Jun 19th, 2010,
Strong BC Presence at 2010 Festival,
The organizers this year open the festival with the world premier of Beast of the Bottomless Lake, a feature length comedy starring Stargate's David Nykl, which was shot in Kelowna and the surrounding areas. With this, and the comedy western Gunless starring Paul Gross, which was partly shot in Osoyoos, BC, closing the festival, the Okanagan has a strong presence this year. Kelowna based filmmakers Marc Arellano and Heath Tait are both up for awards in the Canadian documentary category, for very different productions. Marc Arellano's Strange Fruit deals with the issues faced by many Okanagan farmers today, whereas Heath's Vancouver Vagabond is a personal insight into the making of his short film Pictorial Forest, which is also being screened at the festival. Both films have been well received, with Heith's Vancouver Vagabond already picking up awards on the International Film Festival circuit.
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