27th Calgary International Film Festival Closes With Smudge the Blades
The 27th Calgary International Film Festival closed in Calgary, Alberta, on October 4, ending an 11-day edition presented by Servus Credit Union. Running since September 24, the festival screened more than 200 feature and short films from Canada and around the world in Calgary cinemas and is the largest film festival in Alberta.
The closing night presentation was Smudge the Blades, directed by Canadian filmmaker Cody Lightning, a spirited underdog hockey story about the Treaty 6 Blades fighting their way back into their league. The festival had opened with the Alberta premiere of A Long Winter, directed by Andrew Haigh and filmed in Alberta.
The National Film Board of Canada returned to the festival with several titles, headlined by the world premiere of LOUF, the debut feature documentary by Montreal-based filmmaker Aziz Zoromba, presented in the festival's Canadian Documentary Competition, alongside four new animated shorts.
Organizers said this year's lineup brought Calgary audiences the most acclaimed and talked-about films from Cannes and the world's leading festivals, together with in-cinema screenings, industry events and audience experiences across the city.
Source: Calgary International Film Festival
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Photo: 图：Calgary 市中心天际线与 Calgary 塔。第27届 Calgary 国际电影节在此闭幕。图片来源：Ethan Sahagun 摄，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 4.0。EN: The downtown Calgary skyline and the Calgary Tower. The 27th Calgary International Film Festival closed in the city. Image: photo by Ethan Sahagun, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
