Barrie Film Festival

Guardians of the Galaxy - RAIN DATE
2015-08-27 20:30 (America/Toronto) | 2021 Short Film Competition Awards
Guardians of the Galaxy
Thursday, August 27 – RESCHEDULED DUE TO RAIN
Time: dusk, approx. 8:30/8:45pm
Location: Heritage park
2014, Sci-Fi/Action/Comedy, Rated PG for intense sequences of sci-fi action and for some language. Not recommended for young children, 121 minutes (USA/UK)
From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team, the Guardians of the Galaxy, a group of intergalactic criminals forced to work together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe.

Sponsored by the Downtown Barrie Business Association (BIA)

Guardians of the Galaxy - CANCELLED
2015-08-26 20:30 | 2021 Short Film Competition Awards
Guardians of the Galaxy
Wednesday, August 26 (rain date August 27) – RESCHEDULED DUE TO RAIN
Time: dusk, approx. 8:30pm
Location: Heritage park
2014, Sci-Fi/Action/Comedy, Rated PG for intense sequences of sci-fi action and for some language. Not recommended for young children, 121 minutes (USA/UK)
From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team, the Guardians of the Galaxy, a group of intergalactic criminals forced to work together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe.

Sponsored by the Downtown Barrie Business Association (BIA)

Infinitely Polar Bear - 8PM
2015-08-20 20:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Infinitely Polar Bear

Screening: Thursday, August 20, 2015 – 8pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Maya Forbes
Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide, Beth Dixon and Keir Dullea
Comedy/Drama, 14A for coarse language, 90 minutes (USA)

“Intimate yet expansive, clear-eyed yet deeply personal, “Infinitely Polar Bear” marks an irresistible feature debut for writer-director Maya Forbes.” – Justin Chang, Variety

Maya Forbes autobiographically inflected Infinitely Polar Bear stars Mark Ruffalo as Cameron, a man who suffers from bipolar disorder. After a breakdown forces him to leave his family and move into a halfway house, he attempts to rebuild a relationship with his two daughters, and win back the trust of his wife Maggie (Zoe Saldana). When Maggie decides to go to business school in New York, they decide that he will move back in and take care of the day-to-day care for the kids. Due to his mercurial nature, this leads to a series of quirky, funny, and sometimes frightening episodes.

Sponsored by Groovy Tuesdays Bistro and The North Restaurant

Film tickets and meals are sold separately. Advance film tickets are available at Uptown Theatre box office and the MacLaren Art Centre two weeks before screening. Contact one of the sponsoring restaurants to make your reservation and inquire about their special BFF Dinner & Movie menu.

Luck's Hard - 6:30PM
2015-08-20 18:30 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
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Film tickets: $10
$5 with proof of ticket to Inside the Music’s Ron Hawkin’s & The Do Good Assassins show at The Temple Lounge, Donaleighs
Advance tickets to the movie are available at the Uptown Theatre box office (in the evenings an hour before their first screening). HST is included in the ticket price.

Double bill opportunity on August 20th:

Double bill opportunity all on August 20th – see the documentary 6:30pm at Uptown Theatre, then head over to Donaleigh’s for a live performance at 8pm. Tickets sold separately.

Film:
Luck’s Hard – Ron Hawkins & The Do Good Assassins
Screening: Thursday, August 20, 6:30 pm in screen 4
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: David Brown and Daniel Williams
Music/Documentary, not rated, 76 minutes (CANADA)
Film Tickets: $10 (includes HST),
$5 with proof of ticket to Inside the Music’s 8pm Donaleigh’s show.

Ron Hawkins (Lowest of The Low) goes not for a solo act with backup but a real band so good he ends up recording a double album with them. Was this a risky move in today’s music climate of iTunes and singles? Luck’s Hard is an intimate look at the formation of a band and the recording of an album. A band member’s near fatal illness doesn’t stop them and playing sold out shows keeps them moving. Success is desired, but creating and playing music keeps them… creating and playing music.

David Brown (Co-Director/Producer), Tammi Taylor (Co-Producer) and Ron Hawkins himself, will be in attendance to introduce the film.

Inside the Music presents:
Ron Hawkins & The Do Good Assassins
Location: Temple Lounge at Donaleigh’s, Barrie
Tickets: $25, available at Donaleigh’s

This collaboration is presented in partnership with Inside the Music

Infinitely Polar Bear - 4PM
2015-08-20 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Infinitely Polar Bear

Screening: Thursday, August 20, 2015 – 4pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Written and Directed by: Maya Forbes
Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide, Beth Dixon and Keir Dullea
Comedy/Drama, 14A for coarse language, 90 minutes (USA)

“Intimate yet expansive, clear-eyed yet deeply personal, “Infinitely Polar Bear” marks an irresistible feature debut for writer-director Maya Forbes.” – Justin Chang, Variety

Maya Forbes autobiographically inflected Infinitely Polar Bear stars Mark Ruffalo as Cameron, a man who suffers from bipolar disorder. After a breakdown forces him to leave his family and move into a halfway house, he attempts to rebuild a relationship with his two daughters, and win back the trust of his wife Maggie (Zoe Saldana). When Maggie decides to go to business school in New York, they decide that he will move back in and take care of the day-to-day care for the kids. Due to his mercurial nature, this leads to a series of quirky, funny, and sometimes frightening episodes.

