Guelph Film Festival

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The Guelph Film Festival is an annual Canadian film festival, staged in Guelph, Ontario. [1] Launched in 1984, [2] the festival programs an annual lineup of documentary films, focusing on themes such as social justice, the environment and community building. [1]

Films are screened at a variety of venues throughout the city, including the University of Guelph, the Guelph Public Library, the Guelph Civic Museum, the Boarding House Gallery, the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre and various cafés and pubs in the downtown core. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Guelph Film Festival set to begin this week". Guelph Mercury Tribune , November 2, 2018.
  2. "Guelph film festival deemed a success". The Globe and Mail , November 12, 1984.
  3. "Dumpster-diving to seniors' sex featured at Guelph film festival". Guelph Mercury , November 12, 2014.