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September 30, 2005
September 30, 2005
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Film Club Newsletter - September 30, 2005
1. Festivals, Screenings & Events
2. Now Playing
3. Coming Soon
4. Canadian Film Channel
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1. Festivals, Screenings & Events
a) Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival, Toronto
September 28th to October 2th
http://www.planetinfocus.org
Planet in Focus is Canada's most acclaimed International Environmental Film and Video festival. The 6th annual film fest showcases compelling documentaries, animation, dramatic features, shorts and experimental works that celebrate, question and establish varied ways of viewing the state of our world.
Planet in Focus is the meeting place for environmentalists, film and video makers and lovers of outstanding cinema, of all ages. Visit the Festival's website for information on films, screenings and ticket sales.
b) Escape to Canada
at the Calgary International Film Festival
Friday, September 30th at 9:30 p.m. at the Uptown Stage & Screen, Screen 1
Saturday, October 1st at 11:59 p.m. at the Globe Theatre, Screen 1
Telling the story of a country's coming of age, this documentary takes a look at the contentiousness between modern Canadian and American identities, politics, and beliefs. As its alternate title, Land of the Freer, suggests, the world is taking notice that Canada has been putting into action the traditionally-touted American values of liberty, free speech, and social progress. With legalized same-sex marriage, relatively lax policies on marijuana, and the federal government's and most citizens' opposition to the war in Iraq, tourists are flocking to this "freedom destination," and even Americans are immigrating north in increasing numbers. As TV host Bill Maher puts it, "Canada is hip," but with the political polarization of such controversial issues, many south of the border are beginning to ask, "Do we really need more Canada?" Directed by Albert Nerenberg.
Club members can see a trailer and description here:
http://trailervision.com/trailer.php?id=158
The Calgary Listing:
http://www.calgaryfilm.com/schedule.php?fd=98
"Escape to Canada is great fun to watch...makes for fantastic drama."
"You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll love your country."
-Montreal Mirror
http://www.montrealmirror.com/2005/092205/film2.htm
c) Toronto International Latin Film Festival, Toronto
October 14th to October 21st
http://www.tilff.com
d) Building the ARC
Tuesday, October 18th
The ARC Institute invites you to attend Building the ARC, a gala film screening and reception to raise funds for the Robert and Maggie Bras and Family New Drug Development Program and the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation to be held on Tuesday, October 18th, 2005.
The evening will involve a premiere screening of THE FOOL (http://www.thefool.ca), a short film starring Danny Aiello that was recently screened to critical acclaim at both the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival and the Rebelfest International Film Festival in Toronto. The screening will be followed by an introduction to "Surviving the Treatment; the Myles McLellan Story," ARC's new project in association with the Robert and Maggie Bras and Family New Drug Development Program.
Following the screening will be a cocktail reception with tempting hors d'oeuvres, live music and chances to win some amazing prizes.
Patron tickets are available for $150. These tickets will give you main floor seating for the screening, entrance to the reception (including three drinks) and each ticket comes with one chance to win one of several fantastic prizes in our raffle.
Producer tickets are available for $500. These tickets allow you to attend a VIP pre-reception at at a breathtaking Yorkville condominium home designed by Brian Gluckstein, with local celebrities and dignitaries like Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion and CTV's Christine Bentley, while enjoying fine wine and amazing food. You will get preferred seating at the film screening, unlimited drinks at the reception, and a chance at a special VIP raffle as well as the main raffle.
Screening only tickets are available for suggested donation of $5.
All money raised will go to support the Robert and Maggie Bras and Family New Drug Development Program at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
For tickets or more information, call 416-924-5939 or email tickets@arcinstitute.ca.
For more information about the ARC Institute, please visit http://www.arcinstitute.ca.
For more information about the Robert and Maggie Bras and Family New Drug Development Program, please visit http://www.brasfamily.com.
For more information about the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, please visit http://www.pmhf-uhn.ca.
e) Cinematheque Ontario presents LES BONS DÉBARRAS (GOOD RIDDANCE), directed by Francis Mankiewicz (Canada, 1980, 112 minutes)
Wednesday, October 26th at 8:45 p.m.
Cinematheque Ontario, AGO's Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas St. West, Toronto
One of the true classics of Canadian cinema, LES BONS DÉBARRAS focuses on the twisted, tortured relationship between thirteen-year-old Manon and her mother Michelle, who eke out a living in a small village in the Laurentians. Michelle supports her alcoholic, slow-witted brother and periodically dallies with the local cop, but Manon resents anyone else's claims on her mother's affection - and promptly sets out to eliminate both men from their lives. Belying her angelic looks, Manon is ferocious, smart-mouthed and manipulative, always armed with a devastating retort to any of her mother's desperate pleas, but she's also a child and pursues her goals with unbridled, amoral determination. A powerful mix of backwoods realism and Gothic psychology, LES BONS DÉBARRAS has finished three times in the Festival Group's Top Ten poll on Canadian cinema. The cast includes Charlotte Laurier and Marie Tifo. George Toles (Winnipeg-based screenwriter and academic) will introduce the film.
