Thanks to our distributor Mongrel Media, we had a smooth launch on March 30th of the DVD. A new set of glowing reviews came out, including 5 / 5 from Toronto’s Now Magazine. The DVD is available in many stores across Canada and features seven short interviews from Greenpeace and director/editor Steve Guise. iTunes Canada is also offering the film for download.
In March, we learned that Petropolis has been nominated for a Genie Award - Canada’s version of the Oscars. We’re incredibly excited about this honour and look forward to the awards ceremony on April 12th in Toronto. On the evening of the 11th, I’ll be doing a live interview on Movieola as part of a Genie preview show.
Outside of Canada, we had our U.S. premiere at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The screening was part of MoMa’s annual Canadian Front program with Telefilm Canada. Again, it was an honour to be picked by the museum to screen there and bring the film to an American audience. After all, most of the oil from the tar sands is destined for U.S. consumption.
On the festival circuit, we screened at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam and several others, and will soon appear at BAFICI: Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival.
For those in Waterloo, Ontario, I’ll close with a notice that a screening in conjunction with Princess Cinemas will be held on Earth Day, April 22nd at 7:30 pm at the Waterloo Collegiate Institute (300 Hazel Street).
