Thank you to everyone who attended the screening of Darfur at the Scotiabank Theatre in Toronto. We had an amazing turnout, and a great response to the event, which included a Q&A session after the film with panelists Ismail Adam (Darfur Association of Canada), Olivia Chow (MP for Trinity Spadina), Benjamin Shinewald (Canadian Jewish Congress National Executive Director) and Anne Wagner (Director of STAND Canada).

See below for pictures from the event, and if you live in Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, or Edmonton, be sure to attend a screening in your city TONIGHT! Tickets are on sale at http://standcanada.org/darfurfilm/buy-tickets/.
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As we get closer to the first date of the Darfur Film Tour, the film and our tour have getting mentioned in the press:

• She Does The City

• TheTyee.ca

• NOW Magazine

• Toronto Star

The excitement is rising! We launch the Stand for the Dead campaign (www.standforthedead.com) on February 1, 2010 at the Toronto screening of Darfur at the Scotiabank Theatre! The screening will begin at 7pm, and will be followed by a Q&A session with Stand leaders and special guests.

To purchase your tickets and find out more about the film, visit http://standcanada.org/darfurfilm/.

Stand Canada will be launching the Stand for the Dead campaign (www.standforthedead.com) at the beginning of February across the country with our first National film tour!

We will be showing the unreleased Hollywood film Darfur, starring Billy Zane, Edward Furlong and Kristanna Loken.

In partnership with Cineplex, the film will be screening in:

1) Toronto – Feb 1st – Scotiabank Theatre
2) Montreal – Feb 4th – StarCite Montreal
3) Vancouver – Feb 4th – SilverCity Metropolis (Burnaby)
4) Ottawa – Feb 4th – SilverCity Gloucester
5) Edmonton – Feb 4th – Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton
6) London – Feb 8th – SilverCity London
7) Guelph – Feb 8th – Galaxy Cinemas Guelph
8) Hamilton – Feb 8th – SilverCity Hamilton Mountain
9) Kingston – Feb 11th – Cineplex Odeon Gardiner’s Road
10) Winnipeg – Feb 11th – SilverCity Polo Park

Each screening will begin at 7pm, and will be followed by a Q&A session with Stand leaders and special guests.

Tickets are $10 each, and can be purchased here: http://standcanada.org/darfurfilm/