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October 27, 2005

October 28, 2005

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Film Club Newsletter - October 28, 2005

1. Opening
2. Festivals, Screenings & Events
3. Now Playing
4. Coming Soon

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1. Opening

MANNERS OF DYING
Toronto, Carlton Cinemas - Friday, October 28th
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435181/

MANNERS OF DYING is based on a story by Yann Martel (author of "Life of Pi") and stars Roy Dupuis (who won a Genie award for his work in the film MEMOIRES AFFECTIVES).

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2. Festivals, Screenings & Events

a) LAST CHANCE! Diaspora Film Festival, Toronto
October 20th to October 30th
http://www.diasporafilmfest.org/ or http://www.diasporafilmfest.org/programs.htm#torontoProgramsDetails/

b) SCAREDSACRED: TRANSFORMING CRISIS PANEL & WORKSHOP SERIES
October 26th to November 5th

An ongoing series of exciting panels & workshops is being organized in Toronto called 'SCAREDSACRED: Transforming Crisis.' The issues behind the award-winning feature documentary SCAREDSACRED aren't reserved merely for the silver screen. A series of exciting panels and workshops are scheduled as part of the film's national theatrical launch. Admission by donation, at the door. At the Camera Bar and Media Gallery, 1028 Queen Street West, between 5:30pm and 7:00pm. All proceeds go towards the making of a new print of the film so it can play in more theatres.

Visit http://www.scaredsacred.org/velcrow_lectu.php for more information, call 416-893-9799, or email Grassroots@ScaredSacred.org.

SCAREDSACRED: FORGEIVENESS, JUSTICE and GENOCIDE, October 29th
What is the interplay between forgiveness and justice? What happens at the juncture of compassion and moral outrage? How does the spirit of a culture survive in exile or under attack? What about the perpetrators? And where is the sacred in all this? Join us for this fascinating discussion with three insightful minds drawing from their experience of the Tibetan exile, the Armenian genocide, and the turmoil of Lebanon and Iraq. Featuring special guests Tibetan scholar and Geshe, Dr. Thutpen Jinpa (Cambridge University; principle translator for the Dalai Lama), Lebanese author Hadani Ditmars (Dancing in the No-Fly Zone, a woman's journey through Iraq) and Armenian Canadian film artist, Atom Egoyan, who will be screening clips from his film ARARAT, about the Armenian genocide. Moderated by Velcrow Ripper.

SCAREDSACRED: AGENTS OF CHANGE, October 30th
A slide show and workshop featuring Richard Fitoussi from the Cambodian Land Mine Relief Fund, a campaign Richard has initiated in aid of one of the subjects of SCAREDSACRED, survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide, Aki Ra. As a child soldier, Aki was forced to lay land mines by the Khmer. Today, he dedicates his life to de-mining Cambodia, wandering the dangerous fields and jungles with a simple wooden stick, decommissioning hundreds of land mines each year. It's his way of healing both himself, and his broken country. Hosted by Velcrow Ripper.

FIERCE LIGHT: WHEN SPIRIT MEETS ACTION, November 5th (the closing workshop of the series)
FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST: DEEPAK CHOPRA
The closing panel focuses on the merging of the depth of spirit with the power of action, the theme to be explored in part two of the SCAREDSACRED Trilogy: FierceLight, a feature documentary, podcast, and non-fiction novel based on a global quest to discover stories of spiritual activism on the front lines of the planet; contemporary manifestations of what Martin Luther King called "Love in Action," and Gandhi called "Soul Force." It is the way of the Sacred Warrior, uncompromisingly nonviolent, a power that radiates from the heart and outwards, in the form of compassionate action: a FierceLight. Hosted by Velcrow Ripper with special guest, spiritual activist, DEEPAK CHOPRA, author of "Peace is The Way." Deepak will be appearing via live web video. This will be simulcast on the web. Check the website for details.

c) 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

For the third year running, RESFEST put out a national call for entries for Cancon in order to ensure a healthy Canadian presence among the internationally focused content of the touring festival.

