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Canadian Film Salon at the Vancouver Public Library

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The First Weekend Club presents the Canadian Film Salon at the Vancouver Public Library. The next FREE screening is October 30, 2019

First Weekend Club Celebrates 10 Years

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The First Weekend Club (“FWC”) is celebrating 10 years of promoting and raising awareness for Canadian films and talent. Founded by Anita Adams in 2003, the club has since supported over 300 home-grown films and hosted over 200 special events and screenings with the goal of building a strong audience for Canadian films. I caught […]

First Weekend Club Campaign To Get Canadian Film on VOD

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The First Weekend Club has recently taken on a mission to create a Video on Demand (“VOD”) service that will host Canadian films. Did you know that in 2010, so few people went to see Canadian films that only 3.4% of the total national box office went to Canadian films (83% went to US films […]

First Weekend Club: Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

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The First Weekend Club presents Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel by Brigitte Berman this Thursday at the District 319 Theatre. Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel takes an intimate look at the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire. When Hefner launched Playboy magazine in 1953, he became a champion of the sexual revolution […]

First Weekend Club: Year of the Carnivore

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The First Weekend Club’s Canada Screens series will host a special screening of Sook-Yin Lee’s Year of the Carnivore at the District 319 theatre. Sook-yin Lee‘s “Year of the Carnivore” is a quirky romantic comedy with an unexpected twist. Having written, directed and even composed much of the soundtrack for the film, “Year of the […]