NICE Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Don’t miss the Café Bar and Terrace at this trendy Montréal Mile End spot
  2. 4. Québec City benefits greatly from this art house, operated by Antitube
  3. 9. The only cinema in a geographic region the size of the UK
  4. 10. Initially formed as a community response to losing the last remaining cinema in downtown Sudbury
  5. 12. This community-owned theatre in Gull Lake has operated since 1911
  6. 15. Host to the ShowCanada 2023 NICE mixer, this venue’s second screen transforms into a multi-use space
  7. 18. This stalwart cinematheque brings art house cinema to Winnipeg
  8. 19. Recent renovations bring a new joie de vivre to this (literally) underground three-screen cinema
  9. 22. This exquisitely-curated cinema shows films out of Casa d’Italia in Montréal
  10. 24. One of Canada's few remaining atmospheric cinemas for which the architectural elements evoke a sense of being outdoors
  11. 25. Nestled amongst the Rocky Mountains in Trail, BC, this cinema features house-made caramel popcorn and a mini-arcade
  12. 26. This inventive Oakville venue is not just a cinema, but also offers filmmak- ing and acting courses for children and youth, along with digital conversion and event hosting
Down
  1. 1. This independent screening series is the easternmost NICE member, located in St. John’s, NL
  2. 2. Running out of the Garneau Theatre in Edmonton, AB, this exhibitor has a mandate for independent film and inventive guest programming
  3. 3. This Estevan stalwart is celebrating 110 years this year
  4. 5. This is not the name of a cinema, but the name of a person - the “King of Drive-Ins” whose grandfather and grand-uncles were known as “The Allens” and had a circuit of palatial theatres from coast to coast
  5. 6. With 10 locations, this is the largest chain in the NICE network
  6. 7. The most-used cinema name in the NICE network
  7. 8. The future of this legendary Ottawa favourite seemed briefly at risk during the pandemic
  8. 11. The only cinema in bustling downtown Kingston, ON, has three screens and an exciting film program
  9. 13. This independent Nelson cinema had an unusual COVID-era purchase: A local video rental store with almost 18,000 titles
  10. 14. Don’t miss this London venue’s piri-piri flavouring on Ontario-sourced organic popcorn
  11. 16. A Toronto Life headline raved that “No cinema in Toronto comes even close to the [_____]"
  12. 17. Sadly impacted by the fires in 2022, this Northwest Territories screening series brings exciting cinema to its small, local community
  13. 20. The only indie cinema in PEI
  14. 21. Canada’s only documentary cinema
  15. 23. Canada's largest film festival also shows films year-round
  16. 24. A beautifully renovated boutique cinema with generous use of the colour pink