CVAG FILM SERIES – SPRING 2026
Films screen at 5:00pm on Wednesdays at Landmark Cinemas (2655 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay). Doors open at 4:30pm.
The CVAG Film Series features a selection of films from the Toronto International Film Festival Circuit. CVAG staff and volunteers organize the film series, and proceeds go towards our artistic programming.
THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE
While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits and imagination to gather ingredients for the mandatory cake.
Screening Time: 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 11
Director: Hasan Hadi
Starring: Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheeda Thabet Khreibat, Rahim AlHaj
Language: Arabic
Length: 105 mins
Country: Iraq
Year: 2025
TICKETS + SEASON PASSES
Tickets are available for purchase online at cvag.tickit.ca. Service fees are added.
Tickets are $18 for CVAG Members, $19 for Non-Members.
Season passes for all 8 films are $126 for CVAG Members, $133 for Non-Members.
If you wish to purchase a membership, this can be done online or at the Comox Valley Art Gallery at the shop desk. If you have any questions regarding tickets, please email film@comoxvalleyartgallery.com.
NOTES: If you don’t have an advance ticket, it may be possible to purchase a ticket (cash only, $19) on-site at the theatre, but only if there are still seats available. Cash ticket sales are only available 30 minutes before the film starts. Cash tickets will be sold on a first come – first served basis. Most of our films sell out; to avoid disappointment, we strongly recommend purchasing tickets in advance.
Seating at Landmark Cinemas is first come – first served. Please do not save seats for multiple people. There is no seating after 5:00pm.
NO REFUNDS. You may provide your ticket to a friend if you are unable to attend.
View the full schedule of screenings for the CVAG Film Series – Spring 2026.