Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

Down Syndrome Film Festival lifts spirits Up

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023FestivalsDown Syndrome Film Festival, Down Syndrome Resource Foundation, Lay Down Your Heart, Minding My Own Business: Entrepreneurs with Down Syndrome, Raising Ava Rose

Recently, a new film festival has just started as of this year, The Down Syndrome Film Festival. After hearing about this through my friend/colleague Joel Reimer, I had to make plans on doing coverage, and

A Cedar is Life digs up Historical Roots

March 17, 2023March 14, 2023ReviewA Cedar Is Life, Harold C. Joe, Leslie D. Bland

Trees, trees, trees. What would life be like without them? More specifically, the cedar tree. A tree that so many Indigenous people respect and see as a way of life. They use it for totem

Lights, Camera, Drag Queens?

March 16, 2023March 17, 2023ReviewEnter the Drag Dragon, Jade London, Lee Demarbre, Matt Miwa, Sam Kellerman, Sambaing Tea

From the mind of the director who brought us Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter and Harry Knuckles comes a new indie sort of epic action film Enter The Drag Dragon. The film tells the adventurous tale of an amateur detective

Vancouver-Based Film Producer Calls Out BC Government on Film Tax Credit Change: An Interview with CHARLES COOPER

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023InterviewCharles Cooper, Film Tax Credit, Front Street Pictures

If you’ve spent any time channel-flipping between CTV, W Network, or perhaps Pluto TV’s All-Christmas movie channel (Yes, it’s a thing!), there’s a good chance you’ve seen some content produced by the Vancouver-based Front Street

VIWFF – First Year Back, Last Year with this kind of name

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023FestivalsBroken Angel, Las Abogadas, Rosie, Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, VIWFF, WIFTV

I knew it was going to happen, VIWFF was going to be in a theatre again, the Vancity Theatre which had some improvements a while ago, but could probably use some new seats in the

Wilde Taste of Blood- Interview with June B. Wilde

March 10, 2023March 6, 2023InterviewBlood, June B. Wilde

Has anyone seen Blood? By which, I mean the movie that came out January 27th and is currently available on Amazon Prime, Youtube, and Apple TV? I’m sure some have and they have interesting opinions