Actor Bill Pullman is set to present his favourite food film, 1987’s Babette’s Feast, as the opening-night film at the world’s largest culinary film festival, Devour!, which runs Nov 4-8 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
The festival’s executive director Michael Howell and managing director Lia Rinaldo launched the 2015 programme in Toronto last week.
Films to screen include That Sugar Film, The Birth of Sake, A Year In Champagne, Swank Farm, In Defense of Food, The Empire of Scents, Sergio Herman: Fucking Perfect, Happy 140, Foodies, The Great Chicken Wing Hunt, Good Things Await, The Duel of Wine, For Grace, and Relative Happiness.
“It’s extremely rewarding to see how Devour! has grown since its inception to become the world’s premier film festival focusing on our love of both cuisine and cinema,” said Howell.
“The team has worked extremely hard to create a sensory overload for anyone coming to Wolfville this November – from the 78 films, to a significant...
The festival’s executive director Michael Howell and managing director Lia Rinaldo launched the 2015 programme in Toronto last week.
Films to screen include That Sugar Film, The Birth of Sake, A Year In Champagne, Swank Farm, In Defense of Food, The Empire of Scents, Sergio Herman: Fucking Perfect, Happy 140, Foodies, The Great Chicken Wing Hunt, Good Things Await, The Duel of Wine, For Grace, and Relative Happiness.
“It’s extremely rewarding to see how Devour! has grown since its inception to become the world’s premier film festival focusing on our love of both cuisine and cinema,” said Howell.
“The team has worked extremely hard to create a sensory overload for anyone coming to Wolfville this November – from the 78 films, to a significant...
- 9/23/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Five-day festival in Nova Scotia connects food and films.
Devour! The Food Film Fest, held in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, has given its Golden Tine Awards to Chen Yu-Hsun’s Zone Pro Site: A Moveable Feast [pictured] as best feature drama and Jeremy Seifert’s Gmo Omg as best feature documentary.
Zone Pro Site is about a young woman’s path to her destiny in the kitchen. Gmo Omg is about a father trying to educate himself on what he is feeding his children.
In the shorts categories, the Golden Tines are Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine of Cook It Raw Charleston (documentary), and Scooter Corkle’s Pour Retourner (drama).
“This year we had an exceptionally robust program with films from around the world,” said Michael Howell, executive director of Devour!.
“We are delighted we were able to attract such a high calibre of culinary films. Each of the award winners should be very proud of their achievements.”
The...
Devour! The Food Film Fest, held in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, has given its Golden Tine Awards to Chen Yu-Hsun’s Zone Pro Site: A Moveable Feast [pictured] as best feature drama and Jeremy Seifert’s Gmo Omg as best feature documentary.
Zone Pro Site is about a young woman’s path to her destiny in the kitchen. Gmo Omg is about a father trying to educate himself on what he is feeding his children.
In the shorts categories, the Golden Tines are Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine of Cook It Raw Charleston (documentary), and Scooter Corkle’s Pour Retourner (drama).
“This year we had an exceptionally robust program with films from around the world,” said Michael Howell, executive director of Devour!.
“We are delighted we were able to attract such a high calibre of culinary films. Each of the award winners should be very proud of their achievements.”
The...
- 11/16/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Celebrity chef to present Ang Lee’s Eat Drink Man Woman.
Celebrity chef, author and television presenter Anthony Bourdain will present the opening night of the foodie film festivall Devour! The Food Film Fest on Nov 12 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Bourdain will attend the Opening Galain the Fountain Commons at Acadia University; 12 lauded chefs will create a feast that celebrates cuisine and cinema.
“Following the gala, Bourdain will introduce the opening festival screening of Eat Drink Man Woman, directed by Ang Lee,” said Lia Rinaldo, Devour! managing director. “Bourdain has personally selected this film, will participate in an audience Q&A session afterward and then conclude the night by hosting a one-hour book signing at the Devour! Opening Gala Post-Reception.”
“We are thrilled to have a culinary icon like Anthony Bourdain be a part of Devour!” added Michael Howell, festival executive director. “We strive to educate and entertain through the lens of food. To have a...
Celebrity chef, author and television presenter Anthony Bourdain will present the opening night of the foodie film festivall Devour! The Food Film Fest on Nov 12 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Bourdain will attend the Opening Galain the Fountain Commons at Acadia University; 12 lauded chefs will create a feast that celebrates cuisine and cinema.
“Following the gala, Bourdain will introduce the opening festival screening of Eat Drink Man Woman, directed by Ang Lee,” said Lia Rinaldo, Devour! managing director. “Bourdain has personally selected this film, will participate in an audience Q&A session afterward and then conclude the night by hosting a one-hour book signing at the Devour! Opening Gala Post-Reception.”
“We are thrilled to have a culinary icon like Anthony Bourdain be a part of Devour!” added Michael Howell, festival executive director. “We strive to educate and entertain through the lens of food. To have a...
- 8/6/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Devour! The Food Film Fest, based in Nova Scotia, is now expanding with a Bahamas event.
Executive Director Michael Howell and Managing Director Lia Rinaldo announced the news that the food and wine film festival will expand with Devour! The Beach, Green Turtle Cay, Abacos from March 26-29.
The line-up will include celebrity chefs from Chicago, Las Vegas, Cleveland, Dallas, Ottawa and Halifax’s Craig Flinn of Chives and Two Doors Down.
“The culinary traveller has increasingly been identified as a key contributor to building and sustaining global tourism,” said Howell. “The expansion of Devour! into The Bahamas has the advantage of promoting tourism and economic partnerships between our two regions.”
