Edsville Background

Highlights

Financing

Marketing & Revenues

First Short Film to Earn Direct Box Office Revenue
The Halifax Split: A Mandatory Extra Dollar Charge to See Edsville After Feature Film with Possibility of Dollar Refund if Customer Leaves before Viewing.
Gross Box of $10,000 on four prints at 70 Canadian Playdates without advertsing budget.
One Time Broadcast Licence to YLE Finland
CBC Broadcast Licence
Distribution Agreement with First Run Features, New York City
New York Premiere at the Film Forum
15% Recoupment to Date
First Airline Sale, Air Canada, 1998

Film Fests

Awards

Festival Generated Sales

Festival of Festivals: CBC Network Licence, Princess Theatre - Waterloo, Gorge Cinema - Elora
Atlantic Film Festival: Wormwoods Cinema - Halifax, Sunday Cinema - Charlottetown
Tampere - YLE Finland Television Single Broadcast

Critical Notice

"Director Alan Marr's wryly funny 14-minute short is a one-trick pony.
But what a trick, what a horse! A short film is the tiny perfect way to
tell this bizarre story." - Jam Movies
"..perfectly paced and acted, right down to the facial twitch." Valerie Gregory - Edmonton Sun
"...overwhelming silliness..." "...a delight...insane...fun." Marc Horton - Edmonton Journal
"...the most anticipated flick at this year's filmfest [Festival of Festivals]..." George Anthony - Toronto Sun
"...the horror in Edsville is rare and refined..." Peter Gzowsksi - CBC Morningside
"..whimsical...nifty..." John Haslett Cuff - Globe & Mail
"One of the funniest shorts..." Sarah Evans - Now Magazine
"..long on craft and cleverness.." "..a whimsical delight.." Bruce Kirland - Toronto Sun
"..an hilarous Canadian short..." Michele Hall - CBC Halifax Arts & Entertainment
"..a crazy town..an ideal retreat from reality..wowed sellout crowds at Toronto's Festival of Festivals.,..very bizarre...very funny..." Mike Duffy - Sunday Edition
"On the lighter side ... Alan Marr's "Edsville"..." The New York Times

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