The Event

Thom Fitzgerald

Tim Marback
Steven Hillyer
Thom Fitzgerald

[Cast Group]
Actor: Joanna Adler | Character: Gaby Shapiro-Schnell
Actor: Chris Barry | Character: Third Little Maid
Actor: Walter Borden | Character: Fred
Actor: Ray Brimicombe | Character: Desk Sergeant
Actor: Laura Cahoot | Character: Bride
Actor: Brent Carver | Character: Brian Knight
Actor: Linda Carvery | Character: Doctor
Actor: Rejean Cournoyer | Character: Rory Metzler
Actor: Lucy Decoutere | Character: Jody
Actor: Richard Donat | Character: Undertaker
Actor: Chase Duffy | Character: Assistant District Attorney
Actor: Olympia Dukakis | Character: Lila Shapiro
Actor: Tim Dunn | Character: Ping Pong Player
Actor: Travis Ferris | Character: NYPD Officer
Actor: Thom Fitzgerald | Character: Vagimar Director
Actor: Robert Fucito | Character: China Bob
Actor: Ian Gilmore | Character: Second Little Maid
Actor: Glen Michael Grant | Character: Andy Campbell
Actor: Steven Hillyer | Character: Paramedic
Actor: Celeste Jankowski | Character: String Quartet Member No.1
Actor: Dick Latessa | Character: Uncle Leo
Actor: Jane Leeves | Character: Mona Rothchild
Actor: Tim Marback | Character: Paramedic No. 2
Actor: Gianna Marciante | Character: Lilian Schnell
Actor: Jaclyn Markowitz | Character: Amelia Schnell
Actor: Vicky McCarty | Character: Princess Leia Kapui Schwartz
Actor: Don McKellar | Character: Matt Shapiro
Actor: Ruth Moore | Character: Dr. Fisher
Actor: Carla Morton | Character: Clinic Nurse
Actor: Ken Nagami | Character: String Quartet Member No.2
Actor: Marcia Olsen | Character: Sick Girl
Actor: Joan Orenstein | Character: Angela DeVivo
Actor: Doug Pettigrew | Character: Canadian Sailor
Actor: Sarah Polley | Character: Dana Shapiro
Actor: Parker Posey | Character: Nick Devivo
Actor: Cynthia Preston | Character: Amy Eisner
Actor: Walker Richards | Character: Wedding Photographer
Actor: Susan Sayle | Character: String Quartet Member No.3
Actor: Jamie Stevens | Character: Bartender
Actor: Studio | Character: Drag Queen
Actor: Darryl Tannahill | Character: Detective
Actor: Chaz Thorne | Character: Chris Devivo
Actor: Miss Vicky | Character: Drag Queen
Actor: Cecil Wright | Character: City Clerk Official
Actor: Mike Younger | Character: Cowboy
Actor: Theresa Zong | Character: Grumpy Lady on Plane
Actor: Christina Zorich | Character: Judy Campbell
Actor: Don Bottomley | Character: Guy at Clinic, Patron at Club
Actor: Lawerence Willet | Character: Lola

[Directors Group]
Name: Thom Fitzgerald | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Tim Marback | Role: Writer
Name: Steven Hillyer | Role: Writer
Name: Thom Fitzgerald | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Thom Fitzgerald | Role: Producer
Name: Robert A. Flutie | Role: Producer
Name: Steven Hillyer | Role: Producer
Name: Bryan Hofbauer | Role: Producer
Name: Tim Marback | Role: Producer
Name: Vicki McCarty | Role: Producer
Name: Jeff Sackman | Role: Producer
Name: Christopher Zimmer | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Christophe Beck | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Thomas M. Harting | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Christopher Cooper | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Heike Brandstatter | Role: Casting Director
Name: Jon Comerford | Role: Casting Director
Name: Leonard Finger | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: D'Arcy Poultney | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Chris MacDonald | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Ethan Tobman | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Mia Morgan | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Sian Morris Ross | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Earlene Atkinson | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tom Brumberger | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Gloria Digdon | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Rose Klatt | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Ingrid Ross | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kamila Zmrzla | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Brian Cosens | Role: Production Manager
Name: David L. Oltman | Role: Production Manager
Name: Dan Schlanger | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: David Blazina | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Paul Epstein | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Preston Hudson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Shandi Mitchell | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jason Shipley | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Dana Warren | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Chris Brown | Role: Art Department
Name: Abby Linne | Role: Art Department
Name: Karl McNutt | Role: Art Department
Name: John Nyomarkay | Role: Art Department
Name: Gabriele Schnutgen | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Jason Blackburn | Role: Sound Department
Name: Micky Hohl | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Hurlburt | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frank Kavanagh | Role: Sound Department
Name: Thomas Kodros | Role: Sound Department
Name: Luc Léger | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bob Melanson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brian Power | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jim Rillie | Role: Sound Department
Name: Aaron J. Rudelson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Allan Scarth | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lil Thomas | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frank Verderosa | Role: Sound Department
Name: Krista Wells | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Christine Knickle | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: David Albiston | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthew Beaulieu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lori Ann Bellefontaine | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Doug Betts | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ethan Borsuk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rick Gillis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Burke Heffner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ruth Leggett | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Peter MacDonald | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rachel Morrison | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gary Sandover | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Stern | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alan Sweet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andy Westbrook | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lee Whetstone | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Troy White | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lawerence Willet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Wishart | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: L.A. Hilts | Role: Casting Department
Name: Sheila Patrone | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Melinda Cook | Role: Costume Department
Name: Nikia Nelson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Victoria Rockwell | Role: Costume Department
Name: Lawerence Willet | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Brian Culliton | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Cory Gibson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Carrie MacKenzie Long | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Russ Hamilton | Role: Location Management
Name: Kyle Kurts | Role: Location Management
Name: Mark McKennon | Role: Location Management
Name: Dugald McLaren | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Brian Anderson | Role: Music Department
Name: Jason Ball | Role: Music Department
Name: Mark Harris | Role: Music Department
Name: Andrew Kaiser | Role: Music Department
Name: Rick Kurek | Role: Music Department
Name: Ann Mayall | Role: Music Department
Name: Christopher Mitchell | Role: Music Department
Name: Nathan Wiley | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Rita Capasa | Role: Production Department
Name: Bruce Hall | Role: Production Department
Name: Erin Hennessey | Role: Production Department
Name: Georgina Neville | Role: Production Department
Name: Abigail Tucker | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Sharon Watt | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Lee Stanley | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Natasha Allaire | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Harley Bauer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alida Jung | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Milligan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kelli Morehouse | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alexander Murphy Jr. | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ricardo Olivero | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kris Rogers | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tara Sullivan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Maggie Thomas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Albert Thrower | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Urman | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Michael Baker | Role: Thanks
Name: Karen A. Harris | Role: Thanks

