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The Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF), opening Friday, Mar. 4, 2022, features a formidable lineup of Canadian films, from coming-of-age narratives and laugh-out-loud comedies to powerfully moving documentaries and dramas. One, The Common Thread, directed by Braden Dragomir, promises to take audiences on an emotional journey to another continent and
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In its 22nd year, the Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF) will welcome film aficionados through a hybrid model, with virtual and in-person screenings of each film running simultaneously from March 3 to 13, 2022. The virtual screenings will take place on the KCFF digital platform, as they did last year,
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Last year, the Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF) was one of the first events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic here in Kingston. Marc Garniss, Festival Director for KCFF, said last year’s festival did have ominous overtones, but they didn’t realize how quickly things were going to head downhill. “Our opening
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One of the many events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic was the Kingston Canadian Film Festival, which was to celebrate its 20th anniversary in March. Of its many film screenings, concerts, and other events, one of the most anticipated events was the Local Music Video Showcase, which was to
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Welcome back to ‘At the movies in Kingston.’ The box office looks to continue Onward this weekend with a slew of new pics. Here is what’s new this week at Kingston cinemas starting Friday, Mar. 6, 2020. Landmark Cinemas Onward is the next film from the animation powerhouse Pixar, and
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Welcome back to ‘At the movies in Kingston.’ Sonic the Hedgehog and The Call of the Wild went head to head at the box office last week, with the blue speed demon coming out on top by a few dollars more. This week, an invisible man stocks the box office
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Welcome back to ‘At the movies in Kingston.’ It’s Valentine’s Weekend and a slew of new films are about to hit the big screen. From a fast-moving video game hedgehog to the reboot of the perfect island getaway, here is what’s new at the Kingston theatres for the week starting
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As Festival Director Marc Garniss points out, it’s not all that common to see a festival of any sort mark its 20th anniversary these days, but the Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF) right here in the Limestone City is doing just that. “Lots of festivals these days don’t seem to
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In a packed the Tir Nan Og Irish pub in downtown Kingston, Alex Jansen, business development manager for the Kingston Film Office, was absolutely buzzing with excitement along with the over 120 people on hand. The pub was filled on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 with those from local production companies,
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The Kingston Film Office is working with local video production companies on the creation of music videos for Kingston area musicians. Alex Jansen, film commissioner, announced today that musicians are invited to contact one of the selected local video production companies that have partnered with the Kingston Film Office for
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The sold-out event of the final day of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival was the Gerry Dee event at the Grand Theatre on Sunday, Mar. 3, 2019. Commencing right at 3:00 p.m., Reid from 98.3 FLY FM introduced the event, which began with an episode of Gerry’s CBC show Mr.
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Sunday morning brought me back to the Baby Grand for the Kingston Canadian Film Festival and the showing of the Canadian Shorts: Fine, Refined, & Redefined. In the line up were eight films with wide ranging topics. Duck Duck Goose focused on the personal moments that teachers and students
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