(Calgary International Film Festival - image credit)The Calgary International Film Festival has kicked off its 24th year — and this time around moviegoers can expect new films and a final screening. (Calgary International Film Festival)There will be documentaries, an outdoor party, live scores, and 11 feature-length and 15 short films made by Albertans. "It just kind of was absolutely perfect for a horror film," Cuffley told CBC Radio's The Homestretch. Story continuesLISTEN | The business of CIFF with David FinchDavid Finch, marketing professor at Mount Royal University's Bissett School of Business, told The Calgary Eyeopener that the Calgary International Film Festival plays a critical role in Alberta's film industry, though it is a relatively new festival. The festival also comes during a dual writer-actor strike, which limited the number of celebrities at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.
