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Be Ee ' COMMUNITY 'Turtle documentary w wins best short film at Milton Film Festival, The Milton Film Festi- val"s 2018 KKP Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film has been awarded "to Toronto film- maker Scott Dobson for his documentary short film, Fix and Release. The film, which screened ahead of the doc- umentary feature Only 78 on Jan. 28 at FirstOntario Arts Centre 'Milton, pro- files theswork of the Onta- rio Turtle Conservation Centre, a small turtle trau- ma centre in Peterbor- ough, asitfightstoeven the odds for survival that freshwater turtles face in a modern world. The audi- ence was charmed by the reptilian patients profiled in Dobson's environmen- tally-themed documenta- ry. "All seven shorts were rated very highly by our audience members, they responded especially ,warmly to this one," said festival founder and direc- tor Jennifer Smith. "Dob- son has rather artfully but" managed to create empa- thy and compassion for these amazing animals through this film, drawing - us into their stories as if we. 'were watching a medical drama." Surprised and de- lighted when told of the win, Dobson said, "It's a great honour to win an Au- dience Choice Award. 'At the screening I was amazed at how many people came up tome and wanted to talk further about the film. Mil- ton has a super festival and very very engaged film go- - producer/director - ers." An award wirning with over 25 years experience in documentary filmmaking, Dobson most recently di- rected for the CBC's The Nature of Things, was sto- ry editor for Viceland's new documentary series Payday in 2016, and in 2012 directed Church Of Elvis and its sister show, Elvis In Love. The KKP Audience Choice Award is sponsored by the Anders family of KKP Printing Milton and includes a $100 cash award. Audience members at each screening are asked to rate g the short films from one to 3 five stars on a ballot, and $ the winner is chosen by the -- =z highest average rating. The second place short & a film, The Suitcase, used live action and animation to tell the story of a mother trying to smuggle her daughter out of rural Chi- 3, na. The other films in the 2 J short film program were Pollyanna, Such Devoted Sisters, It's all in Your Head, The Talk and 45. Chines New Year celebration at Milton Mall It's nearly time 2 cele- brate the Year of the Dog, Milton. Independent Living Halton -- together with the Milton Chinese Asso- ciation, Milton Chinese Arts Society and Dr. Shei- la Wong -- will host the Lunar New Year Festival mpion cha «0 EEE Eee dehalton.com Ins at Milton Mall on Satur- day, Feb. 24: The Year of the Dog cel- ebration kicks off at 10 a.m. It starts with the Mil- ton Monkey Kids' Club, with children aged four to 12 invited to make tradi- tional crafts, join in games and get a photo taken to - RECALLS: Have you seen the latest recalls? bit.ly/2nmCBLD Get Halton ovoid twice daly right to your inbox. Sign up at insidehalton com/ newsletter commemorate the occa- sion. From there, the eye- dotting ceremony will be held at noon. It will be followed by the traditional lion dance. Dance and song perfor- mances will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. BEYOND THE PAGES From breaking news to multimedia features, go beyond the newspaper pages and discover all that the Milton Champion has to offer online. www.InsideHalton.com SFP EERE SEES EEE ESSER EES EEE EERE EEE Arse ees VIEW OUR PRINT EDITIONS ideHaiton.com burlington « milton « oakville Metroland file photo Dancers from The Milton Chinese Arts Society and the Milton Chinese Association performed last year. Halton MPP holding annual Family Day movie day Halton MPP Indira Nai- doo-Harris will be holding her annual free movie day over the Family Day week- end. It will be held on Satur- day, Feb. 17 at Milton Cine- plex Cinemas, 1175 Maple Ave. This year's family film will be The Lego Movie. Doors op n at 9:30 a.m., with the movie set to start at 10a.m. SEE OUR MAP OF JANUARY IMPAIRED DRIVING ARRESTS Insidehalton.com is tracking Halton impaired driving arrests bit.ly/ 2EMeVXo FIND OUT ABOUT THE LATEST COYOTE SIGHTINGS IN HALTON You can also report MULTIMEDIA your sightings, see map bit.ly/2Bf30nP uoIN a W 3 3 5 2 -n o oT g o = . Woo uoHeyepIsu