Cinéfest Sudbury has developed into one of Canada’s leading film festivals, thanks to a well-deserved reputation for quality, said Rick Anderson, President and CEO of Zip.ca. We are delighted to join other forward-looking organizations in encouraging Cinéfest’s continuing growth and success.

As part of Zip’s Cinéfest sponsorship commitment, Zip.ca will provide space on its www.zip.ca website for information about Cinéfest and a comprehensive list of Cinéfest films, past and present. Zip.ca will make available to Canadians all the DVD-released films presented at Cinéfest, thereby making many Cinéfest films available to national audiences for the first time. “Cinéfest’s programmers do an excellent job scouring Canada and the world for quality films. We are delighted to offer our unique distribution channel as a means for Canadians from coast to coast to appreciate Cinéfest’s quality films.

On behalf of Cinéfest Sudbury, we thank Zip.ca for their generous partnership and promotion, said Tammy Frick, Executive Director of Cinéfest. “We are delighted our efforts will be recognized and promoted by Zip.ca, and Cinéfest films accessible to Canadians year round.

Since launching in February, Zip.ca has quickly become Canada's leading online DVD rental club. In just seven months, Zip.ca members have added more than 500,000 DVD requests to their personally managed online ZipLists of must-see DVDs. To date, Zip.ca has already shipped more than 250,000 DVDs to members' homes.

About Zip.ca: Zip.ca (www.zip.ca) is Canada’s leading online DVD rental club, offering Canada’s largest selection, best service and best value in DVD rentals. Zip.ca offers Canada’s most extensive DVD library (over 20,000 titles and growing) and best prices for DVD rentals. Zip.ca provides members with 24/7 online convenience for creating and managing their own personal ZipLists of must-see DVDs, and every day delivers thousands of DVDs right to members’ doors. For a low monthly membership fee, Zip.ca provides unlimited DVD rentals, with no deadlines, no late fees, and free two-way shipping. Based in Ottawa, Zip.ca is a member of the Momentous.ca family of online enterprises, providing customers with high-quality high-value online services.

About Cinéfest Sudbury: Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival has been providing residents of Northern Ontario with the best in Canadian and international filmmaking since 1989. As a cultural and educational organization, the annual festival features over 125 nationally and internationally acclaimed films, as well as seasonal film programming, industry workshops and panel discussions, and aims to support the development of film, video and music production in Northern Ontario.

For more information on Zip.ca, please visit www.zip.ca
Media Contact: Susannah Kilroy
(416) 524-5730 or susannah@zip.ca

For more information on Cinéfest Sudbury, please visit www.cinefest.com
Media Contact: Patrick O’Hearn
(705) 688-1234 or pohearn@cinefest.com