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Antigonish International Film Festival

by Nicholas Johnson on October 19, 2009

Antigonish Film Fest Logo For three days in October the air will be filled with compelling scenes and true stories when the Antigonish International Film Festival presents 47 outstanding documentaries from award-winning film directors. Topics include dreams, war, music, peacemakers, poetry and medicine, rivers, activism, grizzly bears, prisoners and prisons, Sable Island, forestry, soldiers- and many others. Over three days viewers will have a choice of films, all within a short walk. Attendance figures last year increased by seventy-five percent and another increase is predicted this year.

Local sponsors and advertisers have made all this possible. Because of them the low three- day pass price is $20 regular, $5 for students and unwaged. The special catered Mexican dinner Saturday night is only $15.

For more information visit the website:   www.antigonishfilmfest.org

Five Screening Venues, all within a short walk, will allow patrons to see as many as seven or eight films in one day.

October 23, 24, 25

Friday, October 23:

Nicholson Hall, Room NH351 (formerly NH138) St. FX Campus

Saturday, Oct 24:

Legion Hall, 257 Main Street, Antigonish

Coady International Institute, Dennis Hall, St.F.X. Campus

Marjorie Desmond Oval Room, St FX Campus

Sunday Oct 25:

Nicholson Hall, Room NH 150 (formerly NH B21); Room  NH 351 (formerly NH 138)  Room NH 151 (formerly NH B3)   St. FX Campus

ESSENTIAL DETAILS

Each film will be shown only once, with pass holders given priority, seated five minutes before screening. Individuals without a pass will be accepted for a donation at the door if space permits. Screenings begin Friday afternoon at 2:15, continuing through Friday evening. Saturday the showings are from 9 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7. Sunday’s schedule begins at 11 a.m. and run until 6.

Passes for all three days are just $20/regular, $5/  student and unwaged. Buy them at:

The passes for the Antigonish  International Film Festival and tickets for the closing day dinner are now for sale at the following venues: Brendan’s Fairway, Tall and Small Café, Antigonish Public Library and at the St FX Bloomfield Centre.

Special Dinner: Saturday night at 7. Our professional chef Miguel and his assistants will prepare authentic Mexican dishes to be enjoyed at the Legion Hall on Main Street.

Dinner tickets are $15. Buy early. Because of the limited number a sell-out is likely.

For the list of Films and other Info visit the website: www.antigonishfilmfest.org

The Antigonish Film Festival is Supported in part through GAPACC’s Culture Alive Program

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