For Immediate Release: February 24, 2009 • Please include in your listings and announcements
NFB TO BECOME EXCLUSIVE HOME OF NXNE FILM FESTIVAL
First Ever NXNE Film Festival Wristband Pass Introduced for 2009
The North by Northeast Music and Film Festival & Conference is proud to announce a new and exciting partnership with the National Film Board of Canada Mediatheque as the exclusive location of the 2009 NXNE Film Festival, June 17-21.
The 2009 NXNE Film Festival will feature the centralized location of the NFB for all NXNE galas, screenings and events with filmmakers. The NXNE Film Festival features the planet’s most eclectic schedule of music-related films including concert classics, indie docs, shorts and features. The NFB may even become an alternative venue for live bands prior to screenings.
“NXNE is excited to be expanding our partnership with the NFB this year. Both organizations have similar aims: presenting great new cutting-edge artists to the public. Toronto is a fantastic film town and we want every film fan in the city aware of the NXNE Film Festival. The NFB will help us reach that audience,” said Mike Tanner, NXNE’s Manager of Communications.
For the first time ever, NXNE will be offering a film festival-only wristband pass, available for just $25 at the NXNE offices on Church Street, at the NFB, T.O. TIX, and other downtown locations. NFB members and supporters receive a $5 discount with NFB membership card or ticket stub at the NXNE offices. NFB members and supporters will also receive discounts there on any NXNE wristbands, available beginning April 2009.
Some international films have already been confirmed for the 2009 NXNE Film Festival including Russia’s Frautschi, an intimate portrait of one of the most influential (and least known) guitar pedagogues in Russia,; Finland’s Mississippi-Nedervetil, where Niko Riippa, the 27-year-old guitar player from the Wentus Blues Band learns life and music lessons from 70-year old Mississippi blues legend Louisiana Red; and from the U.S., the documentary, I Need That Record! The Death (Or Possible Survival) Of The Independent Record Store.
About the National Film Board of Canada and NFB Mediatheque
Canada’s public film producer and distributor, the NFB produces and distributes social-issue documentaries, auteur animation, alternative drama and digital content that provide the world with a unique Canadian perspective. Since the NFB’s founding in 1939, it has created over 13,000 productions and won over 5,000 awards, including 12 Oscars and more than 90 Genies. The National Film Board of Canada Mediatheque is a state-of-the-art multimedia facility located at 150 John Street. A centre for media literacy and a public access point for groundbreaking films from the NFB and around the world, the NFB Mediatheque’s digital viewing stations, educational programming, screenings and special events have attracted more than 500,000 visitors since its doors opened in 2002. Visit www.nfb.ca for more details.
Every June, NXNE fills the streets of downtown Toronto with music from hundreds of local, national and international artists. Each year, high-profile acts join emerging talents to keep NXNE essential and eclectic: alumni include Feist, The Dears, Sufjan Stevens, the New York Dolls, Ron Sexsmith, K’naan, Television, Jason Collett, Sum 41, Sheek Louch, The Soundtrack of Our Lives and many more. At the same time, the NXNE Film Festival screens the year’s most compelling music films from around the world. The NXNE Conference offers networking sessions, panels, and celebrity interviews with the likes of Don Letts, Stewart Copeland, Johnny Rotten. Visit www.nxne.com for more details.
NXNE Media Contact: FLIP PUBLICITY, Mavis Harris 416.533.7710 X251, mavis@flip-publicity.com or
Damien Nelson X221, damien@flip-publicity.com, www.flip-publicity.com
NFB Media Contact: Jen Mair, 416.954.2045, j.mair@nfb.
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