Devour! The Food Film Fest Presents Cinema Paradiso

Halifax, N.S. (June 8, 2015) – After a successful west coast tour, Devour! The Food Film Fest organizers are happy to return home with their first pop-up event in Halifax this season. Partnering with Chef Scott Colwell of Certainly Cinnamon, the duo are back with their classic “dinner and a movie” combo on June 11.

The evening will begin at 7:00 p.m. with a retro screening of a festival favourite, Cinema Paradiso, served with an intimate five-course Sicilian feast paired with Italian wines from Bishop’s Cellar. The dinner and screening will take place in the new kitchen at Certainly Cinnamon Catering.

Tickets to the entire evening are $75.00 each (taxes, gratuity & wine pairings included), and are available online through Ticketpro. For more information, please contact Devour! managing director, Lia Rinaldo, at lia@devourfest.com. The full menu can be found at devourfest.com.

ABOUT CINEMA PARADISO

Giuseppe Tornatore, Italy, 1988, 124 minutes

A nostalgic chronicle of a Sicilian youngster, Salvatore, and his formative relationship with his local movie theater and its wise old projectionist, Alfredo. Salvatore, now a successful film director in his forties, returns home to Sicily after hearing of Alfredo’s passing. The story is beautifully woven through a series of flashbacks of Salvatore’s World War II childhood into his adolescence, where his true obsession with cinema flourished.

ABOUT DEVOUR! THE FOOD FILM FEST

Devour! The Food Film Fest is an international festival celebrating cinema, food and wine culture. The five-day festival takes place in the culinary epicentre of Nova Scotia – the town of Wolfville, Kings County. The festival is an experiential celebration of food on film, the culture of food and the dramatic impact it has on our day-to-day lives. The fifth edition of Devour! The Food Film Fest is slated for November 4-8, 2015.

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Media Contact:
Robyn McIsaac
robyn@devourfest.com
(902) 440-1551

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