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Lights, camera, celebrate! – [Insert Location] part of National Canadian Film Day 150
[Insert name of local group] presents special screening of great Canadian film
[Location, Date] – On April 19, [insert name of local screening partner] and REEL CANADA are inviting Canadians to take part in celebrating Canadian cinematic storytelling through National Canadian Film Day 150 (NCFD 150). With more than 1,700 screenings taking place across the country and around the world, as well as providing access to films on multiple Canadian broadcast stations and online platforms, NCFD 150 will be the world’s largest film festival ever, and the most accessible film festival our country has seen. Whether on foot, online or on-air, Canadians from coast to coast to coast will be able to celebrate their country’s 150th birthday by watching a great Canadian film.
In [insert name of community], [insert name of group] will be hosting a screening of [insert name of film in italics] at [insert location and time info].
[Insert local screening partner quote]
[Film] is about [include information or short synopsis of film].
“The soul of our country is reflected through our films,” said Jack Blum, Executive Director of REEL CANADA. “What better way for people of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate Canada’s birthday than by sharing our history and our future through our diverse films? This is a truly remarkable event and everyone can be part of it!”
About National Canadian Film Day 150 (NCFD 150)
National Canadian Film Day 150 (NCFD 150), an initiative of REEL CANADA, was created as a new way to celebrate this great nation, embrace Canadian cinema, and have some FUN! For 2017, NCFD 150 will become the world’s largest one-day film festival. Canadian film will be everywhere — on foot, online and on-screen — thanks to the generous support of the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario. NCFD 150 would not exist without our sensational major sponsors: Cineplex, CBC, Telefilm Canada, Quebec Cinema, Entertainment One, Google Canada, TIFF, Landmark Cinemas, VIA Rail, REDspace, Air Canada, William F. White International Inc. and Mercury Filmworks. Major broadcast partners include CBC, Bell Media, Hollywood Suite, Sportsnet, Corus, APTN, CHCH, OUTtv, Vision TV, Super Channel. Major distributor partners include Elevation Pictures, Mongrel Media, dFilms, KinoSmith, WFG, TVA, CFMDC, IndieCan Entertainment, Pacific Northwest Pictures and Canadian Indie Film Series.
About [Insert local screening partner name]
[Insert info about local screening partner/organization]
Links:
[Insert local partner website link or local event link]
CanFilmDay.ca
For further questions please contact:
[insert name of local contact]
[insert name of local screening partner]
[insert email of contact]
[insert phone number of contact]
Cara McCutcheon
REEL CANADA
416-642-5796 x 213