Canadian Art Foundation Film Festival
Reel Artists, the Canadian Art Foundation Film Festival, is a celebration of art-related films presented annually in Toronto and Calgary. The festival shares award-winning—and often rare—documentaries about visual art and artists, creating an accessible point of entry for general audiences to consider key personalities and philosophies behind contemporary art.
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Colette Urban Reel Artists Video now Online!
In this exclusive footage from Reel Artists in Toronto, Newfoundland artist Colette Urban and Toronto director Katherine Knight join curator Barbara Fischer in conversation.
Reel Artists Opening Night Video now Online!
Watch Tamra Davis, director of Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, in conversation with producer David Koh and critic Sarah Milroy at the film’s gala Canadian premiere.
Samuel Keller Video now Online!
In this video, Samuel Keller, head of the Beyeler Foundation, talks at the first screen homage to late Art Basel founder Ernst Beyeler.
Journey through the world of visual art with the 2nd Reel Artists Film Festival in Calgary, March 25 to 28, 2010
Eleven films, two shorts, a public performance and two workshops to take place at the Alberta College of Art + Design
Basquiat Tribute Opens Reel Artists February 24
Straight from the Sundance Film Festival, Tamra Davis' moving documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child pays homage to her friend, the legendary artist, in his own words
Spend an afternoon in Basel, Switzerland, on February 28
Two top documentaries on Swiss art will be followed by a special Q and A with Beyeler Foundation head Samuel Keller!
Up now! Sneak peek of Pretend Not to See Me, a not-to-be-missed doc on Canadian artist Colette Urban
Whimsical, fascinating film to premiere at the Reel Artists Film Festival
Reel Artists 2010 Schedule and Program now Online!
World, North American and Canadian premieres to be introduced by specially invited artists, authors, curators and directors, including Susan Vogel, Joanne Tod and Barbara Fischer.
