Category: Special programming
Killer63 Returns for Year Seven!
Killer63 returns to the Mayfair right before Halloween, on Sunday October 28th. The one night only mini-film fest will again showcase short horror film offerings from local and international filmmakers. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding the fest, or if you’re
Will THEY LIVE on October 21st!?
Often prints for genre fan-favourites are simply and sadly too expensive to bring in due to small turn outs for cult classics. Solution? Advance tickets! When the box-office opens tonight we’ll have tickets available for John Carpenter’s alien invasion 80’s masterpiece, They Live. For a mere $10 bucks
Derby Baby!
Our friends in the Rideau Valley Roller Girls present the Ottawa premiere of the brand new documentary ‘Derby Baby: A Story of Love, Addiction and Rink Rash’ on Tuesday August 14th at 9:00pm. If you happen to know one of the RVRG ladies you can get
Aim to misbehave at a cabin in the woods
In September The Ottawa Browncoats present a special screening of Serenity that will include four hours of door prizes, raffles, auctions, a costume contest, and more…all to raise funds and awareness for iSisters and Equality Now! In the meantime, be sure to join them on Monday July
Indiana Jones and the Projector Quest
Round two of the Mayfair’s 80th anniversary celebration / DCP projector fundraisers arrives on Saturday June 23rd and Tuesday June 26th with an Indy double bill. What could be better than watching Raiders of the Lost Ark? Why, getting to watch Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Be a little Lebowski Achiever! Help the Mayfair, dude!
Attention Mayfair regulars and moviegoers in Ottawa! The Mayfair Theatre is about to celebrate 80 years of existence this May! But in order to continue bringing you the best in cinematic entertainment, we need your support! We are in the midst of raising funds to purchase
Fake Trailers Reel Fest 2012
The Fake Trailers Reel Festival makes its triumphant return to the Mayfair Theatre on Saturday June 30th at 10:30pm. Our second annual coming attraction themed screening will include an hour long program of new original fake trailers, followed by an hour of rarely seen
Comic Con anticipation hits Mayfair
The latest documentary from Oscar nominee and McDonald’s enemy Morgan Spurlock arrives at the Mayfair and makes it’s Ottawa premiere on May 4th (with follow-up screenings on the 5th, 6th, 9th and 10th). The subject matter of the San Diego Comic Con is perfect research and prep to
August is Woody Allen month!
This August we are proud to present our Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Woody Allen* Festival! Throughout the month, we’ll screen some of Woody Allen’s best films, including his latest — and most successful — Midnight in Paris. We’ll have everything from his sci-fi screwball comedy Sleeper
Fake trailers/real call for submissions!
FAKE TRAILERS/REAL FILM FESTIVAL! Friday June 24 at 9:30pm The Mayfair challenges you to produce and submit a fake movie trailer for a non existent film, 2 to 3 minutes in length! The trailer cannot be for a pre-existing film or for a film that the filmmaker