Sponsored by Groovy Tuesdays Bistro and The North Restaurant

Film tickets and meals are sold separately. Advance film tickets are available at Uptown Theatre box office and the MacLaren Art Centre two weeks before screening. Contact one of the sponsoring restaurants to make your reservation and inquire about their special BFF Dinner & Movie menu.

Big Hero 6 - Outdoor Screening
2015-08-19 20:30 | Programs
Big Hero 6
Wednesday, August 19 (rain date August 20) – Lawn Chair Luminata
Movie starts at dusk, approximately 8:30pm, weather permitting
Location: Centennial Beach
2014, Animation/Action, Rated PG for action and peril, 102 minutes (USA)
Come down to Centennial Beach early to meet your Barrie Fire Fighters! They will be on site with their fire trucks at 6pm and will have many fun activities for the kids to enjoy, plus a free BBQ!
With all the heart and humour audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Big Hero 6 is an action-packed comedy adventure that introduces Baymax, a lovable, personal companion robot, who forms a special bond with robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to Baymax and his diverse group of friends— adrenaline junkie Go Go Tomago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred — who transform into a band of unlikely heroes.

Sponsored by Barrie Fire & Emergency Service and Barrie Firefighter Community Projects.

Jumanji - Outdoor Screening
2015-08-12 20:30 | 2021 Short Film Competition Awards
Jumanji
Wednesday, August 12 (rain date August 13) – Lawn Chair Luminata
Time: dusk, approximately 8:30pm
Location: Heritage park
1995, Fantasy/Adventure, Rated PG, 104 minutes (USA)
When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn’t realize its unimaginable powers, until he is magically transported before the startled eyes of his friend, Sarah, into the untamed jungles of JUMANJI! There he remains for 26 years until he is freed from the game’s spell by two unsuspecting children. Now a grown man, Alan (Robin Williams) reunites with Sarah (Bonnie Hunt) and together with Judy (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter (Bradley Pierce) tries to outwit the game’s powerful forces in this imaginative adventure that combines breathtaking special effects with an enchanting mixture of comedy, magic and thrills.

Sponsored by the Downtown Barrie Business Association (BIA)

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet - 7PM
2015-08-06 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Screening: Thursday, August 6, 2015 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Co-written and Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Kyle Catlett, Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Callum Keith Rennie and Rick Mercer
Adventure/Drama, PG, 105 minutes (France/Australia/Canada)

“As seen in Delicatessen and Amelie, all things whimsical comprise Jeunet’s gambit, placing The Young And Prodigious T.S. Spivet firmly in his comfort zone” – Sarah Ward, Filmlink (Australia)
“Audiences of all ages will warm to this delightful tale that is all at once a road movie, a coming of age story and one about a young boy longing for his father’s approval” – Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

T.S. Spivet lives on a remote ranch in Montana with his parents, his sister Gracie and his brother Layton. A gifted child with a passion for science, he has invented a perpetual motion machine, for which he has been awarded the prestigious Baird Prize by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. He leaves a note for his family and hops a freight train to make his way across the United States and receive his prize. But no one there suspects that the lucky winner is a ten-year-old child with a very dark secret…
Awards:
Won, Harold Lloyd Award (Jeunet), 3D Creative Arts Awards, 2015
Won, Best 3D Feature Film, Thomas Hardmeier, Camerimage, 2014
Won, Best Cinematography, César Awards, France, 2014
Won, CST Award, Lumiere Awards, France, 2014

Tickets: Adult: $10, Senior/Student: $8 (HST is included in price). Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at Uptown Theatre box office or MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Theatre box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet - 4PM
2015-08-06 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Screening: Thursday, August 6, 2015 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Co-written and Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Kyle Catlett, Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Callum Keith Rennie and Rick Mercer
Adventure/Drama, PG, 105 minutes (France/Australia/Canada)

“As seen in Delicatessen and Amelie, all things whimsical comprise Jeunet’s gambit, placing The Young And Prodigious T.S. Spivet firmly in his comfort zone” – Sarah Ward, Filmlink (Australia)
“Audiences of all ages will warm to this delightful tale that is all at once a road movie, a coming of age story and one about a young boy longing for his father’s approval” – Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

T.S. Spivet lives on a remote ranch in Montana with his parents, his sister Gracie and his brother Layton. A gifted child with a passion for science, he has invented a perpetual motion machine, for which he has been awarded the prestigious Baird Prize by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. He leaves a note for his family and hops a freight train to make his way across the United States and receive his prize. But no one there suspects that the lucky winner is a ten-year-old child with a very dark secret…
Awards:
Won, Harold Lloyd Award (Jeunet), 3D Creative Arts Awards, 2015
Won, Best 3D Feature Film, Thomas Hardmeier, Camerimage, 2014
Won, Best Cinematography, César Awards, France, 2014
Won, CST Award, Lumiere Awards, France, 2014

