FRIENDS OF FESTIVAL 2012
Cult Montreal
www.cultmontreal.comCult MTL is a daily culture, music and news website, and monthly print publication. We cover cultural events, local artists and entrepreneurs and social and political issues in the city. Every day, we curate a To-Do List, because there’s never a lack of activity here, just a shortage of savvy voices to steer you to the best of it.
Baron
www.baronmag.comBaron is the magazine for the new generation of entrepreneur who are passionate, open-minded, curious and informed. Culture + Design + Global Affairs + Travel.
Perle
www.perlemag.comBringing art and eroticism is Pearl magazine mandate since its first edition in September 2011. At a time when we attribute too much tribune to pornography, Perle brings great graphic, design, features interviews with celebrities, photo sessions with renowned artists and stories to titillate readers.
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Infopresse
www.infopresse.comInfopresse is a media company specializing in communication, design and creativity content.
Our monthly magazine and daily newsletter delivers quality content for all the communication, marketing and graphic design industry in Quebec. Infopresse produces also conferences, training, awards, books and TV production. 
Grafika
www.grafika.comGrafika newsletter brings weekly graphic design news to all the Quebec community.
Dress to Kill Magazine
www.dresstokillmagazine.comDon’t just dress, « DRESS TO KILL »!
Born in 2008 in the heart of Old Port Montreal, printed in French and in English, Dress to Kill takes you into a journey between Vogue and Interview. Where edgy streets of Berlin and high society of New York meets Montreal most avant-guardiste artists. A most have bible for every «fashionistas »!
ION Magazine
www.ionmagazine.caA CUTTING EDGE PORTAL FOR INDEPENDENT CULTURE
Over the past 8 years ION has become known as the award winning independent go-to magazine with a clear focus on featuring cutting edge innovators in the areas of music, film, art, culture and fashion.
Snap
www.snapme.caSNAP! is a free quarterly art fashion and culture magazine available in stores across Canada, by postage and online here. With an emphasis on emerging talent, SNAP! collaborates with a broad range of photographers, artists and writers to present a magazine that is original, smart and playful.
Urbania
www.urbania.caFor over seven years, Urbania has amassed a readership among inquisitive professionals, decision-makers, and the young socially active crowd, and to this day, it continues to entertain, inform, and fascinate. By drawing the extraordinary out of the ordinary, by spending time on people and their stories, by examining every aspect of every topic, we succeed in capturing the interest of visitors to our website, readers of our magazine, viewers of our television series, and guests at our events.
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Esse
www.esse.caLes Éditions esse, a not-for-profit organization, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Founded in 1984, Les Éditions esse publish esse arts + opinions, a bilingual magazine that focuses on various disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices. Through the years, esse has succeeded in gaining a strong reputation that allows it to play an active part on the artistic scene. Les Éditions esse also publish specialized art books. These are distributed internationally. Subscriptions and shop online.
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Maisonneuve Magazine
www.maisonneuve.org
CURIOUS Montréal souhaite briser les barrières et créer une communauté de talents où les différents artistes et designers pourront partager leurs connaissances selon leur expertise propre et élargir leur réseau.
Hors Champ
www.horschamp.qc.caCreated in 1996, Hors champ is an Web journal that proposes a space devoted to critical reflexion on cinema and medias. We publish articles and are involved in different curatorial work, such as film programming, conferences and meetings between filmmakers and the Montreal public.
Panorama-cinéma
www.panorama-cinema.comStarted in 2003, Panorama-cinéma offers its readers hundreds of reviews and more : in-depth retrospectives, interviews with both actors and filmmakers as well as coverage of many major international film festivals. We believe art and entertainment can coexist and our goal is to offer critical coverage of both new releases and classics.
Cinoche
www.cinoche.comCinoche.com has established its reputation as Québec's movie reference and is now known to all movie lovers in Québec. The website is the number one choice for anyone trying to quench their movie thirst, whether they are looking for news updated hourly, movie trailers, reviews, theatres schedules, contests and more.
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Cinéma Montréal
www.cinemamontreal.comCinema Montreal, the top movie website in Greater Montreal since 1996, wishes you a wonderful time at the Festival!
