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Both Elephant screenings are SOLD OUT this weekend at the Victoria Film Festival!

Lead actor Sheila McCarthy join at the Victoria Film Festival for the February 7 screening preceded by a special live "In Conversation ..." interview with Richard Crouse.

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Elephant heads to the Arctic: Feb 7 in Whitehorse, Yukon!

Producer Walter Forsyth will be on hand for the Dancing on the Elephant screening the Available Light Film Festival, at “Canada's largest film festival north of 60°!” Tickets are still available.

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Elephant Lands U.S. Premiere In Competition at Cinequest!

Dancing on the Elephant will have its international and U.S. premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose on March 12 (with a second screening on March 14). Tickets are still available. Director Jacob Z. Smith will be on hand for both screenings. Let us know if you are planning to join!

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Dancing on the Elephant-adjacent news: Elephant producer Walter Forsyth's new short film!

Dancing on the Elephant producers Walter Forsyth and Tanya Preyde just released The Last Walt, a hilarious new short film about what's in a name, asking the important question, "did Hollywood ruin Walter?" Their short premieres today on CBC GEM and CBC Docs on YouTube. If life and geo-politics are getting you down, maybe take a moment and check it out. Hopefully it will make you laugh.

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Dancing on the Elephant heads to Newfoundland!

We are thrilled to be presenting Dancing on the Elephant at the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival later this week, including a special Q&A with actors Amanda Brugel and Mary Walsh, director Julia Neill, writer Lisa Hagen, and producer Tanya Preyde.

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The Alberta Premiere: Edmonton International Film Festival

Elephant's Alberta premiere is coming up next week (Sep 26) at the Edmonton International Film Festival, featuring a Q&A with director Jacob Z. Smith and the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories.

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Elephant Wins AIFF Awards: Best Performance and Best Editing

At the Atlantic International Film Festival’s awards ceremony this evening, Dancing on the Elephant won two! The AIFF jury recognized Mary Walsh, who played Edna, with a Best Performance award and our editor Angela Baker with a Best Editing award. Proud of the film and thrilled for Mary and Angela.

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Sold Out Standing Ovation Crowd in Halifax!

So excited and grateful that our World Premiere screening was such a terrific hit. Sold out the 340-seat theater with an enthusiastic audience and a standing ovation afterward.