Tickets: Adult: $10, Senior/Student: $8 (HST is included in price). Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at Uptown Theatre box office or MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Theatre box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet - 9:15PM
2015-08-05 21:15 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Screening: Wednesday, August 5, 2015 – 9:15pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Co-written and Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Kyle Catlett, Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Callum Keith Rennie and Rick Mercer
Adventure/Drama, PG, 105 minutes (France/Australia/Canada)

“As seen in Delicatessen and Amelie, all things whimsical comprise Jeunet’s gambit, placing The Young And Prodigious T.S. Spivet firmly in his comfort zone” – Sarah Ward, Filmlink (Australia)
“Audiences of all ages will warm to this delightful tale that is all at once a road movie, a coming of age story and one about a young boy longing for his father’s approval” – Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

T.S. Spivet lives on a remote ranch in Montana with his parents, his sister Gracie and his brother Layton. A gifted child with a passion for science, he has invented a perpetual motion machine, for which he has been awarded the prestigious Baird Prize by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. He leaves a note for his family and hops a freight train to make his way across the United States and receive his prize. But no one there suspects that the lucky winner is a ten-year-old child with a very dark secret…
Awards:
Won, Harold Lloyd Award (Jeunet), 3D Creative Arts Awards, 2015
Won, Best 3D Feature Film, Thomas Hardmeier, Camerimage, 2014
Won, Best Cinematography, César Awards, France, 2014
Won, CST Award, Lumiere Awards, France, 2014

Tickets: Adult: $10, Senior/Student: $8 (HST is included in price). Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at Uptown Theatre box office or MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Theatre box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet - 7PM
2015-08-05 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Screening: Wednesday, August 5, 2015 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Co-written and Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Kyle Catlett, Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Callum Keith Rennie and Rick Mercer
Adventure/Drama, PG, 105 minutes (France/Australia/Canada)

“As seen in Delicatessen and Amelie, all things whimsical comprise Jeunet’s gambit, placing The Young And Prodigious T.S. Spivet firmly in his comfort zone” – Sarah Ward, Filmlink (Australia)
“Audiences of all ages will warm to this delightful tale that is all at once a road movie, a coming of age story and one about a young boy longing for his father’s approval” – Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

T.S. Spivet lives on a remote ranch in Montana with his parents, his sister Gracie and his brother Layton. A gifted child with a passion for science, he has invented a perpetual motion machine, for which he has been awarded the prestigious Baird Prize by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. He leaves a note for his family and hops a freight train to make his way across the United States and receive his prize. But no one there suspects that the lucky winner is a ten-year-old child with a very dark secret…
Awards:
Won, Harold Lloyd Award (Jeunet), 3D Creative Arts Awards, 2015
Won, Best 3D Feature Film, Thomas Hardmeier, Camerimage, 2014
Won, Best Cinematography, César Awards, France, 2014
Won, CST Award, Lumiere Awards, France, 2014

Tickets: Adult: $10, Senior/Student: $8 (HST is included in price). Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at Uptown Theatre box office or MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Theatre box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet - 4PM
2015-08-05 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Screening: Wednesday, August 5, 2015 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Co-written and Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Kyle Catlett, Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Callum Keith Rennie and Rick Mercer
Adventure/Drama, PG, 105 minutes (France/Australia/Canada)

“As seen in Delicatessen and Amelie, all things whimsical comprise Jeunet’s gambit, placing The Young And Prodigious T.S. Spivet firmly in his comfort zone” – Sarah Ward, Filmlink (Australia)
“Audiences of all ages will warm to this delightful tale that is all at once a road movie, a coming of age story and one about a young boy longing for his father’s approval” – Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

T.S. Spivet lives on a remote ranch in Montana with his parents, his sister Gracie and his brother Layton. A gifted child with a passion for science, he has invented a perpetual motion machine, for which he has been awarded the prestigious Baird Prize by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. He leaves a note for his family and hops a freight train to make his way across the United States and receive his prize. But no one there suspects that the lucky winner is a ten-year-old child with a very dark secret…
Awards:
Won, Harold Lloyd Award (Jeunet), 3D Creative Arts Awards, 2015
Won, Best 3D Feature Film, Thomas Hardmeier, Camerimage, 2014
Won, Best Cinematography, César Awards, France, 2014
Won, CST Award, Lumiere Awards, France, 2014

Tickets: Adult: $10, Senior/Student: $8 (HST is included in price). Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at Uptown Theatre box office or MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Theatre box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

Night at the Museum - Outdoor Screening
2015-07-29 21:00 | 2021 Short Film Competition Awards
Night at the Museum
Wednesday, June 29 (rain date June 30) – Lawn Chair Luminata
Time: dusk
Location: Heritage Park
Directed by: Shawn Levy
Cast: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson
2006, Comedy/Adventure, Rated G, contains some suspenseful situations and frightening scenes, 108 minutes (USA)
Synopsis: A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

