Rock Paper Scissors: The Documentary

New World RPS Champ Crowned

2009-11-15T12:04:00.000-08:00

All eyes were on Toronto this past Saturday for the World RPS Championships and a new winner dominates the field, read more about how things went down on the official World RPS Society site. Tim Conrad is your new world champion.

DVD Release set for Nov 17th

2009-11-12T23:04:00.001-08:00

Finally the film will be coming to DVD officially. No more sneaking those bootlegs on the RPS message boards. Official street date is November 17th but a limited batch will be on sale at the World Championships in Toronto this Saturday evening giving you one more chance to be ahead of the curve and own this before anyone else. Find out more at Indie Pix and more info forthcoming on how you can support team RPS and see the movie.

p.s. a new line of shirts will be made available very soon, keep coming back.

Thanks for all the rocks LA!

2009-06-01T00:37:00.000-07:00

We had a great screening this Saturday night in LA and big thank you to all that came out and supported the film. You laughed at all the right places and donated much need cash to the RPS cause. Slowly we will get to the finish line and be able to meet our deliverables to our distributor. Here are some pics from the night photographed by Jill Aske. Congrats to Moira McMahon the undisputed RPS champ of LA. Hopefully we will be back with another LA screening for all those that missed out. See the full flickr feed here.

LA Screening May 30th

2009-05-20T00:38:00.000-07:00

ROCK PAPER SCISSORS: A Geek Tragedy comes to LA for its premiere screening. After a successful award-winning festival run, RPS is living large in LA for one night only. Come see why Variety called it "an amusing tale comparable to The King of Kong." Clearly they loved the film!

All proceeds - from ticket to T-Shirt sales - help us pay our bills and fulfill our obligations to our (in negotiations) distributor so the rest of the world get a chance to see the film. In case you're wondering, it's not an open bar but there will be lots of booze available, and our venue sponsor recommends that you keep drinking while you watch.

Location: Busby's East, 5364 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Date and Time: Saturday, May 30th: 7pm sharp
Admission (at the door only): $15 CASH PLEASE!
RSVP to ensure guaranteed entry: rsvp@goodnproper.com
Facebook Event: Click here

If you can't make the screening but still want to contribute to the cause visit us at rpsfilm.blogspot.com and donate.

RPS Tip #4: Paper is the new rock.

p.s. the web is doing some weird compression to the flyer and the colours are all off! Can't seem to fix it though...

Whistler here we come

2009-03-30T16:13:00.000-07:00

Get your rocks, papers and scissors in order, RPS is coming to town in April. The Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival is happening mid April and RPS has a prime slot on April 18th for our Whistler premiere. Find out more about the festival and screening here.

Tell your friends, check the facebook event, and come on down. Pick up advance tickets here.

Doors 7pm, projector rolls 7:30pm
Helping us pay our bills: $12

Rainbow Theatre (Located within the Telus Conference Centre)
4010 Whistler Way

Whistler, BC, Canada

Film reviews

2009-03-24T09:51:00.000-07:00

We want to share some cool reviews of the film coming out of Cinequest so that you know that you aren't the only ones that think RPS is awesome!

From the news media
Variety

CQ Central

and from the blogesphere
Jason Watches Movies

Cinequest success!

2009-03-22T09:33:00.000-07:00

Thank you everyone that came out to support the film at the San Jose Cinequest Film Festival. Great crowds and some side bar RPS action spotted here and there. Director Mike McKeown enjoyed the two screenings he attended at the beginning of the festival and was joined by Master Roshambolla for the US premiere on Feb 26th.

Thanks to all the folks from Apple for coming out and yes we don't mind saying it but FCP rocks like RPS any day. Take a look at some photos from the festival and look out for our LA screening (likely in the next 2 months) and a screening up in Whistler as well, stay tuned for this one it's going to be a fun venue! Don't forgot to spread the word, T-Shirts are back in stock and ready to fly off the shelves and as always every dollar donated goes towards getting the film to the finish line with all our legal obligations so that we can drop it on a small screen near you!

Cinequest Audience Choice Award...go VOTE!

2009-03-04T09:15:00.000-08:00

For all those RPS fans who have made our two screenings so far at Cinequest don't forget to cast your vote for Rock Paper Scissors. We hear that you can still turn ballots in, it doesn't have to be right after the screening. So if you forgot and you still have the ballot in your pocket, wallet, or purse head back to the screening venue and just drop off to one of the ushers or festival staff.

