formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Quebec is offering $4.6 million in grants to the province’s struggling cinemas, which have been shut for months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Culture Department said today the money will also help ensure the Quebec-based movies that filmed over … Continued
Local cinemas in Montreal contribute to the vibrant social economy of the city by providing a platform for Québecois film directors and independent studios to showcase their work. Yet, with rising COVID-19 case counts across the country, those memorable visits to Montreal … Continued
A regime of COVID-19 restrictions announced last week left a co-owner of a Humboldt movie theatre with mixed emotions — none of them of good. Mike Yager couldn’t understand why Saskatchewan’s public health order allowed movie theatres to sell concession … Continued
James Bond was sidelined by COVID-19. Black Widow too. Now a major film producer and distributor in Quebec cautions that the cinema of an entire nation – our nation – could be negatively affected by funding changes made over the … Continued
Despite several months of on-and-off closures and steep drops in revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic, movie theatre operators are hopeful that a pandemic bounce-back could be around the corner. While the second wave has brought more closures, Movie Theatre … Continued
Live theatre directors are scratching their heads, if not pulling out their hair, after the province declared their venues to be social gatherings, but not cinemas showing films. Social gatherings have been banned in Dr. Bonnie Henry’s latest COVID-19 curbs, … Continued