$100 Film Festival

The $100 Film Festival is Calgary’s only celluloid-based film festival. When the $100 Film Festival was born in 1992, it showcased eight short films on Super 8. The name sprung from the challenge to shoot a short film on four rolls of Super 8 – which tallied to the cost of $100. In following years, the festival dropped the budgetary limit and allowed 16 mm film, which shifted the focus from low budget to quality small-format films. The festival is now an international celebration of creative story telling on celluloid.

Over the years, the $100 Film Fest has expanded to include the popular Film/Music Explosion!, commission projects, and various partnerships.

The $100 Film Festival is one of only a handful of festivals worldwide that exhibit exclusively on small-format celluloid. We are proud to be among the select few that continue to keep this unique medium alive, and to draw celluloid lovers to Calgary each year.

Links: 

$100 Film Festival

Contact person: 

Nicola Waugh

Email: 

[email protected]

Location: 

#103, 223 12 Ave SW
T2R 0G9   Calgary
Canada
Phone: 40 205 4747
51° 2' 28.4136" N, 114° 4' 2.154" W
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