PAG Film Series

PAG Film Series

The PAG Film Series is making its highly anticipated return in 2025! Formerly known as the Kitchen Stove Film Series, this beloved initiative first began in 1998, and we are thrilled to bring it back after a nearly five-year hiatus

.Paul Crawford, Director, Penticton Art Gallery, says he is excited to see the Film Series returning.  “The original Kitchen Stove Film Series was a huge success, with many shows selling out.  The  PAG Film Series is an exciting new iteration and extension of that program and will showcase some of the excellent films that TIFF has to offer.   In this new era of streaming entertainment, there is still the desire for unique films and shared experiences that are not offered through other platforms.  The PAG Film Series will provide Penticton with an opportunity to see some of the most entertaining and interesting films from Canada and around the world.

The series will feature four films at Landmark Cinemas on February 19, March 19, April 23, and May 21, 2025. Film selections will be announced in January. Please note that some films may not be rated, and we recommend they be viewed by those aged 18 and older.

Each film is carefully chosen from the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) circuit, offering a unique opportunity to experience international and independent films in Penticton while celebrating excellence in the cinematic arts.

Tickets for the full series are available for $65 for non-members and $55 for members. Individual tickets, if available, will be priced at $18. All ticket prices include taxes and fees, and tickets are non-refundable.

To purchase tickets, please follow the link above, call the gallery at 250-493-2928 or visit us in person at 199 Marina Way. Tickets purchased online can be picked up at the gallery. We can't wait to see you at the movies!

PAG Film Series gratefully acknowledges our partnership with Film Circuit, presented by TIFF, and its sponsors and supporters. For more information about Film Circuit and to view a full list of their sponsors and supporters, please visit www.tiff.net/filmcircuit.

  • Small Things like These is a 2024 historical drama film directed by Tim Mielants and adapted by Enda Walsh from the 2021 novel by Claire Keegan. The film stars Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Emily Watson, Clare Dunne, and Helen Behan. An international co-production between Ireland and Belgium, its plot focuses on the infamous Magdalene Laundries in Ireland.

  • Moving from urban bustle to seaside idyll, this exquisitely beautiful and heartfelt fiction feature debut from Payal Kapadia (A Night of Knowing Nothing) follows two nurses experiencing personal turning points tinged with the possibility of romance.

  • Set in 2006, when the Kingdom of Bhutan began its transition to democracy, this playful ensemble drama from writer-director Pawo Choyning Dorji is a poignant parable about the impossibility of embracing modernity without reckoning with the past.

  • Sweetland is a 2023 Canadian drama film, directed by Christian Sparkes. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Michael Crummey, the film stars Mark Lewis Jones as Moses, a retired fisherman who refuses to leave the isolated Newfoundland and Labrador outport town of Sweetland when the provincial government launches a resettlement initiative.