Film Confirmed! Tickets on Sale Now!

Tickets are now on sale for the Vancouver 2008 CSTS Serenity screening!

DATE: Sunday, June 22, 2008

TIME: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm (doors open at 11)

LOCATION: The Norm Theatre, in the Student Union Building,
6138 Student Union Blvd, UBC (University of British Columbia)

PRICE: $15.00 per ticket

Tickets can be purchased with PayPal using the "Add to Cart" button at the bottom of this page or from members of the BC Browncoats. An additional $1 service charge will be added to each ticket purchased on PayPal to cover the fees. We are pleased that Happy Bats Cinema, 198 East 15th Avenue (just west of Main Street) will also be selling tickets after Saturday, May 3rd. Tickets purchased through PayPal will be at the "Will Call" table at the event, under the name of the person who purchased the tickets.

The "Add to Cart" button can also be used to order this year's screening T-shirt, as pictured on the left. Price is $22.00, including the PayPal service charge. The back will have a list of all the participating cities. Please note, the shirt is as pictured on the models, not as in the poster.

T-shirts must be ordered and paid for by Thursday, May 14th and may be picked up at the event on the 22nd.



The charity screening is a global fundraising event for Equality Now, Joss Whedon's favourite charity. This year, Vancouver is also raising money for BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre. Ten percent of our net proceeds will be donated to BC Women's to help women and children throughout the province.


Join us for a day of fun activities including a costume contest, sing-along filking led by local filker Cindy Turner, a Silent Auction, door prizes throughout the day, and much more. The Norm Theatre has 397 new seats and we aim to fill them all. The concession stand will be open until 2:45, when the main event - the screening of Serenity - will commence. We ask that you patronise the concession stand for popcorn, drinks and candy, but feel free to 'brown bag' it or bring in outside food during the day.

Prizes in the costume contest will be presented to the best two costumes from the Firefly/Serenity 'verse, as well as the best two costumes from the wider Joss-verse.

A list of prizes will be added shortly. Stay tuned for updates.

2008 Charity Screening to be held on Sunday, June 22nd.

In 2007 we had a wonderful event which was even more successful than we hoped. Thanks to getting an earlier start, selling tickets at the Buffy Sing-Along event on June 2nd, Happy Bats selling tickets for us, and especially the announcement that Jewel was going to be on hand to introduce the movie, we had sold all 210 tickets several days before the event. We had our first ever sponsor, Mad About Movies, and almost $200 in donations on the day.

Not only did Jewel introduce the movie, she pulled the names for the door prizes and handed them out, then after the movie, she stayed outside the theatre for an hour, talking to everyone who was there, autographing items people brought to her, and posing for pictures. She was gracious and patient, as was her husband Matt, and everybody was very pleased to have spent time with her.

We doubled the amount of money we were able to send to Equality Now, to $2,600 (helped by the rise in the Canadian dollar!) and everyone seemed to have a good time.

In 2008, we expect to have more activities surrounding the movie, including a silent auction. Details of the time, place and donations will be posted shortly. In the meantime, make sure you mark Sunday, June 22, 2008 on the calendar for a fun-filled day.

WE'RE SOLD OUT!!

Thank you very much to all who have bought tickets for the charity screening. We have now sold out the theatre and can prepare for an afternoon of fun and excitement!

Costumes are welcome - and there are prizes for the best male and female costumes.

See you there!

LESS THAN 20 TICKETS LEFT!

We have less than 20 tickets left for the screening! If you don't have your ticket yet, I suggest you buy it now, as we may be sold out by tomorrow.

Our thanks to our sponsor, MadAboutMovies.net. Check out up-to-date movie reviews of current blockbusters and the seldom-heard-of. If the movie has been made, MadAboutMovies.net has probably seen it.

Special Guest!

I've just heard from Jewel Staite (aka Kaylee) that she would be pleased to be our special guest at the screening and introduce the movie, as well as draw the names for the door prizes. Our special event just got even better!!

Only Two Weeks Left! Get Your Tickets Now!

Tickets are $15 and are available from members of the Organising Team, through the PayPal button at the bottom of the page ($1 service charge added) and now from Happy Bats Cinema, 198 East 15th Avenue (at Main). Thank you, Happy Bats! We're aiming for a sellout this year, so that we have a generous donation to Equality Now!

Again this year we have some wonderful door prizes, including:

a $25 gift certificate from Videomatica;

a Trade Paperback of the Serenity comics, Those Left Behind, courtesy of The Comic Shop;

2 Done The Impossible DVDs and 2 T-shirts from Happy Bats Cinema ;

a DVD of the "Making of the Women of Sci-Fi Calendar" from Slacktwaddle.

