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Festival Director, Director of Programming Notes 2

Message from the Board, Tickets 3

Screening Schedule 5

Features: English

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ENDINGS 6

BEYOND GAY: THE POLITICS OF PRIDE 8

DAYDREAM NATION 8

FATHERS&SONS 9

LAND 9

THE MAN OF A THOUSAND SONGS 10

MODRA 10

THE MOUNTIE 11

OLIVER SHERMAN 11

PERTE DE SIGNAL: RESILIENCES 13

SMALL TOWN MURDER SONGS 13

WATER ON THE TABLE 14

YOU ARE HERE 14

SHORTS PACKAGE 15

TRIGGER 16

Features: French

CURLING 19

LE DIVAN DU MONDE 20

INCENDIES 21

TROIS TEMPS APRÈS LA MORT D'ANNA 23

ROUTE 132 24

COLLECTION DE COURTS MÉTRAGES (FRANÇAIS) 26

TABLE OFCONTENTS

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FESTIVAL DIRECTORMESSAGE

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMINGMESSAGE

For more than a decade KCFF has been supporting Canadian film and filmmakers by bringing great –Canadian – movies to Kingston cinema screens. We aim to showcase the strength and range of

films made in this country. From comedies to dramas, shorts and feature films, there is a tremendousamount of homegrown filmmaking talent here.

For us, supporting filmmakers isn’t simply about hosting a few screenings. We take a holistic approachby providing opportunities for local filmmakers to showcase their work through the Local ShortsProgram, hosting free workshops on a range of topics, presenting a film and media career event, andby providing our visiting filmmakers a venue for networking with their colleagues.

It’s still incredibly difficult to see a Canadian film at a mainstream movie theatre most weekends. It’s still incredibly important to keep trying to get them there.

The success of our festival is due to the hard work of so many. We couldn’t put this festival onwithout our dedicated volunteers, and each year a number of interns play vital roles in ourorganization. Our staff works tirelessly in the months preceding the festival, if not year round. Ourwonderful board of directors is supportive and generous with their trust and our sponsors andfunding agencies provide a foundation for our work.

Finally, you – the audience – show your support by putting your bums in our cinema seats. Thank you.

See you at the movies,

Alison Migneault, Festival Director

The world has developed a robust appetite for Canadian film. Consider the rave reviews and presti-gious awards that have already been earned by INCENDIES – an Oscar nominee making its

Kingston premiere at KCFF on March 4 – and BARNEY’S VERSION – whose editor Susan Shiptonpresents a master class here on March 6.

The acclaim from abroad is not surprising given that both are examples of an emerging breed of home-grown cinema: at once proudly Canadian and international in scope. That description applies to many ofour selections – be they features that situate familiar stars in unexpected settings, or else documentarieswhose stories led their filmmakers to locations far from home. (MakingWATER ON THE TABLE, LANDand BEYOND GAY must’ve done wonders for the frequent-flyer programs of their creators.)

This year, three compelling dramas – ROUTE 132, CURLING and MOURNING FOR ANNA – sendaudiences deep into rural Quebec. Meanwhile, THE MAN OF A THOUSAND SONGS and TRIGGERdelve into vibrant regional music scenes. Most striking of all may be the Yukon landscapes that have astarring role in THE MOUNTIE, a tale of six-gun justice in Canada’s north, making its world premiereat KCFF.

All of these films provide ample proof of Canadian filmmakers’ eagerness to engage with the worldaround them, whether the resulting journey takes them down the street or halfway around the globe.We moviegoers are lucky to be able to share their travels… especially if it means we don’t need toget shots before we go.

Jason Anderson, Director of Programming

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Only a limited number of passes are sold each year. Passes normally sell out.

VIP PASS: $80 – ($70 for students or seniors) for full access to all events, including the private Filmmakers’ Reception on Saturday March 5.

FRENCH FILM PASS: $50 – new this year for the lover of Francophonecinema. See all the French-language films at the festival with one simple pass.

THREE FILM PASS: $25 – access to any three films.

FILMMAKERS’ RECEPTION: $10 – join us at the Grand Theatre on Saturday March 5 for our catered filmmakers’ reception. Mix and mingle withvisiting filmmakers. 2 pm to 4 pm.

SINGLE TICKET: $10 – available before each screening only and in limitedquantities. Arrive early so you won’t be disappointed! Children 5-12 years: $5. Children under 5: free.

