Guide to the 2018 Kingston Canadian Film Festival
It’s time for the 18th annual Kingston Canadian Film Festival! As always, this fantastic festival, which runs from Thursday, March 1st-Sunday, March 4th, features a variety of excellent Canadian films of all genres. The festival also includes special events such as a Children’s Animation Workshop, a live performance by Lowest of the Low and an evening with Someone Knows Something‘s David Ridgen. Tickets and passes are on sale now and range in price from $10-100. Events take place at various venues around downtown Kingston. Check out our guide below and start planning your weekend!
Thursday, March 1
7pm Meditation Park – Isabel Bader
9pm Reception: Opening Night – Delta
Friday, March 2
11:20am Ninth Floor – The Screening Room (Roxy)
11:30am Spotlight On: Amanda Strong – The Screening Room (Cameo)
11:40am Canadian Shorts: Defining Moments – The Screening Room (Metro)
2:10pm Expo 67: Mission Impossible – Baby Grand
2:10pm Clearing The Way: Combat Engineers in Kandahar – The Screening Room (Metro)
2:20pm Ava – The Screening Room (Roxy)
2:30pm Never Steady, Never Still – The Screening Room (Cameo)
2:30pm Workshop: Breaking In: Starting A Career in Film & Media – Isabel Bader
6pm Our People Will Be Healed – Isabel Bader
6:10pm The Ravenous – The Screening Room (Metro)
6:20pm Adventures in Public School – The Screening Room (Roxy)
6:30pm Sweet Virginia – The Screening Room (Cameo)
6:40pm Maison De Bonheur – Baby Grand
9pm The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches – The Screening Room (Metro)
9:10pm Don’t Talk to Irene – Baby Grand
9:10pm Spotlight On: Amanda Strong – Isabel Bader
9:20pm Black Cop – The Screening Room (Roxy)
9:30pm Special Event: Virginia to Vegas – The Mansion
9:40pm Special Event: An Evening with Deaner of Fubar – The Screening Room (Cameo)
Saturday, March 3
9:30am Clearing The Way: Combat Engineers in Kandahar – The Isabel
9:30am Canadian Shorts: Here and Now and Then – The Screening Room (Metro)
9:30am Workshop: Kids’ Animation Workshop – Isabel Bader
9:30am Our People Will Be Healed – Baby Grand
9:40am Sweet Virginia – The Screening Room (Cameo)
9:50am Expo 67: Mission Impossible – The Screening Room (Roxy)
12:20pm Cardinals – Isabel Bader
12:30pm Never Steady, Never Still – The Screening Room (Roxy)
12:30pm Ordinary Days – The Screening Room (Metro)
12:40pm Youth Shorts – The Screening Room (Cameo)
12:50pm Don’t Talk to Irene – Baby Grand
2pm Reception: Mix & Mingle – Tango Nuevo
3:20pm The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches – The Screening Room (Metro)
3:30pm Fake Tattoos – Baby Grand
3:30pm Let There Be Light – Isabel Bader
3:40pm Unarmed Verses – The Screening Room (Cameo)
3:40pm Adventures in Public School – The Screening Room (Roxy)
6:20pm Living Proof – Baby Grand
6:20pm Birth of a Family – Isabel Bader
6:30pm Special Event: Someone Knows Something – Holiday Inn
6:30pm Cross My Heart – The Screening Room (Roxy)
6:30pm Someone Else’s Wedding – The Screening Room (Cameo)
6:40pm Black Cop – The Screening Room (Metro)
9:10pm Local Shorts: Epics 1 – Isabel Bader
9:20pm Mary Goes Round – The Screening Room (Cameo)
9:30pm Special Event: Grownups Read Things They Wrote As Kids – Holiday Inn
9:30pm Room For Rent – The Screening Room (Roxy)
9:30pm Tragedy Girls – The Screening Room (Metro)
9:30pm Canadian Shorts: The Whole Shebang – Baby Grand
9:30pm Special Event: Lowest of the Low – The Mansion
Sunday, March 4
9:30am Someone Else’s Wedding – The Screening Room (Cameo)
9:30am Cross My Heart – The Screening Room (Roxy)
9:30am Clearing The Way: Combat Engineers in Kandahar – The Isabel
9:40am Living Proof – Baby Grand
9:50am Local Shorts: Epics 2 – The Screening Room (Metro)
12:30pm Unarmed Verses – The Screening Room (Cameo)
12:30pm Ava – The Screening Room (Metro)
12:40pm Mary Goes Round – The Screening Room (Roxy)
12:50pm Cardinals – Baby Grand
3:30pm Room For Rent – The Screening Room (Metro)
3:40pm Indian Horse – The Screening Room (Cameo)
3:40pm Birth of a Family – The Screening Room (Roxy)
3:40pm Let There Be Light – Baby Grand
6:30pm The Road Forward – Baby Grand
8pm Reception: Closing Night Awards – Tir Nan Og