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MANDATE Pacific Cinémathèque, incorporated in 1972, is a society and centre dedicated to the understanding of film and moving images in both the Canadian and international contexts. Through screenings and film tours, as well as the provision of educational services and resources, Pacific Cinémathèque fosters critical media literacy and advances cinema as art and a vital means of communication in British Columbia and Canada. The Mandate of the Society is: 1. Through screenings and related programming, to provide public access

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to films which have made significant contributions to the history and/or current practice of cinema locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. 2. To fulfil an educational role in British Columbia and Vancouver through: a) maintenance of an up-to-date library for members and researchers; b) maintenance of a moving image archive

ANNUAL REPORT 2013 EXECUTIVE AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S REPORT

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

TREASURER’S REPORT

PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & COMMUNITY OUTREACH

EXTERNAL REPRESENTATION

NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS IN 2013

housing works by western Canadian independent producers and works reflecting regional social, political, and cultural concerns; c) provision of educational programming and provincial film tours; d) provision of information on programming

SPECIAL GUESTS IN 2013

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ADVISORY BOARD, STAFF, VOLUNTEERS

through brochures and publications. 3. To promote and encourage Canadian film and filmmakers at all levels of programming. 4. To co-programme with arts, multicultural, and special interest groups in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Canada in the interest of community service and the advancement of cinema.

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REPORTS EXECUTIVE AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S REPORT In 2013, we celebrated the new cinema of Africa, revisited the great “Golden Age of Hollywood” hits (including Sunset Boulevard) of director Billy Wilder and screenwriter Charles Brackett, enjoyed a season of vintage Spaghetti Westerns (including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), took our annual excursion through the diverse cinemas of the European Union, and spent a memorable evening in conversation with the acclaimed American director Todd Haynes (I’m Not There). A retrospective of the singular films of the great French filmmaker Chris Marker (La Jetée) was the first signature event on The Cinematheque’s 2013 calendar; an exhibition of the much-loved sound films of Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu (Tokyo Story) was the last. During the months in between, we presented a wealth of other programs showcasing cinema and movingimage art in all their multiplicity of forms: feature films, short films, animation, experimental films, and documentaries – as well as boundary-breaking hybrid works that defy such categories! As always, the finest accomplishments of Canadian filmmakers and media artists occupied a prominent place in our programs. This included, amongst many other things, retrospectives devoted to two of Canada’s most internationally-acclaimed contemporary directors, Denis Côté (a noted boundary-breaker) and Xavier Dolan, and our annual presentation of TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten festival, spotlighting the year’s best Canadian films. Screening the great artists, movements, and traditions of cinema’s rich history, and the most exceptional achievements of today’s leading talents, is a principal part of The Cinematheque’s mission. So too is the provision of important educational resources and services – including a reference library, a film archive, and publications – that further the understanding and appreciation of cinema. We take particular pride in the excellent outreach work of our Education Department, which offers a variety of programs encompassing media literacy and critical thinking, film history and film appreciation, and filmmaking training and filmmaking summer camps. Every year, thousands of students and teachers throughout Metro Vancouver and across British Columbia participate in these programs. A very special highlight for us in 2013 was the Kickstarter campaign (one of the first in Canada) we launched in September. More than 400 donors generously contributed to this crowdfunding initiative, which has helped finance The Cinematheque’s acquisition of a DCP (Digital Cinema Package) system. DCP, for those who don’t sweat this stuff like we do, is the new projection technology that has recently supplanted 35mm film as the standard professional format for the public presentation of motion pictures in movie theatres. Given that the 35mm gauge had reigned as the industry standard for the past century, this is a radical and historical change – perhaps the most significant technological change in cinema presentation since the coming of “talking pictures” 85 years ago. Major studios and distributors are already phasing out 35mm as a format

