Film schedule released! 4 days to go!
LONDON, ON – London’s installment of the Canadian Labour international Film Festival (CLiFF) will take place this Saturday, November 28th, 2009 at the Wolf Performance Hall (London Public Library – Downtown) at 3pm and 7pm. The three-hour long matinee and evening performances will show different films from across the country and around the world.
London will be part of the world’s first national film festival as screenings are simultaneous taking place at over 50 locations across the country on November 28-29, following the initial six-day film festival run in Toronto. Canada will be the first country in the world where towns, cities and villages are screening films for the same festival at the same time.
The festival will screen films about workers and the conditions under which they live, work, fight and succeed. London will screen 12 films selected from the dozens submitted from around the world. 10 are Canadian, with 1 each from the United States and the UK. Running times vary from feature-length to under three minutes. Two films from the National Film Board have been added to the list, recognizing the valuable contributions to labour films made by the NFB over the decades.
“The list of films that have been selected for screening in London focus on issues affecting those of us living in London and Southwestern Ontario”, says Chad O’Halloran, Coordinator for CLiFF-London. “We have films exploring conditions for migrant workers in outlying communities; the recent recession’s effect on the manufacturing sector, particularly auto workers; the effects of a plant closure on a community; issues surrounding the Public Employees strike in Windsor; and a film that shows the day in a life of a public bus driver.” Click to see the films that will be screened in London.
CLiFF-London is being hosted by London Occupational Safety & Health (LOSH), a local, charitable, non-profit organization committed to providing information and education on workplace injuries, disease and death. Tickets are free and are available in advance through LOSH, or at the door on a first-come, first-serve basis.
11 days away!!!
Wow !
London’s installment of the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF) is only 11 days away! And with that, the films have been selected, the times have been confirmed, and the tickets have been printed. For ticket or film information, please check back in the coming days, or contact me (Chad) at “london@labourfilms.ca”, or (519) 433.4156.
The Film Festival will take place at the Wolf Performance Hall in the Galleria (London Public Library)
251 Dundas St., London, Ontario
Saturday, November 28th
3:00pm Matinee and
7:00pm Evening performances.
London Working Group Meeting
CLiFF London will be hosting our first Working Group meeting. All are welcome – come and find out how you can get involved. Hope to see you there!
~Chad
CLiFF London Working Group Meeting
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
7 pm @ the LOSH office
797 York Street, Unit 2
(corner of York & Rectory)
Welcome to CLiFF London
I am proud to announce that London will be a participating location for the upcoming Labour Film Festival! We have tentatively booked the Wolf Performance Hall in the Galleria for showings on November 28th and 29th, 2009!
Stay tuned for the date, time and location of our first Working Group meeting. If you would like to become involved with the festival, or have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time!
Chad O’Halloran
london@labourfilms.ca
