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Cinefest Sudbury receives $10,000 boost from province

The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines announced July 29 that Sudbury-based film festival, Cinéfest, is receiving funds to enhance its Web site at www.cinefest.com . Cinéfest is estimated to have a $2.

The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines announced July 29

that Sudbury-based film festival, Cinéfest, is receiving funds to enhance

its Web site at www.cinefest.com.

Cinéfest is estimated to have a $2.4-million economic impact on the Sudbury

region. This year's festival will take place from Sept.15 to 21.

"Cinéfest has matured into a very successful national event and we are very

pleased with this assistance from the Ontario government," says executive

director Tammy Frick. "Thanks to this funding, the convenience and

marketing power of online information access will be enhanced and

contribute to the future success and growth of Cinéfest."

"Our government recognizes that local not-for-profit organizations play a

key role in enhancing quality of life in the North," says Minister of

Northern Development and Mines Jim Wilson. "Established as one of the more

important film festivals in Canada, Cinéfest makes a unique contribution to

the cultural wealth of the North and is in itself a very important northern

tourist attraction. That is why we are pleased to assist this popular

organization in enhancing the quality of life in the North."