Actor Vincent Lindon and director Philippe Lioret present their film, Welcome, to students of the École des Sciences Politiques Lille or Sciences Po. The university, one of nine public institutes in France focused on political studies, trains a large number of the country’s diplomats and civil servants. Welcome screens Saturday, February 27th, 9 PM at Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, part of the 7th annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Buy your tickets here.
Anoosh’s pending sex-change operations causes conflicts within the family. Be Like Othersscreens Friday, February 26th, 9 PM at Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, part of the 7th annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Buy your tickets here.
Human Rights Watch Canada Executive Director, Jasmine Herlt, was a guest of the weekly arts program, “The More the Merrier” where she talked about four of the 10 films featured in this year’s festival — Backyard, Be Like Others, Last Train Home and The Greatest Silence.
“The More the Merrier” is hosted by donna g and plays Saturdays from 1 to 2 PM on CIUT 89.5 FM or http://ciut.fm/
An interview with Triage director Danis Tanovic and actors Colin Farrell and Branko Djuric conducted during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. Triage screens Thursday, February 25th, 7 PM at Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, part of the 7th annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Buy your tickets here.
The Toronto Human Rights Watch Student Committee will be selling reduced-rate tickets on campus starting next week. Please check below for dates and locations or e-mail one of the following committee members directly to reserve your tickets. Tickets are priced at $5 when purchased directly through a student committee member. This is a great deal! Come out an support the festival! Humber College
Dates: Daily during lunch hours
Location: Lakeshore Campus, Buildings A & H
Contact: Amy Rynsoever or Vanessa Richards at hrw.humbertickets@gmail.com or visit the Humber College Facebook event page. Ryerson University
Dates: February 8-12, 2010, 11 AM – 3 PM
Location: Credit Union Lounge, 350 Victoria Street, 1st floor (just outside of the Credit Union bank and cafeteria)
Contact: Jessica Holmes or Sachin Seth at humanrights@arts.ryerson.ca University of Toronto
Dates: TBA
Location: TBA
Contact: Jessika Berns at jessika.berns@utoronto.ca York University
Dates: February 10 – 12, 2010, 10 AM – 4 PM
Location: Outside the York University Student Center
Contact: Amira Mohamed or Emile Wickham at filmfestivalyork@hotmail.com
