Metro Cinema Edmonton

Metro Cinema in 2011

Metro Cinema Edmonton is a non-profit organization and registered charity located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Since 1996, Metro Cinema operated out of the Zeidler Hall in the Citadel Theatre in downtown Edmonton. 9828 - 101A Ave.^[1] Metro Cinema is funded by: Canadian Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Alberta Arts Council, The City of Edmonton, and Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS).^[2]

On March 16, 2011, Metro Cinema announced that they would be moving to the iconic Garneau Theatre in the Strathcona district of Edmonton.^[3]

Some of the recurring events that are hosted by Metro cinema include:

• Turkey Shoot, featuring Dave Clarke, Jeff Page and friends as they make fun of cinema's most ridiculous movies,^[4]
• Metro Shorts, presented by Mostly Water Theatre. In Metro Shorts, local filmmakers are invited to submit five-minute shorts for screening and judging. Over the course of 5 rounds of competition each season, filmmakers get paid regular screening fees and compete for a $100.00 prize.^[5]
• Doc Soup Screenings. Presented by the Global Visions Film Festival ^[6] and Hot Docs,^[7] Doc Soup showcases some of the most sought after documentary films of the day.^[8]

References

1. "Edmonton non-profit benefits, but indie cinema firm left reeling | GIG CITY". Gigcity.ca. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
2. "Our Funders". Metro Cinema. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
3. Babiak, Todd (2011-03-16). "One historic theatre makes way for another". Edmontonjournal.com. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
4. "Turkey Shoot". Metro Cinema. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
5. "Mostly Water presents: Metro Shorts". Metro Cinema. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
6. "Global Visions Film Festival". Globalvisionsfestival.com. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
7. "Hot Docs". Hotdocs.ca. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
8. "Doc Soup 2010 (Presented by Global Visions and Hoc Docs)". Metro Cinema. Retrieved 2011-04-05.

External links

• Official website