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Reelworld takes over Hollywood Suite for two-day event


TORONTO – Hollywood Suite announced today Reelworld Screen Institute staff members will be taking over the four Hollywood Suite channels on Sept. 29 and Sept. 30, in anticipation of the Reelworld Film Festival in October.

“This broadcast event marks the second programming partnership between Hollywood Suite and Reelworld following last year’s Reelworld 20th Anniversary Retrospective, and will showcase a selection of films that feature a wide range of themes and voices both in front of and behind the camera,” a press release says.

Reelworld’s outreach and marketing manager Pahull Bains (above, left), communications director Alison Cosgrove (second from the left), industry programming manager Safia Abdigir (right) and program manager Hannah Yohannes (second from the right) are all participating in the takeover.

They have all selected films that will be aired on Hollywood Suite’s channels and will also write a guest blog post for Hollywood Suite’s website about those selections.

Selected films include Rashomon (1950), Dirty Dancing (1987), The Big Sick (2017), Rocky (1976) and Thelma and Louise (1991).