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for releasing new movies. Most commercial theatres have replaced their 35mm projectors with DCP systems. Those that haven’t will soon be out of business. In the mainstream movie business, this development was foreseeable. That it has occurred so soon and with such rapidity in the realm of independent, alternative, restoration, re-release, archival, and curated cinema – in the wider world of film culture and film history that The Cinematheque inhabits – caught us, and other similar institutions, off guard. We’re thrilled to have added DCP to our arsenal of projection options; it was an absolutely essential acquisition. And, unlike commercial cinemas, we won’t be jettisoning our 35mm machines: we retain the capacity to screen 35mm film, just as we retain the capacity to screen various other film, tape, and digital technologies. Our ability to screen a wide variety of media – new, old, archival, independent, alternative – in the most appropriate or “natural” presentation format is an essential part of our role as a cinematheque, and essential in order to best serve the needs of the many artists whose works we present. All of The Cinematheque’s activities are rooted in a vision of film culture that values artistic excellence and innovation in contemporary filmmaking and places great importance on understanding and appreciating cinema’s history and traditions. As the summaries of our programs, services, and activities printed in the pages of this Annual Report attest, The Cinematheque is much more than a movie theatre: it is a vital film institute and media education centre, and a hub for those who are passionate about cinema! A great many individuals and organizations share this passion and play important roles in the lifeblood of The Cinematheque: our patrons and donors, volunteers, Board of Directors, professional staff, funders, and community partners. My thanks and gratitude to them all! We look forward to another successful year ahead.

Jim Sinclair Executive and Artistic Director

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

TREASURER’S REPORT

The Cinematheque has enjoyed another successful year delivering excellence in a full spectrum of cinema and educational activities. Thanks to our audiences and supporters, and thanks to the dedication and commitment of Executive and Artistic Director, Jim Sinclair, Managing Director, Amber Orchard, and Education Director, Liz Schulze.

Once again an excellent result is presented; the recorded surplus of $35,846 increases our fund balance to $115,387.

This year a loyal and enthusiastic audience stayed through the night for the 24-hour movie marathon of “Movies about Movies”. And once again, the 16th annual European Union Film Festival lived up to its venerable reputation bringing contemporary European cinema to Vancouver. Thanks to everyone who attended our 5th Annual Open House and participated in this year’s Film Lover’s Campaign and Membership Drive. The free screening of Charlie Chaplin’s Easy Street drew a full house and everyone was treated to the best popcorn in the city, cinematic activities, and behind the scene tours of the Cinematheque’s facilities. This year’s Open House was highlighted by special presentations of the 1925 silent epic Ben Hur, with fine-tuned musical accompaniment by pianist Sara Davis Buechner. In the fall, we launched Canada’s first Kickstarter campaign to raise funds towards the purchase of a digital projector, which exceeded our expectations and is now installed. The Cinematheque also hosted a fantastic evening ‘in conversation’ with Todd Haynes to open a retrospective of his films, where the audience was treated to entertaining personal tales and stories. As intended, we completed a business plan and rigorous fundraising analysis that followed last year’s feasibility study for expansion and renewal. We will now focus on philanthropic development and engaging support towards realizing our vision of an expanded and renewed Cinematheque that will serve and support our activities well into the years ahead.

Comparison to last year’s line by line results yield little by way of differences – it’s very much business as usual. Two notable exceptions are Grants Revenue (Note 7), which at $368,869 is down $81,000. Some one time (non-recurring) grants were received in 2012. Fundraising (Note 8) also differs from last year -- both revenue and expenses increased but the net revenue remained relatively unchanged. Of particular note is the successful Kickstarter initiative which enabled us to proceed with our lease of the new Digital Cinema Package so urgently needed. As in past years the greatest credit for these results must be given to management and staff of the Cinematheque for their continued diligence and enthusiasm. They continue to enjoy the Board’s full confidence.

