Contact
Michael Howell, Executive Director & Lia Rinaldo, Managing Director
Contact Executive Assistant Riley Myers at riley@devourfest.com
Natasha Compton, Marketing & Communications
natasha.compton@becuriouspr.com
Jason Lynch, Culinary Coordinator
jason@devourfest.com
Beatrice Stutz, Beverage & Front of House Coordinator
beatrice@devourfest.com
Anna-Maria Jachimowicz, Travel & Accommodations; Logistics Coordinator
annamaria@devourfest.com
Lia Hennigar, Corporate & VIP Relations
liahconcierge@devourfest.com
Jill Delaney, Volunteer Inquiries
volunteer@devourfest.com
Box Office
2024 festival tickets will go on sale in September via www.devourfest.com and www.ticketpro.ca. Tickets are also available by phone at 1-888-311-9090.
BOX OFFICE HOURS & LOCATION DURING FESTIVAL
Devour! Box Office & Retail Shop, Located in the Devour! Studios at 360 Main Street, Wolfville
Devour! Satellite Box Offices: The box office opens half an hour before film and event programming in the lobby of the Al Whittle Theatre at 450 Main Street and at selected event locations.
Monday, October 21, 9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 22, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 23, 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 24, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday, October 25, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 26, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 27, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Venue Map
About
Combining cinematic talent with extraordinary culinary and wine creations, Devour! The Food Film Fest is the world’s largest festival focused on food and film. Taking place in the culinary epicenter of the province of Nova Scotia, the 14th edition of Devour! is slated for October 21-27, 2024.
Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Annapolis Valley, the town of Wolfville, Kentville and Kings County is a magnificent festival setting, with a number of historic theatres, unique local venues and scenic beauty. Only one hour from the city of Halifax in the heartland of Nova Scotia’s burgeoning wine industry and the centre of culinary and agricultural innovation, Wolfville is also home to Acadia University, one of Canada’s most renowned academic institutions, and a partner of Devour! The Food Film Fest. It is important to the festival organizers that each event ties in the local atmosphere.
Aiming to educate and entertain through the lens of food on film, Devour! The Food Film Fest is an annual event that showcases some of the most engaging documentaries, dramas and short films that celebrate food on film. With a great mix of Canadian content as well as international hits, Devour! brings awareness to the audiences on the impact of food, food culture and the current food systems in our lives. Through various interactive industry sessions, festival-goers are able to gain hands-on experience – from inspiring panels with high profile participants to cooking demos. Devour! The Bounty of Kings County Tasting Tours include four food and wine-focused excursions that allow participants to experience the Annapolis Valley in all its beauty. Other popular events include experiential dinners, street food parties, celebrity visits, host receptions and more.
Devour! The Food Film Fest is managed by festival co-organizers, Michael Howell and Lia Rinaldo, and is overseen by a Board of Directors and an Advisory Council made up of key partners from the film, business and culinary sectors. Over the years, many public sector partners such as Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Communities, Culture & Heritage, Taste of Nova Scotia and Select Nova Scotia have joined the festival’s founding partner, Slow Food Nova Scotia, in support of the event. Over the past three years, the list of festival partners have almost tripled to include industry and media partners.
Since its inception, Devour! has garnered a steady increase in overall awareness of the festival, as well as an increase in attendees – with box office numbers continuing to grow on a yearly basis. Devour! has also garnered worldwide media attention with multiple articles in The Hollywood Reporter and Screen International, as well as USA Today, Yahoo News, Saveur Magazine, The Daily Meal and Reader’s Digest. It is projected that the 2018 festival will increase the number of attendees to 12,000 people, with continued accolades going to the co-organizers including the prestigious Gary MacDonald Culinary Ambassador of the Year Award (2014) at the Taste of Nova Scotia Prestige Awards.
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