TICKET OUTLETS

ONLINENew this year: Buy advance passes online right on the KCFF website! Visa and MasterCard accepted. Visit www.kingcanfilmfest.com.

IN PERSONThe Screening Room Movie TheatreCash sales of VIP Passes only120 Princess Street613.542.6080

TICKETS

KCFF StaffAlison Migneault – Festival DirectorStephanie Earp – Festival Manager

Katrina Enros – Development ManagerAndrew Gurney – Production Coordinator

Peter Cassidy – Technical CoordinatorHamza Bangash – Development AssistantAlex Lussier-Craig – Administrative InternStephanie Mechanic – Hospitality Intern

Joey Whitelaw – Production Intern

KCFF Programming CommitteeJason Anderson – Director of Programming

Jonas Chernick – Programmer, FeaturesKara Halfidson – Programmer, Shorts

KCFF Board of DirectorsBlaine Allan, Chair

Antoinette MacDonaldClarke Mackey

Elan MastaiScott Meyers

Mark Thompson

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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD:On beyond 10. That’s the Kingston CanadianFilm Festival this year, when for the eleventh yearwe celebrate cinema, local and from across thecountry. “We” includes the festival directors,staff, organizers, projectionists and front-of-housepersonnel, valued sponsors, treasured volunteers,and guests, sure, but also the audience.

Watching, supportively and thoughtfully, what thefilmmakers have realized, we complete the circuitand make recorded pictures and sounds into ouremotions and ideas. Go ahead: look, listen,laugh, cry, think, respond.

On behalf of the festival’s Board of Directors,please let me welcome you – or rather, us.

Blaine Allan, Chair, KCFF Board of Directors

SCREENINGschedule

EM1 – Empire Theatre 1 (185 seats)EM2 – Empire Theatre 2 (170 seats)SR1 – Screening Room 1 (85 seats)SR2 – Screening Room 2 (55 seats)GT – Grand Theatre

THURSDAY MARCH 3 TIME VENUEA BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ENDINGS 7:00 pm EM1OPENING RECEPTION 9:00 pm Tango

FRIDAY MARCH 4INCENDIES 7:00 pm EM1WATER ON THE TABLE 7:10 pm SR2OLIVER SHERMAN 7:20 pm EM2 SHORTS PACKAGE 7:30 pm SR1

FATHERS&SONS 9:25 pm SR1 TROIS TEMPS APRÈS LA MORT D'ANNA 9:30 pm EM2 THE MOUNTIE 9:40 pm EM1 THE MAN OF A THOUSAND SONGS 9:50 pm SR2

SATURDAY MARCH 5INCENDIES 12:00 pm EM2 COLLECTION DE COURTS MÉTRAGES: FRANÇAIS 12:15 pm SR1BEYOND GAY: THE POLITICS OF PRIDE 12:30 pm SR2

FILMMAKERS’ RECEPTION 2:00 pm GT

PERTE DE SIGNAL: RESILIENCES 4:05 pm SR1FATHERS&SONS 4:10 pm SR2OLIVER SHERMAN 4:15 pm EM2

ROUTE 132 7:00 pm EM2MODRA 7:10 pm SR1 SMALL TOWN MURDER SONGS 7:20 pm EM1LAND 7:30 pm SR2

DAYDREAM NATION 9:20 pm EM1 CURLING 9:30 pm EM2 YOU ARE HERE 9:40 pm SR1 LE DIVAN DU MONDE 9:45 pm SR2

SUNDAY MARCH 6ROUTE 132 12:00 pm EM2YOU ARE HERE 12:20 pm SR1

SHORTS PACKAGE 2:25 pm SR1MODRA 2:35 pm SR2SMALL TOWN MURDER SONG 2:45 pm EM2

TRIGGER free screening 7:00 pm EM1

Please visit the KCFF website for workshop, Master Class and other special event schedules.www.kingcanfilmfest.com

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AGUIDETO

Only Harvey Keitel could playthe father of the battlingbrothers we meet in this

boisterous comedy, this year’sopening film. He plays Duke White, a lifelong rogue who enrolled histhree oldest sons in a drug trialwithout their knowledge. Now thebrothers have learned that theirrespective life spans have beendrastically reduced as a result.Jonathan Sobol set his debut featurein Niagara Falls – never before has amovie captured the ragged charm ofthe place’s not-so-natural attractions.No wonder the actors – includingJ.K. Simmons and Tricia Helfer – havesuch a good time. Audiences willfind that spirit infectious.