Sponsored by the Downtown Barrie Business Association (BIA)

I'll See You In My Dreams - 8PM
2015-07-16 20:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
I’ll See You In My Dreams
Screening: Thursday, July 16, 2015 – 8pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Co-written and Directed by: Brett Haley
Cast: Blythe Danner, Mary Kay Place, Rhea Perlman, Martin Starr, June Squibb, Max Gail and Sam Elliott
Comedy/Drama, PG for sexual material, drug use and brief strong language, 95 minutes (USA)

“Elliott and Danner fare best together, mainly because of their swoon-worthy chemistry; it’s surprising that they’ve never worked together before this.” – Keith Uhlich, AV Club

Carol is a retired schoolteacher and a longtime widow in her 70s. She enjoys tranquil routine playing cards with close friends, keeping up her garden, and relaxing with a glass of wine. When her beloved dog dies, there’s a mournful vacuum that draws new experiences and attachments into her world. She forges a friendship with her pool guy and allows a pal to drag her to a speed-dating shindig. And then there’s the gravelly-voiced, exuberant gentleman, Bill, who comes out of nowhere.

I'll See You In My Dreams - 4PM
2015-07-16 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
I’ll See You In My Dreams
Screening: Thursday, July 16, 2015 – 4pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Co-written and Directed by: Brett Haley
Cast: Blythe Danner, Mary Kay Place, Rhea Perlman, Martin Starr, June Squibb, Max Gail and Sam Elliott
Comedy/Drama, PG for sexual material, drug use and brief strong language, 95 minutes (USA)

“Elliott and Danner fare best together, mainly because of their swoon-worthy chemistry; it’s surprising that they’ve never worked together before this.” – Keith Uhlich, AV Club

Carol is a retired schoolteacher and a longtime widow in her 70s. She enjoys tranquil routine playing cards with close friends, keeping up her garden, and relaxing with a glass of wine. When her beloved dog dies, there’s a mournful vacuum that draws new experiences and attachments into her world. She forges a friendship with her pool guy and allows a pal to drag her to a speed-dating shindig. And then there’s the gravelly-voiced, exuberant gentleman, Bill, who comes out of nowhere.

Paddington - Outdoor Screening
2015-07-15 21:00 | 2021 Short Film Competition Awards
Paddington
Wednesday, July 15 (rain date July 16) – Lawn Chair Luminata
Time: dusk
Location: Heritage park
Written and Directed by: Paul King
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins and Nicole Kidman
2014, Family/Comedy, G for mild action and some rude humour, 95 minutes (U.K./France)
Synopsis: From the beloved novels by Michael Bond and producer David Heyman (HARRY POTTER), PADDINGTON tells the story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) who travels to the city in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined – until he meets the kindly Brown family who read the label around his neck that says “Please look after this bear. Thank you,” and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.

Sponsored by the Downtown Barrie Business Association (BIA)

Hunting Elephants - 7PM
2015-07-09 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Hunting Elephants

Screening: Thursday, July 9, 2015 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Tickets: $10 Adult; $8 Senior/Student
Written and Directed by: Rashef Levi
Cast: Gil Blank, Sasson Gabai, Moni Moshonov, Zvika Hadar, Yaël Abecassis and Patrick Stewart
Comedy, PG, 107 minutes, English/Hebrew with English Subtitles
(Israel/USA)

“A little gem.” – Leba Hertz, San Francisco Chronicle

“Reshef Levi’s latest film is a crowd-pleasing crime caper with an impressive cast.”- The Jerusalem Post

A huge box-office smash in Israel, Reshef Levi’s Hunting Elephants unites some of Israel’s most treasured stars of the stage and screen alongside Sir Patrick Stewart in this modern-day heist film. Jonathan is a bright 12-year-old — perhaps too bright, since everyone picks on him at school, including his teachers. His closest friend in the world is his father, Daniel. The two of them meet up every day after school when Jonathan visits Daniel at his job at the bank. One day, Daniel is involved in an accident at work and the bank refuses to take responsibility for it. With the help of his cranky grandfather Eliyahu, Eliyahu’s wily friend Nick, and a disgraced, eccentric British Lord, the boy comes up with a crazy plan that will help save his family, while getting even with his father’s sleazy former boss: the four of them are going to rob the bank!

Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at Uptown Theatre box office or MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Theatre box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

Hunting Elephants - 4PM
2015-07-09 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Hunting Elephants

Screening: Thursday, July 9, 2015 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Tickets: $10 Adult; $8 Senior/Student
Written and Directed by: Rashef Levi
Cast: Gil Blank, Sasson Gabai, Moni Moshonov, Zvika Hadar, Yaël Abecassis and Patrick Stewart
Comedy, PG, 107 minutes, English/Hebrew with English Subtitles
(Israel/USA)

“A little gem.” – Leba Hertz, San Francisco Chronicle

“Reshef Levi’s latest film is a crowd-pleasing crime caper with an impressive cast.”- The Jerusalem Post

A huge box-office smash in Israel, Reshef Levi’s Hunting Elephants unites some of Israel’s most treasured stars of the stage and screen alongside Sir Patrick Stewart in this modern-day heist film. Jonathan is a bright 12-year-old — perhaps too bright, since everyone picks on him at school, including his teachers. His closest friend in the world is his father, Daniel. The two of them meet up every day after school when Jonathan visits Daniel at his job at the bank. One day, Daniel is involved in an accident at work and the bank refuses to take responsibility for it. With the help of his cranky grandfather Eliyahu, Eliyahu’s wily friend Nick, and a disgraced, eccentric British Lord, the boy comes up with a crazy plan that will help save his family, while getting even with his father’s sleazy former boss: the four of them are going to rob the bank!

Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at Uptown Theatre box office or MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Theatre box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

Hunting Elephants - 9:15PM
2015-07-08 21:15 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Hunting Elephants

Screening: Wednesday July 8, 2015 – 9:15pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Tickets: $10 Adult; $8 Senior/Student
Written and Directed by: Rashef Levi
Cast: Gil Blank, Sasson Gabai, Moni Moshonov, Zvika Hadar, Yaël Abecassis and Patrick Stewart
Comedy, PG, 107 minutes, English/Hebrew with English Subtitles
(Israel/USA)

“A little gem.” – Leba Hertz, San Francisco Chronicle

“Reshef Levi’s latest film is a crowd-pleasing crime caper with an impressive cast.”- The Jerusalem Post

A huge box-office smash in Israel, Reshef Levi’s Hunting Elephants unites some of Israel’s most treasured stars of the stage and screen alongside Sir Patrick Stewart in this modern-day heist film. Jonathan is a bright 12-year-old — perhaps too bright, since everyone picks on him at school, including his teachers. His closest friend in the world is his father, Daniel. The two of them meet up every day after school when Jonathan visits Daniel at his job at the bank. One day, Daniel is involved in an accident at work and the bank refuses to take responsibility for it. With the help of his cranky grandfather Eliyahu, Eliyahu’s wily friend Nick, and a disgraced, eccentric British Lord, the boy comes up with a crazy plan that will help save his family, while getting even with his father’s sleazy former boss: the four of them are going to rob the bank!

Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at Uptown Theatre box office or MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Theatre box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

Hunting Elephants - 7PM
2015-07-08 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Hunting Elephants

Screening: Wednesday July 8, 2015 – 7pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Tickets: $10 Adult; $8 Senior/Student
Written and Directed by: Rashef Levi
Cast: Gil Blank, Sasson Gabai, Moni Moshonov, Zvika Hadar, Yaël Abecassis and Patrick Stewart
Comedy, PG, 107 minutes, English/Hebrew with English Subtitles
(Israel/USA)

“A little gem.” – Leba Hertz, San Francisco Chronicle

“Reshef Levi’s latest film is a crowd-pleasing crime caper with an impressive cast.”- The Jerusalem Post

A huge box-office smash in Israel, Reshef Levi’s Hunting Elephants unites some of Israel’s most treasured stars of the stage and screen alongside Sir Patrick Stewart in this modern-day heist film. Jonathan is a bright 12-year-old — perhaps too bright, since everyone picks on him at school, including his teachers. His closest friend in the world is his father, Daniel. The two of them meet up every day after school when Jonathan visits Daniel at his job at the bank. One day, Daniel is involved in an accident at work and the bank refuses to take responsibility for it. With the help of his cranky grandfather Eliyahu, Eliyahu’s wily friend Nick, and a disgraced, eccentric British Lord, the boy comes up with a crazy plan that will help save his family, while getting even with his father’s sleazy former boss: the four of them are going to rob the bank!

Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at Uptown Theatre box office or MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Theatre box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

Hunting Elephants - 4PM
2015-07-08 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Hunting Elephants

Screening: Wednesday July 8, 2015 – 4pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Tickets: $10 Adult; $8 Senior/Student
Written and Directed by: Rashef Levi
Cast: Gil Blank, Sasson Gabai, Moni Moshonov, Zvika Hadar, Yaël Abecassis and Patrick Stewart
Comedy, PG, 107 minutes, English/Hebrew with English Subtitles
(Israel/USA)

“A little gem.” – Leba Hertz, San Francisco Chronicle

“Reshef Levi’s latest film is a crowd-pleasing crime caper with an impressive cast.”- The Jerusalem Post

A huge box-office smash in Israel, Reshef Levi’s Hunting Elephants unites some of Israel’s most treasured stars of the stage and screen alongside Sir Patrick Stewart in this modern-day heist film. Jonathan is a bright 12-year-old — perhaps too bright, since everyone picks on him at school, including his teachers. His closest friend in the world is his father, Daniel. The two of them meet up every day after school when Jonathan visits Daniel at his job at the bank. One day, Daniel is involved in an accident at work and the bank refuses to take responsibility for it. With the help of his cranky grandfather Eliyahu, Eliyahu’s wily friend Nick, and a disgraced, eccentric British Lord, the boy comes up with a crazy plan that will help save his family, while getting even with his father’s sleazy former boss: the four of them are going to rob the bank!

Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at Uptown Theatre box office or MacLaren Art Centre, or day of screening. Theatre box office opens one hour before first screening of the day.

Keesic Douglas: Films Short Like Loin Cloths - 3PM
2015-06-21 15:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Keesic Douglas: Films Short Like Loin Cloths

Screening: Sunday, June 21, 2015 – 3:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Short films directed by: Keesic Douglas
Special Presentation Curated by: Aylan Couchie
Tickets: $10
We are honoured to welcome Ojibway director/artist Keesic Douglas to the Uptown Theatre for an installation piece, a curated selection of his short films and a Q & A following the film presentation.

Bear Hunt
2013, 13 minutes, Rated 14A
When a Northern First Nation fears a bear attack, two boys go on a quest to protect themselves. This Film was screened as a part of the 2013 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.

Indian Affairs
2013, 10 minutes, B&W, English
An Aboriginal woman searching for her identity enlists the help of a professional in this homage to film noir detective films. The Maltese Falcon meets Chinatown meets Dances with Wolves meets Rez style.

Rezolution
2008, 9 minutes, B&W, English
Two people meet in a “Rez” style restaurant as dark secrets are revealed, conflicts arise, and peace is made. This film was screened as a part of the 2008 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.

The Vanishing Trace
2007, 10 minutes, B&W, English
The Vanishing Trace follows seven aboriginal people as they tell their stories of times in their lives where they were stereotyped for being “Indian”. This film was screened as a part of the 2007 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. “This piece was made for my son, a five-year old Ojibway who is starting to face many of the issues that I remember growing up with.” – Keesic Douglas

Keesic Douglas is an Ojibway artist from the Rama First Nation in central Ontario, Canada. His practice utilizes photography, video and performance focusing on themes of exploring history, identity, representation, and the environment through an Indigenous perspective. His work has been exhibited both across Canada and internationally. His work has been shown in solo exhibitions in Winnipeg, Toronto and recently the Orillia Museum of Art & History as well as group exhibitions in Prague, Mexico, Vancouver, Montreal and New York City. In 2009 his video War Pony screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany. His short film The Vanishing Trace won best short documentary at the imagineNATIVE Film Festival in 2007. In the summer of 2014, his work was exhibited as part of Before and After the Horizon: Anishinaabe Artists of the Great Lakes at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Keesic graduated with a BFA from OCAD in 2008 where he won the medal for photography and completed his MFA at UBC in Vancouver BC in 2010.

Advance tickets are available two weeks before each screening at the MacLaren Art Centre, located at 37 Mulcaster Street, Barrie (during gallery hours) or the Uptown Theatre box office (in the evenings an hour before their first screening). HST is included in the ticket price.

Trick or Treaty? - 7PM
2015-06-20 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Trick or Treaty?

Screening: Saturday, June 20, 2015 – 7:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Alanis Obomsawin
Documentary, PG, 85 minutes, Language: English/Cree with English Subtitles (CANADA)
“This provocative documentary is a fitting film with which to place Obomsawin alongside the likes of Jean-Luc Godard, Hong Sang-soo, and recent Cannes champion Nuri Bilge Ceylan, for Trick or Treaty? truly proves Obomsawin a master of the art form.” – Patrick Mullen, POV Magazine
“With typical show don’t tell style, Alanis Obomsawin has crafted another documentary that artfully lays the issues bare (land rights, suicide, forgotten murders, assimilation) that could likely apply to aboriginal peoples world-wide.” – S. James Wegg, JWR
This feature documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin (Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance) profiles Indigenous leaders in their quest for justice as they seek to establish dialogue with the Canadian government. By tracing the history of their ancestors since the signing of Treaty No. 9, these leaders aim to raise awareness about issues vital to First Nations in Canada: respect for and protection of their lands and their natural resources, and the right to hunt and fish so that their societies can prosper. In recent years, an awareness-raising movement has been surfacing in First Nations communities. In this powerful documentary, those who refuse to surrender are given a chance to speak out.

FÉLIX & MEIRA - 8PM
2015-06-18 20:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Félix & Meira

