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Excentris was a performing arts center and cinema located on Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal, Quebec. The complex was conceived by Daniel Langlois as a laboratory for digital media production as well as a screening venue.[1] It was opened in June 1999, after 2 years of construction at a cost of CA$6.2 million,[2] and covered 70,000 square feet (6,500 m2).
Excentris ran into financial difficulty in 2009 and was forced to shut down two of its three cinemas. However, it was revived as a three-screen complex in 2011, with the help of a $4 million loan from Quebec provincial film funding agency SODEC, $2.75 million from the City of Montreal and $1 million from Langlois'foundation.[3][4]
The centre closed its doors in November 2015, citing financial difficulties. Cinéma Parallèle, the non-profit organization that ran the center, fell under bankruptcy protection in May 2015. [5][6]
In 2018 the building was sold to Collège Salette for CA$1.6 million.[2]
References
- ^ "Ex-Centris sparkles". Playback. 31 May 1999. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b Baril, Hélène (20 March 2018). "Ex-Centris vendu pour 1,6 million". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Bailey, Patricia (11 April 2011). "Gov't and Langlois save Cinema Parallele and Ex-Centris". Playback. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Cinéma Excentris closes its doors — for now". Montreal Gazette. November 24, 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Closure of Cinéma Excentris in Montreal spurs contretemps". Globe and Mail. December 11, 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Le cinéma Excentris suspend sa programmation". Radio Canada. November 24, 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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