TICKET PRICING
General Admission
- Single ticket: $7.50
- Passport (4 films + 1 panel): $32.75
- All 10 films: $50.00
- Attend 2 panel discussions, get the third free: $15.00
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Student/Senior Pricing
- Single ticket: $6.50
- Passport (4 films + 1 panel): $27.75
- All 10 films: $50
- Attend 2 panel discussions, get the third free: $13.00
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HOW TO ORDER
Last year's panel discussion and film screenings sold out in advance. Buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment!
Tickets can also be purchased by phoning 416-968-FILM. Same day tickets, subject to availability, can be purchased at the Jackman Hall Box Office, 30 minutes prior to the first screening of the day. |
All prices include GST. Tickets are subject to availability. All Sales Final. GST# 11930 4541 RT0001.
All screenings and panel discussions are held at Cinematheque Ontario, the Art Gallery of Ontario's Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas Street West (please use McCaul Street entrance) and are restricted to individuals 18 years of age or older. |
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PANEL DISCUSSIONS
POP CULTURE AS HISTORY/ HISTORY AS POP CULTURE
Friday, January 27, 2006 6:30 PM
Two of our most prominent filmmakers,
Atom Egoyan (WHERE THE TRUTH
LIES) and Jean-Marc Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y.),
discuss the ethics and aesthetics of presenting
history through the window of
pop culture. The discussion will be moderated
by Eye Weekly film critic and Showbiz author Jason Anderson.
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FILM PERFORMANCE
Friday, February 3, 2006 6:30 PM
Canada’s Top Ten filmmakers Deepa
Mehta (WATER) and Bernard Émond
(LA NEUVAINE) discuss the art of film
performance with their actors. Among
the topics addressed will be working with
neophytes, acting styles, and diverse
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FIRST FEATURES/LOW BUDGETS
Sunday, February 5, 2006 1:00 PM
First time feature filmmakers Michael
Mabbott (THE LIFE AND HARD
TIMES OF GUY TERRIFICO) and
Aubrey Nealon (A SIMPLE CURVE)
discuss the travails of a first time feature
filmmaker in Canada. Among the topics
addressed will be raising funds, casting,
and fitting stories to budgets.
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| CANADA'S TOP TEN SCREENINGS |
 C.R.A.Z.Y
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
Screening Friday, January 27, 2006 at 8:45 PM
“Exhilarating. . . . director Jean-Marc Vallée manages to bend a moribund sub-genre (the coming-out-and-of-age drama) to his whims” (Adam Nayman, Eye Weekly). A wildly entertaining and ambitious cinematic homage to the pop-culture-saturated Montréal middle class of the Seventies, C.R.A.Z.Y. is also a rare combination of both intimate, character-driven auteur film and universally appealing crowd-pleaser..."
Special thanks to TVA Films and Cirrus Communications.
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 FAMILIA
Directed by Louise Archambault
Screening Saturday February 4, 2006 at 6:30 PM
“The subtle script is smart in the way it points out people’s capacity for denial . . . Archambault’s women are vividly drawn” (Glenn Sumi, Now Magazine). Louise Archambault’s finely observed and nuanced first feature follows free-spirited aerobics instructor and gambling addict Mimi (the ineffable Sylvie Moreau) as she sneaks out on her frustrated boyfriend with her disgruntled daughter in tow..."
Special thanks to Christal Films Distribution Inc. and Cirrus Communications.
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 A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
Directed by David Cronenberg
Screening Tuesday, January 31, 2006 6:30 PM
“Tense and atmospheric, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE is a hyper-real version of an early-‘50s B-movie nightmare – albeit one where the narrative delicately blurs dream and reality” (J. Hoberman, The Village Voice). David Cronenberg’s career has reached another peak with this magnificent and troubling psychological thriller. Based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE recounts the primal tale of a model citizen, husband and father named Tom, whose true identity is questioned after a violent episode and the sudden appearance of two ominous gangsters...."
Special thanks to Alliance Atlantis* Motion Picture Distribution LP and New Line Productions Inc.
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 HORLOGE BIOLOGIQUE (DODGING THE CLOCK)
Directed by Ricardo Trogi
Screening Saturday, January 28, 2006 8:45 PM
“Especially impressive is the manner in which the broad comedy of the early scenes . . . narrows into something far more ruthless” (Jason Anderson, Eye Weekly). Ricardo Trogi’s second feature is an hilarious yet touching comedy that digs deep into the ambivalence many men feel towards parenthood..."
Special thanks to Odeon Films and Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm and Go Films.
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 THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF GUY TERRIFICO
Directed by Michael Mabbott
Screening Friday, February 3, 2006 8:45 PM
“An endearing comedy full of great tunes. . . . richly enjoyable and often ingenious for its recreation of an unfairly overlooked musical ra” (Jason Anderson, Eye Weekly). Alternative country and its booze-fuelled macho myth making get a well deserved work-over in Michael Mabbott’s raunchy mockumentary..."
Special thanks to Odeon Films and Darius Films Inc.
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 MEMORY FOR MAX, CLAIRE, IDA AND COMPANY
Directed by Allan King
Screening Sunday, January 29, 2006 3:00 PM
"One of Canada’s most distinguished documentary filmmakers returns with an extraordinary investigation of the human condition. Often emotionally devastating and sometimes oddly humorous, MEMORY FOR MAX, CLAIRE, IDA AND COMPANY follows residents of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care in Toronto as they struggle with loneliness, neglect, and their failing memories...."
Special thanks to Allan King Associates Ltd.
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 LA NEUVAINE
Directed by Bernard Émond
Screening Thursday, February 2, 2006 6:30 PM
"In his third feature film (all of which have been selected for Canada’s Top Ten), Bernard Émond masterfully engages with the difficult matter of how to retain any sense of faith
when faced with death and senseless violence. LA NEUVAINE weaves together the stories of Jeanne and
François, two strangers who meet by chance and undertake individual journeys into the true meaning of belief..."
Special thanks to K-Films Amérique and Corporation ACPAV Inc.
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 A SIMPLE CURVE
Directed by Aubrey Nealon
Screening Saturday, February 4, 2006 8:45 PM
:“A refreshing take on an overused theme. . . . [a] beautifully shot ode to country life, limitations and all” (Ken Eisner, Variety). A SIMPLE CURVE is a thoroughly
delightful film with nary a misstep in storytelling nor characterization. Aubrey
Nealon’s first feature tells the tale of twenty-seven-year-old Caleb’s quiet revolt against his idealistic father, Jim (Michael Hogan), whose small carpentry shop is struggling to stay in business..."
Special thanks to Domino Film and Television International Ltd. and Idaho Peak Productions Ltd.
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 WATER
Directed by Deepa Mehta
Screening Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:45 PM
“WATER combines a humanist message, political courage and visual poetry in a way not seen since the death of Satyajit Ray. It is the finest Indian film for a generation” (The Economist). Deepa Mehta’s brave exploration of India’s storied past continues in her tale of a young Hindu girl whose life is suddenly
changed by the traditions of her religion..."
Special thanks to Mongrel Media and David Hamilton Productions.
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 WHERE THE TRUTH LIES
Directed by Atom Egoyan
Screening Saturday, January 28, 2005 6:30 PM
"The title WHERE THE TRUTH LIES conjures up the elegant and seductive enigmas for which Atom Egoyan is so highly acclaimed. Based on the book by Rupert Holmes, Egoyan’s latest look at the dark secrets that animate the world is a suspenseful evocation of the golden age of the American dream factory..."
Special thanks to THINKFilm and Serendipity Point Films.
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