Category: Filmmakers in Attendance
Friday September 25th – Thursday October 1st!
Learning To Drive – Held over for a second week! Ottawa Premiere of Welcome To Leith! Ottawa Premiere of Cooties! The Second Mother – Special Jury Prize & Grand Jury Prize at Sundance! The Price We Pay – Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening! Weekend family matinee screenings of
Friday October 2nd – Thursday October 8th!
Ottawa Premiere of Mission To Lars – One Night Only! “a beautiful sibling road trip tale with a heavy-metal flourish” – NY Times 4 Stars! “enlightening…You’ll cry a bit come the tense, touching climax – then punch the air with joy” – Total Film Ottawa Premiere of Partisan
Friday October 30th – Thursday November 5th!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show – Five screenings of the greatest Halloween cult cinema tradition of all time! The Absent Friends shadowcast host the ceremonies to celebrate the 40th anniversary! Tickets on sale now! Green Inferno – No good deed goes unpunished. From Eli Roth, director and writer of Cabin
Friday November 20th – Thursday November 26th!
Truth – Held Over for a 2nd week! Suffragette – Mothers. Daughters. Rebels. The award winning historical drama starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, and Meryl Streep Victoria – One girl. One city. One night. One take. Winner of 3 Berlin Int Film Fest awards, and 6 German Film Awards!
Friday December 11th – Thursday December 17th!
A trio of diverse Ottawa Premieres: I Smile Back, All Things Must Pass: The Rise And Fall Of Tower Records, and Zombieinfo.com presents A Christmas Horror Story! * plus, filmmakers in attendance for A Christmas Horror Story! Trumbo – featuring an amazing cast, including Bryan Cranston, Diana Lane, Helen
Friday January 22nd – Thursday January 28th!
Ottawa Premiere’s – The action packed Ip Man 3, and the doc Al Purdy Was Here, about the iconic Canadian poet. Multiple Oscar nominees Carol and Brooklyn. Plus, Will Smith in is Golden Globe nominated performance in Concussion, and Tom Hardy’s British Independent Film Award winning dual role in Legend.
Friday January 29th – Thursday February 4th!
Ottawa Premieres! Fractured Land – Award winning Canadian documentary about a young Aboriginal leader confronting fracking practices. Roar – The legendary 1981 adventure film, unearthed by Drafthouse Films! Remember…no animals were harmed, but 70 foolhardy humans were. Oscar Nominees! Carol – Actress: Cate Blanchett, Supporting Actress: Rooney
Friday February 5th – Thursday February 11th!
The Danish Girl – Held Over for a 2nd week! Joy – Featuring the Oscar nominated & Golden Globe winning performance from Jennifer Lawrence! Deathgasm – Ottawa Premiere! Winner of 8 awards from Toronto After Dark, including the Audience Award for Best Feature Film! Anomalisa – Oscar & Golden Globe
Friday May 27th – Thursday June 2nd!
Dheepan – Cannes: Palme d’Or winning crime drama, from the BAFTA, Cesar, & London Film Fest winning director of A Prophet Sing Street – 1980’s set music filled drama from the acclaimed director of music movie favourites Once and Begin Again Borealis – Ottawa Premiere! Canadian Filmmakers’ Festival: Best Director
Friday June 17th – Thursday June 23rd!
The Man Who Knew Infinity is Held Over for a 2nd Week! Ottawa Premiere of the award winning documentary Almost Holy! Love & Friendship – Based on the Jane Austen classic, from Oscar & Sundance nominated filmmaker Whit Stillman, starring Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, and Stephen Fry! A Bigger Splash