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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20171025T200000
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URL:https://devourfest.com/program/devour-opening-gala-film-presented-by-c
 bc-the-hundred-foot-journey-curated-by-gordon-pinsent/
SUMMARY:Devour! Opening Gala Film Presented by CBC: The Hundred-Foot Journe
 y Curated by Gordon Pinsent
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to have celebrated Canadian film icon\, Gordon
  Pinsent curate his favourite food film of all-time\, The Hundred-Foot Jou
 rney.\n\nIt is impossible to imagine a Canada without Gordon Pinsent. The 
 award-winning actor and writer from Newfoundland has created indelible cha
 racters that have woven themselves into the fabric of our nation’s consc
 iousness. His numerous appearances in television and film include The Red 
 Green Show\, Republic of Doyle\, The Shipping News and Away from Her. He h
 as won ACTRA\, Genie\, Gemini and Dora awards\, and has honorary doctorate
 s from several Canadian universities. He is a companion of the Order of Ca
 nada and recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. As the
  CBC’s George Stroumboulopoulos said: "If you had to pick one person to 
 symbolize acting in this country\, Gordon Pinsent might be it.”\n\n\n\nO
 pening Night Gala Film: The Hundred-Foot Journey\n\nAfter a fatal tragedy\
 , the Kadam family leaves India for a small town in southern France. Once 
 settled they get to work on realizing their dream of opening a traditional
 \, family-run Indian restaurant —  100 feet from a Michelin star classi
 c French restaurant run by the indomitable Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren). 
 The initial rivalry and cultural clashes succumb to their shared passion f
 or food\, and ultimately their lives and the sleepy little town are charmi
 ngly transformed. \nFrance/India\, 2014\, 123 minutes\nDirector Lasse Hall
 ström\nDistributor Audio Ciné Films Inc.\n\nFollowing this screening\, G
 ordon will be interviewed on-stage by longtime friend of the festival\, Bo
 b Blumer.\n\nOn this special evening we also award the youth winner of the
  Nourish Nova Scotia Food &amp\; Film Challenge. We invited children and y
 outh of all ages to make a short film under three minutes about food liter
 acy – having the knowledge\, skills and attitudes necessary to choose\, 
 grow\, prepare and enjoy food to support one’s health\, community and th
 e environment. The winner receives a $500.00 prize from Nourish Nova Scoti
 a to support a healthy eating program or initiative in their school/commun
 ity\, as well as a new CBC Prize. \n\n\nBob Blumer \nProud born and raise
 d Canadian (turned Californian)\, gastronaut\, artist and seven time Guinn
 ess World Record holder Bob Blumer is the creator and host of the televisi
 on series The Surreal Gourmet and Glutton for Punishment\, and host of Wor
 ld’s Weirdest Restaurants.\n\nKnown for transforming ordinary ingredient
 s into wow-inspiring dishes through simple cooking methods and whimsical p
 resentations\, his creativity has become his culinary trademark. As an art
 ist\, Blumer recently created a show featuring 25 surreal wine glasses and
  decanters that he exhibited in Napa\, California\, and designed a Surreal
  Gourmet Suite for Toronto’s legendary Gladstone Hotel. \n\nHe is the au
 thor of five acclaimed cookbooks and is co-author of the best-selling Pizz
 a on the Grill (just released in it’s second edition). His culinary Inve
 ntions du jour can be found on his Instagram page\, @bobblumer.
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