Cinéma Scope
www.cinema-scope.comPacked with reviews, essays and interviews, the independently published film quarterly Cinema Scope is geared to cinephiles looking for an intelligent and lively forum on world cinema. With unparalleled depth and breadth, Cinema Scope has earned the reputation worldwide of being the best film magazine in the English language.
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CJLO
www.cjlo.comCJLO is Concordia University's one and only radio station. CJLO is 100% non-profit, and run almost entirely by volunteers. The station is located in the heart of the Loyola campus in the NDG borough of Montreal and there are over eighty DJ's spinning for your listening pleasure.
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Buzz radio
www.999thebuzz.com99.9 The BUZZ is the only Modern Rock Alternative station covering Montreal and Northern Vermont and New York. Featuring Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, Kings Of Leon and many new artists.
CTVM.info
www.ctvm.infoWith over 5000 issues delivered to its subscribers over the last 22 years, CTVM.info is the primary information source and reference for Quebec’s cinema, television and multimedia professionals. Today and more than ever, CTVM.info is an essential and privileged link to an ever-changing industry that is constantly facing new challenges. With its daily bulletin for subscribers, its website and real time news updates via Twitter and its Facebook page, CTVM.info remains «the» reference.
Film International
www.intellectbooks.com
New Cinemas
Volume 10, 2012
3 issues per year
New Cinemas interrogates established understandings of late-twentieth century and contemporary cinematic theory and practice, offering a refreshing approach to contemporary film studies. Focusing on all that is novel or has been hitherto overlooked, it provides an up-to-date forum for the discussion of the cinema of today, and of tomorrow.
International Film Guide
www.internationalfilmguide.com
International Film Guide reviews trends and changes in global cinema across the past year in one handy volume comprising over 400 pages. Comprehensive coverage written by expert local correspondents encompassing output from 90 countries plus extensive Festivals section etc. Full details and opportunity to buy at the discounted price of £13.99 (normally £19.99) at www.wallflowerpress.co.uk/product/international-film-guide/international-film-guide-2011-
Qui Fait Quoi
www.qfq.comFor over 25 years now, Qui fait Quoi is a must-read for those who need to keep up with the latest movie news and information from television and multimedia industries. With its daily newsletter, the monthly magazine, its annual directory of over 6,000 professionals and companies and its web site www.qfq.com, Qui fait Quoi is the reference tool for the professionals. Furthermore, its new service QfQTalents.com is now the recruiting tool for professionals from the cultural and communications industries.
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Atuvu.ca
www.atuvu.caatuvu.ca is a social network of culture fans which proposes to its partners public development services. atuvu.ca offers to its 50,000 members promotional tickets for many events in Québec.
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Le Mur Mitoyen
www.murmitoyen.comLe Mur Mitoyen is a collaborative online calendar highlighting cultural, scientific and citizen events of the metropolitan area of Montreal. It focuses on increasing the accessibility to event information in the most usable way. Its design is based on simplicity, accessibility and openness.
McGill Daily
www.mcgilldaily.comIn publication for over 100 years, the Daily is the original independant student newspaper at McGill University and is well known in Canada for its award-winning, thought-provoking articles.
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Versus
www.versusmag.frVersus is a french cinematographer magazine and a kind of elitist film analysis guide. Written for a specific niche of true cinema and literature lovers, Versus offers more than simple reviews (old and new movies), but a full reflection about The Seventh Art for demanding readers in Europe and Quebec.
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Coco Montréal
http://blog3.cocomontreal.comCoco Montreal is a Japanese monthly free newspaper distributed in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary etc. The magazine has grown to include English and French columns. We introduce local festivals, community events, restaurants, Japanese culture, Canadian culture and many other columns on local events and information.
ACF
www.acf-film.comACF is the exclusive rights representative for numerous major Canadian, American, and international studios and producers. We offer short-term and long-term (annual) public performance copyright licences that allow public, private and commercial organizations to present copyrighted films without infringing upon the Canadian Copyright Act.
