Festival Cinemas was founded in 1978 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The purpose of Festival was to show Canadian specialty art and other high quality films.
In 2013, the two theatres comprising the Festival chain in Vancouver were the Fifth Avenue Cinemas and the Park Theatre. A third, the Ridge Theatre, closed its doors on February 3, 2013, and was slated to be converted into condominiums.[1]
On February 15, 2013, it was announced that the remaining two theatres would be sold to Cineplex Entertainment, effective March 1, 2013.[2]
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References
- C. Campbell. Saying goodbye to the Ridge Theatre Georgia Straight, 21 January 2013, retrieved 24 January 2013^
- Cineplex buys Vancouver independent theatres CBC News, 15 February 2013, retrieved 17 February 2013^