Films of the world come to Sherbrooke this week

7 April 2019 at 17 h 51 min

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By Gordon Lambie

Films of the world come to Sherbrooke this week

Guests of the opening gala for the film festival were escorted to their first screening by a bizarre-looking trio of musicians (Photo : Gordon Lambie)

The sixth edition of Sherbrooke’s Festival du Cinema du Monde began last Thursday night with a launch party at the Pizzicato restaurant on King Street followed by a red-carpet event and debut screening at La Maison du Cinema next door. Through the weekend and over the coming week the festival will continue to hold screenings for more than 130 short and feature length films in venues all over the city. See full story in the Monday, April 8 edition of The Record.

Sonia Patenaude (left) and Chantal Veilleux (right) of Centennial Theatre in Lennoxville alongside film composer Guy St-Pierre. St-Pierre’s film “Je Suis,” was presented as a “ciné-concert” on Sunday at the theatre with the composer playing piano, accompanied by Élisabeth Giroux on the cello and François Pilon on the violin and mandolin. The film couples St-Pierre’s original compositions with scenes from the daily life of nine people from across Quebec, including an Eastern Townships sheep farmer.

The Pizzicato restaurant in downtown Sherbrooke was packed to the brim with guests and VIPs for the opening Gala of the Festival du Cinema du Monde de Sherbrooke on Thursday evening

Guests of the opening gala for the film festival were escorted to their first screening by a bizarre-looking trio of musicians

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