Inter, art actuel
www.inter-lelieu.orgInter, art actuel is an art magazine about the diverse forms of contemporary art, from performance to installation, interrogating the relations between art, society, culture and politics. Entirely produced in Quebec City since 1978, has collaborators all over the Province and in the international art scene.
Montréal pour enfants
www.montrealpourenfants.comMontréal pour Enfants magazine and web site offer relevant and significant information that parents will need throughout the year. An unquestionable tool for our Quebec families! Every edition includes a local events calendar and an important coverage of popular topics exclusively for parents with prenatal to preteen children.
Montreal Serai
montrealserai.comMontreal Serai is a progressive 26-year-old ezine with over 400 consecrated and emerging writers, artists and analysts providing a critical take on cultural, artistic and political manifestations to a cosmopolitan readership. Its incisive articles and daily blogs on Montreal film festivals bear testimony to Serai’s commitment to the Seventh Art.
Le vadrouilleur urbain
levadrouilleururbain.wordpress.comThe Vadrouilleur urbain blogzine is a form of short reviews about visual art. It allows active laziness showing you the news in visual arts and playing with urban clichés.
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Zone Festival
http://www.zonefestival.comZone Festival has a mission to offer innovative web applications to increase efficiency and productivity while organising and managing information for cultural events worldwide.
Your partner for your move to Canada. You want to go to Canada, PVTiz helps you. We have created this website to share our experience and give you all the keys you need to enjoy your journey. You will find reliable and pertinent hints and a pretty big community. See you in Canada.
FAKE Digital Entertainment is a DCP and production company of cutting-edge digital visual effects, working in the fields of film, television, Internet and advertising. In 2012, FAKE won the first Genie Award for Best Visual Effects for Café de Flore. FAKE also won numerous awards with its commercial production.
À la défense des intérêts et des droits professionnels, économiques, culturels, sociaux et moraux de ses membres, l’Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec regroupe les réalisateurs et réalisatrices francophones pigistes travaillant principalement dans les domaines du cinéma, de la télévision et du web.
Le Biodôme, l’Insectarium, le Jardin botanique et le Planétarium initient un mouvement audacieux, créatif et urbain, qui repense le lien qui unit l’être humain à la nature. L’Espace pour la vie, c’est aussi un lieu de cocréation, qui cultive une nouvelle façon de vivre, façonnée par les Montréalais et les citoyens du monde entier.
Lamajeure is a sound recording studio specializing in advertising and voice-overs. We provide full services including ADR, dubbing, sound design and orchestra recording for film and series.
Encadrex
www.encadrex.comUnique works of art need a unique framing... We are a group of consultants, technicians and artisan framers imbued with extensive know-how. Thanks to a mastery of the trade, the apt choice of materials...
Smartpixel
www.smartpixel.tvWe offer various different types of large format touchscreens such as interactive tables, kiosks, videowalls and shop windows, and we developp interactive multitouch applications to be placed into our systems.
Quartier Latin
www.quartierlatin.caQuarter Latin, natural landmark of the Septième art, is the perfect place to rendez-vous, offering more than 150 shops, restaurants, bars and… movie screens! Make yourself at home!
Boulevard Saint-Laurent
www.boulevardsaintlaurent.comThe Société de développement du Boulevard Saint-Laurent contributes to the economic, social and cultural development of the Saint-Laurent Boulevard between Sherbrooke Street and Mont-Royal avenue. Come and discover over 300 shops, bars and restaurants that make the Main a Montreal landmark!
Main Film
www.mainfilm.qc.caMain Film is a non-profit artist-run centre dedicated to independent film. Main Film’s mandate is to facilitate, stimulate and promote independent filmmaking.
Arrondissement.com is an Internet portal where you can find local resources of Montreal. Our directories counts more than 4,200 nonprofit organizations and 27 000 businesses. You will also find a lot of relevant content: press releases, events calendar, jobs and volunteering.
Eska
www.eaueska.comLocated in a pristine, natural setting near Saint-Mathieu d’Harricana, Québec, ESKA Natural Spring Water originates from an esker - a unique geological formation created nearly 8000 years ago.
