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April 15-25, 2027

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November 18-22, 2026

LIVE SCRIPT READING: QUEEN OF THE VAMPIRE PENGUINS

Canada, 2026: 120 minutes: World Premiere
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LiveScriptReading

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Join a cast of actors for a live script reading of the upcoming Alberta feature-length film QUEEN OF THE VAMPIRE PENGUINS.

This is a FREE event, open to the public, and a great opportunity to experience a film in the early stages of development. There will be a Q&A following the reading and the production team is open to script feedback.

THE STORY:

Inspired by true events, QUEEN OF THE VAMPIRE PENGUINS is a genre comedy with teeth and pointy beaks. After a researcher at a remote Antarctic station falls mysteriously ill, a pair of specialized air rescue teams is dispatched to evacuate him during the brutal southern winter. But the ice hides dangerous secrets (it’s in the title!) Will anyone escape alive? Can vampire penguins fly? Come find out!

ABOUT THE EVENT:

Presented in partnership with the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) Alberta, this annual event provides an opportunity for Alberta filmmakers to share a script in the early stages of development.

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Alberta / All Ages / Live Event

Free Event - Open to the Public
120 minutes

special guest

Screenwriters Val Duncan & Andrew David Long and Producer Anna Lopez in attendance

credits

Screenwriters:
Andrew David Long
Val Duncan

Producer:
Anna Lopez

Readers/ Cast:
Gabriela Velásquez
Val Duncan
Rae Farrer
Amanda Barnum
Shane Ghostkeeper
Leo Wieser
Griffin Cork
Blair Young
Omatta Udalor
Alicia Thorgrimsson

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