ENDINGS

BEGINNER’S

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Director: Jonathan Sobol

Screenplay: Jonathan Sobol

Producer: Nicholas Tabarrok

Principal Cast: Harvey Keitel, Scott Caan, Paolo Costanzo, Jason Jones, J.K. Simmons, Tricia Helfer

Language: English

Runtime: 93 minutes

Thursday March 3, 7pmEmpire Theatre 1Rating: 14A

Director: Mike GoldbachScreenplay: Mike GoldbachProducer: Christine Haebler, Trish Dolman, Jennifer Weiss, Simone UrdlPrincipal Cast: Kat Dennings, Josh Lucas, Katie Boland,Rachel Blanchard, Andie MacDowellLanguage: English Runtime: 98 minutes

Director: Bob Christie Screenplay: Bob Christie, Aerlyn WeissmanProducer: Morris ChapdelainePrincipal Cast: Ken CoolenLanguage: English Runtime: 85 minutes

Pride Day celebrations provide cities in Canada andAmerica with some of their biggest and wildestparties every year. But as this documentary by

Vancouver’s Bob Christie demonstrates, the struggle todefend rights and freedoms for LGBT people can makePride celebrations a far more serious and evendangerous affair in other parts of the world. BEYONDGAY is a vital reminder that Pride’s not just aboutcorporate sponsors and parade floats but an ongoingworldwide campaign for human rights in the face ofbigotry and repression. Presented in partnership withReelout Queer Film + Video Festival.

Sat Mar 5, 12:30 pmScreening Room 2Rating: 14A

No one can exactly say how the people in apicture-perfect community are being affected bythe industrial fire burning at the edge of town -

but they are behaving strangely. Kat Dennings stars asCaroline, whose decision to try life as a bad girl soonleads to an affair with her high-school English teacher.Caroline’s not the only one in town making dangerousmoves – thanks to the local serial killer, everyone is atrisk. And though the situation grows ever more seriousfor the people on screen, first-time feature maker MikeGoldbach’s movie never loses its often devilish sense ofhumour or its smarts.

Sat Mar 5, 9:20 pmEmpire Theatre 1Rating: 14A

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BEYOND GAY:THE POLITICS OF PRIDE

DAYDREAMNATION

Director: Julian T. PinderScreenplay: Julian T. PinderProducer: Paul ScherzerLanguage: English and SpanishRuntime: 76 minutes

Director: Carl Bessai Screenplay: Carl Bessai Producer: Carl Bessai, Jason James, David Lee,Samantha Simmonds, Laura LightbownPrincipal Cast: Jay Brazeau, Vincent Gale, TylerLabine, Viv Leacock, Ben Ratner, Tom ScholteLanguage: English Runtime: 90 minutes

Returning to the improvisational tactics thatspawned 2008’s MOTHERS&DAUGHTERS, Carl Bes-sai’s FATHERS&SONS is a richly varied and very en-

joyable look at the ties that bind sons and fathers. Thereare plenty of conflicts to be found in the film’s four dif-ferent storylines. Despite the many wild turns that thestories may take – viewers can expect both a drunkenknife fight and a Bollywood dance number, thoughthankfully not at the same time – the movie’s take onfamily dynamics always retains the ring of truth.

FATHERS&SONS Fri Mar 4, 9:25 pmScreening Room 1

Sat Mar 5, 4:10 pm Screening Room 2Rating: 14A

Some developers’ dreams of creating a “NicaraguanRiviera” inevitably run into more than a few hitchesin the land of the Sandinistas in this engrossing

documentary by Queen’s alum Julian T. Pinder. When notproviding evidence of the area’s stunning naturalbeauty, Pinder introduces viewers to a bounty of color-ful figures. Players in the drama range from big-talkingwould-be hoteliers to a hippie farmer to a one-eyed rev-olutionary poet. All prove to be subject to historicalforces far beyond their control as we witness the latestweird chapter in Nicaragua’s tumultuous relationshipwith interlopers and profiteers from El Norte.

LANDSat Mar 5, 7:30 pmScreening Room 2Rating: 14A

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Director: Ingrid VeningerScreenplay: Ingrid VeningerProducer: Ingrid VeningerPrincipal Cast: Hallie Switzer, Alexander Gammal,Cyril DugovicLanguage: EnglishRuntime: 80 minutes

Director: William D. MacGillivrayProducers: Terry Greenlaw, Jordan CanningPrincipal Cast: Ron HynesLanguage: English Runtime: 90 minutes

Canada has produced an extraordinary number ofgreat music documentaries but the latest by WilliamD. MacGillivray may be the most remarkable of the

lot. The veteran filmmaker pays tribute to Ron Hynes, anicon in Newfoundland’s music scene. This is not just aportrait of Hynes but of the “Man of 1,000 Songs,” his hard-living alter ego. Indeed, Hynes is startlingly frank about hisfamily sorrows and problems with drug addiction. Together with the film’s terrific performance sequences, it makes for an unforgettable look at the personal struggles and creative process of a Canadian music great.

