19th annual Hamilton Film Festival kicks off

The Hamilton Film Festival started 19 years ago at the Staircase Theatre on Dundurn Street North and has grown significantly since then.

This year’s installment will feature over 100 films across four different venues throughout the city.

The festival proudly highlights local talent, with many of the 130 films featured over the next 10 days made in Hamilton.

Festival director Nathan Fleet says, “We have 60 movies made in Hamilton or by Hamiltonians. We want to ensure we’re helping to grow the local film community. From script to screen, we want to be part of their presentation.”

The films span several genres and will be shown at the Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre, Playhouse Cinema, The Westdale and The Staircase Theatre.

The Hamilton Film Festival starts October 18th and runs until October 27th.