Looking for something for that hard-to-buy-for friend or family member? Read on!
The Mississippi Mills Film Society has been screening Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) films in the area since 2023. Our venue is upstairs at the Almonte Legion, 100 Bridge Street (there’s an elevator). It’s great — there’s a good-size screen and the sound system is terrific.
Our committee works diligently to choose a nice variety of films from TIFF’s “hot list” — an alternative to Hollywood. A lot of things have to line up — TIFF must release the films, the format must align with our equipment, the distributor has to distribute in this part of the world, and a few other details. Some of our best-received films have been Driving Madeleine, The Penguin Lessons, and our last film, Being Cyrano, which was met with rave reviews — 83% of attendees gave it five stars. We know this because of our unique “penny for your thoughts” rating system. We literally have folks drop a Canadian penny into a little box that corresponds with one to five stars on their way out.
Not only that — all profits are donated to the Mississippi Mills Public Library!
So, back to the gift-giving idea.
For the first time, we’ve decided to offer a subscription for our upcoming Winter/Spring 2026 series (February 22, March 22 and April 19) — three movies for $42 (fees included). Individual tickets are $15.
All movies are shown on Sunday afternoons at 2pm. The committee is now screening possible choices for the upcoming series so we don’t have the titles yet, but we wanted to catch theHumm’s publication deadline so readers would know about this great gift idea. We’ll be releasing the details on social and local media as soon as we’ve nailed them down. We’re aiming for before Christmas, so keep an eye out at tinyurl.com/377ydzyf.
Subscriptions are available now, so simply go to Tickets Please (TicketsPlease.ca, 485–6434) and get them instantly (perfect for last-minute shoppers), which will allow your lucky recipient to enjoy three wonderful movies. And here’s an even better idea — buy two sets, so your favourite person can bring a friend. Maybe they’ll pick you. Win-win!
See you at the movies!