Fri Mar 4, 9:50 pmScreening Room 2

Ingrid Veninger is a remarkably adept chronicler of thelives of youngsters, especially her own. Having alreadycast her son in ONLY in 2008, Veninger enlisted

daughter Hallie Switzer to play the lead in her first solodirectorial effort. She plays a Toronto teen who impul-sively asks a shy suitor she barely knows to accompanyher on a trip to visit family in the Slovakian town forwhich the movie is named. What makes MODRA thebest kind of home movie is how well it conveys its twoCanadian visitors’ moments of connection, conflict andold-fashioned adolescent confusion.

MODRASat Mar 5, 7:10 pmScreening Room 1

Sun Mar 6, 2:35 pmScreening Room 2Rating: 14A

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THE MANOF A THOUSAND SONGS

Director: Ryan RedfordScreenplay: Ryan Redford from a short story by Rachel IngallsProducers: Paul Stephens, Eric JordanPrincipal Cast: Garret Dillahunt, Donal Logue, Molly ParkerLanguage: EnglishRuntime: 82 minutes

Director: S. Wyeth Clarkson Screenplay: S. Wyeth Clarkson, Grant Sauvé, Charles JohnstonProducers: Phillip Daniels, Andrew Williamson, S. Wyeth Clarkson, Michael VernonPrincipal Cast: Andrew W. Walker, Jessica Paré, Earl Pastko,George BuzaLanguage: English Runtime: 85 minutes

If Sergio Leone had ever thought to stage a spaghettiwestern in the Yukon, chances are it would’ve had thesame swagger as this tale of six-gun justice by S.

Wyeth Clarkson (SK8LIFE). Andrew W. Walker plays WadeGrayling, a Mountie as grizzled and laconic as anycowboy hero, who discovers that a remote camp ofRussian settlers is scheming to smuggle opium andgold. The cast includes a colourful array of familiarcharacter actors. Of course, the Yukon itself gets a bigstarring role in Clarkson’s authentically rugged take onthe classic movie western.

Fri Mar 4, 9:40 pmEmpire Theatre 1

The trauma of war is the focus of this drama, whichmarks a strong directorial debut for Ryan Redford.Garret Dillahunt stars as the title character, a vet-

eran who arrives one day on the doorstep of the warbuddy who once saved his life. His friend feels a respon-sibility to the brother in arms, but his wife Irene – playedby the one and only Molly Parker – is far more aware ofthe threat this visitor poses to her family. Redford’s filmis a somber, beautifully acted parable about violence,guilt and healing.

Fri Mar 4, 7:20 pmEmpire Theatre 2Rating: 14A

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THEMOUNTIE

OLIVERSHERMAN

Director: Ed Gass-DonnellyScreenplay: Ed Gass-DonnellyProducers: Lee Kim, Ed Gass-DonnellyPrincipal Cast: Peter Stormare, Jill Hennessey, Aaron Poole,Martha PlimptonLanguage: EnglishRuntime: 75 minutes

Artists: Jason Arsenault, Nicolas Bernier, MyriamBessette, Ariane De Blois, Robin Dupuis, MartinMessier, Nelly-Eve Rajotte Producer: Perte de SignalLanguage: English and French Runtime: 90 minutes

PERTE DE SIGNAL, a media arts research and develop-ment centre in Montreal, has been on the cuttingedge of the presentation of digital artworks for over

a decade now. RESILIENCES is a retrospective program ofshort video work produced by members between 1997and 2010. At the forefront of new media-arts practices,both in Canada and internationally, the artists in this pro-gram engage with digital sound and moving images withan immediacy and familiarity that recalls the intimacy ofpainting or sculpture. Presented by Modern Fuel’s NewMedia Workspace, the video program will be followed bya discussion about all aspects of promoting media arts.

