| Excentris | |
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 Excentris on Saint-Laurent Boulevard | |
 Interactive map of the Excentris area | |
General information | |
| Type | Performing arts center; cinema |
| Location | Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°30′47″N 73°34′17″W / 45.512996°N 73.571317°W / 45.512996; -73.571317 |
| Opened | June 1999 |
| Cost | CA$6.2 million |
| Owner | Collège Salette (after 2018) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m²) |
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 two 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. 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 the Daniel Langlois Foundation.34
The centre closed its doors in November 2015, citing financial difficulties. Cinéma Parallèle, the non-profit organization that ran the center, entered bankruptcy protection in May 2015.56
In 2018 the building was sold to Collège Salette for CA$1.6 million.2
References
References
- "Ex-Centris sparkles". Playback. 31 May 1999. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- 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.
External links
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-12-17)
45°30′47″N 73°34′17″W / 45.512996°N 73.571317°W / 45.512996; -73.571317