Wynford Owen Treasurer

I would like to thank the executive management team of Jim Sinclair and Amber Orchard, as well as Kate Ladyshewsky, for their consummate leadership. Their commitment and creativity have maintained the Cinematheque as the largest film institute of its kind in Western Canada, and maintains our status as one of the most active and thriving Cinematheques in North America. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to each member of the Board who volunteered countless hours to ensuring the success of the Cinematheque. Thanks also to the many dedicated staff, volunteers, members and other supporters who have made so many achievements possible. Early into it’s fifth decade as a unique institution that makes a difference in the cultural landscape of the city, the Cinematheque has much to be proud of and even more to look forward to in the future.

Mark Ostry President, Board of Directors

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PUBLIC PROGRAMS & SERVICES

FILM EXHIBITIONS

COMMUNICATIONS

The Cinematheque, located in downtown Vancouver, is home to one of the largest and most extensive programs of quality, curated film exhibitions offered in North America. We present over 500 screenings annually, providing audiences with on-going access to the significant contemporary and historical achievements of our era’s most potent art form, and celebrating the richness and diversity of local, national, and international film culture. Retrospectives of great directors, and important foreign cinemas. New films from Canada’s hottest young filmmakers. Prestigious international touring exhibitions. Plus guest appearances, lectures, panel discussions and much, much more. And special pride of place is always given to works by homegrown filmmakers and media artists.

Complete program information, on-line tickets, film trailers, photo galleries, and links to reviews are available from our main website at theCinematheque.ca.

FILM REFERENCE LIBRARY The Film Reference Library plays a key role in The Cinematheque’s mission to promote the understanding of film and moving-image media and to advance film culture in Vancouver. One of the largest collections of its kind in Western Canada, the library is international in scope, but maintains a special emphasis on Canadian cinema. Holdings include thousands of books and periodicals on a wide array of topics related to the appreciation, production, history and sociology of film. An extensive collection of film festival catalogues, film theatre program guides, photographs, and press kits is also available. The library is open to the public Monday to Friday from 10 am to 5 pm, and is regularly visited by students of film studies and other individuals who find that the collection provides access to materials unmatched by any other library in the Vancouver area.

WEST COAST FILM ARCHIVES The Cinematheque’s Film Archive is comprised of three different collections of 16mm and 35mm film prints. The West Coast Film Collection is devoted to preserving the precious heritage of independent filmmaking on Canada’s west coast. Our holdings include a core collection of more than 220 significant B.C. films dating from 1968 to 1978, the period of the first major wave of independent and avant-garde filmmaking in Vancouver. Most of the major artists who first shaped B.C.’s distinctive cinema are represented: David Rimmer, Al Razutis, Sandy Wilson, Phillip Borsos, Tom Braidwood, Sturla Gunnarsson, Al Sens, Kirk Tougas, as well as many others. The National Film Board Collection consists of over 800 film titles produced from 1960 to 1985. The Canadian Film Collection includes a number of animated, experimental, and feature films made outside of B.C. There is a comprehensive catalogue of all holdings. The films themselves are arranged according to archival standards in The Cinematheque’s on-site film vault.

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The free bi-monthly Program Guide provides extensive curatorial notes and support materials for all our film screenings and exhibitions. With a circulation of 10-15,000 copies, and monitored distribution to cafes, bookstores, public libraries, universities, colleges, and many other sites throughout Vancouver, it remains a potent and recognizable promotional tool. The monthly Cinémail e-newsletter remains a popular vehicle for our audience to learn about programming highlights, news, and promotions, and is now run on the MadMimi platform so that response metrics can be better evaluated. Popularity on Twitter (twitter.com/theCinematheque) and Facebook (facebook.com/theCinematheque) continues to grow, positively impacting marketing efforts and direct engagement with audience members. As a result of actively promoting screenings, events, and the organization through these platforms, our brand and profile now reach an audience greater than ever before. Inclusion in online and social media sources continues to increase, further marking the trend of “new media” eclipsing traditional sources. While The Cinematheque continues to receive coverage from print and broadcast media including The Georgia Straight, Vancouver Courier, Vancouver Sun, Globe and Mail, Vancouver Shinpo, Télévision de Radio-Canada, CBC Radio One, NikkeiTV, and Fairchild TV, high-profile and popular websites like Vancouver Observer, The Tyee, Vancouver is Awesome, Scout, and Miss604 offer us potent and valuable marketing vehicles. We are confident that our adaptability and our commitment to audience engagement will further increase our profile.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS & COMMUNITY OUTREACH