Sat Mar 5, 4:05 pmScreening Room 1

Walter (Peter Stormare) is a cop with deep rootsin the Mennonite community in a sleepyOntario town. But despite Walter’s outward

display of faith and apparent devotion to wife, he alsohas a troubled past, one that may connect him withwhoever killed a young woman discovered in a field bythe highway. Making startling use of songs by the BrucePeninsula, the landscapes of southwestern Ontario andgreat performances by his cast, Ed Gass-Donnelly hascrafted a stark slice of Canadian Gothic.

Sat Mar 5, 7:20 pmEmpire Theatre 1

Sun Mar 6, 2:45 pmEmpire Theatre 2Rating: 14A

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PERTE DE SIGNAL: RESILIENCES

SMALL TOWNMURDERSONGS

Director: Daniel CockburnScreenplay: Daniel CockburnProducers: Daniel Bekerman, Daniel Cockburn Principal Cast: Tracy Wright, R.D. Reid, Anand Rajaram, Nadia Litz Language: EnglishRuntime: 78 minutes

Director: Liz Marshall Screenplay: Liz Marshall Producers: Liz Marshall, Susan McGrathPrincipal Cast: Maude BarlowLanguage: English Runtime: 79 minutes

Fri Mar 4, 7:10 pmScreening Room 2

Describing the contents of YOU ARE HERE is defi-nitely a challenge but a method to its madness willsoon be discerned by viewers who accept Daniel

Cockburn’s challenge. There’s a great sense of humourand warmth in the film’s labyrinth of storylines, which de-pict a series of philosophical and psychological conun-drums. The late Tracy Wright plays one of many characterswho end up trapped in social experiments of their owndevising, a situation that viewers may find more relevantto their own lives than they initially suspect.

Sat Mar 5, 9:40 pmScreening Room 1

Sun Mar 6, 12:20Screening Room 1Rating: PG

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WATERON THE TABLE

YOUARE HERE

Canadians’ confidence in their dominion over thiscountry’s internationally coveted fresh water sup-ply will be shaken by this eye-opening documen-

tary. Liz Marshall creates a compelling portrait of MaudeBarlow as the seemingly tireless activist spends aneventful year as a senior advisor on water issues for theUnited Nations. Barlow goes wherever the battle takesher, whether it’s a fact-finding excursion to the Albertatar sands, community meetings over a proposed landfillin Simcoe County or the halls of the UN in New York. Thegorgeous cinematography by Steve Cosens providesdramatic views of what’s exactly at stake.

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Bringing laughs and rock to this year’s festival is the musical comedy THE LEGEND OFBEAVER DAM (TIFF ’10, Sundance ‘11), which

according to Fangoria Magazine "…will blow yourbrains and rock your world." This popular comedy isnot the only film in the 2011 Short Film Program‘blowing minds', the program also includes;NEGATIVIPEG (TIFF ’10, Sundance ’11) Rory Lepine’spersonal account of his fateful 1985 encounter withThe Guess Who’s legendary lead singer, BurtonCummings, and Ann Marie Fleming’s I WAS A CHILDOF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS (TIFF 10’, Sundance’11), which uses animation to tell the poignant storyof Bernice Eisenstein’s acclaimed illustrated memoir.

SHORTSPACKAGE

I WAS A CHILD OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORSAnn Marie Fleming

THE LEGEND OF BEAVER DAMJerome Sable

HOW TO RID YOUR LOVER OF A NEGATIVE EMOTION CAUSED BY YOUNadia Litz

HANGNAILCavan Campbell

NEGATIVIPEGMatthew Rankin

ABOVE THE KNEEGreg Atkins

FLAWEDAndrea Dorfman

Fri Mar 4, 7:30 pmScreening Room 1

Sun Mar 6, 2:25 pmScreening Room 1

Bruce McDonald has beenvery busy these days. TheKingston-born director

released an astonishing total offour feature-length works in2010. All bear signs of theraucous, rebellious sensibility heestablished two decades ago.But this drama – presented in afree screening on KCFF’sclosing night – reveals aseldom-seen side of emotionaltenderness, too. Tracy Wrightgives a rich, moving and oftenvery funny performance as aformerly famous rocker whohas an emotionally volatilereunion with her formermusical partner, played withequal aplomb by Molly Parker.TRIGGER is a defiantexpression of vitality in the faceof pain and sorrow. It rockspretty hard, too.

