Concordia University Cinemas

DeSève is a 160-seat cinema with an adjacent foyer that is used primarily for Film Studies classes during the school year (September to mid-April), but is available to clients on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, as well as throughout the summer. We host film festivals, panel discussions and presentations. We offer digital cinema projection via our Christie CP2220 2K projector, sound via our Dolby C

P650 processor (SR, A, Mono, 5.1 LPCM, 6 channel analog) reel-to-reel 35mm, 16mm and most standard video playback options in addition to a fully integrated Extron XTP retransmission network. SGWU Alumni Auditorium:
Renovated in 2014, the SGWU Alumni Auditorium seats 698 persons and is proud host to many of the city’s best film festivals. We have a 34’-0” X 16’-4” Micro-perforated cinema screen, Barco DP2K-19B 2K projector for digital cinema screenings and a Christie HD10K projector for general projection, Dolby CP750 Cinema Sound Processor,12 channel Shure ULXD wireless microphone system,1 Century SA/R3 35mm Projector (with platter system) 16mm and most standard video playback options in addition to a fully integrated Extron XTP retransmission network. Among the film festivals for which Montreal is famous, Concordia is proud to be home to the Fantasia International Film Festival-the largest film festival in Montreal by attendance. Concordia is also a venue for Art Matters, Festival International du Film sur l’Art (FIFA), Cinema Politica and many more.