Twenty percent of the budget is all it takes to get an international co-production classed as a Canadian film, a Globe and Mail piece by Johanna Schneller reminds us. She looks into the making and
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Del Toro @ Fantasia, and Quebec Broadcasters Vs. CBC
(Via Wireservice.ca) Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to announce (though, so far, only in French) that Guillermo del Toro will attend this year’s edition to accept a Cheval noir d’honneur, and Japan’s Takashi
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MADD, TIFF, and Questioning CanCon
(Via Marketwired) It’s another movie about the end of the world — but in this one, that’s the name of a bush party three teens decide to go to. The work, 24 Hours, is not
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Newscast: LetterKenny, TIFF, Borealis (Video)
Newscast is a little different due to a power failure and me going to an office where I’m not allowed to blab about the latest topics of film. Bell Media has announced Letterkenny goes into
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Relief and Real Film at Cannes
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
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New Albums, New Studios, and More News
(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
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