The Art of Adventure
Young Mothers (Jeunes Meres)
The Christophers
Dancing on the Elephant
My Father's Shadow

Another Cinema Option for Northumberland via
    The Toronto International Film Festival's Film Circuit.

Northumberland Film Sundays

Mission Statement

We are a group of film lovers dedicated to offering access to a diverse range of films not otherwise available at local cinemas.

We choose our films from the current TIFF FILM CIRCUIT Release Schedule which is comprised of a selected list of films with Canadian distributors and a limited theatrical release pattern.

As part of the Northumberland arts community, NFS aims to present films of high quality which serve to entertain, inform and offer perspectives from the world of contemporary Canadian and International cinema, with a focus on stories and story-telling.

We are a not-for-profit group. We will periodically make contributions to Northumberland County organizations when a cash surplus permits.

Films are screened at Rainbow Cinemas at Northumberland Mall in Cobourg on Sunday afternoons.

Fall 2026 Program Now Confirmed

92

We are pleased to announce our program for fall 2026

  1. Sunday September 20 - The Christophers - 1 hour 40 minutes – Drama
    Director: Steven Soderbergh
    Cast: Michaela Coel, Ian Mckellen, Jessica Gunning, James Corden
    Awards: Stolman Audience Award for Best Film, the Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF)
    Content Advisory: Coarse Language
  2. Sunday October 4 - Young Mothers (Jeunes Meres) - 1 hour 45 minutes – Drama
    Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
    Cast: Babette Verbeek, Elsa Houben, Janaina Halloy
    Awards: Best Screenplay and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Cannes 2025
    Content Advisory: Mature themes
  3. Sunday October 18 - The Art of Adventure - 1 hour 26 minutes – Documentary
    Director: Alison Reid
    Cast: Robert Bateman, Bristol Foster, Wade Davis, Guujaaw, David Suzuki
    Awards: Mountain Culture Award (Jury Prize) at the Whistler Film Festival;  Audience Choice Award for Best Canadian Documentary at the Available Light Film Festival;  Audience Favourite Feature at the Victoria Film Festival; Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature at the Forest City Film Festival
  4. Sunday November 1 - My Father's Shadow - 1 hour 34 minutes – Drama
    Director: Akinola Davies, Jr. (his first feature film)
    Cast: Sope Dirisu, Chibuike Marvellous Egbo, Godwin Egbo
    Awards: BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut, 2026; British Independent Film Award for Best Director, 2025; Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Lead Performance, 2025; Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award, Gotham Independent Film Awards, 2025
  5. Sunday November 15 - Dancing on the Elephant - 1 hour 35 minutes - Comedy-Drama
    Directors: Julia Neill, Jacob Z. Smith
    Cast: Sheila McCarthy, Mary Walsh, Amanda Brugel
    Awards: Mary Walsh won the Joan Orenstein Award for Outstanding Performance at AIFF, 2025; The editor, Angela Baker, won the Atlantic Canadian Award for Best Atlantic Editor; Special Jury Award, WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, 2026

All films will be screened at Rainbow Cinemas in Northumberland Mall at 3:30pm  More details including trailers are available under the Program tab.  Ticket Packages are $45 for all 5 films and starting September 20, singles will be available for $10.  Tickets will be available starting 7 August at 12 noon at the usual outlets..

NFS Volunteer team

 

Announcing NFS Spring Series

We are pleased to announce the films for our Spring Series which starts on March 29.  More details including trailers and reviews will be available on the Program page after the end of the Winter series which ends on March 8.  Tickets will be available starting March 8. See Tickets page.

Sunday March 29th –  It Was Just An Accident. 1 hour 46 minutes
Drama/mystery - Iran, France, Luxembourg / Persian, English
Director: Jafar Panahi  
Cast: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi
Awards: Winner of the Palme d’Or, Cannes 2025
Content Advisory: PG-13 for mature content, coarse language, violence

Sunday April 12th – H Is For Hawk 1 hour 55 minutes
Drama,  United Kingdom / English.
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe
Cast: Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson, Denise Gough
Awards: Claire Foy won the Golden Eye Award for her body of work at the Zurich Film Festival
Content Advisory: Rated PG-13 for themes of grief and sadness, strong language.

Sunday April 26th – Late Shift 1 hour 32 minutes
Drama  Switzerland-Germany / German
Director & Writer: Petra Volpe  
Cast: Leonie Benesch, Sonja Riesen, Alireza Bayram
Awards: Director Petra Volpe won the Golden Eye Award at the Zurich Film Festival
Content Advisory: Rated 12A

Sunday May 17th – Mother Father Sister Brother 1 hour 50 minutes
Drama/comedy USA, Ireland, France / English
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Mayim Bialik, Cate Blanchette, Adam Driver, Charlotte Rampling, Tom Waits
Awards: Director Jim Jarmusch won the Golden Lion, Venice International Film Festival 2025
Content Advisory: Rated R for mild profanity

Sunday May 31st – La Venue de L’Avenir (Colours of Time)  2 hours 6 minutes
Drama/comedy  France, Belgium / French
Director: Cédric Klapisch
Cast: Vincente Macaigne, Julia Piaton, Suzanne Lindon, Paul Kircher
Awards: Audience award for Best Film at The American French Film Festival

Join our mailing list to be kept up to date. Subscribe here.

 

Page 1 of 4