moviequips blog: April's no foolin' fêtes

Loads of great screenings and stage stuff worth checking out in April 2011. Here are a few highlighted fêtes and favourites from the moviequips.ca calendar:

Saturday, April 2, 2011 - Reliving Old Hollywood Charity Gala
Royal Ottawa Golf Club, 1405 Chemin Aylmer, Gatineau

"Join us at the 3rd Reliving Old Hollywood Gala in support of ovarian cancer research on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Beginning at 7pm, guests will enter the prestigious Royal Ottawa Golf Club like Hollywood superstars and be swarmed by red carpet paparazzi." Tickets: $90

http://www.relivingoldhollywood.com/

Sunday, April 3, 2011 - Film Screening: Jellyfish
Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank St., Ottawa

The Ottawa International Writers Festival and the Embassy of Israel Present: One-on-One with Etgar Keret. "Don’t miss an evening of prose, conversation and film with best-selling Israeli writer and filmmaker, Etgar Keret (...) Includes a special 5:00 PM screening of the award winning feature film, Jellyfish." Tickets: free/$10/$15 (see site)

http://www.writersfestival.org/events/one-on-one-with-etgar-keret

Tuesday, April 5-8, 2011 - The Best of the Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival.
Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St., Ottawa

"Don't miss these thought-provoking productions, which were showcased at the renowned Planet in Focus Film Festival in Toronto (...) Look for lively discussions each night with special guest speakers." See site for ticket info and screening times.

http://nature.ca/en/plan-your-visit/what-see-do/whats/best-planet-focus-environmental-film-festival

Sunday, April 10, 2011 - The Prix Rideau Awards
La Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau

"Founded in 2006 to celebrate, encourage and promote French and English locally produced professional theatre work and its artists, the Prix Rideau Awards is proud to announce the nominees for 2010 (...) During the 2010 calendar year, 41 English productions and 15 French productions were juried by two teams of local arts professionals." Tickets: $25

http://www.prixrideauawards.ca

Saturday, April 16, 2011 - GG Award Winners film screenings
National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Dr., Ottawa

"Films by Barbara Sternberg and David Rimmer, winners of a 2011 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, will be presented in the National Gallery's Lecture Hall. Free admission."

http://www.gallery.ca/english/adults.htm?submenuheader=8

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - Film Screening: Shinjuku Boys
Shanghai Restaurant, 651 Somerset St. W., Ottawa

"Divergence Movie Night (DMN) is a not-for-profit film series based in Ottawa Ontario that is committed to bringing underground queer festival films to cities across North America. Every month we bring in an underground festival movie about GLBTTQ issues." Tickets: Free (donations suggested)

http://divergencemovienight.com/

Saturday, April 30, 2011 - Film Screening: Tales from the Gimli Hospital: Reframed
National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St., Ottawa

"Prairie Scene and the Winnipeg Film Group are thrilled to present the world premiere of an innovative new project from celebrated filmmaker Guy Maddin. TALES FROM THE GIMLI HOSPITAL: REFRAMED pairs Maddin’s breakthrough film with live performance of a newly commissioned work by Winnipeg composer Matthew Patton, featuring ethereal music performed by members of Iceland’s amiina, live narration, and a ground-breaking visual-soundscape created by the Aono Jikken Ensemble." Tickets: $25