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It was with great sadness that we heard of the passing of our Founder, Ken Prue.
Northumberland Film Sundays started in 2003 with the first film in November of that year - along the way, Ken was the owner of the Mall Cinema but then moved to operating out of the Loft where he included live shows as well as specialty films including Opera. When he was forced to close the Loft, Ken then produced concerts, mostly Jazz, at Victoria Hall and one of his Concerts was by a friend, Mikal Hasek.
On hearing of Ken's passing, Mikal put a tribute on his Facebook page:
RIP Ken Prue . Died of a broken heart.
Sweet friend. Impresario supremo. Helped me through my trauma. Always there for me and so many more.
Good night sweet prince!
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We are pleased to announce the film selections for the 2026 winter season although initially we were still working on getting something suitable for the fourth film on February 22. But now, all films have been confirmed.
Here are the selections. Click the title to see full details.
January 11, Sentimental Value
January 25, Nouvelle Vague
February 8, Urchin
February 22, The Summer Book
March 8, DJ Ahmet
We have now settled on our fourth selection, and an email will go to our mailing list.
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We have started the process of programming for our winter series starting in January 2026. The first step is to select dates that suit the Rainbow Cinema and five dates have now been decided. Here they are.
- Sunday January 11, 2026
- Sunday January 25, 2026
- Sunday February 8, 2026
- Sunday February 22, 2026
- Sunday March 8, 2026
The next step is to choose films that we think our audience will like and that work for TIFF and distributors. Meanwhile save the dates!
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As announced on May 25 and reported here, NFS made a donation to Northumberland Hills Hospital of $5000. (As patrons know, donations are possible when there is a surplus of funds). Further to that announcement, Rhonda Cunningham, Executive Director at the Hospital’s Foundation, was at the screening of Familiar Touch on September 21. Rhonda spoke about how the donation was contributing to the purchase of Hospital Equipment. This includes a new MRI and sterilising equipment and more. She also listed some hospital statistics including that last year, there were over 500 babies born at the hospital and over 40,000 visits to the emergency room.
But most of all, Rhonda expressed gratitude for the NFS generosity (photo at right).