At 4:00 AM, the set is almost silent, save for the faint hum of equipment and the quiet shuffle of a few early risers. By 6:00 AM, the scene transforms completely. Crew members are moving
Continue ReadingFirst Trailer for the Long-Awaited Coyote vs. Acme Finally Dropped
If there is one thing Looney Tunes character the Road Runner knows, it’s, of course, long, winding roads, but even he would offer a balking “beep beep” at the route that Coyote vs. Acme has
Continue ReadingWhy Canada Produces 100+ Films a Year – Yet Still Struggles to Build Global Box Office Hits
The film output is not a problem in Canada. It has a hit problem. The country is making 117 Canadian feature films in 2023-24, a good figure in a market of approximately 40 million people.
Continue ReadingHow Canadian Filmmakers Are Portraying Gambling Culture on Screen
I’ve been tracking Canadian cinema’s gambling stories for a decade, and something shifted recently. We’re not making shiny Vegas fantasies anymore—the kind where everything glows neon and nobody looks tired at 4am. Instead we’re filming
Continue ReadingHow Canadian Filmmakers Are Pushing Visual Boundaries in 2026
Canada’s film industry has long balanced artistic ambition with technical excellence, but in 2026, that balance is tipping into something more daring. Across the country—from Vancouver’s bustling production hubs to Toronto’s post-production studios and the
Continue ReadingPlan C
Plan C is a feature film, shot in Ontario, by performer, writer, and filmmaker Scott Anthony Cavalheiro. We subsequently had a chance to sit down and have a conversation with Scott Cavalheiro. HNMAG: What’s
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