Firsts Are Fantastic Especially When They Involve Film Festivals and First Nights

Oct. 17, 2011 - PRLog -- The First annual Green Screen International Film Festival is being held Nov. 1, 2 3, and 5 on the North Shore of beautiful Vancouver, BC at the Kay Meek Centre, 1700 Mathers Ave. West Vancouver.  It is the intention of the Film Festival’s organizers to present nature and the environment in a way that inspires you and makes you thrill to be alive at this time on our planet.

In addition to nightly screenings commencing at 7:00 PM or 8:00 PM on the first evening following the Opening Reception, there will be a SILENT AUCTION in the lobby of the Kay Meek Centre .  Items available in this auction include restaurant gift certificates, a number of beautiful gift baskets, framed water colour paintings, a framed Daniel Izzard print; a leather jacket; Paddington Boots, ( in your size)a $265 gift certificate for cleaning and others too numerous to mention. New items are coming in every day.  The bidding will end at 10 p.m.  Saturday, November 5th 2011.  
In the lobby of the Kay Meek Centre you will also find a Student ART EXHIBITION –The art will be environmentally themed and is being curated by local artist and filmmaker Ron den Daas, who has exhibited his own paintings internationally.
To ensure that each visitor is dazzled by the gifts of Mother Nature on display at this Film festival, Mr. den Daas has organized for a film of the salmon’s breathtaking Life’s Journey to be highly visible on the walls of the lobby.  People are welcome to come to the lobby and enjoy all that is on display there, even if they are not coming for the evening’s screenings.

You will find an updated list of the Silent auction items and updated bidding prices, as at 10PM the previous evening,  at our Facebook page www.facebook.com/greenscreenfilmfest  Look for the Silent Auction tab.
For more information please go to www.facebook.com/greenscreenfilmfest   There is even a Sweepstakes , where the Grand Prize includes ticket s for 4 to each night’s performance together with the Opening Night’s Reception at the Kay meek Centre and the Wrap Party on November 15th at the Pacific Arbour Retirement Residences at The Summerhill  135 West 15th St. North Vancouver, BC
V7M 1R7  Pacific Arbour Retirement Residences is the first corporate sponsor of GREEN SCREEN  and will be presenting the Outstanding Achievement Award.