A Coquitlam filmmaker is the grand prize winner for his short animated flick about refugees.
Last Thursday, Alex Nagy clinched $20,000 from The Radcliffe Foundation for his movie Helpful Hand.
The foundation, in collaboration with the Vancouver International Film Festival, launched the contest to encourage filmmakers to create a work — up to 60 seconds in length — that “educates, inspires, engages and empowers Canadians to take tangible action on the crisis.”
Nagy, who was born in Romania and raised in Vancouver, will see his film roll until Oct. 27 in Cineplex and Landmark theatres across Canada as well as on Shaw TV. To view Helpful Hand, visit refugeestories.viff.org.
WEB SERIES
A comedy web series filmed in part in Anmore this past spring will premiere on Friday.
Young & Reckless will debut on Telus Optik Local’s Video on Demand as well as on YouTube channels Oct. 7.
Starring Leo-nominated actor and co-creator Devon Ferguson, the five-part show is directed and produced by Brianne Nord-Stewart and written and co-created by Andrea Shawcross.
Visit ynrtheseries.com.
JAZZ FLY
A 24-year-old Toronto jazz musician whose father runs the Port Moody radio station CKPM-FM will perform at the Gallery Bistro on Friday.
Chelsea McBride, daughter of Matthew McBride, will give a concert at the Moody Centre eatery (2411 Clarke St.) with Jamie Hicks. The show starts at 8 p.m.
Call 604-937-0998 to RSVP a seat.
A DECADE
Port Coquitlam actor Taz Kandwhani plays a hard-nosed detective in the 10th anniversary production of the Royal Canadian Theatre Company.
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night opens at the Surrey Arts Centre on Friday. It also runs at the Metro Theatre in Vancouver Oct. 20 to 22 as well as at the ACT in Maple Ridge on Oct. 28 and 29.
Written by Tim Kelly with direction by Ellie King — who first directed the show at the Burr Theatre 15 years ago — the play is stage managed by Coquitlam’s Stephanie Bruce.
ICELAND PIX
Go on a visual tour of Iceland this month with three photographers at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library.
Kim, Steve and Jimmy will show images of the northern country’s landscapes, geothermal pools and waterfalls, among other things.
The free slideshow is on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Mary Hill Road facility. To register, call 604-927-7999.
