Eager audience gives Creemore Film Club launch two thumbs up
Movie lovers have applauded the launch of a the new Creemore Film Club, having snatched up all of the memberships within days. However, tickets for individual films remain available.
Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society and Creemore Village Green are joining forces to show eight films on select Fridays in 2026, in partnership with TIFF Film Circuit, with the goal of bringing great movies that may not be accessible in rural communities.
The TIFF Film Circuit catalogue gives the film club access to more than 1,500 movies to choose from, some of which may not have been shown in theatre or available on streaming platforms.
When Maddy Interisano heard that there was a film club in development she was eager to volunteer.
“Film is a huge passion for me so when I heard people talking about it I jumped at it immediately,” she said.
“For me, the best thing about film is that shared experience, being together, possibly starting conversations, and presenting films that may be under seen. There are some incredible gems through our partnership with TIFF that I think people will really respond to. There seems to be a real appetite for it.”
The Creemore Film Club will premiere on Feb. 20 with the Norwegian film Sentimental Value, which has received nine Oscar nominations including best picture, best international feature, best actress and best director.
In March, the feature film is It Was Just an Accident, winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, the highest award at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, and Oscar nominee for best international feature film.
Interisano said she was fortunate to have seen both films in the theatre. She saw the February selection at TIFF Lightbox and the March selection at TIFF.
“These films didn’t play widely in the area so it’s exciting to choose films that, despite being Oscar nominated or award winning, this might be the first time that people have heard about them or get a chance to see them. That’s part of what makes it special to select these two to lead us out,” said Interisano. “We want people to connect with each other. Film, to me, is the great unifier and a way to connect to diverse voices and perspectives. We’re really excited to launch something were people can share in that together.”
The Creemore Film Club is also launching with a one-off movie for youth. On Feb. 20, there will be an early showing of Flow at 4 p.m. Tickets are only available at the door and cost $8.
Films will be shown the third Friday of the month, except for December, January, July and August.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and Film screens at 7 p.m.
Tickets cost $12 per film. Limited tickets available at ticketcsene.ca. The memberships for 2026 are sold out.
The adult movie screenings are licensed. Enjoy a feature cocktail, wine or beer, popcorn and other treats before and during the screening. Bring your own cup for beervages or purchase a Creemore Film Club branded cup.
Programming updates will be posted on social media by Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society.
Sentimental Value (2025), directed by Joachim Trier
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he’s given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics. – Starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning
It Was Just an Accident (2025), directed by Jafar Panahi
Despite bans and imprisonment, Iranian master filmmaker Jafar Panahi continues to make great humanist films. Reimagining the road movie, he takes his audience on a thrilling emotional ride in a work full of twists and turns. In the middle of the night a damaged car arrives at mechanic Vahid’s garage. He hears something that triggers him to believe that the driver of the car is the official who had tortured him. But as he never saw his face, can he really be sure? Turning to other torture victims for confirmation, including a wedding photographer, he sets in motion a murderous revenge plot. But is this really who they are? Alternatively tense and funny, It Was Just an Accident has an exceptional ensemble cast.
Flow (2024), directed by Gints Zilbalodis
The world seems to be coming to an end, teeming with the vestiges of a human presence. Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.