The Cinematheque Education Department offers award-winning film and media education programs and resources for youth, teachers, and educators working in a variety of fields. Intensive digital filmmaking programs, thoughtprovoking media literacy workshops, and special film screenings, facilitated discussions, and educational activities at The Cinematheque aim to foster an appreciation and passion for the art of film, as well as an understanding of the impact of visual media in the world around us. We have long been committed to supporting a vibrant and active youth-in-film community across the province, and strive to make our programs accessible to everyone, regardless of income, age, disability, race, or culture.

FILM AND MEDIA LITERACY WORKSHOPS Our film and media literacy workshops include the following programs: •

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Sights and Sounds, our innovative in-school digital filmmaking and film literacy program, engages participants in learning the language and process of filmmaking by creating their own short videos. We bring media educators and video production equipment into classrooms and community centres to provide technical and artistic workshops to students and teachers. Students work in small teams to create documentaries, video-poems, Public Service Announcements, and short dramatic pieces. Among the programs presented in partnership with British Columbia organizations in 2013 were issue-based documentary and fiction shorts created by Alternate Program students at Pemberton and Delta Secondary Schools, commercial parodies produced by Burnaby School District Gifted Program elementary students, and a large-scale artist residency video made by 9 different Queen Mary Elementary classrooms to commemorate the school’s 100th Anniversary. Media Literacy Workshops for Youth, providing young people with critical-thinking skills and analytical perspectives for a better understanding of how film and other mass media influence our lives. Diverse programs have included the use of media to support and disperse notions of civic engagement, creative industries, and the implications of their ongoing and increasing corporatization, and the commodification and influence of youth culture in mass media industries. Youth Screenings Days, in which students enjoy film screenings and facilitated discussions and workshops at the theatre. Issues explored in 2013 included explorations of propaganda and the sensationalizing of reallife crime, including a workshop on school shootings and their fictional and non-fiction representations. Professional Development for Educators, using workshops, seminars and lectures to foster media education, technical skills development, and media literacy instruction skills for teachers. This school year included presentations at professional development conferences of the BC Social Studies Teachers Association, the Vancouver School Board Teacher Librarians’ Association, the UBC Faculty of Education Teacher Education Program, and the B.C. Alternate Education Association.

In total, more than 2700 youths, adults, and educators from across the province participated in our Film and Media Literacy programs in 2013. In

offering these programs, we collaborated with a variety of community partners, including the Museum of Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, YWCA Vancouver, and Simon Fraser University, offering media production, film literacy, and educator professional development workshops.

SUMMER PROGRAMS The Telus Summer Visions Film Institute for Youth is our popular summer digital filmmaking program for youth aged 11 to 19, offered in partnership with Dream Big Productions at Templeton Secondary School. Marking its fourteenth year in 2013, the program served 116 young filmmakers from across the Lower Mainland during three two-week sessions and two special one-week Grade 6/7 high school transition programs. In keeping with our commitment that these programs be accessible regardless of income or disability, a total of 80 students attended on full bursaries, including, for the fourth year, the group of younger elementary students taking part in our free summer programming. The annual Summer Visions gala celebration, featuring two evenings of screenings and awards, was held at The Cinematheque in late September. Private donors contributed significantly to the success of the program, with Telus finishing their final year as a major funder. Also contributing were Lionsgate Entertainment, Vancouver Film Studios, North Shore Studios and an anonymous donor. Altogether, our generous contributors provided more than $115,000 to Summer Visions’ successful bursary program. North Shore Youth in Film (a coalition of the City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, and District of West Vancouver, with funding support from the B.C. film industry) also provided 12 bursaries to North Shore youth. Two grants from Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) also provided support to Summer Visions’ mentorship component, under which youths who have successfully completed at least one Summer Visions session and have demonstrated an aptitude for filmmaking are hired, in following years, to work as youth mentors and instructors. Our Telus Summer Moviemaking Camp, a parallel program for children aged 8 to 12, was held at the Burnaby campus of Simon Fraser University in July and August, with more than 130 children participating over a period of six weeks.

