CineVic just concluded the best-ever Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival in Victoria, BC, Canada, last weekend.

A new addition this year was Indie+Industry on the closing day that began with brunch at Vista 18 on top of the Chateau Victoria.

Then Johnny Brenneman and David Malysheff told us all about creating their new 8-episode series Bon Victoriage! for Telus Storyhive.

The next session saw Panta Mosleh, Shiraz Higgins and Heather Lindsay share their experiences and hard-won wisdom.

The last panel saw Daryl Litke (ACFC West Local 2020 Unifor,) Wendy Newton (ICG 669,) Andrea Moore (DGC BC) and Michael Rosser (IATSE 891) explain the benefits of working with unions and guilds.

My take: I met great people and got some valuable feedback on my upcoming feature documentary. Definitely CineVic’s best film festival yet, and, finally, after years of contributing in various ways, I wasn’t involved at all.