{"id":4249,"date":"2019-06-05T14:24:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T19:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cdem.flywheelsites.com\/?post_type=publications&p=4249"},"modified":"2021-06-16T14:57:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T19:57:03","slug":"movies-to-go","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/www.cdem.com\/en\/publications\/movies-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Movies to go"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DEM and Alliance fran\u00e7aise du Manitoba have joined forces to offer rural communities a unique cinematic experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CDEM and Alliance fran\u00e7aise du Manitoba are launching a Movies Under the Stars program this summer for the first time, with a view to providing the province\u2019s bilingual municipalities with an opportunity to hold outdoor movie nights in French.<\/p>\n

\u201cOutdoor movies are becoming increasingly popular in the tourism sector,\u201d says Roselle Turenne, CDEM\u2019s Tourism Advisor. \u201cIt\u2019s a new industry trend. It\u2019s being done a lot in Australia, the States and Europe. Even here, in Winnipeg, we have\u00a0Movies in the Park<\/em>\u00a0nights at Assiniboine Park in the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

“So we thought we\u2019d buy an inflatable movie screen and quality projection equipment so that we could share the outdoor movie experience with interested rural municipalities. We\u2019re even hoping it\u2019ll become a tourism vector and get people travelling to different communities for the occasion.\u201d<\/p>\n

CDEM purchased high quality equipment to bring movies to the communities, but one important element was missing: a public performance licence. That\u2019s where Alliance fran\u00e7aise du Manitoba comes in.<\/p>\n

Alan Nobili, the Director of Alliance fran\u00e7aise du Manitoba, explains. \u201cWe were considering the idea of showing films throughout Manitoba, particularly in rural areas, to revitalize the French language. We have access to several collections of French and Francophone films that we have permission to show but we didn\u2019t have the equipment or the necessary contacts in the regions. CDEM has all that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The equipment rental fee is $100. The price also includes the film and the projection license, the labour involved in setting up and taking down the screen, and a sound technician to monitor the equipment during the viewing.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything\u2019s looked after so that the rural communities have a great movie experience, without having to worry about anything,\u201d says Turenne. \u201cThe only constraint is that we have to wait until it\u2019s dark out, otherwise it\u2019s hard to see the film on the screen. The weather has to cooperate, too. If the wind blows at more than 40 km\/h or if it rains, it\u2019s too dangerous for our equipment. We have to postpone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alliance fran\u00e7aise du Manitoba was also responsible for developing a selection of feature films. For the first summer, the focus is on family films and cartoons. \u201cWe\u2019ve included the best film from the 2019 Alliance fran\u00e7aise film fest,\u00a0Le grand bain<\/em><\/strong>, and the one from 2018,\u00a0Le sens de la f\u00eate<\/em><\/strong>. We\u2019ve also got the film\u00a0FM Youth<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by local director St\u00e9phane Oystryk.”<\/p>\n

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Roselle Turenne: \u201cThe communities get to choose the films they want. They can also request a film with an open license.\u201d<\/p>\n

The films will all be shown in French, with English subtitles. \u201cWe wanted to appeal to all families, including Anglophones,\u201d says Nobili.<\/p>\n

The first Movies Under the Stars is slated for June 22 in the St. Boniface Garden of Sculptures.\u00a0Le grand bain<\/em>\u00a0will be featured.<\/p>\n

Turenne also notes that the movies nights will be free for the public because \u201cour license doesn\u2019t allow us to charge admission. Communities will be able to charge for other things if they wish, like popcorn, but not for the film.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nobili is looking forward to working with CDEM in the rural communities. \u201cIt\u2019s a good way for us to reach a new audience, one we\u2019re less familiar with–rural Manitoba–and it\u2019s also a great partnership opportunity for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turenne agrees: \u201cOur partnership is like peanut butter and jelly. We complement each other extremely well!\u201d<\/p>\n

See all films and how to reserve yours
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For more information or to book Movies Under The Stars for your community, call (204) 987-8062 or write to jtouchette@cdem.com.<\/h3>\n

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