Learning to Drive Screening: October 7, 2015 - 4pm Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie Directed by: Isabel Coixet Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Jake Weber, Sarita Choudhury, Grace Gummer, Samantha Bee, John Hodgman Comedy/Drama, 90 minutes, 14A for language and sexual content, (USA/UK) "An amiable, well-meaning story of fellow feeling extending across social […]

Learning to Drive Screening: October 7, 2015 - 7pm Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie Directed by: Isabel Coixet Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Jake Weber, Sarita Choudhury, Grace Gummer, Samantha Bee, John Hodgman Comedy/Drama, 90 minutes, 14A for language and sexual content, (USA/UK) "An amiable, well-meaning story of fellow feeling extending across social […]

Learning to Drive Screening: October 7, 2015 - 9pm Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie Directed by: Isabel Coixet Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Jake Weber, Sarita Choudhury, Grace Gummer, Samantha Bee, John Hodgman Comedy/Drama, 90 minutes, 14A for language and sexual content, (USA/UK) "An amiable, well-meaning story of fellow feeling extending across social […]

Learning to Drive Screening: October 8, 2015 - 4pm Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie Directed by: Isabel Coixet Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Jake Weber, Sarita Choudhury, Grace Gummer, Samantha Bee, John Hodgman Comedy/Drama, 90 minutes, 14A for language and sexual content, (USA/UK) "An amiable, well-meaning story of fellow feeling extending across social […]

Learning to Drive Screening: October 8, 2015 - 7pm Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop Street West, Barrie Directed by: Isabel Coixet Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Jake Weber, Sarita Choudhury, Grace Gummer, Samantha Bee, John Hodgman Comedy/Drama, 90 minutes, 14A for language and sexual content, (USA/UK) "An amiable, well-meaning story of fellow feeling extending across social […]

Relative Happiness - Festival Opener Screening: Friday, October 16, 7:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Actor, Johnathan Sousa will be attending for a post-screening Q&A Co-written and Directed by Deanne Foley Canada / 2015 / Romantic/Comedy / Rated 14A for sexual content and coarse language / 97 min. Plus–sized and 30 years old, Lexie Ivy […]

Opening Night Party Friday, October 16, 9:00 pm (doors open 8:30 pm) Roxy Theatre, 46 Dunlop St. W., Barrie Party Tickets: $25 Don’t miss the Opening Night Party at The Roxy Theatre! Immediately following the screening of the festival opener, Relative Happiness. The Opening Night Party is always a crowd-pleaser and this year it is […]

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story Screening: Saturday, October 17, 1:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Directed by Chad N. Walker, Co-Directed and written by Dave LaMattina USA / 2014 / Documentary / Rated PG / 90 min. For 45 years, Caroll Spinney has been beloved by generations of children as the man […]

Shaun the Sheep Movie Screening: Saturday, October 17, 2:00 pm Uptown Theatre, screen 4 Written and Directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzak United Kingdom/France / 2015 / Animated/Comedy/Family / Rated G, some rude humour / 85 min. “Plenty of bigger, more grown-up movies could learn a thing or two from its humanity.” – Bilge […]

Grandma Screening: Saturday, October 17, 3:00 pm Uptown Theatre, screen 1   Written and Directed by Paul Weitz USA / 2015 / Comedy/Drama / Rated 14A for mature themes, coarse language and some drug use / 80 min.   “This constantly surprising character piece should spark deserved awards chatter for Tomlin.” – Scott Foundas, VARIETY […]

Unexpected Screening: Sunday, October 18, 1:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1   Co-written and Directed by Kris Swanberg USA / 2015 / Comedy/Drama / Rated 14A for mature thematics and coarse language / 85 min. As spirited Chicago schoolteacher Samantha Abbott (Cobie Smulders) adjusts to an unexpected pregnancy and sudden marriage, she finds new perspective […]

How To Change The World Screening: Sunday, October 18, 3:30 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Written and Directed by Jerry Rothwell Canada/USA / 2015 / Documentary/Adventure / Rated PG for language, restrained portrayals of limited violence and disturbing scenes / 109 min. In 1971, a group of friends sailed into a nuclear test zone and […]

Chevalier Screening: Sunday, October 18, 7:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari Greece / 2015 / Comedy/Drama / Rated 18A for mature thematics, coarse language and male nudity / Greek with English subtitles / 99 min. A buddy movie with a non-traditional twist! On a luxury yacht in the middle of […]

Unexpected Screening: Monday, October 19, 4:00 pm Uptown Theatre, Screen 1   Co-written and Directed by Kris Swanberg USA / 2015 / Comedy/Drama / Rated 14A for mature thematics and coarse language / 85 min. As spirited Chicago schoolteacher Samantha Abbott (Cobie Smulders) adjusts to an unexpected pregnancy and sudden marriage, she finds new perspective […]

Pawn Sacrifice Screening: Monday, October 19, 7:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Directed by Edward Zwick USA / 2015 / Biography/Drama / Rated PG for some language and sexual content / 116 min. In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself […]

Sunshine Superman Screening: Tuesday, October 20, 4:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Written and Directed by Marah Strauch Norway/USA / 2014 / Documentary/Biography / Rated PG for coarse language and tobacco use / 102 min. A heart-racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led […]

