When do legitimate convictions truly demand illegal behaviors? What happens to a persons idealism when they find their back against the wall? 2015 Call for EntriesVFF is proud to announce that its Call for Entries for our 2015 film festival is now open!Deadlines are as follows:Earlybird postmark deadline: July 9th, 2014Regular postmark deadline: August 7th, 2014Late postmark deadline: September 11th, 2014Extended Deadline: September 17th, 2014As always, we recommend submitting as early as possible and we set our fees to reflect this. We now also prefer digital entry as much as possible. You can submit to us via:FilmFreeway offers free HD online screeners, Vimeo and YouTube integration.
Photos copyright by Teddy McCrea, Ladysmith photographer . Please ask for permission before use.A Little HistoryThe early focus of the Festival was to decorate just the downtown core but this was soon changed to include Coronation Mall and then to expand to the blocks surrounding the downtown area. The past couple of years has seen a great physical change to Ladysmith's downtown, which has created many new opportunities for the Festival of Lights volunteers to create and add new lights and decorations.Ladysmith & District Credit Union fireworksWe acknowledge the financial assistance of the Province of British Columbia but probably the biggest 'sponsors', though, are the residents of Ladysmith. Over the years the ever increasing core of volunteers has gone the longest way in helping to make Ladysmith famous for its annual Light Up and its community spirit and to also make people aware of what they had in their own downtown and to shop local.For all of this assistance, the Festival of Lights is extremely grateful