You have one more chance to catch RPS at Cinequest this week on Sunday 8th 5:15pm over at the Camera 12 cinemas. For more info hit cinequest.org

Thanks for all the support and a big shout out to all the Apple FCP folks who came out to support us last week.

Screenings this week

2009-02-23T21:55:00.000-08:00

The San Jose Cinequest Film Festival 2009 is upon us and RPS has three screening that you should head to or tell your friends in the bay area about.

Find out more and get tickets here and follow our Facebook Group here.

Thursday 2/26/2009 9:30 PM San Jose Repertory Theatre
Saturday 2/28/2009 12:15 PM Camera 12
Sunday 3/8/2009 5:15 PM Camera 12

US PREMIERE!

2009-01-28T09:32:00.000-08:00

At long last we're thrilled to announce that the film will be making its US Premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California!

Cinequest, according to the always reliable Wikipedia, is the first major annual independent film festival held after the Academy Awards. Located in San Jose, California, Cinequest has grown to be one of the largest and most influential film festivals featuring new filmmakers.

The festival runs from Feb. 25 to March 8, 2009. http://www.cinequest.org/

The good folks at Cinequest have scheduled three screenings during the festival - dates to be announced very soon. If you're in the neighbourhood we would love to see you. Director Mike McKeown and Producer Julian Cautherley will be in attendance.

There's also a rumour that Master Roshambollah will make an appearance...

Get your shirt on!

2008-12-02T17:05:00.000-08:00

Limited edition RPS T-Shirts on sale only here and at select screenings across Canada and the US. RPS001 features a quote from the movie by Douglas Walker and is limited to a run of 100 for boys and girls. Boys shirts in black, M, L and XL are going for US$20 each plus postage and packing and can be ordered by emailing us with the link at the bottom of the post. Tell us what size you want and where you live and we will write back with total cost. All payments are through paypal.

Email us to be placed on the pre-order list for girl shirts and make it a RPS X'mas for that special someone in your life! Girls shirts carry the same quote from Douglas Walker and comes in pink, S, M and L. All proceeds of these shirts go towards helping us finish the film and get it in stores and theatres to continue spreading the RPS word.

Cowtown Classic Champion!

2008-11-18T22:22:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday the team behind Rock Paper Scissors: a geek tragedy took over the Plaza Theatre in Calgary for an encore screening of the award winning documentary film and brought the spirit of RPS competition to town with the inaugural Cowtown Classic Pro-Am Championships.

After enjoying the screening the audience got down to business knocking back countless Steamwhistle beers and putting their best fist forward. The final of the fiercely contested event came down to one throw, with a textbook scissors finally launching local player Mike Peters into the annals of RPS history. Peters was crowned Calgary’s first official RPS champion, taking home the coveted trophy and the admiration of everyone in the theatre.

“This is the greatest day of my life,” said Peters, after hoisting the trophy above his head and waving to the crowd who had stayed to watch the action unfold.

On hand to officiate the event was Douglas Walker, Managing Director of the World RPS Society and one of the main subjects of McKeown’s documentary. When asked about the event, Douglas suggested that he had never seen “such natural talent” at an inaugural RPS tournament.

Get ready for 2009!

Calgary BUZZ

2008-11-14T13:19:00.000-08:00

Are you keeping your mind sharp and fists at the ready for this Saturday's Cowtown classic Pro-Am RPS tourney? Either way the buzz about the screening and the RPS show down is building. Take a look at what City TV and the Calgary Herald have to say.

Director Mike McKeown chats with City TV.
RPS in the Calgary Herald.

Enjoy.

Calgary Screening THIS SATURDAY!

2008-11-12T10:17:00.000-08:00

We know you've been itching for this day to come! Yes RPS is back in cowtown for one night only. Following the screening will be the 1st annual Cowtown Classic RPS tournament.Get yourselves to the Plaza Theatre, 9pm on Saturday 15th. Director Mike McKeown will be in attendance as well as Douglas Walker from the film. Admission is $15 and gets you entered automatically into the Cowtown Classic. Take down your opponents and be crowned the number one RPS player in Calgary!

We are in need of your support and all proceeds from Saturday go towards fundraising efforts to finish the film and there will be opportunities to pick up RPS T-Shirts and donate directly to the cause. Roshambo!

RPS Tip #6: Men open with rock, women go with scissors.

