About the festival

• Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival is an annual film festival that presents features and shorts touching upon the facts and mythology surrounding mental health and addiction.
• Each program focuses on a different theme. Post-screening panel discussions involve filmmakers, artists and people with professional and personal experience with mental illness and addiction.

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REMINDER: All screenings take place at the Workman Theatre, 1001 Queen St. West (at Ossington)

Hong Kong Fridays is at RWM. Don't miss Johnnie To's MAD DETECTIVE @ 7PM November 7

The most beautifully shot film of the festival is BLIND, Saturday @ 7PM

The Worldwide Short Film Festival co-presents Sunday November 9 International Shorts Program @ 4PM

Panellists announced for Opening Night! Acclaimed Canadian Filmmaker Patricia Rozema (Mansfield Park, I Have Heard The Mermaid's Singing), Michelle Coombs, Executive Director, Elizabeth Fry Society of Toronto, Dr. Padraig Darby, Deputy Clinical Director, Law and Mental Health

Opening Night Gala at nyood. Admission included with $25 ticket

Over 100 panellists will take part in post-screening discussions over the 10 festival days

Catalogues will be available at Black Dog Video, Queen Video and This ain't the Rosedale Library beginning Monday, October 3

3 exciting festival parties will take place…don't miss the Opening and Closing Galas!

21 fantastic programs in the 2008 Rendezvous with Madness film festival!

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