After a string of meetings between the Nova Scotia government and screen industry reps, they’ve reached a general consensus and agreement on tax credits, the CBC tells us. Though the details are not all worked out yet, the new setup will be “a Nova Scotia all-spend model” according to Marc Almon, chairman of Screen Nova Scotia.
The Toronto International Film Festival has published “Canada’s All-Time Top Ten List of Canadian Films,” Exclaim.ca reports, adding that the list is “sure to be polarizing.” Whatever you think about the (actually 11) films, you can read the list at the link, and if you’re in TO this summer you’ll even be able to see them — free.
The Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival may be “one of the shorter film festivals”, as Northernstars puts it, but it packs a lot of support for independent film into those two evenings (May 1st and 2nd) in Etobicoke. It all happens at the Assembly Hall.
SOAR stands for “Students that are Optimistic, Aware and Ready”, and it’s also the title of a “ground-breaking, one-of-a-kind, Canadian documentary film for incoming grade nine students,” says Stu Saunders, founder of Youth Leadership Camps Canada (YLCC) and a force behind the film. He also says, ” “The film is meant to be experienced on a 50-foot screen with lots of energy and interaction from the audience,” and with that in mind, it will be screened to Grade 8 classes at Cineplex theatres in 14 Ontario cities. (You can find dates and places in the Marketwired press release.) This fall, it will also play in select cities across Canada.
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