Cinefest Durham

Cinefest Durham has been bringing quality Canadian and International films to the Durham Region since 1995.

All profits go to fund special projects for Oshawa Public Libraries.

Email us to receive reminders before each showing at: cinefest@oshawalibrary.on.ca

 

September to November 2024

We are very pleased to announce our 2024 Fall Film Series and hope you can join us for another season of outstanding Canadian and international films from TIFF.

When: Wednesday, September 25 / Wednesday, October 30 / Wednesday, November 20

Where: Cinema 6, Cineplex Odeon Oshawa, 1351 Grandview Street North

Tickets: $10, cash only, at the door; all profits to fund special projects for the Oshawa Public Libraries

Mark these dates on your calendars, and we’ll see you at the movies!

The Old Oak

Wednesday / September 25
4 pm / 7 pm
Director: Ken Loach
Countries: United Kingdom, France, Belgium
Languages: English with English subtitles
Year: 2023 / Runtime: 119 minutes

In a northern English village, the mines have closed and people are leaving, making houses cheap and available for Syrian refugees, and some of the locals are not happy.

The Teacher's Lounge

Wednesday / October 30
4 pm / 7 pm
Director: Ilker Çatak
Principal Cast: Leonie Benesch, Leonard Stettnisch, Eva Löbau
Country: Germany
Languages: German, English and Polish with English subtitles
Year: 2023 / Runtime: 98 minutes

Fresh out of college, Carla is a new hire at a German junior high who has a problem: a thief is at work and causing suspicion among students and staff.

The Boy in the Woods

Wednesday / November 27
4 pm / 7 pm
Director: Rebecca Snow
Principal Cast: Richard Armitage, Jett Klyne, David Kohlsmith
Country: Canada
Language: English
Year: 2023 / Runtime: 99 minutes

Filmed in North Bay, the remarkable true-life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe


Cinefest Durham gratefully acknowledges the partnership with the Friends of the Library, Film Circuit, presented by TIFF, and its sponsors and supporters. For more information about Film Circuit and to view a full list of their sponsors and supporters, please visit tiff.net/filmcircuit.

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