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Principal Photography for The Bequest has started

October 9, 2015October 10, 2015Announcementscanada film industry news today, Jeff Kopas and Doug Taylor, Lumanity Productions, The Bequest

Close to the town of Britt, Ontario, a psychological thriller called The Bequest is now in production, according to a press release from Morcom Media. Based on a script written by award-winning filmmaker Jeff Kopas

A Tricky Treat Going to Screamfest in LA

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015AnnouncementsA Tricky Treat, festivals, Macabre Faire Film Festival, Patricia Chica, Screamfest

We mentioned earlier that A Tricky Treat, the short horror comedy by Quebec’s Patricia Chica, had picked up four awards at the Macabre Faire Film Festival: Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Editor, and Best Special

Félix et Meira Goes (Go?) to the Oscars

September 25, 2015September 25, 2015AnnouncementsAcademy Awards, Best Foreign Language Film, Félix et Meira, Oscars, Telefilm Canada

(Via CNW/Telbec) Félix et Meira has been selected to represent Canada for consideration as a possible nominee in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 88th Academy Awards, Telefilm Canada has just announced. It’s

WFF Praxis Screenwriters Lab Names Participants, Projects

September 23, 2015September 23, 2015AnnouncementsAndrew McEvoy, Everything is Supernova, Jesse Heffring, Joadie Jurgova, Katherine Wagner, Love in the Age of Terror, Omertà, Praxis Centre, Sara Beth Edwards, Steven Owad, The Sounding Line, The Waitress, Trespassers Will Be Executed, WFF Praxis Screenwriters Lab, Whistler Film Festival

(Via WireService.ca) The WFF Praxis Screenwriters Lab havs announced there will be six writers participating in its script writing program this year. The program is hosted by Whistler Film Festival in association with Praxis Centre based

Dunn Becomes First Len Blum Resident

September 18, 2015September 18, 2015AnnouncementsLen Blum Residency program, Len Blum Resident, Stephen Dunn, TIFF

(Via press.tiff.net) Stephen Dunn has been announced as the official Inaugural Len Blum Resident at TIFF. A new program that starts this year, TIFF introduced this residency as a tribute to Len Blum, who is

Telefilm and UniFrance Unite to Take on the U.S. Market

September 16, 2015September 15, 2015AnnouncementsCanada Cool, Telefilm, Telefilm Canada, Telefilm Canada and UniFrance films, TIFF, Young French Cinema

(Via CNW) Telefilm Canada and UniFrance films have decided they’re natural partners and announced (at TIFF) that they’re launching “a partnership focused on the distribution and promotion of independent films from their respective countries.” (UniFrance