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Lovers In A Dangerous Time wins People’s Choice Award at CIFF
Mark Hug and May Charters’ film LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME capitalized on its home-town advantage to win this year’s American Express People’s Choice Award. The warmly received film, with a large cast and crew in tail for the screening, was a runaway hit at CIFF 2009 with online voting and claimed the $2500 cash prize for garnering the most audience support (last year it was Calgary’s “Hope For The Broken Contender”). Congratulations to the entire creative team!
LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME is romantic Canadiana, centering around two former childhood friends – Todd, a small town could-have-been, and Allison, an overly nostalgic children’s book illustrator – who are reunited at their ten-year high school reunion and embark on a childish yet romantic adventure recapturing the life they use to live.
The film’s characters eventually spiral into delinquent behavior, where scorching campfire antics, teenage bush parties, and childhood memories only delay their impending return to adulthood. Directors Mark Hug and May Charters build a story that shows what occurs when we try and revisit the folly of youth, and the results of trying to hold on to the past.
Other awards: Maverick Award Method Film Festival 2009, Best Canadian Feature Film Jury Prize Okanagan International Film Festival 2009
