Author Archives: Jaimz Asmundson
Reimagining the Black Diaspora: Spirituality, Mythology and Collective Memory (February 2023)
Understanding what it means to encompass various parts of our identity through the act of remembering is one that is often complicated by the loss of generational knowledge. This consciousness is often passed down by ancestors but can be removed …
Cabin Fever: Free Films for Kids! Feb & March 2023
Do you remember the first time you went to the movies as a kid? We sure do, and we’re recreating the foundational experience every Sunday in February & March!
Holiday Sales! (On now until Dec 31, 2022)
Just in time for the holidays, we have some great items for a steal of the price! Great for gifts or just for yourself!
Gimme Some Truth Documentary Festival (December 7-11, 2022)
Here we are in 2022 for our lucky 13th edition of Gimme Some Truth! Join us on our opening night for our new annual documentary challenge Gimme 10 in 30!, featuring 10 new short docs from local filmmakers made in …
Aurora Gorealis: Canadian Horror Marathon (Oct 29, 2022)
Things are getting pretty spooky over at Cinematheque this October! Join us for Aurora Gorealis on Saturday, October 29th for a Canadian horror marathon featuring creepy kids, vengeful dolls, evil prom queens and ancient aliens. This series pairs classic Canuxploitation offerings with Canadian shorts in a hair-raising sampling of northern frights.
Gimme 10 in 30! Doc Challenge 2022
Cinematheque’s Gimme Some Truth Documentary Festival returns for its 13th edition this December 7-11 with our documentary filmmaking challenge in partnership with DOC Manitoba!
Now accepting submissions to Gimme Some Truth 2022
The 2022 Gimme Some Truth Documentary Festival is now accepting short & feature length film submissions from Canada for its upcoming edition (December 7-11)! If you have a documentary film completed in the last three years that you would like …
House of Psychotic Women (September 21-October 2)
In 2012, a book debuted that would go on to canonical status and usher in a new way of writing about film. Kier-La Janisse’s House of Psychotic Women was billed as “an autobiographical topography of female neurosis in horror and …
Rapid Antigen Tests now available for WFG Members!
We now have free COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests available to members. Come by our Production office (3rd floor, room 304) to pick some up for you and your crew for next film shoot, or just for yourself!
Official venue for the Winnipeg Fringe Festival (July 7-25, 2022)
We will be closed as of July 7-25 as Cinematheque will be an official venue of the 2022 Winnipeg Fringe Festival. Check their website for show listings. We’ll be back on July 26th! Enjoy the summer!
