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What’s Up Doc?

May 12, 2016May 12, 2016FestivalsAngry Inuk, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, festivals, Hot Docs, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Hot Docs Festival, Spirit Unforgettable, The Apology, Tiffany Hsiung

It started 23 years ago not with a bang but more of a whisper, back when documentaries were still seen as a hoity-toity exercise in education and not mainstream entertainment. Now more than two decades

Canadian Shorts at ICFF

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016Festivalscanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Captive Love, Frankie Gaddo, Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF), JC Little, Michael Mazzuca, Oliver's Bowl, Papa Pasquale (Father Pasquale), Stray Dog, Zack Bernbaum

(Via CNW) This year’s Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) “includes a bright spotlight on features and shorts by Italian Canadian filmmakers,” says Artistic Director Cristiano de Florentiis. With the Festival running for 11 days, June

Whistler’s Great Outdoors Festival

May 4, 2016May 4, 2016Festivalscanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, festivals, Whistler Film Festival, Whistler's Great Outdoors Festival

(via wireservice.ca) As mentioned in today’s newscast, the Whistler Film Festival Society is hosting an adventure film series as a part of Whistler’s Great Outdoors Festival. In the third annual series so far, this edition of Adventure Film

Phi Centre: Canada’s Virtual Reality Ambassador at Cannes

May 4, 2016May 4, 2016Festivalscanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Cannes, Cannes' Marché du Film, Felix & Paul, festivals, Marché du Film's NEXT Pavilion, Nomads series, Phi Centre, virtual reality

Festivalgoers at Cannes will get a chance to see how creators in Canada have been able to “tap into the infinite potential of virtual reality”, says Phi Centre, which along with SODEC (Société de développement

A Late Thaw: Kim Barr’s Short Film Going to Cannes

April 26, 2016April 26, 2016FestivalsA Late Thaw, Blestemat (Cursed), Canada at Cannes 2016, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Cannes, Kim Barr, Short Film Corner Cannes

Kim Barr was only 19 when her boyfriend was killed in an ice climbing accident. Now the Toronto filmmaker has transformed that trauma and the resulting grief into a short film — that’s playing at

Canada at Cannes 2016

April 25, 2016April 25, 2016FestivalsCanada at Cannes 2016, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Cannes, Cannes Critics' Week, François Jaros and Fanny-Laure Malo, Juste La Fin Du Monde, Karelle Tremblay, Oh What A Wonderful Feeling, Tatiana Maslany, Telefilm Canada, Two Lovers and a Bear, Xavier Dolan

(Via CNW) Once again, Canada will have a chance to shine at Cannes this year. Telefilm Canada wants to highlight some of this year’s talent on display; as Executive Director Carolle Brabant says, “Today, we

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