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Charlottetown trading movies with Shetland Islands

The Charlottetown Film Festival has arranged an exchange of films with the Shetland Islands in the U.K.

Shetland Island films will screen at City Cinema Oct. 1

The Shetland Arts screening will include Islands by Millefiore Clarkes. (Millefiore Clarkes/Vimeo)

The Charlottetown Film Festival has arranged an exchange of films with the Shetland Islands in the U.K.

Shetland Arts will show a 90-minute collection of short films by Island directors at its festival on Aug. 27. The screening will include A Brief History of Charlottetown by JoDee Samuelson, Lennox Island by Jenna MacMillan and Islands by Millefiore Clarkes.

Harmony Wagner will also have a film at the Shetland Arts screening. (Submitted by Harmony Wagner/Periscope Pictures)

"It has been a big dream of mine to show the world our unforgettable Island through the lenses of our talented filmmakers," said Charlottetown Film Festival executive director Harmony Wagner.

"This is a terrific first step."

Films from the Shetland Islands will show at Charlottetown's City Cinema Oct. 1.