Fact Sheet

EVENT: 7th annual Canadian Art Reel Artists Film Festival

DATE: Wednesday, February 24, to Sunday, February 28, 2010

SCOPE: 13 documentaries on artists and art world figures plus free screenings for students

One world premiere:
Fold, Crumple, Crush: The Art of El Anatsui

One North American premiere:
Antony Gormley and the 4th Plinth

Two Canadian premieres:
Jean Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Two Artists: Andrea Zittel and Monika Sosnowska 1:1

FILMMAKERS and ARTISTS IN ATTENDANCE:
Samuel Keller, head, Beyeler Foundation (Ernst Beyeler: Art Dealer)
David Koh, producer (Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child)
Colette Urban, artist (Pretend Not to See Me)
Susan Vogel, director (Fold, Crumple, Crush: The Art of El Anatsui)

LOCATION: Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina Avenue (at Bloor Street), Toronto

TICKETS: General admission tickets are $10 in advance. Order tickets online at canadianart.ca/raff/tickets or phone (416) 368-8854 ext. 102.

FESTIVAL PASSES: $65 in advance

RUSH TICKETS: Rush tickets, if available, are $12 ($7 for students/seniors with valid ID). Available at the theatre box office 15 minutes prior to each screening.

OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION: Tickets $175 in advance only. Includes admission to the 7 pm Canadian premiere screening of Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child at the Royal Conservatory, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, and to the celebration immediately following the screening, also at Koerner Hall.

SEATING: General admission

ORGANIZER: Ann Webb, Executive Director, Canadian Art Foundation

WEBSITE: canadianart.ca/raff

Canadian Art Reel Artists Film Festival
Wednesday, February 24, to Sunday, February 28, 2010

Advance screening copies of festival films are available to the media. Ann Webb, festival organizer and executive director of the Canadian Art Foundation, is available for interviews.

The Canadian Art Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization established to foster support of the visual arts in Canada. The foundation unites art, ideas and people from coast to coast through a diverse array of national and international programs and the publication of Canadian Art, Canada’s most widely read visual arts magazine.

Media Contact:
Andrea Carson
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Canadian Art Foundation
(416) 368-8854 ext. 116
acarson@canadianart.ca

Or: Ann Webb
Executive Director, Canadian Art Foundation
(416) 368-8854 ext. 110
awebb@canadianart.ca