Screening: Thursday, June 18, 2015 – 8pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Maxime Giroux
Cast: Martin Dubreuil, Hadas Yaron, Benoît Girard and Melissa Weisz
Drama/Family/Romance, PG for a scene of nudity/sexuality/mature thematics,105 minutes, Language: French | Yiddish | English | Spanish | Hebrew | Italian with English Subtitles (CANADA)
“In a strange way, Félix et Meira is so powerful precisely because it’s so understated.” – Brendan Kelly, Montreal Gazette
FÉLIX AND MEIRA is a calling card for its young director, Maxime Giroux a story of an unconventional romance between two people living vastly different realities mere blocks away from one another. Each lost in their everyday lives, Meira (Hadas Yaron), a Hasidic Jewish wife and mother and Félix (Martin Dubreuil), a Secular loner mourning the recent death of his estranged father, unexpectedly meet in a local bakery in Montreal’s Mile End district. What starts as an innocent friendship becomes more serious as the two wayward strangers find comfort in one another. As Felix opens Meira’s eyes to the world outside of her tight-knit Orthodox community, her desire for change becomes harder for her to ignore, ultimately forcing her to choose: remain in the life that she knows or give it all up to be with Félix. Giroux’s film is a poignant and touching tale of self-discovery set against the backdrops of Montreal, Brooklyn, and Venice, Italy.
Awards:
Nominated, Audience Choice Award, Chicago International Film Festival, 2014
Nominated, Best Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2014
Won, Best Canadian Feature Film, Toronto International Film Festival, 2014
Won, Best Actor (Hadas Yaron), Best Director (Maxime Giroux), Best Screenplay, Best Canadian Feature, Whistler Film Festival, 2014

FÉLIX & MEIRA - 4PM
2015-06-18 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Félix & Meira

Screening: Thursday, June 18, 2015 – 4pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Maxime Giroux
Cast: Martin Dubreuil, Hadas Yaron, Benoît Girard and Melissa Weisz
Drama/Family/Romance, PG for a scene of nudity/sexuality/mature thematics,105 minutes, Language: French | Yiddish | English | Spanish | Hebrew | Italian with English Subtitles (CANADA)
“In a strange way, Félix et Meira is so powerful precisely because it’s so understated.” – Brendan Kelly, Montreal Gazette
FÉLIX AND MEIRA is a calling card for its young director, Maxime Giroux a story of an unconventional romance between two people living vastly different realities mere blocks away from one another. Each lost in their everyday lives, Meira (Hadas Yaron), a Hasidic Jewish wife and mother and Félix (Martin Dubreuil), a Secular loner mourning the recent death of his estranged father, unexpectedly meet in a local bakery in Montreal’s Mile End district. What starts as an innocent friendship becomes more serious as the two wayward strangers find comfort in one another. As Felix opens Meira’s eyes to the world outside of her tight-knit Orthodox community, her desire for change becomes harder for her to ignore, ultimately forcing her to choose: remain in the life that she knows or give it all up to be with Félix. Giroux’s film is a poignant and touching tale of self-discovery set against the backdrops of Montreal, Brooklyn, and Venice, Italy.
Awards:
Nominated, Audience Choice Award, Chicago International Film Festival, 2014
Nominated, Best Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2014
Won, Best Canadian Feature Film, Toronto International Film Festival, 2014
Won, Best Actor (Hadas Yaron), Best Director (Maxime Giroux), Best Screenplay, Best Canadian Feature, Whistler Film Festival, 2014

THE THREE AMIGOS! - Outdoor Screening
2015-06-17 21:15 | Memorial Square, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
The Three Amigos!
Wednesday, June 17 (rain date June 18) – Lawn Chair Luminata
Time: dusk
Location: Memorial Square, downtown
Co-Written and Directed by: John Landis
Cast: Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short
1986, Western/Comedy, PG for some mature content and coarse language, 104 minutes (USA)
Synopsis: This slapstick farce features Dusty Bottoms (Chevy Chase), Lucky Day (Steve Martin), and Ned Nederlander (Martin Short), as three silent movie cowboy stars who get the axe from their Hollywood studio. Just at that opportune moment, a woman named Carmen (Patrice Martinez) asks them to come to her forgotten little town south of the border and do some work for her, for a tidy sum. The three “stooges” agree, thinking they are going to perform their singing cowboy routine, but instead Carmen wants them to get rid of the nasty El Guapo (Alfonso Arau) who is running roughshod over the good citizens of the town. Not the kind of heroes they appear to be in the movies, they have a difficult time helping out the distressed townsfolk.
Sponsored by the Downtown Barrie Business Association (BIA)

The Wrecking Crew - 7PM
2015-06-14 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
The Wrecking Crew

Screening: Sunday, June 14, 2015 – 7:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Denny Tedesco
Featuring: Lou Adler, Herb Alpert, The Association, Chuck Barris, The Beach Boys, Sonny Bono, Cher, Glen Campbell, Dick Clark and more
Documentary, PG, 101 minutes (USA)
“Wonderful, touching and hilarious.” – Elvis Costello
“A must to see and listen to.” – Indiewire
“You’ll love this!” – NOW Magazine
Their roster of hit songs is unmatched in the recording industry and includes some of pop music’s most timeless and recognizable songs. They are The Wrecking Crew, a group of professional session musicians and the unsung heroes who provided the backbeat, the bottom and the swinging melody that drove the number one hits of artists as varied as Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, The Monkees, The Byrds, The Carpenters and Cher. Produced and directed by Denny Tedesco, son of legendary late Wrecking Crew guitarist Tommy Tedesco, The Wrecking Crew is the story of how these dedicated musicians brought the flair and musicianship that made the American “west coast sound” a dominant cultural force around the world. It is a fun and moving tribute from Denny to his father, the music, the times and the secret star-making machine known only as The Wrecking Crew.