Join our Facebook group and event for more up to date information and connect with your potential opponents!

How it went down in Toronto

2008-10-26T15:45:00.000-07:00

Another year flies by and another World Champion is crowned in Toronto. Find out more from the championships here. Friday night before the championship was the Toronto premiere of Rock Paper Scissors: a geek tragedy. Here is a visual confirmation that it did indeed go down!

Producer Pat McKinnon takes on the audience.

Director, Mike McKeown, address the rowdy crowd.

All photos courtesy of Mark Coatsworth.

Toronto Premiere

2008-10-20T09:30:00.000-07:00

Please join us for our Toronto Premiere, director Mike McKeown will be in attendance. Check in to our Facebook group for more info.

Help us finish the film!

2008-10-16T12:59:00.000-07:00

We are so close to finishing the post production of the film and moving on to the distribution phase where you and the rest of the world will get the chance to live the world of RPS and the Walker brothers. But before we can make it there we need your help to raise funds to finish the film to the standards for distributors. In our upcoming fund raising screenings in Toronto, Calgary and Los Angeles there will be an opportunity to donate as well as buy exclusive swag such as our limited edition T-Shirts for ladies and gents!

However any time day or night where ever you are in the world you can donate donate donate with our easy paypal system. Click on the link below and you're off and running. No amount is too small or too big! Thank you for your support.
Team RPS! Mike, Mike, Pat, Dave and Julian

Yahoo! Micro Site for the World Champs

2008-10-16T12:17:00.000-07:00

We recommend you go check out the cool Yahoo! micro site with info on the upcoming world champs in Toronto as well as the Toronto Premiere for the documentary on Oct 24th. You can buy tickets and all that jazz too!

Window into the 2003 World Champs

2008-10-13T13:01:00.000-07:00

As part of the promotional efforts with Yahoo! for the 2008 Championships we have some clips from the documentary available online. The first clip is from the 2003 World Championships section of the film. Enjoy and don't forget Toronto premiere for the film is Friday October 24th at the Bloor Cinema.

RPS the Documentary "2003 World Champs" @ Yahoo! Video

God dag Norway!

2008-08-28T23:18:00.000-07:00

Excuse our poor Norwegian as we prep for our first screening outside North America. We are very excited to be invited to screen the film at the forthcoming Norwegian RPS Championships in Skien. The champs are set for September 20th with the screening to come before at the players reception on the 19th. If you have good Norwegian skills you can read all about the champs and the screening here and you can join the facebook event here.

The screening is a free event but in true independent filmmaking traditions we are also using the screening as a fund raising event to help raise money towards completing post production on the film in order to ready the film for distribution.

Be sure to check back soon when we will have more information about the screening. There will also be a screening in Toronto during the World Championships, more info soon.

RPS Calgary Film Fest Roundup #5

2008-04-20T13:52:00.000-07:00

Calgary news program "Your City" covers the film premiere. See your favorites, Mike McKeown and Graham Walker featured in this clip.

Enjoy

RPS Calgary Film Fest Roundup #4

2008-04-01T15:40:00.000-07:00

Mike McKeown spreading the word of RPS. Enjoy.

RPS Calgary Film Fest Roundup #3

2008-03-19T11:43:00.000-07:00

Here's part 2 (of 2) of Douglas and Graham Walker's appearance on Breakfast TV (Calgary) the morning of the premiere of the film. In this segment they talk about how to win RPS matches so pay attention! There's also a quick click of the mighty C. Urbanus in action in the film. Enjoy.

Do please excuse the squeezed footage and black spaces in places, we're guessing that's where BT would have placed scrolling chyrons etc.

RPS Calgary Film Fest Roundup #2

2008-03-11T18:05:00.000-07:00

Here's part 1 (of 2) of Douglas and Graham Walker's appearance on Breakfast TV (Calgary) the morning of the premiere of the film. Lots of good RPS info here. We will be posting part 2 later this week.

Do please excuse the squeezed footage and black spaces in places, we're guessing that's where BT would have placed scrolling chyrons etc.

RPS Calgary Film Fest Roundup #1

2008-03-07T16:11:00.001-08:00

We have a little mini series for you RPS fans out there. During the RPS premiere at the Calgary International Film Festival we got a lot of coverage in the media. Here's clip number one and your chance to get up close and personal with director/producer Mike McKeown as well as our lead characters Graham and Douglas Walker. Enjoy.