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314039/videogallery/

United States: January 19, 2003 (Sundance Film Festival, premiere)
Germany: February 8, 2003 (Berlin International Film Festival)
United States: May 9, 2003 (Tribeca Film Festival)
France: May 16, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
Canada: September 5, 2003 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada: September 21, 2003 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
United States: October 3, 2003 (limited)
United States: October 8, 2003 (Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
United States: October 12, 2003 (Portland Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Denmark: October 21, 2003 (Copenhagen Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Australia: February 12, 2004 (Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Film Festival)
Spain: February 13, 2004
Australia: March 13, 2004 (Melbourne Queer Film Festival)
United Kingdom: March 24, 2004 (London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
United Kingdom: May 8, 2004 (Commonwealth Film Festival)
Mexico: May 14, 2004 (Mexico City)
Netherlands: June 24, 2004
Japan: July 16, 2004 (Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival)
Ireland: July 30, 2004 (Dublin Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
Mexico: September 16, 2004 (limited)
Hong Kong: October 27, 2004 (Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
Belgium: November 3, 2004 (Holebi Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Belgium: January 19, 2005
France: February 23, 2005 (DVD premiere)

Winner | 2003 | Berlin International Film Festival | Reader Jury of the "Siegessäule" | Thom Fitzgerald, The Event
Winner | 2003 | ACTRA Awards | ACTRA Maritimes Award | Outstanding Performance - Male | Rejean Cournoyer, The Event
Nominee | 2004 | Genie Awards | Genie | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Olympia Dukakis, The Event
Nominee | 2004 | Golden Trailer Awards | Golden Trailer | Best Independent | The Event
Winner | 2003 | Atlantic Film Festival | Atlantic Canadian Award | Best Direction | Thom Fitzgerald, The Event
Winner | 2003 | Atlantic Film Festival | Atlantic Canadian Award | Outstanding Performance by an Actress | Joan Orenstein, The Event
Winner | 2003 | Atlantic Film Festival | Atlantic Canadian Award | Outstanding Writer | Thom Fitzgerald, Steven Hillyer, Tim Marback, The Event
Winner | 2003 | Atlantic Film Festival | Atlantic Canadian Award | Excellence in Editing | Christopher Cooper, The Event
Winner | 2003 | Atlantic Film Festival | Atlantic Canadian Award | Excellence in Art Direction | D'Arcy Poultney, The Event
Nominee | 2004 | Chlotrudis Awards | Chlotrudis Award | Best Supporting Actress | Olympia Dukakis, The Event
Nominee | 2004 | Chlotrudis Awards | Chlotrudis Award | Best Cast | The Event
Winner | 2003 | Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival | Audience Favorite | Best Overall Film | Thom Fitzgerald, The Event
Winner | 2003 | L.A. Outfest | Grand Jury Award | Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film | Olympia Dukakis, The Event

Domestic: USD 35554
Period: Oct 24 – 26, 2003 | Rank: 151 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 35518 | Interval gross: USD 435 | Per theater average: USD 217
Period: Oct 17 – 19, 2003 | Rank: 135 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 6 | Gross to date: USD 34406 | Interval gross: USD 1542 | Per theater average: USD 257
Period: Oct 10 – 12, 2003 | Rank: 107 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 30357 | Interval gross: USD 4478 | Per theater average: USD 1119
Period: Oct 3 – 5, 2003 | Rank: 74 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 18 | Gross to date: USD 19206 | Interval gross: USD 19206 | Per theater average: USD 1067