The Canadians are coming. And Delhiites couldn't have asked for more. A packet of six films from the land unfolds at the India International Centre from May 10 to 16, enabling film buffs in the city to get a taste of cinema that's quite different from your average Hollywood fare something that we generally associate with foreign cinema. But good cinema also exists in other nations. Most of these films that have been chosen for the festival are award winners at various fests the world over, and have also done very good business abroad.
Societies are the primary organisers of the event.
The main draw of the fest seems to be the acclaimed Decline Of The American Empire, directed by Denys Arcand, that has won over 20 awards, including one at Cannes. There is also Stowaways, another French film directed by Denis Chouinard and Nicholas Wadimoff, and Lotus Eaters, an English film directed by by Paul Shapiro that should draw interest. But the film they are touting as a commercial grosser is Shoemaker, directed by Colleen Murphy. Depending on the response at the fest, we'll try to release the film commercially. You must remember, Canada has two official languages.