Ottawa International Writers Festival: 2008 Fall Edition

Highlights

The Moving Stories Films Ottawa screening October 22 will be followed next day, October 23, with two Master Class workshops: Paul Quarrington and Judith Keenan on adapting page to screen; filmmakers Gary Thomas (A Life’s Passion) and Rachel Peters (Nagasaki Circus) on adapting page to animated screen.   Paul joins his band PorkBelly Futures in an evening concert October 23.  Paul Quarrington is available in Ottawa for interviews in person on OCTOBER 20, 21, 22. 

MOVING STORIES FILM FESTIVAL

Wednesday, October 22
7:00 PM
Produced by BookShorts Literacy Program
With Paul Quarrington, Judith Keenan and Special Guest Gary Thomas (A Life’s Passion)

Also attending the screening are these guest artists:
Rachel Peters, Director / Animator, Nagasaki Circus
James McCreath, Author, Renaldo and Executive Producer, A Life’s Passion

All events take place at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street
Tickets, passes and info: 613.562.1243

MASTERCLASS SERIES: From Page to Screen

Adapting Books: From Page to Screen
with Judith Keenan and Paul Quarrington
Thursday, October 23
4:00 PM
Hosted by Tom Shoebridge
Presented with the Summer Institute of Film and Television

Animating Books: From Page to Screen

with Rachel Peters and Gary Thomas
Thursday, October 23
6:00 PM
Hosted by Chris Robinson
Presented with the Ottawa Animation Festival

PLUS

WRITING THAT ROCKS

Thursday, October 23
8:30 PM:
Paul Quarrington and the PorkBelly Futures with special guests Lori Yates and Bob Wiseman
Presented with Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest

Ottawa Writer’s Festival Dates October 18 to 27, 2008
www.writersfestival.org