Wasaga-based film fest cancels gala, but awards go on
The curtain has fallen on this Saturday’s gala event for the annual South Georgian Bay Film Festival — but the show will go on.
Festival board chair Kevin DeAbreu said a decision was made on the weekend to cancel the gala due to poor ticket sales.
However, a view-and-vote event at Country Life Resort on July 11 will proceed, and the winners will be announced on July 14 after viewer votes are tabulated with the judges’ scores.
The event, now in its second year as the South Georgian Bay Film Festival, received 35 entries and held a view-and-vote event at the Simcoe Street Theatre on the weekend.
“We will revisit the gala scenario for next year,” DeAbreu said. “We take it in stride, and we view everything as a learning experience.
“The qualities of the films are amazing, far improved from previous years with many repeat entrants,” he said. “We truly do believe that the South Georgian Bay Film Festival is well on its way to becoming an ‘established stop’ for both national and international film makers, as well as local youth.”
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