Twenty percent of the budget is all it takes to get an international co-production classed as a Canadian film, a Globe and Mail piece by Johanna Schneller reminds us. She looks into the making and
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Del Toro @ Fantasia, and Quebec Broadcasters Vs. CBC
(Via Wireservice.ca) Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to announce (though, so far, only in French) that Guillermo del Toro will attend this year’s edition to accept a Cheval noir d’honneur, and Japan’s Takashi
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MADD, TIFF, and Questioning CanCon
(Via Marketwired) It’s another movie about the end of the world — but in this one, that’s the name of a bush party three teens decide to go to. The work, 24 Hours, is not
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Films That Really ARE Films (As in 35mm)
It looks as if 35mm not only will not die — but, even in this digital age, it’s back in force. Xavier Dolan’s Grand Prix-winning Juste la fin du monde was made “using his preferred
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Relief and Real Film at Cannes
It’s well known by now that Xavier Dolan said it was a “relief” to win the Grand Prix at Cannes for Juste la fin du monde — after what some critics had to say about
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Festivals and Awards This Summer
The Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF) is celebrating its 40th anniversary by adding $1 million (US) to its cash awards for the films competing. “No other festival in the world rewards its best films in
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