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By and for Kids at TIFF; Open for Complaints

March 21, 2016March 21, 2016Today's Top Stories15th annual Jump Cuts Young Filmmakers Showcase, 2016 TIFF Kids Festival, Big Telecom, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, CCTS, Jump Cuts Young Filmmakers Showcase, OpenMedia, TIFF, TIFF Bell Lightbox, TIFF Kids, TIFF Kids Festival, TIFF Kids Industry Conference, Vancouver Web Fest

The finalists in the 15th annual Jump Cuts Young Filmmakers Showcase — “young” meaning a lower limit of Grade 4 — have been chosen by the TIFF Kids Festival. TIFF says “The films include stop-motion,

Refugees, Independent Film, and a Mockumentary

March 18, 2016March 18, 2016Today's Top Stories48-Hour Anti-Racism Film Festival, Beck and Call, Calgary anti-racism film festival, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, David Guthrie, gender gap in the film industry, Michael Stevantoni, We Make Movies Canada (WMM-CA), You're Going to be a Good Man

Kaitlin Lee of 660news.com writes that Calgary is hosting the first 48-Hour Anti-Racism Film Festival. Back in February, teams of writers got together at the University of Calgary to discuss this issue and then started

Issues, Rights, and Stills — News for St. Patrick’s Day 2016

March 17, 2016April 1, 2022Today's Top StoriesAnita Rau Badami, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, CBC's Canada Reads, Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS), CRTC, Erin Simkin, Firsttake Entertainment, The Hero's Walk, tv

(Via CNW) The Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS) will be the single point of contact for unresolved issues with communications service providers –– TV, Internet, wireless, and landline — the CRTC has just

Eye in the Sky Contest, Donoghue’s Future

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016Today's Top StoriesBest Screenplay Award at CSA, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Canadian Screen Awards, Dork Shelf, Emma Donoghue, Eye in the Sky, Helen Mirren, Room

Dork Shelf and eOne Films have announced a chance to win some advanced screening tickets for Eye in the Sky. In this military style movie, Colonel Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren) is commanding an operation which

Creative Excellence and Cooperative Work

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016Today's Top Storiescanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, CFC, Creative Excellence Award, Don McKellar, Entertainment One, eOne, Francois Delisle's Chorus, Momentum Pictures, See the North, Sony Pictures, SPHE, Telefilm Canada, Unifrance

(via broadcastermagazine.com) CFC has announced the winner of the Creative Excellence Award. Don McKellar was named as the winner for his varied efforts as a writer, director, and actor in the industry. Originally starting in

Ups and Downs in Canada’s Media Industry

March 15, 2016March 15, 2016Today's Top Storiescanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, casting call, CSA's, Emma Donoghue, Golden Box Office Award, Radio-Canada, Room, Saskatchewan Media Production Industry Association (SMPIA), SCRC-CSN, Sudbury, Telefilm, web series Cold

“[A] divided Saskatchewan media production community” is what was found by the Saskatchewan Media Production Industry Association (SMPIA) in its consultation process earlier this year. Media industry employers — those who get funding directly —

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