Despite being renowned for its snowy, picturesque winters and the holiday cheer that comes with it, Canada has never produced what can be considered a true classic Christmas movie. The closest I can think of
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Cineplex Shortens Window, Fantasia Widens Net, Ant-Man Shrinks Ads, and Woods Looks Back
Screenwriter Grahame Woods (Glory Enough for All) looks back on his long career, including ” a film editing job at the CBC that was a stepping stone”, for Northumberland Today. Going straight to video —
Continue ReadingWindsor International Film Festival Sets 2015 Schedule
(Via WireService.ca) The Windsor International Film Festival (WIFF) will run from Tuesday, November 3rd to Sunday, November 8th. Taking place at the Capitol Theatre, the Festival showcases not only some of the world’s leading films
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What difference would a guaranteed income make to Canadians living in poverty? Two filmmakers from the Yukon are going to find out and document it, CBC reports. Jayden Soroka and Vivian Belik plan to choose
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Victoria, BC, needs to “build the kind of crew base that will appeal to the real Hollywood” says former film industry worker Marcus Handman, writing in the Times-Colonist. As of now, he says, the capital
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Also Commonwealth Day — who knew? Something else we didn’t know: The House of Commons’ Canadian Heritage Committee is taking a look at Canada’s feature film industry. Thanks to iPolitics.ca, here (scroll down to Today
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