CRIME WAVE - 40TH ANNIVERSARY NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY FREE SCREENING

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For this year's CanFilmDay event, join us on Wednesday, April 16 for a FREE screening of the Winnipeg cult comedy CRIME WAVE! Director, writer, producer & star John Paizs will be in attendance for this special anniversary screening the night before the Calgary Underground Film Festival officially begins.

Sitcom noir, or maybe Tex Avery splatter. Steven desperately wants to be a "colour crime movie writer", but he has trouble with plots until an adoring fan befriends him. Through a series of adventures, and the evil Dr. Jolly, he finds the strength to go on.

WHAT IS CANFILMDAY?
CanFilmDay is a massive, one-day coast-to-coast-to-coast celebration of Canadian cinema. Launched in 2014, CanFilmDay has brought together hundreds of thousands of Canadians, to celebrate our stories and the incredible achievements of our filmmakers. Each year, CUFF hosts Calgary's flagship event.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Toronto International Film Festival 1985

DIRECTOR'S BIO
John Paizs is a director, writer and actor from Winnipeg. In 1985 his much-celebrated independent comedy CRIME WAVE premiered at the Festival of Festivals (now the Toronto International Film Festival). His second feature film, 1999's TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN, is a stylish, low-budget send-up of Golden Age '50s science fiction movies. Paizs is currently the Director in Residence at the Canadian Film Centre.