Francofonia Screening: Tuesday, October 20, 7:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Written and Directed by Alexander Sokurov / France/Germany/Netherlands / 2015 / Drama / Rated PG / French, German, Russian with English subtitles / 87 min. June 1940: as German troops marched into Paris, Jacques Jaujard and Count Franziskus Wolff Metternich worked together to protect […]

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence Screening: Tuesday, October 20, 9:00 pm Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Written and Directed by Roy Andersson Sweden/Germany/Norway/France / 2014 / Comedy/Drama / Rated PG for brief sexuality and some disturbing images / Swedish with English subtitles / 100 min. Master Swedish director Roy Andersson takes up […]

Court Screening: Wednesday, October 21, 4:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Written and Directed by Chaitanya Tamhane India / 2014 / Drama / Rated G / Gujarati, Hindi, English and Marathi with English subtitles / 116 min. A sewage worker’s dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai and subsequently, an aging folk singer […]

Testament of Youth Screening: Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Directed by James Kent United Kingdom / 2014 / Biography/Drama / Rated PG for mature material, including gory and disturbing war-related scenes / 129 min. A powerful story of love and remembrance, Testament of Youth is based on the First World War […]

Testament of Youth Screening: Thursday, October 22, 4:00 pm Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Directed by James Kent United Kingdom / 2014 / Biography/Drama / Rated PG for mature material, including gory and disturbing war-related scenes / 129 min. A powerful story of love and remembrance, Testament of Youth is based on the First World War […]

99 Homes Screening: Thursday, October 22, 7:00 pm Uptown Theatre, Screen 1   Co-written and Directed by Ramin Bahrani USA / 2014 / Drama / Rated 14A for coarse language including some sexual references, and a brief violent image / 112 min. In this timely thriller, single father Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) is evicted from […]

’71 Screening: Thursday, October 22, 7:30 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 4 Directed by Yann Demange UK / 2014 / Action/Drama/Thriller / Rated 14A for coarse language, strong graphic violence, disturbing images, crude content, not suggested for young or sensitive viewers / 99 min. A young British soldier (Jack O’Connell) is accidentally abandoned by his unit […]

How To Change The World Screening: Friday, October 23, 4:00 pm Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Written and Directed by Jerry Rothwell Canada/USA / 2015 / Documentary/Adventure / Rated PG for language, restrained portrayals of limited violence and disturbing scenes / 109 min. In 1971, a group of friends sailed into a nuclear test zone and […]

Love & Mercy - Gala Screening night Screening: Friday, October 23, 7:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Directed by Bill Pohlad USA / 2014 / Drama/Biography / Rated 14A for thematic elements, drug content and language / 122 min. Love & Mercy paints an unconventional portrait of Beach Boys multi-tasking frontman and co-founder Brian Wilson […]

The After Party Friday, October 23, 9:00 pm Georgian BMW (Showroom), 220 Essa Road, Barrie Tickets: $35 Check out the Barrie Film Festival’s After Party and see how we do celebration! We’re kicking off the evening at Uptown Theatre with our gala screening of Love & Mercy, an extraordinary film about the life, loves and […]

Francofonia Screening: Saturday, October 24, 1:00 pm Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Written and Directed by Alexander Sokurov / France/Germany/Netherlands / 2015 / Drama / Rated PG / French, German, Russian with English subtitles / 87 min. June 1940: as German troops marched into Paris, Jacques Jaujard and Count Franziskus Wolff Metternich worked together to protect […]

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story Screening: Saturday, October 24, 1:30 pm Uptown Theatre, Screen 4 Directed by Chad N. Walker, Co-Directed and written by Dave LaMattina USA / 2014 / Documentary / Rated PG / 90 min. For 45 years, Caroll Spinney has been beloved by generations of children as the man […]

Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made Directed by Jeremy Coon and Tim Skousen USA / 2015 / Documentary / Rated G / 104 min. SCREENING: Saturday, October 24, 3:00 pm Uptown Theatre, screen 1 “Fans of film, filmmaking and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ are going to adore ‘Raiders!’ ” – […]

Shaun the Sheep Movie SCREENING: Sunday, October 25, 1:00 pm Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Written and Directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzak United Kingdom/France / 2015 / Animated/Comedy/Family / Rated G, some rude humour / 85 min. “Plenty of bigger, more grown-up movies could learn a thing or two from its humanity.” – Bilge […]

Behind the Camera Live on-stage discussion with MICHAEL McGOWAN Sunday, October 25, 2:00 pm Mady Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Dunlop St., W., Barrie Tickets: $15 We invite you to a special facilitated talk with film producer, writer, director Michael McGowan, and guest host Thom Ernst, an on-air film critic, playwright, freelance writer and […]

Here is your chance to see the original fan film “Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation”. This is the subject of documentary "Raiders!"   Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation Directed by Eric Zala USA / 1989 / Adventure / Not rated / 100 min. FREE Screening: Sunday, October 25,  3:00 pm Uptown […]

Relative Happiness - Added screening! Screening: Monday, October 26, 7:00 pm, Uptown Theatre, Screen 1 Co-written and Directed by Deanne Foley Canada / 2015 / Romantic/Comedy / Rated 14A for sexual content and coarse language / 97 min. Plus–sized and 30 years old, Lexie Ivy (Melissa Bergland) is a feisty Bed & Breakfast owner who […]