Flustery fortysomething fashion executive Violette (Delpy) joins up with tart-tongued best friend, Ariane, who introduces her to fellow divorcee Jean-Rene (Boon), an endearingly naive computer programmer. To her surprise and despite their mismatched social circles, she ends up falling for him. Comedy ensues as they navigate their growing relationship amidst Violette’s cosmopolitan life, but the biggest obstacle is Lolo, Violette’s intensely possessive 19-year-old son, who abruptly returns to live in his mom’s no-longer-empty nest and is determined to destroy the budding relationship to preserve his privileged position.

Short film with this feature:
FASTBALL, 10:43 min, Director: Jeremy McCracken, Canadian Premiere.

• Genre: Comedy
• Runtime: 99 min
• Rating: 14A
• Country: France
• Year: 2015
• Original Language: French with English subtitles
• Director: Julia Delpy
• Cast: Julia Delpy, Dany Boon, Vincent Lacoste
• Venue: film.ca cinemas, 171 Speers Rd.
• Date: Sunday, June 26, 2016
• Showtime: 3:30PM
• Regional Premiere

When Sweetpea (Dree Hemingway) travels to Japan to break up with her rock star boyfriend, she discovers he has gone missing in a mysterious forest. Determined to track him down, she is baffled by the complacent attitude of the crew – and Jamie’s costar, model Signe (Pamela Anderson). When Sweatpea turns to a local forest ranger, Mak (Jai West), for help, she slowly unravels the secrets of the forest.

Short film with this feature:
PERSONAL ASSISTANTS, 9:34 min, Canada, Co-directors: Noah Aiken-Klar and Matt Hilliard-Forde.

• Genre: Drama, Mystery
• Runtime: 80 min
• Rating: 14A
• Country: Canada
• Year: 2016
• Director: Nadia Litz
• Cast: Dree Hemingway, Pamela Anderson, Francois Arnaud
• Venue: film.ca cinemas, 171 Speers Rd.
• Date: Sunday, June 26, 2016
• Showtime: 6:00PM
• Regional Premiere

A successful businessman, Danie du Toit, answers his doorbell in the middle of a rainy night to find a slender rain-soaked figure – his stepdaughter that he hasn’t seen in years. Then she lifts the gun… “It’s me, Anna” is about the sexual abuse of Anna Bruwer by her stepfather over a period of eight years. Silent Anna, she called herself because she could not tell anyone what had happened between her and her stepfather. The story takes the viewer into the child’s twilight world of shame, threats and silence. A film based on Anchien Troskie’s two top-selling novels, Dis ek, Anna and Die Staat teen Anna Bruwer.

Short film with this feature:
MY HAPPINESS, 3 min, Ethiopia, Director: Semagngeta Aychiluhem, Canadian Premiere.

• Genre: Drama
• Runtime: min
• Rating: 14A
• Country: South Africa
• Year: 2015
• Original Language: Afrikaans with English subtitles
• Director: Sara Blecher
• Cast: Hykie Berg, Izel Bezuidenhout, Charlene Brouwer
• Venue: film.ca cinemas, 171 Speers Rd.
• Date: Sunday, June 26, 2016
• Showtime: 9:00PM
• North American Premiere

Off the coast of the small town of Warrnambool, Australia, lies Middle Island, a sanctuary once home to thousands of tiny fairy penguins – until foxes crossed the channel to the island and penguins starting disappearing. If the penguins’ population falls below ten, all will be lost. The sanctuary will shut down and park ranger, Emily Marsh will be out of a job – a turn of events that will threaten the penguins and Emily’s family, including her eccentric chicken-farmer father, Swampy (Shane Jacobson) and her 9-year-old daughter, Olivia. This is the true story of the chicken farmer who, with the help of his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog, Oddball to protect a wild penguin sanctuary from fox attacks and in the process tries to reunite his family and save their seaside town.

Short films with this feature:
THE VOLCANO, 4:50 min, U.S.A., Director: Marie Cheng, Canadian Premiere.
THE ADVENTURE OF KEVIN, 2:46 min, India, Director: Priyanshu Jadon, Canadian Premiere.

• Genre: Family Comedy-Drama
• Runtime: 93 min
• Rating: G
• Country: Australia
• Year: 2015
• Director: Stuart McDonald
• Cast: Shane Jacobson, Sarah Snook (Steve Jobs), Alan Tudyk (Frozen, I Robot)
• Venue: film.ca cinemas, 171 Speers Rd.
• Date: Saturday, June 25, 2016
• Showtime: 4:00PM

Emotionally raw and bracingly honest, this coming-of-age drama balances the pull of family obligation against personal aspirations. In a commanding performance, Taryn Manning (Orange is the New Black) plays a mother who is wrestling with bipolar disorder and an imminent empty nest. Dedicated daughter Beth has a bright future ahead but must decide if she will stay near home to care for her unpredictable mom or follow her own path.

A panel discussion on bipolar disorder and mental health will follow this film.
Short films with this feature:
THE GIFT, 4:14 min, Australia, Director: Steve Bastoni, Canadian Premiere.
PHOBIA, 2:10 min, Canada (Sheridan College), Director: Tymur Markunin.

• Genre: Drama
• Runtime: 90 min
• Rating: PG
• Country: U.S.A.
• Year: 2016
• Director: Valerie Weiss
• Cast: Taryn Manning (Orange is the New Black), Madison Davenport
• Venue: film.ca cinemas, 171 Speers Rd.
• Date: Saturday, June 25, 2016
• Showtime: 12:30PM
• Regional Premiere

Frieda, a fashion-commercial photographer trying to find her own art, gathers her closest girlfriends to travel to Goa for a surprise announcement: she’s getting married! Thus begins an impromptu bachelorette party that lasts a full week—a riotous roller-coaster ride in a sumptuous setting. Through the fun and frenzy, heartbreak and heartache, passion and obsession, youth and innocence, secrets tumble out, tensions emerge, bonds are formed and emotions run high. Soon events will take a more serious turn, but for the moment these women are determined to seize the day.

A panel discussion on violence against women in Asian communities will follow this film.

Short film with this feature:
THE RESCUE, 1:04 min, Canada (Sheridan College), Director: Anna Starkova, World Premiere.

• Genre: Drama / Comedy
• Runtime: 104 min
• Rating: 14A
• Country: India
• Year: 2015
• Original Languages: Hindi, English (English subtitles)
• Director: Pan Nalin
• Cast: Sarah Jane Dias, Rajshri Deshpande, Sandhya Mridul
• Venue: film.ca cinemas, 171 Speers Rd.
• Date: Saturday, June 25, 2016
• Showtime: 7:00PM
• Regional Premiere