La QV
www.laqv.caLa QV is a wine agency specializing in organic products available in private import and also at the SAQ.
Domaine Pinnacle
www.domainepinnacle.comRecognized internationally and voted Best Product of Quebec 2011, Domaine Pinnacle ice cider is the most acclaimed. Lauded by critics, chefs and sommeliers alike, Domaine Pinnacle’s products set the standard for fine regional products in more than 45 countries.
Kiju
www.kiju.caThat’s what Kiju® is all about : 100% organic juice with natural goodness and great taste that can only come from organically grown fruit. Be kind to yourself and kind to the planet. Make a choice that’s true to nature.
Frédéro Traiteur
www.fredero.com
For a quick bite out, a meal on the go or take-out, all our meals are prepared by our chef with fresh seasonal ingredients. We also offer a catering service or provide a personal chef for any occasion. From appetizers to desserts, let us help you discover a world of flavour.
Mystique Coffee
www.mystiquecoffee.com
The Flower Pot
www.theflowerpot.comThe Flower Pot is one of the city’s oldest florists, delivering fresh-cut flowers from around the world to the people of Montreal for over 40 years. Our team of highly skilled professionals are creating innovative bouquets, centerpieces, and corsages every day. Throughout the seasons we also offer luscious flowering and green plants that bring our store to life.
VIDEO CLUBS
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Club Vidéo Beaubien
www.videobeaubien.qc.caIs an independent video store situated at 750 Beaubien East (corner Chateaubriand)
Come and take advantage of our wide selection of foreign movies and also the newest titles and tv series! 25 years proud to serve you!
FESTIVALS WE LOVE
RIDM
www.ridm.qc.caAs Quebec’s only film festival devoted entirely to documentaries, the RIDM's purpose is to showcase new points of view and innovative perspectives. This year’s event takes place from November 10 to 21 and includes screenings of over 100 films from more than 30 countries.
Segal Centre for Performing Arts – CinemaSpace
www.segalcentre.orgAs Montreal’s premier alternative screening venue, CinemaSpace at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts responds to the necessity of creating bridges between cinema and visual and performing arts through its commitment to showcase a wide range of innovative works that go beyond the boundaries of conventional cinema.
Cinema Politica
www.cinemapolitica.orgCinema Politica is a media arts, non-profit network of community and campus locals that screen independent political film and video by Canadian and international artists throughout Canada and abroad. It is volunteer-run and all screenings are by donation.
MACM
www.macm.orgCanada's first museum of contemporary art. Discover today's art produced by living Quebec, Canadian and international artists using current mediums.
SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES
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CEGEP André Laurendeau
http://com.claurendeau.qc.ca/communicationAndré-Laurendeau Cégep offers a pre-university degree in Communication which is divided in three specific options: Cinema & Television, Journalism, and Interactive Media & Web TV. Our students acquire practical and theoretical knowledge necessary to the continuation of their studies in a University program of their choice.
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Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia
www.cinema.concordia.caConcordia University's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema enjoys a long-standing reputation as one of Canada¹s foremost environments for the study and creation of moving images. The School is the largest, university-based centre for the study of film animation, film production and film studies in Canada.
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René-Malo Chair
www.chairerenemalo.uqam.ca
The René-Malo Chair in film and cultural production strategies (Chair Rene Malo) supports the development of young artists in film for the implementation and execution of initiatives and measures that could contribute to the development of talents from Quebec. The René-Malo Chair also helps young producers who want to work for the influence of Québec culture in Quebec, Canada and internationally. By supporting the training of young artists in cinema and young producers, the René-Malo Chair contributes to the advancement of knowledge, stimulates creativity and innovation, and actively participates in cultural leadership of Quebec.
PUBLISHERS
Les éditions Pow Pow
www.editionspowpow.comFor more than 16 years, Editions Les 400 coups has acquired a reputation for the quality of its children’s and comic books. It has won many awards over the years. It also publishes fiction books under the Coups de tête imprimt.
Les éditions La Pastèque
www.lapasteque.comEtablished in 1998, La Pastèque is a publishing house specialised in graphic novels and illustrate child's books.
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