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Shaw Festival 2010 Season

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario – The Shaw Festival is pleased to announce the sixth annual Shaw Festival Film Series line-up, in its continued commitment to bring acclaimed contemporary films and documentaries to the Festival Theatre.

This year's Festival Film Series will launch with the screening of Mao's Last Dancer on December 4 at 3 p.m. Eleven films have been confirmed to date, with one additional title pending. The Festival Film Series will also be accompanied by a six film documentary series beginning January 14 with Joan Rivers --A Piece of Work. Feature films will be screened on Saturdays at 3 p.m. and documentaries are scheduled for Fridays at 5:30 p.m. All films will be screened at the Festival Theatre; seating is general admission. A complete list of the Shaw Festival Film Series can be found at http://www.shawfest.com/films.

Tickets are $11 per film. A twelve-film Festival Film Pass is available for $115 per person, or a nine-film "Stocking Stuffer" is available for $90. A Festival Documentary Pass for six films is $60. All prices include HST. Advance tickets are available and same day tickets can be purchased at the Shaw Festival Box Office or by calling 1-800-511-SHAW (7429) or locally at 905-468-2172.

TIFF's very successful Film Circuit programme assists groups in smaller centres gain access to Canadian and international films. The Film Circuit has assisted over 170 local groups across Canada providing service and support to volunteers in communities who wish to build a film series and showcase films not locally available otherwise. All profits from the Festival Film Series benefit the Shaw Festival.

The Shaw gratefully acknowledges the many residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake and the Friends of the Festival Film Series who have made this initiative possible, particularly major sponsors John and Carol Walker.

The Festival Film Series is generously supported by advertising sponsor,The Standard, St. Catharines' daily newspaper. Hear more about the Festival Film Series in this interview with Film Series Associate Stephen Levy and Shaw PR Director Odette Yazbeck at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOL9AHXKkgg.

For more information about the Shaw Festival, visit http://www.shawfest.com.

About the Shaw Festival Theatre

In the spirit of Bernard Shaw, the Shaw Festival provokes the mind and stirs the soul through a theatre experience so compelling that, year after year, ever-broadening groups of artists, audiences and supporters are drawn to our work in Niagara-on-the-Lake and beyond.

Odette Yazbeck
Public Relations Director
1-800-657-1106 ext. 222
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