Excentris

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).

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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
  1. "Ex-Centris sparkles". Playback. 31 May 1999. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. Baril, Hélène (20 March 2018). "Ex-Centris vendu pour 1,6 million". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. Bailey, Patricia (11 April 2011). "Gov't and Langlois save Cinema Parallele and Ex-Centris". Playback. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. "Cinéma Excentris closes its doors — for now". Montreal Gazette. November 24, 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. "Closure of Cinéma Excentris in Montreal spurs contretemps". Globe and Mail. December 11, 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. "Le cinéma Excentris suspend sa programmation". Radio Canada. November 24, 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2016.


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