The show opens with the enigmatic but undeniably raucous drum assault of DUMB ANGEL by Winnipegger Deco Dawson. From there the program runs the gamut from the lo-fi mullet-driven foolishness of Daniel Ross's COIFFURE to the sugar saturated animation of I LIKE PANDAS by Jessica Borutski. The program culminates with the shockingly hardcore rabbit puppetry of OCAD student Philip Eddolls's truly gnarly WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY.

The Cancon program will be screened at all three RESFEST Canada dates at the
following times and locations:

RESFEST Toronto
Royal Cinema: 7:00pm on Sunday, October 30th

RESFEST Vancouver
Vancouver International Film Centre: 6:45pm on Saturday, November 12th

RESFEST Montreal
Ex-Centris: 6:00pm on Saturday, November 26th

d) Cinémental: Manitoba's French-Language Film Festival
November 2nd to November 6th
Globe Cinema and the Cinematheque
http://www.cinemental.mb.ca/2005/gen.html
or
http://www.cinemental.mb.ca/2005/gen.html#eng

e) Satan Macnuggit Popular Arts presents RECAP: Video images of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty

DVD RELEASE PARTY
Thursday, November 3, 9:00pm
The Cameron House, 408 Queen Street West
$5 suggested donation/free with DVD purchase

Copresented by CKLN 88.1 FM and CHRY 105.5 FM

This two-hour set takes "video activism" to a new level. On a single disk it
highlights a full decade of work by one of Canada's most renowned and
contentious social justice groups, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty.
OCAP's work has ranged from 'addressing the legislature' on June 15, 2000, to raising McGuinty's welfare rates for thousands via their current Special Diet Supplement campaign.

In addition to its documentary value, RECAP showcases an unprecedented diversity of creativity and form in the cinematic presentation of its subject. Along with four very different pieces by curator Jonathan Culp - including two new works, Ghost Squat and Supplement - OCAP is:
- scratch-collaged in Roberto Ariganello's Shelter,
- split-screened in Kika Thorne's The Up and the Down,
- hyper-contextualized in Dan Roy's Barricade # 9,
- captured in words and action with two Toronto Video Activist Collective
productions, Activists Overthrow Mike Harris! and Pope Squat.

RECAP touches down with a screening and celebration at the Cameron House on Thursday, November 3. In between video sets, catch the groovy DJ stylings of Miss Ruckus, Bernie Munich, and the Cameron's own DJ Satan Macnuggit. Doors at 9:00pm.

On the web: http://www.satanmacnuggit.com; http://www.ocap.ca

f) Fantasy Worldwide International Film Festival, Bloor Cinema, Toronto
November 4th to November 6th
http://www.fwifft.com

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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3. Now Playing

FILM CIRCUIT: Visit the new website at http://www.filmcircuit.ca/ 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, PEI
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) Saints-Martyrs-des-damnes
QC
http://www.christalfilms.com/officialsites/saintsmartyrsdesdamnes/

f) ScaredSacred
BC, ON
http://www.scaredsacred.org/trailer.php

g) Where The Truth Lies
Various
http://www.serendipitypoint.com/wttl/frameset.asp

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4. 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) Water
November 4th
http://www.tribute.ca/synopsis.asp?m_id=12122

b) Lie With Me
November 11th
http://www.thinkfilmcompany.com/films/liewithme/

c) The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
November 11th
http://www.guyterrifico.com/

d) Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
November 23rd to November 27th
http://www.reelasian.com

e) 5th Whistler Film Festival
December 1st to December 4th, 2005
http://www.whistlerfilmfestival.com/

f) Eve & the FireHorse
January 27th, 2006
http://www.eveandthefirehorse.com/

g) Rhinoceros Eyes
February 24th, 2006
http://www.rhinoceroseyes.com/

h) Lucid
Toronto, Vancouver, & Winnipeg - March 10th, 2006
http://www.lucidthemovie.com

i) Niagara Motel
March 24th, 2006
http://www.muse.ca/4105/fiche.asp?id=107

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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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Posted by annette FC at 11:48 PM

October 21, 2005

THIS Magazine's Film Club

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Film Club Newsletter - October 21, 2005

1. Opening - SCAREDSACRED
2. Festivals, Screenings & Events
3. Now Playing
4. Coming Soon
5. Canadian Film Channel

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1. Opening

SCAREDSACRED
October 21st - Toronto, Carlton Cinemas & Camera Bar
http://www.scaredsacred.org/trailer.php

The grassroots team behind the films THE CORPORATION and THE TAKE is excited to announce another visionary and award-winning Canadian documentary. Through their network, they were able to make the film a box office hit in Vancouver. Getting the word out is all due to the help from people like you, forwarding this email, telling their friends, and especially going to see the film on opening weekend! Since the film does not have an actual distributor, this is a real test of how filmmakers can work with grassroots groups to spread the word.

