Screening schedule and events calendar
Where in the world are we? You probably don't want to know. But if you're adventurous (or just plain bored), take out an atlas. Find Canada. Look way up and way left. See Whitehorse? Keep going. Trace the mighty Yukon River to the Klondike delta. Welcome to the village of the City of Dawson, home of the most northerly film festival in North America!
Some of the highlights...? Northern lights. Weeks of minus 50 degrees Celsius in the winter. 24 hour daylight in the summer. A bar affectionately known as the Snake Pit. A relatively classless society where young and old, employed and unemployed, artist, labourer, professional and slacker intermingle dressed alike in gumboots, long johns and parkas; and all would rather be nowhere on earth than in this unique community in the remote northwest. And, of course, we still mine gold. Gold! In other words - "an outer world that succinctly embodies our visions of heaven and hell through its unique combination of hospitable down-hominess and unabashed lunacy. Think Fitzcarraldo meets the Waltons".
Ticket Information (valid for all screenings)
| Festival Passes | Individual Screenings | |
| DCAS Members | $35 | $6 |
| Non Members | $45 | $7 |
Passes may be purchased in advance by calling (867) 993-5005, emailing dawsonarts@yknet.ca or by visiting the KIAC offices in the Odd Fellows Hall at 2nd and Princess. We accept cash, cheques, (made out to the “Klondike Institute of Art and Culture”) Mastercard, Visa and interac direct payment.
Tickets also available at Hougen’s Ticket Centre, Whitehorse (867) 667-4222
Individual Screening Tickets may be purchased at the venue prior to each screening and are subject to availability.
Become a member!
| Individual | Senior | Family |
| $15 | $5 | $25 |
- Discounted admissions to a variety of DCAS events, including the Dawson City International Short Film Festival
- Invitations to Odd Gallery openings and events
- Voting privileges at our Annual General Meeting
- Newsletters announcing upcoming DCAS events, programs and courses/workshops
- An overwhelming sense of contentment and well-being
2006 Events Schedule
| time | venue | event |
| THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2006 | ||
| 7 pm | KIAC Ballroom | Screening - John Walker documentary |
| FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2006 | ||
| 10 am - 4 pm | Location TBA | Workshop - John Walker |
| 4:30 - 6 pm | KIAC Classroom | Production/Distribution Workshop |
| 7 - 8:30 pm | KIAC Ballroom | All Yukon |
| 9 - 10:30 pm | KIAC Ballroom | Short Drama/Great Drama |
| 11 pm - 12:30 am | KIAC Ballroom | Where the Wild Things Are |
| SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2006 | ||
| 10:30 am - 12:30 pm | MacCauley House | Brunch |
| 1 - 2:15 pm | Location TBA | Family Program |
| 2:30 - 3:30 pm | Location TBA | The Perfect Race/Allan Code |
| 1 - 2:30 pm | KIAC Ballroom | Hitting the Mark |
| Marten Berkman - Yukon Quest | ||
| 4 - 5:30 pm | KIAC Ballroom | Pull Together: |
| The Producer - Director relationship | ||
| 7 - 8:30 pm | KIAC Ballroom | Remember Me |
| 9 - 10:30 pm | KIAC Ballroom | Artsy Fartsy |
| 11 pm - 12:30 am | KIAC Ballroom | Late Night Rumble |
| SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 2006 | ||
| 10 - 11:30 am | Location TBA | Breakfast - Filmmakers |
| 10 - 11:30 am | Location TBA | Breakfast - Film Commissioners |
| 12:30 - 2 pm | KIAC Ballroom | The Other North |
| 2:30 - 4 pm | KIAC Ballroom | Filmmaker Artist in Residence |
| 4:30 - 6 pm | KIAC Ballroom | Emerging Talent Showcase |
| 7 - 8:30 pm | KIAC Ballroom | First People, Northern People |
| 8:45 - 9 pm | KIAC Ballroom | Awards: Made in the Yukon , Emerging Talent |
| 9 - 10:30 | KIAC Ballroom | Full Exposure |
Screening Schedule
FRIDAY |
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| 7pm - All Yukon | Length |
Filmmaker |
| Scrooge, Sandman, Lava Man & Icicle Man | 3:00 |
Sam Crocker |
| Moosehide: Keeping the Songs Alive | 23:00 |
Allan Code |
| Cascade of Light | 5:00 |
Marten Berkman |
| Universal Movement Machine | 5:00 |
Kirby Hammond |
| Beautiful & Deranged: The Song of the Yukon | 29:00 |
Alan Black |
| 9pm - Short Drama - Great Drama | ||
| Artifacts | 37:00 |
Andrew Connors |
| Adieu | 7:00 |
Miguel W. Herrera |
| Big Girl | 14:00 |
Renuka Jeyapalan |
| Vakenatt (Awake at Night) | 5:00 |
Egil Pederson |
| Da Quixote | 14:00 |
Terry O'Leary |
| 11pm - Where the Wild Things Are... | ||
| Spawn | 3:00 |
Alan Code |
| Senior Boys DIVT | 15:00 |
Nicolaas Jansen |
| Scorn | 35:00 |
Roul Cerezo |
| Baby Pepper | 2:00 |
Carl Russo |
| Head Shot | 6:00 |
Dennis Heaton |
| Ursa Dream | 6:00 |
Kate Brown |
| It's OK Michael | 2:00 |
Evan Tapper |
| How to be Happy | 3:00 |
Julie Mee, Eric Foley |
SATURDAY |
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| 1pm - Family Show | Length |
