Posted on April 6, 2017

The ninth season of the Doc Soup Calgary Series set a new attendance record with 2,655 audience members coming out for the six screenings in the year-round documentary series. With an attendance increase of 24% over the 2015-16 season, this was the biggest in the series' nine-year history.

Doc Soup Calgary is a monthly feature-length documentary series presented in partnership with the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) and Hot Docs. The series, now going into its 10th year, runs from November to April. Screening on the first Wednesday of each month, Doc Soup Calgary brings six of the year's most talked-about docs to local audiences. 

Subscriptions to the 2017-18 Doc Soup Season are now on sale. For $68 see all six documentaries in the upcoming series.

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For more information or interviews, please contact:
Laura Carlson; Calgary International Film Festival
lcarlson@calgaryfilm.com
403-452-4845 (office); 587-700-0116 (cell)

ABOUT DOC SOUP

Doc Soup Calgary is a monthly feature-length documentary series presented in partnership between the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) and the Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival. The series is now in its ninth year, and runs from November 2016 to April 2017. Screening on the first Wednesday of each month, Doc Soup showcases six of the latest and most acclaimed Canadian and international documentaries, bringing local audiences the finest in inspiring and intelligent non-fiction cinema from across the globe.

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