SPECIAL PROJECTS AND NEW INITIATIVES EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WEBSITE REDESIGN With support from Metro Vancouver’s Cultural Grants, our Education Department undertook a complete redesign of our website in 2012-13. The aim was to meet community requests for more comprehensive classroom and resource sections, which were completed in late Spring 2013. To achieve this, we combined all of our previous sites (including openi, FaceBC.ca, inpoint.org and the Integrated Media Literacy Project), and added links and resources from a diverse range of media education organizations.

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY: EMERGING MULTIMODAL LITERACIES: SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS MAKING VIDEOS

Managing Director Amber Orchard served on the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association’s Marketing and Placemaking Committee.

Since the spring of 2010, the Cinematheque Education Department has partnered with a group of researchers from Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Education to offer consultation and video production facilitation for the Emerging Multimodal Literacies project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Exploring the ways that both traditional camera/laptop and iPad video technologies impact student learning dynamics, this study examines second language learners and the ways they integrate multimodal literacies, filmmaking jargon, and new technologies into their language and curricular learning experiences. With the spring 2013 final classroom sessions complete and data analysis underway, this project is scheduled to end in April 2014.

Managing Director Amber Orchard served on the panel for “Work Your BA” sessions at UBC Career Services.

METRO VANCOUVER YOUTH4ACTION ENVIRONMENTAL VIDEO INTENSIVE An ongoing partnership with Metro Vancouver’s Education Department, and through it their Youth4Action youth environmental coalition, has resulted in a number of projects, including two years of video intensives to produce informational videos promoting coalition members’ environmental initiatives. This year’s intensive produced three videos, one of which – Tap into the Power of Youth – won the Viewers Choice Award at the BC Green Games, while another – Kids4Climate Action – gained large audiences screening prior to feature films in a Lower Mainland theatre. The partnership is intended to continue into the coming school year and beyond.

CINEMA SUNDAY Our popular matinee-screening program Cinema Sunday, launched in early 2008, has continued with growing popularity and success. Cinema Sunday invites families with children to enjoy childhood classics on the big screen; in the 2013 year, our Family Frights series presented films that engaged youth and families in the old-world fairytale realm of childhood fear, and included pre- and post-screening discussions and other interactive activities to engage children in learning about film.

FILM AND MEDIA LITERACY RESOURCES The Cinematheque Education Department offers a range of film and media education resources, both in print and online. In addition to our extensive, downloadable online video production resources, our popular Film Study Guides are a series of 26 classroom-ready guides on topics exploring the history, aesthetics, and production of motion pictures. They are designed to assist teachers and students using film and video in such curricula as English Language Arts, Media Studies, Social Studies, Drama, and Visual Arts. We also offer two Digital Study Guides for educators, community leaders, and young persons interested in film/video production: open i: A Digital Filmmaking Project by Youth with Disabilities, and FaceBC: A Youth Digital Video Project.

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Education Manager Liz Schulze was a video competition judge for United Way Care to Change, January 2013. Education Manager Liz Schulze was a judge for the ArtStarts Arts Champions Awards, March 2013. Education Manager Liz Schulze was a judge for the Reel2Reel Youth Festival, April 2013. Education Manager Liz Schulze was a judge for the Vancouver Association of Motion Picture Teachers Awards, May 2013.