All Cinematheque Ontario screenings are held at the Art Gallery of Ontario's Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas St. West, Toronto (McCaul Street entrance). Regular tickets are $6 for Members; $5.50 for Student Members and Seniors; and $10.10 for Non-Members. All screenings are restricted to individuals 18 years of age or older, unless noted otherwise. For ticket information, visit the Official website, http://www.bell.ca/cinematheque, the year-round Box Office at Manulife Centre (55 Bloor Street West, main floor, north entrance), or by calling the Bell Infoline at
416-968-FILM.
f) RESFEST Canada Tour
http://www.res.com
http://www.resfest.com
http://www.resfest.ca
RESFEST is now in it's third year in Canada and, for the first time, they are
taking the show on the road to Vancouver and Montreal:
RESFEST Toronto, Royal Cinema
October 27th to October 30th
RESFEST Vancouver, Vancouver International Film Centre
November 11th to November 12th
RESFEST Montreal, Ex Centris
November 25th to November 27th
g) The Streets Are Alive!
A Public Space Cinema Series
Toronto - Bloor Cinema
Six independent films about the cities we live in, the spaces we share, the obstacles we face, and the people who are trying to make a difference.
All films will be followed by a Q&A with guest speakers.
The screenings are also monthly fundraisers for the Toronto Public Space Committee.
For more information on the films, as well as screening dates and times, visit http://www.publicspace.ca/streetsarealive.htm.
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2. Now Playing
FILM CIRCUIT
Visit the website (http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/filmcircuit/index.html) to see which Canadian films are playing near you. You can also check out http://www.cinemaclock.com/ to see what other films may be playing in your town.
a) C.R.A.Z.Y.
ON, QC
http://www.tribute.ca/synopsis.asp?m_id=10573
b) Familia
QC
http://www.tribute.ca/synopsis.asp?m_id=12129
c) Horloge Biologique
QC
http://www.tribute.ca/synopsis.asp?m_id=10964
d) La Neuvaine
QC
http://www.laneuvaine.com/
e) Sabah
BC
http://www.sabahthemovie.com
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3. Coming Soon
If you know of any upcoming film festivals or events happening across the country, please be sure to email the details to filmclub@thismagazine.ca.
a) Where The Truth Lies
October 7th
http://www.serendipitypoint.com/wttl/frameset.asp
b) Rhinoceros Eyes
October 14th
http://www.rhinoceroseyes.com/
c) Saints-Martrys-des-damnés
October 14th
http://www.christalfilms.com/officialsites/saintsmartyrsdesdamnes/
d) Water
November 4th
http://www.tribute.ca/synopsis.asp?m_id=12122
e) Fantasy Worldwide International Film Festival, Bloor Cinema, Toronto
November 4th to November 6th
http://www.fwifft.com
f) 5th Whistler Film Festival
December 1st to December 4th, 2005
http://www.whistlerfilmfestival.com/
g) Niagara Motel
March 24th
http://www.muse.ca/4105/fiche.asp?id=107
h) The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
TBA
http://www.guyterrifico.com/
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4. Canadian Film Channel
In April of 2005, Channel Zero Inc. filed an English language general interest pay television service application for The Canadian Film Channel. A service focused on the creation, promotion, and exhibition of Canadian films - All Canadian - All the Time.
The Canadian Film Channel is a complementary general interest English-language pay television service that is committed to supporting new talent, organizations, and diverse voices from across Canada. The mandate of The Canadian Film Channel is to increase the production, availability, and exhibition of Canadian films - films that tell stories celebrating our diversity, our histories and our regions.
On October 24, 2005, the CRTC will be holding a public hearing to hear the details of this English language pay tv service application.
Are you interested in supporting the creation of a channel devoted exclusively to Canadian film? Visit http://www.thecanadianfilmchannel.com/ to learn more.
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ATTENTION Canadian Film Enthusiasts: Check out http://www.academy.ca or http://www.genieawards.ca for regular updates of Canadian film listings, and to get links to official film websites and distributor sites! Information will be updated on a weekly basis. Note that listings are subject to change at any time.
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Visit the award-winning Northern Stars® website, devoted to Canadian actors and actresses, directors and films: http://www.northernstars.ca/nowplaying_2.html.
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Please let us know about any other Canadian screenings going on anywhere and everywhere and we will do our best to include the details in our postings. These and other film industry events can be found in the Event Calendar at http://www.FilmType.com, as well as job postings, crew and casting calls, equipment trade, crew directory and other resources for the filmmaking community!
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Posted by annette FC at September 30, 2005 08:00 AM