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Nobody ignored the elephant in the room at the latest Movie Night on the Hill hosted Monday by Heritage Minister Shelly Glover at the National Arts Centre.
Rather, attendees mugged it up with the paper pachyderm following the Ottawa premiere of the Canadian flick, Elephant Song, in the NAC Theatre. The replica elephant was part of the whimsical decor, inspired by the film, that organizers set up throughout the lobby. That’s where guests headed afterward for food, drinks and some serious socializing.
Present for the screening were organizers, sponsors and filmmakers. The Quebec film director, Charles Binamé, attended, as did the board chair for Telefilm Canada, Michel Roy, and TV executive Colette Watson from Rogers.
None of the film stars, such as Quebec sensation Xavier Dolan, turned out but Canadian actor Mark Critch from the political satire show This Hour Has 22 Minutes was there conducting playful interviews with key people before and after the screening. His CBC microphone came apart briefly while he was speaking with Glover but she jumped in to fix it.
“This is why Canadian television needs more money,” Critch quipped of his mic malfunction.
The Ottawa premiere of Elephant Song was held at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
In the 900-seat theatre, Glover delivered her usual upbeat speech to a good-sized audience consisting mostly of political types from Parliament Hill and supporters of the Canadian film industry. There was also a contingent of invited youth, including post-secondary students in TV and film.
New data shows that the arts, culture and heritage sector provides almost $50 billion to the Canadian economy and represents 647,000 jobs, Glover told the room. “We must continue to support this industry and ensure that not only the economy thrives but we, as Canadians, make our mark in this world and continue to punch above our weight.”
At the party, the Official Opposition’s heritage critic, Quebec NDP MP Pierre Nantel, was heard discussing the film, a psychological drama, with Telefilm director of public and government affairs, Jean-Claude Mahé. Nantel found the film “riveting, from the first scene to the last”.
Elephant Song, which is based on the Nicolas Billon play of the same name, also stars Bruce Greenwood, Catherine Keener and Colm Feore. It had its world premiere at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) last month.
While at the screening, Around Town got an update from Heidi Bonnell, vice president of federal government affairs for Rogers Communications, about the wildly popular Hope Live charity benefit she organizes every year with her volunteer committee for Fertile Future.
It always sells out but tickets vanished faster than ever this year when word broke that hometown girl Alanis Morissette is going to be performing at the gala, hosted by Bonnell’s pal, Rick Mercer.
The event, which attracts a who’s who from politics, journalism and business, takes place Monday, Oct. 27th at the GCTC.
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Rather, attendees mugged it up with the paper pachyderm following the Ottawa premiere of the Canadian flick, Elephant Song, in the NAC Theatre. The replica elephant was part of the whimsical decor, inspired by the film, that organizers set up throughout the lobby. That’s where guests headed afterward for food, drinks and some serious socializing.
Present for the screening were organizers, sponsors and filmmakers. The Quebec film director, Charles Binamé, attended, as did the board chair for Telefilm Canada, Michel Roy, and TV executive Colette Watson from Rogers.
None of the film stars, such as Quebec sensation Xavier Dolan, turned out but Canadian actor Mark Critch from the political satire show This Hour Has 22 Minutes was there conducting playful interviews with key people before and after the screening. His CBC microphone came apart briefly while he was speaking with Glover but she jumped in to fix it.
“This is why Canadian television needs more money,” Critch quipped of his mic malfunction.
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Minister Shelly Glover on the red carpet with, from left, Michel Roy (Telefilm), film director Charles Binamé, producer Richard Goudreau and Patrick Roy (Les Films Séville) at the Ottawa premiere of Elephant Song, at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen 
Stephen Clayton and his wife, Alison Clayton, a director with the Canada Media Fund, at the Ottawa film premiere of Elephant Song held Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at the National Arts Centre.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Sandra Abma and Lucy van Oldenbarneveld, both from CBC News Ottawa, with Susan Smith, a principal at Bluesky Strategy Group, at the Ottawa film premiere of Elephant Song at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Rogers TV vice president Colette Watson, with a prop from the party, at the Ottawa premiere of Elephant Song at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Heritage Minister Shelly Glover addresses the audience at the Otawa film premiere of Elephant Song, held at the National Arts Centre Theatre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
From left, Robin Mirsky and Heidi Bonnell, both with Rogers Communications, at the Ottawa film premiere of Elephant Song, held at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Manitoba Conservative Senator Janis Johnson with NAC acting chair Adrian Burns and her husband, lawyer Greg Kane, at the Ottawa film premiere of Elephant Song, held at the NAC on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Pierre-Louis Smith and his wife, Sheila O'Gorman, president at Triumphant Productions, at the post-screening party for the film Elephant Song, which premiered in Ottawa at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Local actor Guy Buller poses with such movie-themed decor as this nurse costume on display at the reception for the Ottawa premiere of the Elephant Song at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Jean Claude Mahé, director of public and government affairs for Telefilm Canada, with NDP MP Pierre Nantel, Official Opposition Critic for Heritage, at the Ottawa film premiere of Elephant Song held at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Conservative Senator Don Meredith with Rosal Yade and June Augustine at the post-screening party for the film Elephant Song, which premiered in Ottawa at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Film director Charles Binam? signs the movie poster for Elephant Song at its Ottawa premiere, held at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Heritage Minister Shelly Glover in conversation with Michel Roy, chair of the Telefilm Canada board, and film producer Richard Goudreau, right, at the Ottawa premiere of Elephant Song, at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Media training consultants Laura Peck and Barry McLoughlin attended the Ottawa film premiere of Elephant Song at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Zoey Feder, Michelle Michaelis, Kelsey Egalite and Nicola Krantz at the Ottawa film premiere of Elephant Song, shown at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Film director Charles Binamé addresses the audience at the Otawa premiere of Elephant Song, held in the National Arts Centre Theatre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
In mid-interview, Heritage Minister Shelly Glover helped to fix the microphone belonging to Mark Critch from This Hour Has 22 Minutes at the Ottawa premiere of Elephant Song on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at the National Arts Centre.
Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
The Ottawa premiere of Elephant Song was held at the National Arts Centre on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
In the 900-seat theatre, Glover delivered her usual upbeat speech to a good-sized audience consisting mostly of political types from Parliament Hill and supporters of the Canadian film industry. There was also a contingent of invited youth, including post-secondary students in TV and film.
New data shows that the arts, culture and heritage sector provides almost $50 billion to the Canadian economy and represents 647,000 jobs, Glover told the room. “We must continue to support this industry and ensure that not only the economy thrives but we, as Canadians, make our mark in this world and continue to punch above our weight.”
At the party, the Official Opposition’s heritage critic, Quebec NDP MP Pierre Nantel, was heard discussing the film, a psychological drama, with Telefilm director of public and government affairs, Jean-Claude Mahé. Nantel found the film “riveting, from the first scene to the last”.
Elephant Song, which is based on the Nicolas Billon play of the same name, also stars Bruce Greenwood, Catherine Keener and Colm Feore. It had its world premiere at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) last month.
While at the screening, Around Town got an update from Heidi Bonnell, vice president of federal government affairs for Rogers Communications, about the wildly popular Hope Live charity benefit she organizes every year with her volunteer committee for Fertile Future.
It always sells out but tickets vanished faster than ever this year when word broke that hometown girl Alanis Morissette is going to be performing at the gala, hosted by Bonnell’s pal, Rick Mercer.
The event, which attracts a who’s who from politics, journalism and business, takes place Monday, Oct. 27th at the GCTC.
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