Shown in Partnership with the Barrie Jazz and Blues Festival.

Keep On, Keepin' On - 4PM
2015-06-14 16:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Keep On, Keepin’ On

Screening: Sunday, June 14, 2015 – 4:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Alan Hicks
Featuring: Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones
Documentary, PG for some language 86 minutes (USA)

“There’s no need to be a jazz aficionado to enjoy this story, as the film is not just a description of music icon but a rare chance at seeing, in reality, both the beginning and the end of a highly unlikely dream.” – Eamon OLoughlin, FILMINK Australia
“As joyful as a jumping jazz riff, Keep on Keepin’ On is an inspiring story of devotion, dedication and multi-generational friendship.” – Linda Barnard, Toronto Star

Shot over the course of five years by first time filmmaker Al Hicks, KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON depicts the remarkable story of 93-year-old jazz legend Clark Terry. A living monument to the Golden Era of Jazz, Terry – a mentor to Miles Davis – is among the few performers ever to have played in both Count Basie’s and Duke Ellington’s bands. In the 1960’s, he broke the colour barrier as the first African-American staff musician at NBC – on “The Tonight Show”. Today, after a life spent working with and teaching the most totemic figures in jazz history, Terry continues to attract and cultivate budding talents. KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON highlights his friendship with the preternaturally gifted Justin Kauflin, a blind, 23-year-old piano prodigy who suffers from debilitating stage fright. Not long after Kauflin is invited to compete in an elite Jazz competition, Terry’s health takes a turn for the worse. As the clock ticks, we see two friends confront the toughest challenges of their lives. Kauflin’s work on the film’s score with composer Dave Grusin sets the tone for a story that spans decades, lifetimes and the entire history of modern Jazz, complete with firsthand anecdotes from Jones and Herbie Hancock. KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON is a film crafted with great affection by Hicks – another former student of Terry’s – a grace note for his teacher, infused with soulfulness and serendipity. Paula DuPre’ Pesmen (behind the Academy Award winning THE COVE and the Oscar nominated CHASING ICE) produced the film with seven time Academy Award nominee Quincy Jones who also counts Terry as his mentor. Jones came on board as producer after literally walking into the film as one of its subjects, discovering Justin’s talent purely by chance during a visit at Clark’s home.

Shown in Partnership with the Barrie Jazz and Blues Festival.

THE INCREDIBLES - Outdoor screening
2015-06-06 21:15 | Programs
The Incredibles
Saturday, June 6 (rain date June 13) – Starlight Cinema at Celebrate Barrie
Time: dusk
Location: Centennial Beach
Written and Directed by: Brad Bird
2004, Family/Animated, PG, 115 minutes (USA)
Synopsis: Once one of the world’s top masked crime fighters, Bob Parr–known to all as “Mr. Incredible”–fought evil and saved lives on a daily basis. But now fifteen years later, Bob and his wife–a famous superhero in her own right–have adopted civilian identities and retreated to the suburbs to live normal lives with their three kids. Now he’s a clock-punching insurance claims adjuster fighting boredom and a bulging waistline. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top-secret assignment.

TIMBUKTU - 7PM
2015-06-04 19:00 | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Timbuktu
Screening: Thursday, June 4, 2015 – 7pm
Tickets: Adults $10, Senior/Senior $8
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie
Directed by: Abderrahmane Sissako
Cast: Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki, Ibrahim Ahmed
Drama, 14A for some violence and mature thematic elements, 97 minutes, Language: English, Arabic, French, Tamashek, Bombara and Songhay with English subtitles (FRANCE/MAURITANIA/MALI)

“A lovely if sad story of contrasts one will not soon forget.” – Jean Lowerison, ReviewExpress.com

“Even though the atrocities committed by radical jihadists dominate the headlines and airwaves, few in the West know what it’s like to live under their reign. Timbuktu…is a moving, haunting and beautifully shot peek behind the closed cultural curtain.” – Cary Darling, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Not far from the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu, now ruled by the religious fundamentalists, proud cattle herder Kidane (Ibrahim Ahmed aka Pino) lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima (Toulou Kiki), his daughter Toya (Layla Walet Mohamed), and Issan (Mehdi Ag Mohamed), their twelve-year-old shepherd. In town, the people suffer, powerless, from the regime of terror imposed by the Jihadists determined to control their faith. Music, laughter, cigarettes, even soccer have been banned. The women have become shadows but resist with dignity. Every day, the new improvised courts issue tragic and absurd sentences. Kidane and his family are being spared the chaos that prevails in Timbuktu. But their destiny changes abruptly in this stunningly rendered film from a master of world cinema.

Awards:
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2015
Won, Best World Cinema, African-American Film Critics Association, 2014
Nominated, Best Arabic Film, Cairo International Film Festival, 2014
Won, François Chalais Award, Cannes Film Festival, 2014
Won, Best Director, Chicago International Film Festival, 2014
Won, Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Music, Best Sound, César Awards, 2015
