Reel Event
In partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Film Circuit, and Prairie City Cinema our Reel Event features the very best of Canadian and world cinema. As one of only five Manitoba locations offering the TIFF experience, the Reel Event provides local and regional film enthusiasts with the big screen experience that these major film-works demand.
Fantastic Venue
Films are screened at Prairie City Cinema located at 225 Prince Avenue, Portage la Prairie.
Walk up tickets are available at the door for $11
All screenings start at 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Films are for a mature audience. Viewer discretion is advised.
Purchase Combo #1 at the concession get $2 off when you show your Reel Event Season Pass.
Local Reel Event sponsor
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Wicked Little Letters
October 9 at 7:00pm
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, Wicked Little Letters follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
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The Great Escaper
November 13 at 7:00pm
The Great Escaper follows Bernie Jordan (Michael Caine), a veteran who served in the Second World War, who hopes to attend the 70th anniversary of D-Day. When he checks with his nursing home to see if he can make it, he finds he’s already too late and all the tours are booked! Encouraged by his wife Rene (Glenda Jackson), he decides to make his own way from England to France. Evading the nursing home with the help of Rene, he makes his escape. On the way Bernie meets veterans of all kinds and explores the costs of war and what it means to have served.
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Thelma
January 8 at 7:00pm
After losing $10,000 to a phone scam, 93-year- old Thelma Post embarks on a quest to reclaim what was stolen from her. Inspired by director Josh Margolin’s real-life experience with his own grandmother, Thelma puts a clever, hilarious spin on the action film genre, positioning an ordinary grandmother as an unlikely action hero. With the help of her children, friends, and devoted grandson, Thelma warms hearts as she navigates the perils of Los Angeles in search of her money. Thelma is as sweet as she is stubborn, and above all, determined to age with dignity.
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Movie #4
February 12 at 7:00pm
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Movie #5
March 12 at 7:00pm
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Movie #6
Aprile 9 at 7:00pm