On Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, The Woodlands School in Mississauga, Ontario, will hold its first ever REEL CANADA film festival. 

 

REEL CANADA is a program designed to bring Canadian films to the nation’s schools.

 

The one-day festival will screen original Canadian films for the school’s 1,200 students, and will feature several directors’ talks and question and answer periods. Director Deepa Mehta’s acclaimed film Bollywood/Hollywood will be the festival’s highlight showing.

 

Following the screening of her film, Mehta will take part in a question and answer session. Other films that will be featured at the festival include Bon Cop, Bad Cop, Fido; How She Move; Meatballs and RIP: A Remix Manifesto.