Northumberland Film Sundays

Another Cinema Option for Northumberland via
The Toronto International Film Festival's Film Circuit.

Northumberland Film Sundays

Mission Statement

We are a group of film lovers dedicated to offering our community a broad range of movies not otherwise available on our local big screens.

We select films from a menu of contemporary "hot picks" offered by "The Circuit", a division of the Toronto International Film Festival.

We are a not-for-profit group and periodically we will make contributions to Northumberland County charities when a cash surplus permits.

Films are shown at the Northumberland Mall Theatres in Cobourg, Ontario at 4.00 pm on selected Sundays. We also produce a Film Festival on the last weekend in January.

Right: Films for Spring 2013 season

Win $500!
VOTE NOW FOR People's Choice for a chance to WIN $500!
Go here to cast your vote for your favourite Canadian and International Film on Film Circuit by April 30th, 2013.

Any NFS fan who participates will be eligible for the random draw for $500.00 cash that takes pace in early April.
If Northumberland can muster the highest % of votes vs our attendance we'll get a free screening - up to $500. value.

To be added to our mailing list, go here.

Latest News

1. 2013 Fall Season Dates

The dates for NFS films are now set:

Sun Sept 29
Sun Oct 20
Sun Nov 10
Sun Dec 01
Sun Jan 12, 2014

Stay tuned for film selections.

2014 Festival Weekend
Jan 31, Feb 01, Feb 02

2. 2013 Spring Season

Season Dates and films

Feb 17 Quartet
Feb 24 Searching for Sugar Man (Best Documentary Oscar nominee)
March 24 A Royal Affair (Nominated Best Foreign Film Oscar - Denmark)
April 14 The Angels' Share (Scottish comedy/drama/caper about Scotch)
April 28 Chasing Ice

Other Neat stuff

With thanks to NFS filmgoers, Sponsors RBC Dominion Securities, Cobourg and VIA Rail Canada, Northumberland Film Sundays is pleased that since our inception in 2003, over $17,000 in donations has been distributed to local not-for-profit groups. A listing of all recipients can be found here.

The newsletter now has a signup page. If you'd like to receive emails about NFS (and only NFS), go to this page to sign up.

Tell everyone what you think - have your say - use the feedback form on our contact page.

Our Tickets page gives full details on pricing and where to buy tickets.

See Archives for our History - lists all the movies that we have screened to date. For the history of donations, see the Donations page.

All films are sourced via the Film Circuit at TIFF - see their web site here.

Be sure to click on the film title or image to get more details including a trailer for each movie.

Film Details

Film 1 - click photo or title for more details and a trailer

Quartet
Sunday February 17, 2013 4:00pm

Sponsor:

Stars: Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins

Directed by: Dustin Hoffman

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Language: English

Run-time: 100 minutes

Rating: PG

Set in an English retirement home for musicians and musical performers, we're introduced to a trio of residents and long time friends as the annual benefit concert approaches. But into their tranquil twilight comes Jean (Maggie Smith), a former opera diva who also happened to be married to Reginald (Tom Courtenay) many moons ago, with past tensions and resentments planning to derail their plans. Guaranteed to appeal to the same audience which made The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel a surprise box office hit in 2012.

Film 2 - click photo or title for more details and a trailer

Searching for Sugar Man
Sunday February 24, 2013 4:00pm

Stars: Rodriguez, Steve Segerman and Dennis Coffey

Directed by: Malik Bendjelloul

Genre: Documentary

Language: English

Run-time: 86 minutes

Rating: PG

Searching for Sugar Man tells the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest '70s rock icon who never was. Discovered in a Detroit bar in the late '60s, two producers recorded an album believing him to be the greatest recording artist of his generation. In fact, the album bombed and the singer disappeared into obscurity. But a bootleg recording found its way into apartheid South Africa where he became a phenomenon. The film follows the story of two South African fans who set out to find out what really happened to their hero. Their investigation leads them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths.

Film 3 - click photo or title for more details and a trailer

A Royal Affair
Sunday March 24, 2013 4:00pm

Stars: Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen and Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

Directed by: Nikolaj Arcel

Genre: Historical Drama

Language: Danish & some English

Run-time: 137 minutes

Rating: R

A Royal Affair is the true story of an ordinary man who wins the queen's heart and starts a revolution. Centering on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane Danish King Christian VII, the royal physician who is a man of enlightenment and idealism Struensee and the young but strong Queen Caroline Mathilda, A Royal Affair is the gripping tale of brave idealists who risk everything in their pursuit of freedom for their people.

Film 4 - click photo or title for more details and a trailer

The Angels' Share
Sunday April 14, 2013 4:00pm

Stars: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw and Gary Maitland

Directed by: Ken Loach Writer: Paul Laverty (screenplay)

Genre: Comedy-Drama

Language: English

Run-time: 101 minutes

Rating: Unrated

The Angels' Share tells the tale of a young Glaswegian father who, while serving community service for a crime, is taken to a whisky distillery as a reward for good behaviour. While there he discovers that he has a remarkable ability to identify different malts by their smell, and soon comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme. Combining brutal social commentary with a wicked sense of humour, The Angel's Share is cut from the same cloth as The Commitments, The Full Monty and Billy Elliot, and deserves to be seen by as big an audience as those films.

Film 5 - click photo or title for more details and a trailer

Chasing Ice
Sunday April 28, 2013 4:00pm

Sponsor:

Stars: James Balog, Svavar Jonatansson and Adam LeWinter

Directed by: Jeff Orlowski Writer: Mark Monroe

Genre: Documentary, Biography

Language: English

Run-time: 80 minutes

Rating: PG

National Geographic photographer James Balog uses time lapse photography to document the shrinking of our glaciers. Once Balog was a skeptic about climate change, but no longer. His years of working in the Arctic convinced him of what can no longer be denied. He presents his findings in such a way that if one questioned or has been a denier of global warming, it will no longer be possible to hold to that position. The Arctic scenery is wonderful. But the destruction that is taking place is undeniable and heartbreaking.

Ticket Information

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Contact Information

The NFS mailing address, the committee names and the NFS phone number are listed on the contact us page.

We are a member of the Arts Council of Northumberland - check their web site for information on all the cultural organizations and events in the county.

Northumberland Film Sundays

Thanks these Generous Sponsors and Contributors:

Northumberland Film Sundays gratefully acknowledges our partnership with Film Circuit, presented by TIFF, and its sponsors and supporters. For more information about Film Circuit and to view a full list of their sponsors and supporters, please visit tiff.net/filmcircuit

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