Ottawa Canadian Film Festival

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The Ottawa Canadian Film Festival (previously known as Ottawa Indie Fest) is a cultural, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to recognize, promote and celebrate the art of cinema by showcasing Canadian films and filmmakers. Our mission is grounded in the belief that Canadian film and filmmakers are distinctive and vital to our country’s culture and the development of the local economy.

The Ottawa Canadian Film Festival was founded as result of independent filmmaker Jith Paul’s series of public screenings of over 150 Ottawa based and Canadian independent films for a period of four years. Known as the “Treepot Film Festival“, they were committed to fostering collaboration and learning amongst emerging filmmakers. Paul successfully curated and presented short films, documentaries and music videos with trailers and promos at independent movie theatres, universities, colleges and parks in downtown Ottawa.

Although successful and popular with local audiences, Paul decided it was time to take the “Treepot Screenings” to the next level in order further promote independent filmmakers and to reach out and appeal to larger and broader based audiences in a more formalized structure and as a result the Ottawa Canadian Film Festival was born.

Date: November 3, 2018

Location: Arts Court Theatre, 2 Daly Avenue

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