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.
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.
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