by Ashley Jane Carruthers

Nickel City. City of Lakes. Rock…land. What am I talking about? Just over 340 kilometres north of Toronto (or over 210 miles, if you prefer) is the city where I grew up - Sudbury (in Ontario, Canada). For the last 31 years, it has been home to an international film festival known as Cinéfest. Blazing in, hot off the heels of TIFF, it showcases a wide variety of films and shorts from all over the world, often including some that people were just clamouring to get into in my beloved Toronto. And you know what? I. LOVE. CINÉFEST.