“The combination of food and film is a powerful recipe,” added Rinaldo. “Transported by taste, the culinary traveller is willing to both travel great distances for the luxury to eat food prepared by well-known personalities. Based on the success of Devour! in Wolfville...
Executive Director Michael Howell and Managing Director Lia Rinaldo announced the news that the food and wine film festival will expand with Devour! The Beach, Green Turtle Cay, Abacos from March 26-29.
The line-up will include celebrity chefs from Chicago, Las Vegas, Cleveland, Dallas, Ottawa and Halifax’s Craig Flinn of Chives and Two Doors Down.
“The culinary traveller has increasingly been identified as a key contributor to building and sustaining global tourism,” said Howell. “The expansion of Devour! into The Bahamas has the advantage of promoting tourism and economic partnerships between our two regions.”
“The combination of food and film is a powerful recipe,” added Rinaldo. “Transported by taste, the culinary traveller is willing to both travel great distances for the luxury to eat food prepared by well-known personalities. Based on the success of Devour! in Wolfville...
- 1/22/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Devour! The Food Film Fest, based in Nova Scotia, is now expanding with a Bahamas event.
Executive Director Michael Howell and Managing Director Lia Rinaldo announced the news that the food and wine film festival will expand with Devour! The Beach, Green Turtle Cay, Abacos from March 26-29.
The line-up will include celebrity chefs from Chicago, Las Vegas, Cleveland, Dallas, Ottawa and Halifax’s Craig Flinn of Chives and Two Doors Down.
“The culinary traveller has increasingly been identified as a key contributor to building and sustaining global tourism,” said Howell. “The expansion of Devour! into The Bahamas has the advantage of promoting tourism and economic partnerships between our two regions.”
“The combination of food and film is a powerful recipe,” added Rinaldo. “Transported by taste, the culinary traveller is willing to both travel great distances for the luxury to eat food prepared by well-known personalities. Based on the success of Devour! in Wolfville...
Executive Director Michael Howell and Managing Director Lia Rinaldo announced the news that the food and wine film festival will expand with Devour! The Beach, Green Turtle Cay, Abacos from March 26-29.
The line-up will include celebrity chefs from Chicago, Las Vegas, Cleveland, Dallas, Ottawa and Halifax’s Craig Flinn of Chives and Two Doors Down.
“The culinary traveller has increasingly been identified as a key contributor to building and sustaining global tourism,” said Howell. “The expansion of Devour! into The Bahamas has the advantage of promoting tourism and economic partnerships between our two regions.”
“The combination of food and film is a powerful recipe,” added Rinaldo. “Transported by taste, the culinary traveller is willing to both travel great distances for the luxury to eat food prepared by well-known personalities. Based on the success of Devour! in Wolfville...
- 1/22/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Lia Rinaldo, former Artistic Director of the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is now managing director of Devour! The Food Film Fest.
Devour!, previously the Slow Motion Food Film Fest, relaunches as a larger, annual event in Wolfville, Nova Scotia from November 13-17.
The festival is managed by organisers Michael Howell and Rinaldo and overseen by an advisory board made up of key players from the film, business & culinary sectors including honorary members director Robert Kenner (Food, Inc.) and actor/director Jason Priestley.
The event will include more than 30 screenings of international food-related films, gala dinners, industry sessions, a farmer’s market, wine tours, food demos and tastings and more. The programme will launch this autumn.
The event’s supporters include Acadia University, Al Whittle Theatre, Taste of Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Community Business Development Corporations, Destination Southwest Nova, Slow Food Nova Scotia, Slow Food International, Al Whittle...
Devour!, previously the Slow Motion Food Film Fest, relaunches as a larger, annual event in Wolfville, Nova Scotia from November 13-17.
The festival is managed by organisers Michael Howell and Rinaldo and overseen by an advisory board made up of key players from the film, business & culinary sectors including honorary members director Robert Kenner (Food, Inc.) and actor/director Jason Priestley.
The event will include more than 30 screenings of international food-related films, gala dinners, industry sessions, a farmer’s market, wine tours, food demos and tastings and more. The programme will launch this autumn.
The event’s supporters include Acadia University, Al Whittle Theatre, Taste of Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Community Business Development Corporations, Destination Southwest Nova, Slow Food Nova Scotia, Slow Food International, Al Whittle...
- 8/6/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Books have been a mainstay in Hollywood's never-ending search for film ideas, and while the adage "you should read the book" will never leave the mouths of frustrated moviegoers, a few more tomes have been picked up for film adaptation. As usual, there may be a few who are disappointed.
Young Adult fans might be familiar with author Libba Bray's "Gemma Doyle Trilogy," but probably less so with her upcoming "The Diviners." Set for release in September, "The Diviners" is the first of what will be a four-part series that will follow Evie O'Neill, a young New York transplant, who must use her mysterious powers to stop a series of occult-based murders. Since the book has yet to be published, we're sure that there's not many who will be bummed that their favorite book might get compromised on its way to the big screen. Still, those eventual fans might...
Young Adult fans might be familiar with author Libba Bray's "Gemma Doyle Trilogy," but probably less so with her upcoming "The Diviners." Set for release in September, "The Diviners" is the first of what will be a four-part series that will follow Evie O'Neill, a young New York transplant, who must use her mysterious powers to stop a series of occult-based murders. Since the book has yet to be published, we're sure that there's not many who will be bummed that their favorite book might get compromised on its way to the big screen. Still, those eventual fans might...
- 6/13/2012
- by Ryan Gowland
- The Playlist
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