Global Sponsors and their donations include:

Universal Home Entertainment: A voucher for the "Serenity: Special Edition" DVD, coming in late summer;
Dark Horse Comics: a copy of "Serenity: Those Left Behind" Trade Paperback and a mini-poster promoting the comic;
BenBella Books: a copy of "Finding Serenity" (essays on "Firefly"), autographed by Jane Espenson and a voucher for "Serenity Found", being released in September;
Things From Another World (TFAW): the Buffy Season 8 Comic #1, written by Joss Whedon, Variant cover;
Quantum Mechanix: "Fan Club Edition" Serenity Alliance Money Pack;
Done the Impossible: the Done The Impossible DVD;
Bedlam Bards: autographed CD;
Dragonweave: "Serenity" kanji jewellery;
ReadMyChest.com: buttons and stickers.

Special thanks to Adam at Black Market Beagles who designed this year's logo and T-shirt.

In addition, everyone who attends the screening will be able to put their name in a draw for a chance to win two tickets on the Browncoat Cruise, December 1, 2007. The winner of the draw in each city will be eligible for the overall draw for two tickets. Winner is responsible for transportation to and from San Diego.

There will be five jam-packed prize packages this year, each one including an item autographed by Joss Whedon, a Serenity-related T-shirt, a TPB of the Serenity comic, a DVD and other surprises. Buy your ticket now for a chance at these fabulous prize packs. Canada Safeway has also contributed to the goodie bags.

T-Shirts For Sale!

Here is the flyer that Chad put together from lexigeek's winning design. This design is also featured on the front of this year's T-shirts, with a list of the cities involved on the back.

The T-shirts are $20 each, size S to 3XL, with all proceeds going to Equality Now, and are available for prepaid orders only until May 14th. Just click on the second button below. (There is a $2 service charge to cover the PayPal fees.) Payment and orders can also be made in person from a member of the organising team.

Again this year we have some wonderful door prizes, including a $25 gift certificate from Videomatica. We have a number of donations from global sponsors - they have given one item to each of the cities involved this year.

Global Sponsors and their donations include:

Universal Home Entertainment: A voucher for the "Serenity: Special Edition" DVD, coming in late summer;
Dark Horse Comics: a copy of "Serenity: Those Left Behind" Trade Paperback and a mini-poster promoting the comic;
BenBella Books: a copy of "Finding Serenity" (essays on "Firefly"), autographed by Jane Espenson and a voucher for "Serenity Found", being released in September;
Things From Another World (TFAW): the Buffy Season 8 Comic #1, written by Joss Whedon, Variant cover;
Quantum Mechanix: "Fan Club Edition" Serenity Alliance Money Pack;
Black Market Beagles: a poster, either "Miranda" or "Serenity Crew";
Done the Impossible: the Done The Impossible DVD;
Bedlam Bards: autographed CD;
Dragonweave: "Serenity" kanji jewellery;
ReadMyChest.com: buttons and stickers.

In addition, everyone who attends the screening will be able to put their name in a draw for a chance to win two tickets on the Browncoat Cruise, December 1, 2007. The winner of the draw in each city will be eligible for the overall draw for two tickets. Winner is responsible for transportation to and from San Diego.

WE HAVE A GO FOR THE SCREENING!

We're a go for the charity screening!

We have a date: Saturday, June 23rd;

a time: 1 - 5 pm, with doors opening at 1:45;

a theatre: Pacific Cinematheque;

and a film: "Serenity".

This will be the second annual Serenity Now/Equality Now charity screening. Last year, 47 cities in five countries raised more than $69,000 for Joss's favourite charity, Equality Now, an organization that works to end violence and discrimination against women throughout the world.

This year 50 cities in 10 countries have expressed an interest in taking part and we're hoping to raise $100,000.

So get out your Jayne's hat, tune up your voice and tell all your friends! Dust off your lending set of "Firefly" DVDs. (You don't have a lending set, you say, then invite your friends over to watch it with you.) We want a sellout (210). If you haven't seen "Serenity" on the big screen, you're in for a treat - especially when you see it with a couple of hundred other fans.

We have door prizes! And we're working on a few other things. If you're willing to help out in any way - putting up posters, donating money, time or prizes, please contact me at serenityscreeningvancouver@yahoo.ca. We're looking for sponsors as well as donors. Sponsors & donors will be named, in the handout at the theatre, and in a presentation at the theatre (PowerPoint or other). The more money we get from sponsors, the more money we can give to Equality Now!

Tickets are on sale from members of the Organizing Committee, starting tomorrow, and from the through PayPal here - just click on the "add to cart" icon at the bottom of the page.

