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
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Canada at Cannes 2016
(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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Rain City 72 Film Noir Challenge
Since 2007, Film Talks Entertainment has hosted an exclusive 72-hour film festival challenging teams to shoot short film noirs in only 72 hours. It started out as only nine small teams of film crews working
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Aiming for the Roses with Devil at Your Heels
(Via Wireservice.ca) The story of stuntman Ken Carter — aka the Mad Canadian — and his attempted leap over the St. Lawrence in a rocket car, aiming for a bed of roses on the U.S.
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NFB @ Hot Docs
Hot Docs 2016 got underway Friday in TO with City of Gold and The Brainwashing of My Dad (which David Berry says can be summarized “Have you ever heard of Fox News?”) Also on offer
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VWF: An Incredible Display
This year’s Vancouver Web Fest had incredible web series on display, and it seemed much more busy and productive than last year. As this was a web fest, Internet series from platforms such as YouTube
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