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By rdnewsNOW staff

Happening next month

Central Alberta Film Festival lifts curtain on partnership with CMHA

Sep 15, 2020 | 9:21 AM

Organizers say the 2020 edition of the Central Alberta Film Festival (CAFF) will take place onsite at Festival Hall in Red Deer October 14-17.

This year, the Canadian Mental Health Association will run the box office and earn a portion of the ticket sales.

“The partnership between CMHA and CAFF is a perfect fit,” Ranjit Mullakady, President of CAFF, says in a release. “CMHA has volunteers in place, and CAFF has a way to contribute to CMHA fundraising.”

Event organizers say they are preparing to offer an in-person festival experience in a safe environment that allows for social distancing.

CAFF tickets will be sold for blocks of time instead of individual films. Screenings will run 6:00-9:00 p.m. on October 14 15, and 16. Screenings will run 12:00-2:00 and 3:00-5:00 p.m. on October 17, followed by an awards show at 6:30-9:00 p.m.

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Table seating will be featured to allow for groups of attendees to remain socially distant from others.

A variety of short and full-length films will be shown during the blocks without intermission, organizers point out.

“People can take breaks throughout the screenings if they need to, with social distancing protocols in mind,” says Mullakady.

“We’ve always known the Festival would go on, even with worries about COVID-19. We have a backup plan if things change. The festival will go on.”

That backup plan, organizers note, include a drive-in event if government regulations about indoor gatherings change.