Filmmaker |
| Scrooge, Sandman, Lava Man & Icicle Man | 3:00 |
Sam Crocker |
| A Fairy Tale | 10:00 |
Robert Warzecha |
| The Sunflower Island | 8:00 |
Jien Jella Lee |
| Ernie's Earth - Room to Roam: | ||
| The Impact of Human Land Uses on Species Series | 27:00 |
Ross Burnet |
| 7pm - Remember Me? | ||
| Northern Town - Episode 1 | 22:00 |
Gary Burns |
| Mineral Mange | 5:00 |
Rachel Clarke |
| Perfect | 4:00 |
Elisabeth Belliveau |
| Chapi and The Reindeer | 13:00 |
Craig Marcuk |
| The Power of Art | 24:00 |
Ross Burnet |
| Land of the Pines | 5:00 |
Dan Sokolowski |
| 9pm - Artsy Fartsy | ||
| Boar Attack | 4:00 |
Jay White |
| Wormbee | 5:00 |
Hatem Zayed |
| Trygve with His Heart in the Mailbox | 15:00 |
Mariken Halle |
| Dumb Angel | 9:00 |
Deco Dawson |
| Memory Lapse | 2:00 |
Scott Amos |
| At the Quinte Hotel | 4:00 |
Bruce Alcock |
| Business as Usual | 11:00 |
Joe Hiscott |
| Written on my Hand | 4:00 |
Andrew Hayes |
| Winter | 3:00 |
Breanna George |
| Portrait of the Artist as a Muse | 10:00 |
Etienne Desrosiers |
| The Story of a Lifetime | 8:00 |
John Driftmier |
| Burnt Toast: The Argument | 5:00 |
Larry Weinstein |
| 11pm - Late Night Rumble | ||
| Homage to a Catalonian Christmas | 18:00 |
Greg Wilcox |
| Progress | 4:00 |
Amy Lyn Kazymerchyk |
| Vaguement Romantique | 20:00 |
Sebastien Gauthier |
| Know What You Mean | 6:00 |
Lyn Elliot |
| Radio | 20:00 |
Patrick Boivin |
SUNDAY |
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| 1pm- The Other North: Scandanavian Films | Length |
Filmmaker |
| Nest siste stopp (Next to Last Stop) | 10:00 |
Solvieg S. Melkeraaen |
| Svenskt skrap (Swedish Rubbish) | 28:00 |
Christer Johansson |
| Milja | 21:00 |
Maria Lappalainen |
| Vad ska du ut och gora (Time Out) | 10:00 |
Jorgen Bergmark |
| Credo | 10:00 |
Stein Elvestad |
| 7pm - First People, Northern People | ||
| AlterNative Vocabularies | 2:00 |
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| Smierru | 32:00 |
Beate
Mortensen Nesheim, Svanhild Anderson |
| Glacier Spirit | 1:00 |
Greg Chaney |
| Follow the Eagle | 13:00 |
Vera Wabagijig, Lorraine Fox |
| Sparkling Igloo | 7:00 |
Brigitte Lebrasseur |
| Same Sex Marriage | 10:00 |
Jake Dunbar |
| Eye of the Father, Eye of the Son | 13:00 |
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| A Rainy Afternoon | 3:50 |
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| 9pm | ||
| Retruc | 23:00 |
Francesc Talavera |
| Getting Back | 24:00 |
Maciej Adamek |
| Noise | 17:00 |
Greg Spottiswood |
| Tell Me | 4:00 |
Shandi Mitchell |
| Before I Go | 22:00 |
Heiko Hahn |
Useful information if you plan to attend
Dawson City lies 536 kilometres northwest of Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Air North offers flights to Whitehorse from Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Juneau and Fairbanks, as well as operating daily (except Saturday & Sunday) flights from Whitehorse to Dawson. Air Canada also flies between Vancouver to Whitehorse, with two flights daily.
How do I get to the festival from Whitehorse?
| By Air Air North 1 hr flight (approx.), daily except Saturday & Sunday (867) 668-2228 or 1-800-661-0407 reservations@flyairnorth.com www.flyairnorth.com |
| By Car Dawson City can be accessed via the beautiful and well-maintained Klondike Highway (approx. 6hrs, winter conditions) Budget: (867) 667-6200 Norcan Leasing (National): (867) 668-2137 Avis: (867) 667-2847 |
Where do I rest my weary head? ~ Hotels
| Bombay
Peggy’s (867) 993-6969 info@bombaypeggys.com www.bombaypeggys.com |
Downtown
Hotel Festival Rates Available (867) 993-5346 or 1-800-661-0514 stay@downtownhotel.ca www.downtown.ca |
| Eldorado
Hotel Festival Rates Available (867) 993-5451 or 1-800-764-3536 eldorado@yknet.yk.ca www.eldoradohotel.ca |
Bonanza
Gold Motel (867) 993-6789 or 1-888-993-6789 www.bonanzagold.ca |
| Westminster
Hotel (867) 993-5463 |
Where do I rest my weary head? ~ Bed & Breakfast
| Aurora Inn (867) 993-6860 or 1-800-764-3536 aurorainn@aurorainn.ca www.aurorainn.ca |
Dawson City Bed &
Breakfast Festival Rates Available dawsonbb@dawsoncity.net www.dawsonbb.com (867) 993-5649 |
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| Bedside Manner Festival Rates Available (867) 993-6948 bedside@northwestel.net www.yukoninfo.com/bedsidemanner/ |
White Ram Manor (867) 993-5772 or 1-866-993-5772 pbarthol@yknet.yk.ca |
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| 5th Avenue Bed and Breakfast 5thave@5thavebandb.com www.5thavebandb.com (867) 993-5941 |
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For Film Festival information contact:
Klondike Institute of Art & Culture
(867) 993-5005
dawsonarts@yknet.ca
www.kiac.org
For general visitor information contact:
Klondike Visitors Association
(867) 993-5575
kva@dawson.net
www.dawsoncity.ca