The 23rd installment of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) presents its film line-up for 2008, featuring 215 films including 20 World Premieres, 22 U.S. Premieres and a rich selection of films representing 49 countries. The Festival takes place over 11 days beginning Thursday, January 24, through Sunday, February 3.“The Festival has continuously grown in stature,” commented SBIFF Director Roger Durling, “and this year’s film slate certainly reflects that. We’re ver...
Thursday, August 23--------The Montreal World Film Festival opens this evening with the World Premiere of a film from the local Quebec film industry. BLUFF, by Marc-Andre Lavoie and Simon Olivier Fecteau, is an intriguing character study with an ensemble cast that includes Emmanuel Bilodeau, Isabelle Blais, Raymond Bouchard, Nicolas Canuel, Ève Duranceau, Simon Olivier Fecteau, Rémy Girard, David La Haye, Pierre-François Legendre, Alexis Martin, Marc Messier and Marie-Laur.Houses contain...
From February 16 to 26, the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois invites you to its 24th edition, the largest gathering of devotees of Quebec cinema, presented by the SAQ. This year, the Rendez-vous will show more than 190 films at the Cinémathèque québécoise, NFB theatre, Cinéma Beaubien and the Grande Bibliothèque du Québec. Raymond Bouchard, the event’s spokesman, accompanied by over 150 directors, actors and skilled professionals from our film industry, will gather for this 10-day eve...
