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07 27, 2011
Cinéfest is excited to announce some of the high-caliber Canadian feature films slated to appear at the 23rd edition of Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.
Cloudburst [Thom Fitzgerald, Canada/USA, 2011]
Dotty (Brenda Fricker) and Stella (Olympia Dukakis) have lived together for the last 31 years on the coastline of Maine. But when Dotty takes a fall and 911 has to be called, her granddaughter Molly (Kristin Booth) wonders if her Grandma’s “friend” Stella can truly care for Dotty anymore, and arranges for Dotty to live in a nursing home. Unwilling to live without one another, Stella and Dotty ...
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07 27, 2011
Cinéfest Sudbury is pleased to announce the first selection of films to be included in the World Cinema programme at this year’s festival. The World Cinema programme will once again present the year’s best films from across the globe, and feature a diverse blend of styles, genres and subjects.
180° [Cihan Inan, Switzerland, 2010, German with English subtitles]
Early evening - a big city. Two teenagers shyly flirt with each other, a housewife sits down to watch her daily soap, nurses in a hospital gossip before the nightshift starts, a trendy couple drives through rush hour, so excited they ...
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07 27, 2011
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival is thrilled to announce that Sarah Polley’s film Take This Waltz will close the 23rd edition of Cinéfest Sudbury. Take This Waltz will screen September 25th at 7:00 p.m. at SilverCity Sudbury. The film screening will be attended by the director Sarah Polley. There will be a catered reception following the film at Bryson’s on the Park 5 Creighton Rd, Copper Cliff at 9:00 p.m.
From the moment Margot (Michelle Williams) meets Daniel (Luke Kirby), their chemistry is intense and immediate. But Margot suppresses her sudden attraction: she is ...
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07 27, 2011
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival is thrilled to announce that Restless will be presented as the Tuesday Night Gala Presentation at the 23rd edition of the Festival. Restless will screen Tuesday, September 20th at 7:00 p.m. at SilverCity Sudbury. There will be a catered reception following the film at the Quality Inn Hotel, at 390 Elgin St. at 9:00 p.m.
Directed by Oscar nominee Gus Van Sant (Milk, Good Will Hunting), Restless recounts the romance between two teenagers, orphaned, funeral-crashing Enoch (Henry Hopper) and Annabel (Mia Wasikowska). They meet at a funeral and bond over their ...
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07 27, 2011
Cinéfest Sudbury is pleased to announce the early selections for the Special Presentations programme for the 23rd edition of the festival. This year’s Special Presentations programme will include Canadian, world, documentary and Northern Connections feature-length films and will be representative of the best in contemporary filmmaking.
La Sacrée [Dominic Desjardins, Canada, 2011]
In order to marry a wealthy businesswoman, a professional conman must first solve his infertility problem. In order to do so, he must begrudgingly return to his home town in Ontario, where he finally decides to set up shop in order to launch a microbrewery. Will he ...
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08 24, 2011
Cinéfest Sudbury is pleased to announce a selection of
Canadian feature films for the 23rd edition of the festival. The 2011
programme will include new works by Bruce McDonald, Guy Maddin and
Émile Gaudreault and spotlight several up and coming filmmakers directing
their first features.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
A Beginner’s Guide to Endings [Jonathan Sobol, USA / Canada, 2010]
If Duke White (Harvey Keitel) hadn’t thrown himself into Niagara Falls,
someone would’ve pushed him. A full-time gambler and part-time dad,
Duke enrolled his three eldest sons in a risky pharmaceutical test for a little
extra dough. When the meds ...
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09 1, 2011
Cinefest Sudbury is thrilled to announce it's final selections for the Gala and Special Presentations line-ups for the 2011 festival. Both programmes will feature a a number fine filmmakers, including Gus Van Sant, Woody Allen and Mike Clattenburg.
OPENING NIGHT GALA
I'm Yours [Leonard Farlinger, Canada, 2011]
Two lost souls take an illuminating road trip of self-discovery from
Manhattan to North Bay, Ontario. On his 30th birthday, good-looking
Wall Street money manager, Robert (Rossif Sutherland) decides he wants
something more out of life. Across a bar room floor, he spots a stunning
brunette named Daphne (Karine Vanasse). They ...
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09 13, 2011
Cinefest Sudbury is pleased to announce the line-up of film guests attending the 23rd edition of the festival. Stay tuned as Cinefest Sudbury will announce more fantastic guests leading up to the festival.
Guests include:
180°
Siir Eloglu, Actor
Kaya Inan, Editor
22:43
Markus Hautz, Director
Martin Loos, Actor
Beat the World
Amos Adetuyi, Producer
Robert Adetuyi, Director
Billy Bishop Goes to War
Brad Fox, Producer
Eric Peterson, Actor
Cloudburst
Thom Fitzgerald, Director
Brenda Fricker, Actor
Doug Pettigrew, Producer
Donovan's Echo
Jim Cliffe, Director
Medolie Krieger, Writer
The Guantanamo Trap
Patrick Crowe, Producer
Thomas Selim Wallner
High Chicago ...
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