(Via Marketwired) “People tend to lose concentration within eight seconds — which is less than the attention span of a goldfish,” says a media release from the Dx3 conference and trade show — and this
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Crew Call in North Bay, Call for Submissions to AFF, and Filmmaker Memories
There’s a crew call out in North Bay for a set decorator and other art department jobs on the TVO series Hard Rock Medical. For more details and where to apply, see MFM. Louise Dallaire
Continue ReadingLumiere Award, Trend Report, and What Film Students Can and Can’t Do
(Via Wireservice.ca) A Lumiere Award has gone to the producer and director of 40 Below and Falling, shot in native 4K 3D across Alberta. Director Dylan Pearce (recently nominated for a CSA) and producer Andrew
Continue ReadingAngell’s Demons? And Others
(via CBC.ca) Archive video shows royal visit in 1939. Recently, some rare archive video footage from 1939 has been uploaded to YouTube. The footage starts out with kids in Burnaby, BC, setting up for a
Continue ReadingFrench-Canadians in The Revenant, Capilano Grads in TO, Sesqui All Over
Not everyone loves The Revenant — actor Roy Dupuis, who turned down a role in the film, says it portrays French-Canadians as “horrible barbarians.” The National Post’s Tristin Hopper has more. Two of Capilano University’s
Continue ReadingEtheria in TO, Majumder on Nunavut, and Canada at Sundance
Etheria Toronto celebrates women in the tv and film industry, writes Debi Moore at Dreadcentral.com. The showcase known as Etheria Film Night is on its way to Toronto, happening February 20, 2016. Etheria Film Night
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