Newsletter ... February 2000

SUDBURY CINÉFEST BUS TRIP

September 21 - 24, 2000

Since 1989, Sudbury has been home to one of the premier Canadian International Film Festivals. Known as Cinéfest, the annual event screens dozens of hot new Canadian and international films, gala presentations, parties and more. The QFA has worked with a local tour organizer to design a four day, fully escorted bus trip to this year's festival. The bus will depart from Kingston (with pickups along the 401) on Thursday, September 21, arriving in Sudbury in the afternoon. Plan on seeing your first film Thursday evening! We leave Sudbury mid-day on September 24, arriving home in Kingston and area Sunday evening.

Highlights of the trip:

• round trip to Sudbury by private coach with convenient stops along the 401 between Kingston and Trenton for pickup and drop-off
• three nights accommodations at the Best Western Hotel in downtown Sudbury (walking distance to the films)
• breakfast included each morning
• a book of ten general admission tickets to the films
• ticket for one gala performance
• customize your own screening schedule, choosing from dozens of Canadian and international films
• all gratuities, federal and provincial taxes, and administrative costs included
• cost per person: $329 double occupancy; $464 single room
• cancellation insurance available

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This opportunity is being promoted to the Quinte Film Alternative, Cinefest Picton, the Great Napanee Film Society and Queen's University Film School. Reserve early to guarantee your place! Call Jeff Barlow at Bayridge Travel, 613-384-9999 or 1-800-567-4101.

WHAT'S PLAYING AROUND TOWN?

Reciprocal arrangements with Cinefest Picton and the Great Napanee Film Society mean that QFA members now enjoy an added perk with their annual memberships. The Picton and Napanee film groups will honour your QFA membership for the members' price at films, and Cinefest and Napanee members are invited to pay the members' price at QFA films.

Cinefest Picton
Cinefest movies are screened at the Regent Theatre on Main Street in Picton every second Monday evening at 8 pm. Here's a glimpse of what's to come this 2000 season...

     January 10  Princess Mononoke
     January 24  Show Me Love
     February 7  Black Cat, White Cat
     February 21  Being John Malkovich
     March 6  All About My Mother
     March 20  Guinevere
     April 3  American Movie
     April 17  Xiu-Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Napanee Film Society
The Great Napanee Film Society screens films at the Boulevard Cinema on Richmond Blvd. in Napanee. Films are usually shown the last Sunday of the month, starting at 6 pm. Their 2000 lineup continues...

     January 30  Felicia's Journey
     February 27  Mansfield Park
     March 26  The Straight Story
     April 30  Sunshine
     May 28  Emporte-moi
     June 18  All About My Mother

VIDEO PIX

The QFA Programming Committee considers many excellent films for our regular lineup from September to June. Unfortunately, scheduling demands do not permit us to show them all. Lucky for us, many of these innovative, alternative Canadian and international films are now available on video. Executive Member Tom Murray has been working with Rogers Video each month to arrange for a handful of these films to be brought to Belleville as QFA Recommended Video Picks. Some of these we considered screening at the time of their release, but for one reason or another, could not. Some of the films were screened during past seasons and received so warmly we only wish we could show them again (and again)! And some are time-tested classics no cinephile should miss. If you're looking for quality entertainment for your home box office, check out these titles ...

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