They’ll be back, but in a new time slot.
The Shuswap Film Society brings back a full fall slate, beginning Sept. 8.
While the society’s films will continue to reel out Saturday movie nights, they will do so at 5 p.m. rather than 7:30 p.m.
The Wednesday documentary nights will remain with a 7:30 p.m. start time.
On the third Saturday of each month, the film society will have both 5 and 7:30 p.m. showings, something that will give them a chance to show their feature twice, or bring in two films.
“We have been lucky to get the prime evening slot for many years, and now we need to make a change to accommodate the Salmar Theatre’s regular film program,” says Anne Caughlan, film society programmer and media relations rep.
“Both the Salmar Management and the Shuswap Film Society are happy to work together for mutual benefit in this amazing community we live in, whereby the Salmar Community Association owns both cinemas and all the profits from showing movies stays in our town.”
“There will be refreshments in the lobby when the doors open at 4:30 p.m. and, as we have to vacate the lobby for the Salmar regular movie, we have arranged a dinner discount with a few downtown restaurants for our audience,” says Caughlan. “You can pick up a voucher for a 10 per cent discount on a meal or half-price appetizers at some of our wonderful local eateries.”
The new season begins Sept. 8 with Boy, followed by Bernie on Sept.15, The Intouchables Sept. 22, Marley on Sept. 26 and Hysteria Sept. 29.
October’s showing begin on the 6th with Beasts of the Southern Wild, followed by Safety Not Guaranteed on the 13th, Your Sister’s Sister and Take This Waltz on the 20th, The World Before Her Oct. 24 and The Lady on the 27th.
For more information, see the fall program guide when it is released at www.shuswapfilm.net.
“It is our hope that our audience can shift with us in this new time slot and support our efforts to bring the best of the world in foreign and avant-garde film to the Shuswap,” Caughlin says.