Tickets are $13 up to May 31st, $15 after May 31st. There will be a $1 service charge added to the tickets bought through PayPal to cover the cost of the transaction.

We have a lot of work to do between now and June 23rd to sell tickets and get the word out, but we are going to have a great time!

CAN'T STOP THE SERENITY SCREENINGS 2007

We're going to do it again! Last year 47 cities around the world held screenings of Joss Whedon's Serenity to benefit his favourite charity, Equality Now. We raised over $65,000.

This year over 40 cities in eight countries have already signed up - and Vancouver is once again one of them. The target date is June 23rd or the week leading up to it, depending on what theatre we are able to book. Currently we are looking for sponsors and donors for giveaways.

Any donors or sponsors will be acknowledged in a handout at the theatre, on this website and, depending on the theatre capabilities, a PowerPoint presentation before the movie.

Stay tuned for more details. You can also check out the CSTS website and see this year's logo and poster, designed by Adam from BlackMarketBeagles.

SPONSORS:

Post-Screening Update

What a Shiny Time we had! The initial estimate is that we raised about $1,000 for Equality Now. Not bad, especially considering the competition we had for the audience: the Peace Walk, the Jazz Festival and the hottest day of the year so far! Even so, 137 Browncoats and their friends and family came together to see Serenity on the big screen one more time. We laughed, we cried - and that was just during the DVD of Joss's speech as an honoree at Equality Now's "Men on the Front Lines" in May!

As people came in to the theatre, the Done the Impossible preview DVD was playing. At 2:15, we introduced ourselves, announced the winners of the costume contest, then drew tickets for the 15 door prize packs, including the Ron Glass-autographed script. The prizes were distributed in the outside courtyard after the movie. We then watched the DVD of Joss's speech, I read the last couple of sentences of Joss's message from last year's prescreenings and we all settled back to watch the movie.

Money raised from 47 cities in five countries around the world so far: $61,189.78 (Est.), with 35 cities reporting. We truly have "done the impossible, so that makes us mighty".

If you would still like to donate to Equality Now, you can go here, and when the form asks how you heard about Equality Now, please type in the code "SNEN-YVRBC", which stands for "Serenity Now/Equality Now - Vancouver Browncoats" and the money will be credited to our total.

Thank you to the amazing organizing team and thank you to all who came out and contributed to such a wonderful event!

Thank you to all those who donated items for our prize packs:
The Bedlam Bards
The Comic Shop
DragonWeave Jewellery
Greg Edmonson
Chad Erickson
BJ Goglin
Ron Glass
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Brandon Klassen
ReaverMadness.com
Serena Reynolds
Slacktwaddle (Women of Sci-Fi Calendar)
Starbucks
Titan Books
Wash-o-saurus.com
White Dwarf Books

and, of course, a very big thank you and Happy Birthday to the man himself, Joss Whedon.

Serenity Now/Equality Now

Hear about the plans!

We are confirmed for the screening!

Date: Saturday, June 24, 2006
Time: 2:15 pm
Doors open at 1:45 pm

Location: Pacific Cinematheque
1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC

Tickets are $15.

Tickets may be purchased with credit card or PayPal by clicking the shopping cart icon below, through the PayPal link on the Browncoats meetup site: http://firefly.meetup.com/12, or in person from one of the organizing team.

For more information, check the links to the right, or e-mail: serenityscreeningvancouver@yahoo.ca.

If you are not able to come to the screening, but would like to donate to Equality Now, you can do so at their website: http://equalitynow.org. When the form asks you where you heard about them, put in the code "SNEN - YVRBC", so that they know the money should be credited to the Vancouver Screening.


There will be DOOR PRIZES and a prize for the best costume!

So far, we have confirmed:

- Greg Edmonson's Firefly soundtrack CD - autographed

- The Bedlam Bards' CD On the Drift - autographed

- Serenity pendants from Dragonweave Jewelry

- a handknit Jayne's hat

- passes from the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre

- a gift pack from Starbucks

- a custom-made Serenity/Firefly T-shirt by bj

- silicone bracelets from Wash-o-saurus

- a 72-card base set of Serenity trading cards

- a 72-card base set of Firefly trading cards

- a Joss Whedon: Master at Play creative screenwriting DVD

- Serenity action figures from The Comic Shop

- books from White Dwarf Books

- Women of Sci-Fi Calendar for 2007

- the "Making of the Women of Sci-Fi Calendar" DVD

- a script of the Firefly episode "Shindig", autographed by Ron Glass

- an autographed picture of Ron Glass

- a Serenity CD carrying case

- more prizes to come