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Devour! Goes International
HALIFAX, NS (January 22, 2014) – Nova Scotia based producers of Devour! The Food Film Fest are taking the show on the road. Executive Director Michael Howell and Managing Director Lia Rinaldo have inked a deal that will see the food and wine festival expand into The Bahamas. “The culinary traveller has increasingly been identified…
DEVOUR! GOLDEN TINE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
NOVEMBER 18, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wolfville, NS – Four filmmakers from three countries took home coveted Devour! Golden Tine Awards designed and created by Annapolis Royal metal artist Brad Hall. The winners were announced last night and were selected from the 70 films from around the world that were featured throughout the five-day festival…
ACT FAST! TICKETS TO DEVOUR! FLYING OUT OF THE BOX OFFICE
NOVEMBER 10, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wolfville, NS – Tickets to Devour! The Food Film Fest’s delicious 70 film screenings, over a dozen culinary events and eight industry sessions are selling quickly. Tickets for several Devour! food events have sold out and others are nearing capacity. Film ticket sales have already doubled over the last…
DEVOUR! CULINARY PROGRAM SEASONED WITH GREAT DINING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wolfville, NS (October 31, 2013) – Devour! The Food Film Fest’s program promises food at every touchpoint from the opening scene at the Five Senses Gala to the closing credits at the Dessert Showcase. Over five days, from November 13-17, more than a dozen delicious food events will be served up throughout…
Colibri Software Partners with Devour! The Food Film Fest
Oct. 29, 2013, Wolfville, NS – Colibri Software, the Wolfville-based rural development technology company, has announced its partnership with the Devour! The Food Film Fest. Colibri Software will launch the Devour! App Powered by Strollopia, a mobile application that allows users to explore the festival through the application’s geo-located content messaging. The company is proud…
FOOD AND FILM ALL-STARS TO HOST DEVOUR! INDUSTRY SESSIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wolfville, NS (October 24, 2013) – Professional and amateur filmmakers, bloggers, foodies, budding chefs and professionals alike will eat up advice from the world-renowned presenters at Devour! The Food Film Fest. This year, Devour! introduces a new series of industry sessions as the cherry on top of a jam-packed program of film…
DEVOUR! ANNOUNCES FOOD NETWORK STAR BOB BLUMER TO OPEN FESTIVAL
Wolfville, NS (October 17, 2013)- Food Network star Bob Blumer will open and host The Five Senses opening gala reception presented by Taste of Nova Scotia on Wednesday, November 13th at Acadia University’s Fountain Commons. Bob Blumer is familiar to many Food Network devotees as the Surreal Gourmet and host/participant of Glutton For Punishment. His…
DEVOUR! UNVEILS DECADENT FESTIVAL PROGRAM
Today marked the official program launch for Nova Scotia’s hottest and most anticipated new festival Halifax, NS (October 9, 2013) –- The Devour! festival program features five jam-packed days of food and film with 70 films handpicked from over 200 submissions, some of the nation’s top chefs and many other delicious food and film events.…
DEVOUR! THE FOOD FILM FEST ANNOUNCES KEY PARTNERS & LAUNCHES NEW BRAND
WOLFVILLE, NS (July 31, 2013) – Public and private sector partners are lining up to support Devour! The Food Film Fest, which will make its expanded, annual debut November 13-17, 2013, in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. “We are delighted with the enthusiasm that so many of our partners have shown to help launch Devour! The Food…
RECIPE: Porcupine Scallops by Chef Michael Howell
If you were at our recent brand launch this summer, consider yourself one of the lucky ones to have tried these tasty little succulent parcels. Not only is Michael Howell the Executive Director of Devour! The Food Film Fest, he is also a celebrated chef, cookbook author, and former restaurateur in his own right. This…
