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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jolene Pinder, 504-309-6633
New Orleans Film Society and the New Orleans Museum of Art
co-present an outdoor screening of
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
WHAT: The New Orleans Film Society (NOFS) and the New Orleans Museum of Art
(NOMA) will co-present an outdoor screening of the classic film, Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory, in NOMA’s Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. This special
screening will be presented in CANDYVISION, an interactive viewing format where you can
purchase small bags of film-specific candy (including a Wonka Scrumdiddlyumptious candy bar,
blueberry Bubbalicious, gold coin, etc.) to be eaten at specific moments during the film. For
example, we'll all chew blueberry bubble gum during Violet's bubble gum scene. Never before
has New Orleans seen Willy Wonka in CANDYVISION!
About the film: This 1971 musical film was adapted from the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory. Starring Gene Wilder in the title role, the film tells the story of Charlie
Bucket as he receives a golden ticket and visits Willy Wonka's chocolate factory with four other
children from around the world. The film became something of a cult film due to its repeated
television airings and home video sales and received an Academy Award nomination in 1972 for
Best Original Score.
WHO: The screening is presented by the New Orleans Film Society and the New Orleans
Museum of Art.
WHEN: Friday, April 13th
5:00 p.m. Music by John Rankin and candy-themed art-making activities
7:30 p.m. Screening of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
WHERE: New Orleans Museum of Art
One Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, New Orleans
TICKETS: $3 for NOFS / NOMA members; $6 general admission. Children 17 and under
FREE! To purchase online tickets in advance, go to: http://nomawonka-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Feel free to bring a blanket or chair to enjoy the outdoor screening, but please no outside food or
drink as there will be vendors on site. To view a trailer of the film, go to:
www.neworleansfilmsociety.org
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About the New Orleans Film Society
Since 1989, the New Orleans Film Society (NOFS) (http://neworleansfilmsociety.org) has
engaged, educated, and inspired through the art of film. This year, 2012, marks the 23rd
anniversary of the New Orleans Film Festival. NOFS hosts special events throughout the year:
the French Film Festival, the New Orleans International Children’s Film Festival, and other
events designed to benefit local film audiences, artists, and professionals. NOFS partners with
local organizations to present monthly film series. NOFS reaches approximately 25,000 people
annually through its programming. NOFS is a 501( c )(3) organization.