Mascara and Popcorn is a festival for artists, filmmakers and movie fans in the Montreal area. For its second instalment, the festival continues to stir up a steady mix of underground art and film, bringing you an exciting schedule of short and feature length independent movies, visual arts and music. The program runs from November 15th to the 24th 2011 and covers a wide spectrum of emerging Canadian filmmakers and genres, as well as festival-connected events.
Hosting a bevy of activities between Cabaret Playhouse and Centre St-Ambroise, the fall-winter edition starts on Tuesday, November 15th with an expo-vernissage by various local artists and live artwork by renowned artist Cathou Dufresne-Lemire. Part of the night's proceeds will go to Maison Jean Lapointe, a treatment and rehabilitation center. Mascara and Popcorn also celebrates 30 years of punk, post-punk, no wave and mischief: featured documentaries include “Blank City” by Celine Dahnier and “MTL Punk - The First Wave” with producer Denis McReady in attendance. The Normals, one of the first punk bands (if not, the first) in Montreal, formed in 1978, reunite after a long absence alongside The American Devices for a spectacular finale that'll rock your socks off!
About the Mascara & Popcorn Film Festival
Mascara & Popcorn is a growing film festival. With plans to take place in Montreal twice per year (in spring and fall), the festival covers independent film and its filmmakers, cult movies, audiovisual concepts, music, visual arts, photography, hybrids of digital and analog tools. Our goal is to expose our filmmakers to producers, partners and organizations. We hope that the festival will impact communities in a positive and creative way and inspire filmmakers and artists to express themselves and continuously raise the bar.
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