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TRIGGER

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Sunday March 6, 7pmEmpire Theatre 1Rating: 14A

Director: Bruce McDonald

Screenplay: Daniel MacIvor

Producers: Leonard Farlinger,Jennifer Jonas

Principal Cast: Molly Parker, Tracy Wright, DonMcKellar, Callum Keith Rennie

Language: English

Runtime: 78 minutes

Director: Denis CôtéScreenplay: Denis CôtéProducer: Stéphanie MorissettePrincipal Cast: Emmanuel Bilodeau, Philomène Bilodeau, Roc LafortuneLanguage: French with English subtitlesRuntime: 96 minutes

Réalisateur: Denis CôtéScénario: Denis Côté Producteur: Stéphanie Morissette Distribution principale: Emmanuel Bilodeau, Philomène Bilodeau, Roc LafortuneLangue: français avec sous-titres anglais Durée: 96 minutes

Denis Côté effectue une percée majeure avec cettehistoire simple, ironique et parfois surréaliste ausujet d'un homme à tout faire vivant dans une

petite ville et de sa fille adolescente taciturne. Ils viventtranquilles dans un coin hivernal du Québec rural où lesalon de quilles local est à peu près de seul élément dedivertissement digne de ce nom. Mais plusieursévénements inattendus les sortent de leurs coquilles.Équilibrant un style visuel austère avec des moments degrâce, d'humour et de pure étrangeté, le cinquième longmétrage de Côté en cinq ans est son œuvre la plusaccomplie et la plus irrésistible jusqu'à maintenant.

Sat Mar 5, 9:30 pmEmpire Theatre 2Rating: 14A

One of Canada’s most prolific and gifted youngfilmmakers, Denis Côté makes a major advancewith this wry and sometimes surreal story about

a small-town handyman and his withdrawn adolescentdaughter, played by the actual father-and-daughterteam of Emmanuel and Philomène Bilodeau. They live avery quiet life in a wintry corner of rural Quebec, a placewhere the local bowling alley provides the closest thingto excitement. Balancing an austere visual style withmoments of grace, humour and sheer strangeness,Côté’s fifth feature in five years is his most accomplishedand compelling to date.

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CURLING

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Sat Mar 5, 9:45 pmScreening Room 2Rating: PG

LE DIVANDU MONDEEVERYBODY’SCOUCH

Ce premier long métrage léger de Dominic Desjardins estle premier film de fiction franco-ontarien à être tournéen deux décennies. Celui-ci a voulu créer une

production cinématographique touchant plusieurs enjeuxauxquels sont confrontés les francophones vivant au Canadaanglais. Il y réussit avec cette chaleureuse comédie romantiqued’une jeune Acadienne qui décide de faire de l'auto-stop deVancouver jusqu'à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard. Avant de quitter lacôte ouest, elle rencontre un compatriote francophone quis'éprend tellement de Zoé qu'il décide de l'accompagner dansson périple. L'entreprise est véritablement une road-moviecanadienne qui constitue à la fois une rare tentative de faire lepont avec humour et perspicacité entre nos deux solitudes.

Réalisateur: Dominic Desjardins Scénario: Dominic Desjardins Producteur: Dominic Desjardins, Rayne ZukermanDistribution principale: Mélanie Leblanc, Antoine Gratton,Marc LamontagneLangue: français avec sous-titres anglais Durée: 76 minutes

Director: Dominic DesjardinsScreenplay: Dominic DesjardinsProducer: Dominic Desjardins, Rayne ZukermanPrincipal Cast: Melanie Leblanc, Antoine Gratton,Marc LamontagneLanguage: French with English subtitlesRuntime: 76 minutes

This sweet first feature by Dominic Desjardins is thefirst Franco-Ontarian fiction film to be made in twodecades. Desjardins sought to make a movie that

touched on many issues faced by Francophones living inEnglish Canada. He succeeds with this warm-hearted ro-mantic comedy about Zoe, a young Acadian who de-cides to hitchhike from Vancouver to Prince EdwardIsland. Before she leaves, she meets Alex, a fellow Fran-cophone who’s so smitten with Zoe, he joins her on thejourney. Desjardins’ effort is a truly Canadian road movie,one that makes a valuable effort to bridge our two soli-tudes with humour and insight.

