Last week, the nominees for the 89th Academy Awards were announced, and this year there have been a few notable Canadian nominees. Ryan Gosling has picked up his second Best Actor nomination for his performance in the brilliant La La Land (which has been nominated for a record-tying fourteen Oscars), his first going all the […]
With the recent announcement of the 2017 Golden Globes nominations, I was firmly reminded that we are in the midst of the awards season, ever building towards the climactic Academy Awards. Before I began watching (or rewatching) the film’s being recognised this awards season, I figured I would first try to catch up on the […]
For the second year in a row, the Reel Peach Film Festival is looking for entries. The festival is (surprise) part of the Penticton Peach Festival, running from August 3rd through 7th, and films will be shown in Okanagan Lake Park before the main act onstage each night. (Hey, it’s dark and there’s a crowd — […]
The Road Behind, just named a finalist in Telefilm’s Micro-Budget Production Program for 2016-2017, is directed by Kelton Stepanowich (the Alberta-based team also includes Derek Vermillion [writer)], Eric Janvier [producer]). When we talked to him about his earlier film, Gods Acre, he said, “I think I’ll know we have made a great film when people […]
The Leo Awards gala was held last night in Vancouver, and we’d like to congratulate all the winners — you can see the full list here — and also take a look back at our own coverage of a couple of those winners. The Devout won this year’s Best Motion Picture with its crisis-of-faith drama […]
(via wireservice.ca) As mentioned earlier today in the news, producer Andrew Scholotiuk and director Dylan Pearce have just won a Lumiere Award for their 3D film 40 Below and Falling. In the past, big names such as James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, Ang Lee, and many more have received this exclusive and honourable award for their […]
