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CBC Film Festival

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CBC Film Festival
Genrefeature film
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerDon Elder
Running time120 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release5 June 1979 (1979-06-05) –
13 September 1980 (1980-09-13)

CBC Film Festival is a Canadian feature film television series which aired on CBC Television from 1979 to 1980.[1]

Premise

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Feature films, nearly all Canadian, were featured in this series. In the initial 1979 season, the remainder of the time slot after a film sometimes featured interviews with non-Canadian directors John Cromwell, George Cukor, Samuel Fuller, John Schlesinger, Martin Scorsese, Donald Siegel and John Sturges.[2]

Scheduling

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This series appeared in a two-hour time slot, initially on Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 5 June to 8 July 1979, then on Saturdays at 9:00 p.m.from 7 July to 22 September 1979, then a final run in the same time slot the following year, 7 June to 13 September 1980.

Episodes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Award-winning drama, One Night Stand on CBC Film Festival". Red Deer Advocate, 19 July 1979.
  2. ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "CBC Film Festival". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "'Little Girl' launches CBC Film Festival". Calgary Herald, 1 June 1979.
  4. ^ a b c d "CBC's films". Regina Leader-Post, 30 May 1980.
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