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Director: Denis VilleneuveScreenplay: Denis Villeneuve from the play by Wajdi MouawadProducers: Luc Déry, Kim McCrawPrincipal Cast: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin,Maxim Gaudette, Rémy GirardLanguage: French and Arabic with English subtitlesRuntime: 130 minutes

Le dernier film de Denis Villeneuve - présentationofficielle du Canada en vue d'un Oscar - est uneadaptation ambitieuse et audacieuse de la pièce

primée de Wajdi Mouawad. Pour se conformer auxdernières volontés de leur mére, les jumeaux Jeanne etSimon se rendent au Liban afin de découvrir le secret dela vie de leur mère durant les décennies de guerre civilequi ont sévi au pays. À la fois histoire épique de conflitspolitiques et religieux au Moyen-Orient doublée d'undrame familial intime teinté de mythes anciens, c’est uneœuvre d'une intensité fulgurante, d'une beauté terribleet d'une grande puissance émotionnelle.

Fri Mar 4, 7 pmEmpire Theatre 1

Sat Mar 5, 12 pmEmpire Theatre 2Rating: 14A

Nominated for an Oscar in the foreign filmcategory and one of the past year’s mostacclaimed movies, the latest by Denis Villeneuve

is an ambitious adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad’s prize-winning play. Acting on the last wishes of their latemother, twin siblings travel to Lebanon to discover thesecret of their parentage and the truth about theirmother’s life during the country’s decades of civil war. At once an epic story of strife in the Middle East and anintimate family drama with undertones of ancient myth,INCENDIES is a work of searing intensity, terrible beautyand great emotional power.

INCENDIES

Réalisateur: Denis VilleneuveScénario: Denis Villeneuve, inspiré de la pièce de Wajdi Mouawad Producteurs: Luc Déry, Kim McCrawDistribution principale: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy GirardLangues: français et arabe avec sous-titres anglais Durée: 130 minutes

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Director: Catherine MartinScreenplay: Catherine MartinProducer: Claude CartierPrincipal Cast: Guylaine Tremblay, François PapineauLanguage: French with English subtitlesRuntime: 87 minutes

Réalisatrice: Catherine Martin Scénario: Catherine Martin Producteur: Claude CartierDistribution principale: Guylaine Tremblay, François PapineauLangue: français avec sous-titres anglais Durée: 87 minutes

Dévastée par la mort de sa fille de 22 ans, lepersonnage central de ce drame exquis parCatherine Martin – une des cinéastes les plus

talentueuses du Québec – se retire de Montréal pourvivre dans la maison héritée de ses ancêtres deKamouraska. L'expérience de Françoise au milieu decette nature hivernale suscite chez elle une profondeméditation sur la maternité, le chagrin et la possibilitéde rémission. François Papineau – également présentcette année au Festival (KCFF) dans ROUTE 132, le récitégalement poignant d'un parent qui a perdu un enfant,aide Françoise à retrouver le goût de vivre.

Fri Mar 4, 9:30 pmEmpire Theatre 2Rating: PG

Devastated by the sudden death of her 22-year-old daughter, the central character of thisexquisite drama by Catherine Martin retreats

from Montreal to her ancestral home in Kamouraska.The experience of Françoise (the excellent GuylaineTremblay) amid that wintry landscape yields a profoundmeditation on motherhood, grief and the possibility ofgrace. François Papineau – also seen at KCFF this year inROUTE 132 – appears here as a reclusive painter whohelps guide Françoise out of her pain, a journey that isrendered with great sensitivity and artistry by one ofQuebec’s most gifted filmmakers.

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TROIS TEMPS APRÈSLA MORT D'ANNAMOURNING

FOR ANNA

Director: Louis BélangerScreenplay: Louis Bélanger, Alexis MartinProducers: Fabienne Larouche, Denise Robert, Michel Trudeau, Daniel LouisPrincipal Cast: François Papineau, Alexis Martin, Sophie Bourgeois, Andrée LachapellLanguage: French with English subtitlesRuntime: 113 minutes

Réalisateur: Louis Bélanger Scénario: Louis Bélanger, Alexis Martin Producteurs: Fabienne Larouche, Denise Robert, MichelTrudeau, Daniel LouisDistribution principale: François Papineau, Alexis Martin,Sophie Bourgeois, Andrée LachapelleLangue: français avec sous-titres anglais Durée: 113 minutes

Bien qu'elle débute dans les profondeurs du désespoir,la route empruntée par les deux hommes du dernierlong métrage du Québécois Louis Bélanger les em-

mène dans des directions parfois très surprenantes. Dévastépar la perte de son jeune fils, Gilles quitte les funéraillespour se diriger vers un bar de son ancien voisinage. C'est làqu'il rencontre Bob, un ami d'enfance devenu délinquant.Ignorant la tragédie récente de Gilles, Bob concocte un planfarfelu pour voler une banque. Le mélange d'émotions pro-fondes et de charme discret du film fait en sorte que lespectateur en retirera presque autant du périple de ce duo.