NOTABLE FILM EXHIBITIONS IN 2013

ONGOING MONTHLY PROGRAMS

MARCH/APRIL

DIM – The Cinematheque’s monthly showcase of moving-image art and cinematic experiments, curated by Amy Kazymerchyk, Michèle Smith, Sarah Todd, and Aaron Peck, spotlights avant-garde, underground, multi-media, and other forms of risk-taking film and video. A wide variety of emerging and established media artists – from Vancouver, elsewhere in Canada, and around the world – are featured each year. More than 50 short-, medium-, and featurelength works were presented in 2013.

Spaghetti Unchained: Sergio Leone, Sergio Corbucci, and the Splendours of the Spaghetti Western – A series of ten vintage Westerns all’italiana from the 1960s, including Leone’s famed “Man With No Name” trilogy (A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) starring Clint Eastwood.

Cinema Sunday: Animated Afternoons for Families – The Cinematheque’s Education Department presents a monthly matinee program of classic and contemporary films suitable for children. Screenings in 2013 were devoted to “Family Frights,” and included such fun-scary fantasy favourites as The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953), Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), The NeverEnding Story (1984), and The Peanut Butter Solution (1985). Programs also include speakers and activities. Frames of Mind: A Monthly Mental Health Film Series – Launched in 2002, this ongoing program of film screenings, guest presentations, and audience discussions explores issues of mental health and illness, and is co-presented with the Institute of Mental Health, University of British Columbia Department of Psychiatry. Topics explored in 2013 included childhood trauma, psychosis, sleep disorders, psychoanalysis, bullying, addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder, violence, geriatric dementia, and suicide. Acclaimed features and documentaries from around the world were presented.

RETROSPECTIVES, FILM SERIES, FESTIVALS, AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS JANUARY/FEBRUARY Emissary into Time and Memory: A Tribute to Chris Marker (1921-2012) – A retrospective of works, including La Jetée (1962) and Sans Soleil (1982), by the French documentary director, a singular film artist widely regarded as cinema’s greatest “essayist.” Canada’s Top Ten 2012 – An annual presentation of the past year’s ten best Canadian features and ten best Canadian shorts as selected by two national panels, presented in association with the Toronto International Film Festival. This year’s selections included Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell, Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children, and David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis. Plus: Best of Ottawa 2012, an annual presentation of award-winning shorts from the Ottawa International Animation Festival, one of world’s most respected animation festivals; The Films of Winston Washington Moxam (1963-2011), a Winnipeg Film Group touring program of works by the late independent director, “the most significant black filmmaker to emerge from Manitoba”; “Essential Cinema” screenings of two Italian masterpieces, Vittorio De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves (1948) and Federico Fellini’s 8½ (1963); and firstrun presentations of two new American documentaries, Frederick Wiseman’s Crazy Horse (2011) and Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s Detropia (2012).

Drifting States: The Films of Denis Coté – A retrospective of the features and shorts directed to date by the New Brunswick-born, Quebec-based director, whose formally distinctive cinema has made him one of Canada’s most internationally acclaimed new filmmakers. Nudes! Guns! Ghosts! The Sensational Cinema of Shintoho – An exhibition of eight Japanese genre movies made in the late 1950s and early 1960s by the short-lived film studio Shintoho, a pioneer in the development of Japanese popular cinema. Plus: DiverCiné 2013: World Cinema from the Francophonie, an annual selection of award-winning new cinema from the French-speaking world, including films from Africa, Europe, and Canada; two space-faring Russian SF films, Richard Viktorov’s To the Stars by Hard Ways (1981/2001) and Alexei Fedorchenko’s First on the Moon (2005); and first-run presentations of two new experimental documentaries, Leviathan (2012), from Harvard’s Sensory Ethnographic Lab, and Two Years at Sea (2011), by British artist Ben Rivers, and Mekong Hotel (2012), the latest from Thai master Apichatpong Weerasethakul. MAY/JUNE Strange Magic: The Films of Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder – A retrospective of Hollywood classics, including Ninotchka (1939), Lost Weekend (1945), and Sunset Boulevard (1950), made by the renowned collaborative team of writer-producer Brackett and writer-director Wilder. Kibatsu Cinema: Eccentricity, Popular Culture, and Contemporary Japanese Film – An annual series exploring the odd and eccentric in contemporary Japanese pop culture and cinema, presented in conjunction with Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival. Park Chan-wook: The Vengeance Trilogy – Three signature films – Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Old Boy (2003), and Lady Vengeance (2005) – by the celebrated but controversial South Korean director who is a leading figure of so-called “Asian Extreme” cinema. Plus: Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ, the 1925 MGM silent epic, presented with live musical accompaniment by acclaimed concert pianist and UBC piano professor Sara Davis Buechner; the launch, with its UK-based publisher, of World Film Locations: Vancouver (Bristol: Intellect, 2013), a new book featuring contributions from many local writers, artists, and filmmakers; firstrun engagements of The We and the I (2012), the new film by French luminary Michel Gondry, and Fight Like Soldiers Die Like Children (2012), a new Canadian documentary about General Roméo Dallaire’s campaign against the use of child soldiers; and the 90th anniversary restoration of Safety Last (1923), the great silent-era comedian Harold Lloyd’s most iconic film. continued >

