The Yorkton Film Festival is pleased to announce the Let the Daylight into the Swamp as its 2013 Best of Festival. Congratualtions to all of our winners and nominees. The full list of winners is available here.

Sunday, May 26th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Gallagher Centre, Ravine Room, the Yorkton Film Festival will be screening a selection of winning films that have yet to be screened at the festival. The following films will be shown.

Da Smoke Shack  
Winner Of: Comedy  
Screening Time: 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM  
Runtime: 07:40  
Synopsis: Selling smokes gets boring.  This is what happens when you are confined to a small space for far too long.  Set in a cigarette store on the reserve.

Today I Will Tell Her  
Winner Of: Short Subject  
Screening Time: 9:10 AM - 9:20 AM  
Runtime: 06:30  
Synopsis: The barf-inducing story about a guy who's going to tell his friend that he likes her more than a friend.

The Real Sherlock Holmes  
Winner Of: Best Research  
Screening Time: 9:20 AM - 10:20 AM  
Runtime: 51:30  
Synopsis: The Real Sherlock Holmes is a smart, surprising examination of the influence Sherlock Holmes has had on the 21st Century in ways few of us have ever imagined.

Hard Light  
Winner Of: Founder's Award  
Screening Time: 10:20 AM - 11:20 AM  
Runtime: 54:48  
Synopsis: In Hard Light, filmmaker Justin Simms uses Michael Crummey’s seminal piece of Newfoundland literature as a lens to examine cultural change and modern relationships.

Let the Daylight into the Swamp  
Winner Of: Best of Festival  
Screening Time: 11:20 - 12:00 PM  
Runtime: 36:30  
Synopsis: In Let the Daylight into the Swamp, filmmaker Jeffrey St. Jules reconstructs the dramatic story of his grandparents and their rugged frontier life in the logging towns of Northern Ontario. St. Jules’ tale unfolds on the bumpy back roads of life, where ultimately his family was dislodged.

I think Student Day went really well. From my standpoint, it was great to see film producers nose-to-nose with my students, passing on their experience. Many thanks to the group that volunteered to lead Student Day and to you and your team for arranging it. We very much appreciate your desire that our students participate in the day.