November is Labour Film Month

VANCOUVER, Nov. 3 /CNW/ - The Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF) kicks off Labour Film Month in B.C. at the BCGEU (British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union) headquarters in Burnaby on November 9, 2010 with a showing of the Canadian film, The Nanny Business. The film chronicles the stories of women who have left their families, and paid thousands of dollars to a recruitment agency, to come to Canada in the hope of a better life.

"We're pleased to open the festival with this important film," said Lorene Oikawa, CLiFF BC coordinator and BCGEU vice-president. "CLiFF is about sharing the stories of workers and workers' issues, such as social justice and human rights, with a broader audience. Films are also a creative way of helping to spur positive social change."

During November, films will be screened for free in 50 locations across Canada. B.C. screenings will take place in Burnaby, the Kootenays, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Cowichan, Prince George, Richmond, Abbotsford, Maple Ridge, Surrey, and Vancouver.

This is the second year of the CLiFF festival. Twenty-two films have been selected from dozens submitted from around the world. Nine are Canadian, four from the U.S., two from Britain, and one each from Australia, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Turkey and the Netherlands. This year CLiFF is also continuing its partnership with Canada's National Film Board, recognizing the NFB's valuable contributions to labour films over the decades.

Check http://labourfilms.ca/bc to find a screening near you.

For further information:

Lorene Oikawa, CLiFF BC Coordinator
[email protected]
604-291-9611 local 454 (BCGEU Communications)