Bay Street Film Festival
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The Bay Street Film Festival was established in 2005 by Kelly Saxberg and Ron Harpelle as an independent
film festival
in Thunder Bay
, Ontario
, Canada
, that features local, national, and international films with the theme "films for the people." The festival is sponsored by Flash Frame, Thunder Bay's film and video network and is held on 314 Bay Street in the historic Finnish Labour Temple
in the heart of the Finnish quarter
. The festival is held on the second weekend in September and has gained an international reputation.
During the highly successful inaugural festival in 2005, 80 films were screened to over 3000 people. The festival has hosted 25 out-of-town film makers, musicians, and speakers, some from as far away as Israel
and Finland
.
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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, that features local, national, and international films with the theme "films for the people." The festival is sponsored by Flash Frame, Thunder Bay's film and video network and is held on 314 Bay Street in the historic Finnish Labour Temple
Finnish Labour Temple
The Finnish Labour Temple is a Finnish-Canadian cultural and community centre and a local landmark located at 314 Bay Street in the Finnish quarter in Thunder Bay, Ontario....
in the heart of the Finnish quarter
Ethnic enclave
An ethnic enclave is an ethnic community which retains some cultural distinction from a larger, surrounding area, it may be a neighborhood, an area or an administrative division based on ethnic groups. Sometimes an entire city may have such a feel. Usually the enclave revolves around businesses...
. The festival is held on the second weekend in September and has gained an international reputation.
During the highly successful inaugural festival in 2005, 80 films were screened to over 3000 people. The festival has hosted 25 out-of-town film makers, musicians, and speakers, some from as far away as Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.