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JULY/AUGUST Castles in the Sky: The Return of Studio Ghibli – A return engagement of the popular retrospective, first presented at The Cinematheque in 2012, devoted to the Japanese anime studio responsible for some of the most beloved animated movies ever made, including My Neighbour Totoro (1988) and Spirited Away (2001). Film Noir + Burt Lancaster: A Centennial Celebration – The Cinematheque’s annual summer season of classic American crime movies from the 1940s and 1950s. The 2013 program included a special spotlight on the late, great actor Lancaster, in honour of the centenary of his birth. Grand Hotels – A quartet of hotel-related movies, including Jerry Lewis’s The Bellboy (1960) and Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories (1980), presented in conjunction with the Vancouver Art Gallery’s exhibition Grand Hotel: Redesigning Modern Life. Plus: Paris x 3, a trio of French masterworks by directors Robert Bresson (Le diable probablement), Jacques Rivette (Le pont du nord), and Leos Carax (Holy Motors); Cinema Vancouver: A Community Screening and Dialogue, an evening of archival films and guest speakers presented by the Canadian Institute of Planners and The Cinematheque’s Education Department; and Dynamation: A Tribute to Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013), two classic fantasy adventures, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) and Jason and the Argonauts (1963), featuring the work of the legendary stop-motion animator and special-effects expert. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER Boy Meets Girl: The Ecstatic Cinema of Leos Carax – An exhibition dedicated to the audacious, often controversial French filmmaker who has directed but five features, including the 2012 hit Holy Motors, in a career spanning three decades. Visible Verse 2013 Festival – The Cinematheque’s annual celebration of short-form video poetry (a hybrid of verse and visuals), screening new works by Canadian and international filmmakers, and including live performances and artists’ talks. Curated and hosted by Vancouver poet and performer Heather Haley. Les Amours Imaginaires: Xavier Dolan x 3 – The first three features – I Killed My Mother (2009), Heartbeats (2010), and Laurence Anyways (2012) – directed by the Québécois wunderkind who has made a major splash on the world cinema scene. Plus: the 14th Annual TELUS Summer Visions Gala Screenings and Awards, celebrating the videos produced during The Cinematheque Education Department’s summer filmmaking camps for teens; Blue, White, and Red: The Three Colours Trilogy, the late Polish master Krzysztof Kieslowski’s celebrated trio of films based on France’s tricolour flag; “Essential Cinema” screenings of five European masterpieces, F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922), Jean Cocteau’s Orphée (1950), Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’Avventura (1960), Andrei Tarkovsky’s Nostalghia (1983), and Wim Wenders’s Wings of Desire (1987); and two new documentaries about the film industry, Casting By (2012) and Radioman (2012).

