By Staff
June 19th, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
Oakville puts on an annual Film Festival.
The event started on the 18th and runs through to the 25th.
Why should an Oakville event matter to Burlington? Well, if you are a film buff – the Oakville event is the only thing taking place in the Region for the film aficionados
The news is that the 2026 Festival will take place in Burlington. Details are still being worked out. The main venue could be at the Performing Arts Centre or at the Cineplex site.
The Oakville Festivals of Film and Art sought a Trillium Grant to have the film event take place in different communities. Wendy Donnan, Executive Director, explained that the OFFA wanted to broaden the size and reach of the film festival – and it really is a festival with a WORDS
Schedule for the event is robust. Check it all out HERE. It is one of the better websites we’ve seen in some time.
OFFA website is one of the best we have seen for some time. Some of the flicks scheduled.
Donnan has a rich background in film. She got hooked on the genre when she saw Citizen Kane – she has no idea how many times she has watched the film. Academically, she has completed a MAsters and is working on her doctorate.
Wendy Donnan
She is both a film and TV producer and has taught at York University, Sheridan College and Laurier
The challenge for her with the Trillium grant in hand is to understand the market she wants to reach in each community.
Mississauga has a diversity that is radically different from that of Oakville with Burlington somewhere in between the two.
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