Director Velcrow Ripper will be at the theatre on opening weekend to personalize the SCAREDSACRED experience and answer your questions.

Award-winning filmmaker Velcrow Ripper succeeds in finding hope while remembering some of the darkest moments of human history. Five years ago he set out on an inspiring pilgrimage to visit the 'Ground Zeros' that scar the planet: the minefields of Cambodia, war-torn Afghanistan, the toxic wasteland of Bhopal, post-9/11 New York, Bosnia, Hiroshima, Israel and Palestine. Powerful and rare footage of the Revolutionary Afghan Women's Association (RAWA), multi-faith spiritual leaders, and the Bereaved Family Circle of Israel and Palestine, are among the stories Ripper uncovers. These voices - people, survivors, and visionaries able to transform the scared into sacred - are at the heart of his intimate journey. The film is a visual and auditory treat for the senses.

SCAREDSACRED has been an audience-favourite at festivals all over the world and has garnered numerous awards. Visually stunning with haunting memories and an evocative soundscape, the film is poised to become Canada's latest documentary sensation.

If you would like to help keep the momentum going with this project, contact Ayala at: volunteer@scaredsacred.org.

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2. Festivals, Screenings & Events

a) LAST CHANCE! Toronto International Latin Film Festival, Toronto
October 14th to October 21st
http://www.tilff.com

b) imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, Toronto
October 19th to October 23rd
http://www.imagineNATIVE.org

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is an international festival that celebrates the latest works by Indigenous peoples on the forefront of innovation in film, video, radio, and new media. Each fall, the festival presents a selection of the most compelling and distinctive Indigenous works from around the globe. The festival's screenings, parties, panel discussions, and cultural events attract and connect filmmakers, media artists, programmers, buyers, and industry professionals. The works accepted reflect the diversity of the world's Indigenous Nations and illustrate the vitality and excellence of our art and culture in contemporary media.

c) Diaspora Film Festival, Toronto
October 20th to October 30th
http://www.diasporafilmfest.org/ or http://www.diasporafilmfest.org/programs.htm#torontoProgramsDetails/

The Diaspora Film Festival is an art forum dedicated to the celebration of the diversity of films and videos made by those cineastes living and working outside their countries of origin, showcasing all genres that push traditional boundaries in storytelling methods which inspire, provoke, inform and entertain audiences with challenging images, topics, and themes.

d) Student Shorts Film Festival, Toronto
October 21st and 22nd, Innis Town Hall Theatre
http://www.utoronto.ca/townhall/
http://www.endless-films.com/studentshorts/2002.htm

Student Shorts is a Toronto-based film festival exclusive to post-secondary institutions from across Canada and around the world. Student Shorts is now entering its 5th year, and it has become the largest festival of this kind in North America.

Check out the commercial:
http://www.endless-films.com/studentshorts/2002/images/2005trailer.htm

Check out the Program Listing:
http://www.endless-films.com/studentshorts/program2005.htm

Screenings this year are going to be at the Innis Town Hall Theatre, at the times below:

Program 1: Friday October 21st @ 9:30 PM
Program 2: Saturday October 22nd @ 3:00 PM
Program 3: Saturday October 22nd @ 7:00 PM
Program 4: Saturday October 22nd @ 9:00 PM

Tickets: $7 / screening, or $20 for a festival pass! Tickets go on sale at the venue half an hour before the screening. Come early to ensure your spot!

Opening Party: Friday October 21st @ 11:00 PM at the Regal Beagle Pub (Bloor and St.George, south side, next to the Bata Shoe Museum) Filmmakers, distributors and audience members are invited to attend this event for some good times!

