Today's Top Stories Archives

Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

Relief and Real Film at Cannes

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016Today's Top Storiescanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Cannes, CRTC, Grand Prix Cannes, Grand Prix Cannes Dolan, Juste La Fin Du Monde, Kodak film, new CRTC regs, Xavier Dolan

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

New Albums, New Studios, and More News

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016Today's Top StoriesAlison Crowe and Band, Calgary Film Centre, European Union Short Film Festival, Introducing / Heirs + Grievances, Skydance Media Surrey BC

(Via Wireservice.ca) Alison Crowe and Band (the Band being Céline Greb, Sarah White, and Dave Baird) have released their debut, double-album (one live + one studio set), Introducing / Heirs + Grievances, plus a web-based

New Stuff for Summer

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016Today's Top StoriesBlack Wealth Matters, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Henri Pardo, Kim Sullivan, Lionsgate, MAtv, The Checklist, TIFF, TIFF Bell Lightbox, TIFF Next Wave 24-Hour Film Challenge, unscripted content

TIFF has a full summer planned for movie lovers in TO, including retrospectives on major filmmakers like Hitchcock and Truffaut, screenings of cult classics, the first summer edition of the TIFF Next Wave 24-Hour Film

News Today (Video)

May 18, 2016May 18, 2016Today's Top Storiescanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, CRTC, Much Music Video Awards, TIFF, TIFF Bell Lightbox

Top stories include TIFF bringing out a new list of fun events for the summer, Broadcaster Magazine announces two awards for a Canadian Documentary, CRTC wants to know all about opinions on data plans, and

Looking Back at DOXA 2016 (with Video)

May 17, 2016May 17, 2016Today's Top Storiescanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, documentary, DOXA, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, festivals

It was a good year for Vancouver’s DOXA Documentary Film Festival, which wrapped up on Saturday. How good was it? It was so good that: Most film screenings at the Festival sold out in advance.

OFFA, Fantasia, and Sail-In Cinema

May 17, 2016May 17, 2016Today's Top StoriesA Legacy Of Whining, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Daniel Grou (Podz), Fantasia International Film Festival, festivals, Jesse Harley, King Dave, Lure, OFFA, Philippe LeSage, Sail-In Cinema, Willson Oakville Film Festival

(Via PRNewswire) Sail-In Cinema is back, and don’t worry, you don’t even need a boat. On August 18th through 20th, “the world’s first two-sided floating movie experience of its size” will appear on a barge

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