world film festival

10 QUESTIONS with Ryan Ferguson, 2014 World Film Festival Director

/ Chris Luckett
Photo: Art Gallery of Hamilton

Photo: Art Gallery of Hamilton

Chris Luckett

The AGH BMO World Film Festival, held each September in Hamilton, Ontario, celebrated its sixth year this past weekend. Beginning with last Friday’s screening of The Trip to Italy, 2014’s line-up of 30 movies continues until October 5, with a pair of closing screenings of 20,000 Days on Earth.

Taking the reins from Annette Paiement, WFF director in years past, Ryan Ferguson faced a daunting task in putting together this year’s festival, as the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s new Manager of Film Programme. Ferguson took some time to speak to The Apple Box about this year’s challenges, what to expect from this year’s batch of films, and his personal favourites to watch out for.

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WORLD FILM FEST 2012: Day 3

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Photo: Magnolia Pictures

Photo: Magnolia Pictures

Chris Luckett

The World Film Festival continued with the same momentum on its third day it built up by Day 2’s Beasts of the Southern Wild. The day began with the Japanese drama Norwegian Wood, continued with the dysfunctional-family comedy 2 Days in New York, and wrapped up with the British lark Hysteria. Much like yesterday, the first sunk, while the second and third soared. Continue reading →