Sat Mar 5, 7 pmEmpire Theatre 2

Sun Mar 6, 12 pmEmpire Theatre 2Rating: 14A

Devastated by the loss of his young son, universityprofessor Gilles skips out on the funeral andheads to a bar in his old neighbourhood. There,

he meets Bob, a childhood friend turned small-timecrook. Unaware of Gilles’ recent tragedy, Bob cooks up acockamamie scheme to head out into the countrysideand rob a bank. Thus begins an odyssey that will have aprofound effect on both men. The film’s combination ofdeep emotion and low-key charm ensures that viewerswill get nearly as much out the latest from Quebec’sLouis Bélanger.

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Le Festival du film canadien de Kingston et Prends çacourt! présentent Québec Gold 10, une sélection descourts métrages québécois les plus remarqués de la

dernière année. Le programme comprend LES JOURNAUx DELIPSETT, qui explore la vie tumultueuse du cinéasteexpérimental Arthur Lipsett; LES FLEURS DE L'âGE, récit drôleet dramatique de quatre enfants vivant chacun un évènementmarquant et personnel par une même journée d'été ; et le filmde Jean Malek, LES POISSONS, gagnant du Meilleur courtmétrage canadien au Festival mondial du court métrage 2010.

COLLECTION DECOURTS MÉTRAGES (FRANÇAIS)

SHORT PACKAGE: FRENCH

MOKHTARAlima Ouardiri

LES JOURNAUX DE LIPSETT Théodore Ushev

LE CIRQUE Nicolas Brault

M’OUVRIRAlbéric Aurtenèche

LES FLEURS DE L’ÂGE Vincent Biron

JONATHAN ET GABRIELLE Louis-Philippe Eno

LES POISSONS Jean Malek

LA TRANCHÉE Claude Cloutier

The Kingston Canadian Film Festival and Prends çacourt! present Quebec Gold 10, a selection of the mostcelebrated and award-winning Quebecois short films

from the past year. The program includes LES JOURNAUxDE LIPSETT, which explores the tumultuous life ofexperimental filmmaker Arthur Lipsett, Vincent Biron’s LESFLEURS DE L'AGE, a poignant look at childhood and thelazy days of summer, and the visually arresting Jean Malek'sLES POISSONS, winner of the Best Canadian Short at the2010 Worldwide Short Film Festival.

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Sat Mar 5, 12:15 pmScreening Room 1

Proudly Canadian and proud to support Canadian �lm

Lights, camera, action!

Telefilm Canada is proud to be a part ofthe Kingston Canadian Film Festival and tosalute the extraordinary talent that thisnation generates. It is events such as thisone that strengthen the industry as awhole by drawing attention to Canadianproductions, developing talent and fosteringcreative collaboration.

At Telefilm, our objective is to supporttalent throughout Canada, and toencourage the production of content thatappeals to audiences at home and abroad.Our cinema entertains, enlightens, informsand challenges.

Thank you to the organizers of theKingston Canadian Film Festival forbringing us together year after year. Thisevent will provide festival-goers with anopportunity to discover outstanding worksand to enjoy the latest in home-growncinema.

Enjoy the festival!

Carolle BrabantExecutive Director – Telefilm Canada

local FILMMAKING

KCFFis dedicated tonurturing filmmakingright here in Kingston.

This year’s events include a screenwritingworkshop and the popular Breaking In:Starting a Career in Film and Mediaindustry networking event, among others.Plus, the Local Shorts Program is back witha new crop of wonderful locally-producedshort films playing before most features.

Advance registration is required forworkshops.

Visit our website –

www.kingcanfilmfest.comto learn more.

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THANK YOUsponsors

gold sponsors

silver sponsors

bronze sponsors

senior sponsors

george taylor richardson

memorial fund

festival partners

community suporters Screening Room | Sima Sushi | Mug & Truffle

contributing sponsors

QUEEN’SJOURNAL

presenting sponsor

We are also

proud of all

the Queen’s

people

dedicated to

showcasing

and producing

Canadian Film.

Queen’s

is proud

to support

KCFF

www.queensu.ca

www.kingcanfilmfest.com

LOCATIONSEmpire Capitol 7213-223 Princess Street

The Screening Room Movie Theatre120 Princess Street

Tango 331 King Street EastOpening Reception, Thursday March 3

The Grand Theatre218 Princess StreetFilmmakers’ Reception, Saturday March 5

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