The Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film (CSIF) will precede its 5th Annual Short Film Festival, showing at the Coolidge Corner Theatre Monday November 1st, with an inaugural Silent Auction fundraiser, to mark the start of the group’s second decade and its expanding mission.
Featured among the items to be auctioned are:
- A 2-night stay at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square
- Passes to local & regional film festivals, such as the Boston Jewish Film Festival, the Independent Film Festival of Boston, and the Provincetown International Film Festival
- A 10-pack for yoga or core fusion classes offered by Exhale Spa, opening in Back Bay December 2004
- A family packet of cellphone tours of Boston from Talking Street (narrated by Steven Tyler)
- A 2-hour rental of Coolidge Corner’s Screening Room
- A free fashion consultation by Closet Smarts
- A quilt hand-made by a CSIF member
- Two tickets to a show at the Huntington Theatre
- A 2-night stay at The Harding House in Cambridge
- And many more, still being confirmed at press time.
Thanks to last year’s enthusiastic audience response, CSIF’s Short Film Festival will be held this year in two locations, Monday November 1, 7:00 p.m. at the Coolidge, and Wednesday November 3, 7:30 p.m. at the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square. Remember, the Silent Auction will only be held at the Coolidge Corner. Come bid starting at 6:00 p.m. Admission is $8, and audience members will be eligible to vote for Best Short and Audience Favorite, awards to be given out in March during the 11th Annual Chlotrudis Awards ceremony.
Noted critic Gerald Peary writes ‘the Chlotrudis people are serious and ambitious in their intent: to provide a grassroots alternate Academy Awards in which, unlike Hollywood’s usual Oscar night, genuinely independent-spirited films, both American and foreign, are duly honored,’ while acclaimed Canadian director/screenwriter/actor Don McKellar has a more typically sardonic assessment: ‘So, basically you’re a bunch of disgruntled film buffs.’
CSIF would like to thank all the businesses who donated their services including The Coolidge Corner Theatre, The Brattle Film Foundation, The Independent Film Festival of Boston, The Provincetown Film Festival, The Boston Jewish Film Fsetival, Landmark Theatres in Kendall Square, The Huntington Theatre, Closet Smarts, Talking Street, Exhale Spa, Georgette Gagne, The Charles Hotel, and The Harding House. Check back soon, more auction items being added!