Found Footage Festival - Sat, Apr 21 2012

Found Footage Festival (4/21/2012)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Social

Event Location:

Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre, 8712 109 Street

Date(s) & Time:

Sat, Apr 21 2012 6:15 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Sat, Apr 21 2012 4:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

2-3 hours approx

Difficulty Rating:

D1: Easy

Event Coordinator(s):

Ian M
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Member Cost:

$15.00/Person (See Detailed Cost Info Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 18 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

14 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

UPDATE AS AT MARCH 27th:
The Found Footage Festival event has now appeared on the Metrocinema website, so it is fair to assume that more people will know about it now, and pre-sales will likely increase. Please don't put off buying your ticket, or you may be disappointed!.
I strongly suggest that you buy your tickets sooner rather than later, the last FFF show I went to was very well attended, and nowadays FFF is better known.
There is no guarantee that tickets will be available on the evening - so please don't miss out!.

"What on earth is the Found Footage Festival?" I hear you ask. Read on....

The Found Footage Festival is a live comedy event and screening featuring unusual and humorous clips from VHS videotapes gathered from thrift stores, garage sales, warehouses, estate sales, and dumpsters throughout the United States.

Founded in 2004, the Festival originated in Wisconsin and Minnesota by Joe Pickett, Nick Prueher and Geoff Haas, childhood friends from Wisconsin. While still in high school, Pickett and Prueher began collecting videos from garage sales, training videos from odd jobs, and copies of tapes from a video production house. The friends would then play selections from this collection for entertainment at parties.

In 2004, Pickett and Prueher quit their day jobs to focus on production of their first feature documentary, Dirty Country. They started the touring Found Footage Festival show to fund the production of the documentary. In addition to its regular touring schedule, the Festival has appeared at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival, Just For Laughs (the Montreal comedy festival), the New York Comedy Festival, the Impakt Festival in the Netherlands, and the Central Standard Film Festival in Minneapolis, MN.

FFF website

The FFF last came to Edmonton a couple of years back, and I attended along with a few other EOC'ers. It was hilarious - some of the videos these guys had unearthed were truly bizzare!

They are returning to Edmonton on Saturday April 21st 2012, and will be appearing at the Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre (8712 109 Street).
(Please note that Metro Cinema is no longer in Downtown Edmonton).

We will meet inside the Metro Cinema from 6:15pm, to enable people to collect / purchase their tickets, and also to find seating for our group.

Tickets are currently available on the FFF website, and are $15.00.

FFF booking page

At the time of posting (mid-February) the FFF is not shown on the Metro Cinema website, but Metro Cinema tends not to post events too far in advance.
The only way to buy a ticket at present is through the FFF website - see above.

Please note that the EOC will not provide the tickets, each attendee must buy their own ticket(s).

If any is interested, we can meet for a quick refreshment before the event, and there will definately be the chance to go for food / drinks afterwards!

Required Items to Bring:
ID for collecting your pre-bought ticket from Metro Cinema on the evening.
Cash if you are going to take your chances with buying a ticket on the night.
Sense of humour (essential)

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Starting July 1, 2011, Metro Cinema is now operating out of Edmonton's historic Garneau Theatre, at the southern end of the High Level Bridge, at:
8712 109 ST NW
Edmonton, AB
T6G 1E9

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Notes:

- We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines at all times while participating in EOC events.
- Please scroll through and read the entire online waiver when you sign up.
- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.

Cost & Payment:

Member Cost:

$15.00/Person

Non-Member Cost:

$15.00/Person

Make a Payment:

Although there is a cost for this event, you do not pay through the EOC. Please review the event details carefully for information about how/where to make your payment.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our Cancellation Policy carefully!