Afterparty & Awards: Saturday October 22nd @ 10:30 PM at the Artword Gallery. Shuttle buses leave Innis Town Hall immediately after the 4th screening. You must have a ticket stub or festival pass to attend the party. Buses are available to shuttle people from Innis Town hall to this event.

For More Info, Please check out their website: http://www.endless-films.com/studentshorts/2002.htm#

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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3. Now Playing

FILM CIRCUIT: Visit the new website at http://www.filmcircuit.ca/ 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, PEI
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, NS
http://www.tribute.ca/synopsis.asp?m_id=10964

d) La Neuvaine
QC
http://www.laneuvaine.com/

e) ScaredSacred
BC
http://www.scaredsacred.org/trailer.php

f) Saints-Martyrs-des-damnes
QC
http://www.christalfilms.com/officialsites/saintsmartyrsdesdamnes/

g) Where The Truth Lies
Various
http://www.serendipitypoint.com/wttl/frameset.asp

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4. Coming Soon

b) Fantasy Worldwide International Film Festival, Bloor Cinema, Toronto
November 4th to November 6th
http://www.fwifft.com

c) Lie With Me
November 11th
http://www.thinkfilmcompany.com/films/liewithme/

d) The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
November 11th
http://www.guyterrifico.com/

e) Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
November 23rd to November 27th
http://www.reelasian.com

f) 5th Whistler Film Festival
December 1st to December 4th, 2005
http://www.whistlerfilmfestival.com/

g) Rhinoceros Eyes
February 24th, 2006
http://www.rhinoceroseyes.com/

h) Lucid
Toronto, Vancouver, & Winnipeg - March 10th, 2006
http://www.lucidthemovie.com

i) Niagara Motel
March 24th, 2006
http://www.muse.ca/4105/fiche.asp?id=107

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5. 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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Posted by annette FC at 08:17 AM

October 14, 2005

THIS Magazine's Film Club

Show your support for Film Club!

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Film Club Newsletter - October 14, 2005

1. Opening
2. Festivals, Screenings & Events
3. Now Playing
4. Coming Soon
5. Canadian Film Channel

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1. Opening

a) C.R.A.Z.Y.
Toronto, Cumberland Cinemas
http://www.tribute.ca/synopsis.asp?m_id=10573

b) SAINTS-MARTYRS-DES-DAMNES
QC (Various)
http://www.christalfilms.com/officialsites/saintsmartyrsdesdamnes/

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2. Festivals, Screenings & Events

a) Toronto International Latin Film Festival, Toronto
October 14th to October 21st
http://www.tilff.com

b) 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.

c) imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, Toronto
October 19th to October 23rd
http://www.imagineNATIVE.org

d) SCAREDSACRED
Now Playing - Vancouver
October 21st - Toronto
http://www.scaredsacred.org/trailer.php

SCAREDSACRED is now playing in Vancouver and is opening in Toronto on October 21st.

The grassroots team behind the films THE CORPORATION and THE TAKE is excited to announce that another visionary and award-winning Canadian documentary is coming to your area. SCAREDSACRED opens in Toronto at Canada Square (2190 Yonge Street) on October 21st.

Through their network, they were able to make the film a box office hit in Vancouver. Getting the word out is all due to the help from people like you, forwarding this email, telling their friends, and especially going to see the film on opening weekend! Since the film does not have an actual distributor, this is a real test of how filmmakers can work with grassroots groups to spread the word.

The director, Velcrow Ripper, will be there in person for a Q&A on opening weekend. More information is available at: http://www.scaredsacred.org.

If you would like to help keep the momentum going with this project, contact Ayala at: volunteer@scaredsacred.org.

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

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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3. 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
ON
http://www.sabahthemovie.com

f) Where The Truth Lies
Various
http://www.serendipitypoint.com/wttl/frameset.asp

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4. Coming Soon

b) Fantasy Worldwide International Film Festival, Bloor Cinema, Toronto
November 4th to November 6th
http://www.fwifft.com

c) Lie With Me
November 11th
http://www.thinkfilmcompany.com/films/liewithme/

d) The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
November 11th
http://www.guyterrifico.com/

e) Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
November 23rd to November 27th
http://www.reelasian.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) Rhinoceros Eyes
TBD
http://www.rhinoceroseyes.com/

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5. Canadian Film Channel

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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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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