUE. The horror/comedy focuses on a woman who suffers a botched plastic surgery and uses that disappointment to fuel her bloody path of revenge on anyone that did her wrong.

Christian Zyp interviews Omar Mouallem (dir/writer/narrator) about his documentary THE LAST BARON. They also discuss the doc he co-directed, DIGGING IN THE DIRT (with Dylan Rhys Howard). Omar was the recipient of   Alberta’s 2022 Lt. Governor Emerging Artists award. recently. He's also a journalist and author (Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas). Stream DIGGIN IN THE DIRT and THE...

Christian Zyp interviews Heather Hatch (writer/director/producer) about her documentary WOCHIIGII LO END: OF THE PEACE. It screens as part of FAVA Fest 2022 Tuesday May 24th at 7 pm at The Orange Hub (10045 156 St NW). WOCHIIGII LO END: OF THE PEACE is an in-depth look at the controversies surrounding British Columbia' Site C hydro dam project that has uprooted the Indigenous people in the region...

Christian Zyp interviews Tom Robinson (co-director/writer/producer) about the short film "BLIND AMBITION: The Wop May Story". It's screening as part of FAVA Fest 2022 on May 25th, 2022 at The Orange Hub (10045 156 St NW). "BLIND AMBITION: The Wop May Story" is the inspiring life story of aviation pioneer Wilfred 'Wop' May, who fought the Red Baron, saved lives, and connected the world. This inspir...

Christian Zyp interviews Ashlee Pearce (Marketing. Communications & Events Manager) from the Film and VIdeo Arts Society of Alberta (FAVA). They discuss FAVA Fest taking place at The Orange Hub (10045-156 St NW) from May 24-28, 2022 FAVA Fest is an annual event that is a celebration of their members and some of the amazing work they’ve produced over the last 24 months. With something for every...

Christian Zyp interviews Nancy Kenny (executive producer) the documentary she's featured in, ON THE FRINGE. It screens as part of NorthWest Fest on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 8:00 PM at Metro Cinema. Every summer, a ragtag crew of performing artists journey across the country to perform their work on the Canadian Fringe Festival circuit in the documentary ON THE FRINGE. This touring circuit is a un...

Christian Zyp interviews Sean Cisterna about his documentary THE LONG RIDER. It screens as part of Northwest Fest Sat May 7th at 9:00 PM at Metro Cinema. Sean Cisterna and film subject Filipe Leite will be in attendance for this screening. THE LONG RIDER focuses on Filipe Leite. When he leaves his adoptive home of Canada, the aspiring journalist sets out on an epic quest to ride from Calgary to hi...

Christian Zyp interviews Griffin Cork (director) about his documentary OMA. It screens as part of Northwest Fest on Saturday May 14th at 6pm at Metro Cinema. OMA focuses on retired nurse Sandy Moser. Following the death of her husband, Sandy found that the arts saved her life. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the theater and live event industries the hardest, she wanted to give back...

Christian Zyp interviews Eva Colmers about her documentary film QUINN. It screens as part of Northwest Fest on Saturday, May 14th at 6:00 PM at the Metro Cinema. QUINN is a personal and artistic documentary that offers a unique four-year window into the life of a non-gender conforming individual. "Nothing stays the same," says Quinn, as they strive to find a place in a society that is fixed on lab...