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER The 16th Annual European Union Film Festival – The Cinematheque’s popular annual festival of new films from the 28 countries of the European Union, organized in partnership with the Vancouver Consulates and Ottawa Embassies of the EU member states. The New Wave in African Cinema - A week-long series, comprised of ten features and ten shorts, showcasing the dynamic new cinema being created by a younger generation of African filmmakers. Co-presented with the University of British Columbia. Todd Haynes: A Retrospective – An exhibition of features, shorts, and television work, including the Oscar-nominated I’m Not There (2007) and the Emmy-winning Mildred Pierce (2011), directed by the gifted American independent filmmaker. Family Ties: The Sublime Cinema of Yasujiro Ozu – A holiday-season celebration featuring 16 films, including Tokyo Story (1953), by the late Japanese director who is one of cinema’s greatest masters and finest chroniclers of family life. Plus: The Shortest Day: A Day of Free Screenings, a shortest-dayof-the-year celebration of the short film, presented with the National Film Board of Canada, Telefilm Canada, and SODEC Quebec; a special Media Democracy Days 2013 film screening and lecture; and the Vancouver premieres of three documentaries, Canadian John Paskievich’s Special Ed (2013), American Frederick Wiseman’s At Berkeley (2013), and the 50th anniversary restoration of French cineastes Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme’s influential Le Joli Mai (1963).

SPECIAL GUESTS IN 2013

Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, who introduced the opening night screenings of Canada’s Top Ten, an annual celebration of Canadian cinema organized by TIFF. (January)

Director Kivu Ruhorahoza, who introduced his debut feature Grey Matter (2011), the first feature-length narrative film made in Rwanda by a native Rwandan filmmaker, during the “New Wave in African Cinema” series. (November)

Vancouver painter Eli Bornowsky, who curated “Clamour and Toll,” the March presentation of DIM, The Cinematheque’s monthly evening of experimental film and moving-image art. (March)

Paris-based Nigerian filmmaker Newton Aduaka, who presented One Man’s Show (2013), his third feature, during the “New Wave in African Cinema” series. (November)

Cultural critic Donald Brackett, author of the forthcoming Strange Magic: The Films of Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, who curated “Strange Magic,” a ten-film Brackett and Wilder retrospective, and introduced the opening and closing nights. (May, June)

Nigerian-born South African actor and director Akin Omotoso, in attendance for screenings of his 2008 short Jesus and the Giant and 2011 feature Man on Ground during the “New Wave in African Cinema” series. (November)

Concert pianist and UBC Associate Professor of Piano Sara Davis Buechner, who provided live musical accompaniment to two special screenings of MGM’s 1925 silent epic Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ. (June)

Nigerian-born, Berlin-based filmmaker Branwen Okpako, who introduced her 2011 documentary The Education of Auma Obama, about U.S. President Barack Obama’s Kenyan half-sister, during the “New Wave in African Cinema” series. (November)

Vancouver-based French artist Sylvain Sailly, who co-curated “Calculated Movements,” the September presentation of DIM. (September)

Vancouver visual artist Dan Starling, whose feature-length video work The Kidnapper’s Opera (2013) screened as December’s DIM presentation. (December)

Vancouver poet, artist, and performer Heather Haley, who curated and hosted the 2013 Visible Verse Festival, The Cinematheque’s annual event devoted to Canadian and international works of short-form video poetry. (October) The Canadian artist Mark Lewis, known for his film-based installations, who gave an artist’s talk and introduced a screening of Max Ophüls’s 1934 film La signora di tutti in conjunction with his exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Offsite space. (October) The American filmmaker Todd Haynes, director of Velvet Goldmine, Far from Heaven, and I’m Not There, in conversation with The Cinematheque’s Jim Sinclair on the opening night of “Todd Haynes: A Retrospective.” (November) French-Senegalese director Alain Gomis, on hand for a Q&A following the screening of his 2012 feature Today, the opening-night film of “The New Wave in African Cinema.” (November) Ghanaian-American experimental filmmaker Akusoa Adoma Owusu, in attendance for a screening of her 2013 short film Kwaku Ananse during the “New Wave in African Cinema” series. (November)

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