FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES GETS BOOST FROM ONTARIO TRILLIUM FOUNDATION GRANT
Thunder Bay, January 8, 2012 – Environment North and the Thunder Bay Environmental Film Network today announced that a $25,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation will provide greater opportunities and visibility for an environmental film and discussion series.
Environment North and the Environmental Film Network have partnered in this program to increase awareness of and engagement in environmental concerns and initiatives in Thunder Bay and in the region.
“The funding allows us to hire a part-time support person to help us with publicity, research and event coordination,” said Charlene Rogers, President of Environment North. “It also provides funding to allow the Environmental Film Network to move the film series to the historic Paramount Theatre, a venue that we hope will make attending the movies feel more like an evening of entertainment than education.”
“We started out at the Paramount Theatre 5 years ago”, says Marla Dunn, founding member of the Environmental Film Network and newly hired administrative support person for the group, “but funding constraints did not allow us to continue there. We’re really excited to be back and hope our audiences will be too!"
The film and discussion series will take place on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Paramount Theatre.