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Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

News before the weekend

November 13, 2015November 13, 2015Today's Top StoriesBeeba Boys, canada film industry news today, Cardinal, CTV, CVAG Fall Film series, In the Land of the Head Hunters, music video reno mccarthy, Reno McCarthy's "Man of the City" video, TIFF Fall Film, Voice Arts icon award, William Shatner

(via CNW) CTV has ordered the gripping Drama series Cardinal which focuses on a murder mystery in a six-part drama series, each episode an hour long. Originally developed by Aubrey Nealon in 2011, Cardinal was

News Round II: Post-Remembrance Day

November 12, 2015November 12, 2015Today's Top Storiescanada film industry news today, digital media boxes, Kiefer Sutherland, Lionsgate, Pilgrim Studios, Stream Player Media, Trailblazer in Acting Award, WFF, Whistler Film Festival

(Via WireService.ca) Kiefer Sutherland will be honoured at the Whistler Film Festival with the WFF 2015 Trailblazer in Acting Award, followed by the Western Canadian premiere of his latest film, Forsaken. Robert Carlyle will also

Much Out There

November 12, 2015November 12, 2015Today's Top Storiescanada film industry news today, casting call, MFM, Much Digital Studios, Paul Haggis, Paul Haggis Out There, Saskatchewan Film Week, SMPIA, St. Nickel

If you’re over 30 and can act as if you’re writing the citizenship exam (some of us have experience in that), St. Nickel might be able to use you as an extra. Details here at

Tips, Awards, Results, and New Seasons

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015Today's Top Storiescanada film industry news today, Cineplex, Media One Creative, MFM, Nightclub Confidential, SMPIA, The Other Side

MFM has posted some tips from casting agent Janine Oloman on getting work as an extra in Northern Ontario. Read the whole thing here to see what you should include in your application. (Via PRNewsWire)

Rising Stars at WFF, UBCP Awards, SYFF at AGO

November 9, 2015November 3, 2017Today's Top Storiescanada film industry news today, festivals, NewWest FilmFest, Syria Film Festival (SYFF), UBCP/ACTRA, Whistler Film Festival, Whistler Film Festival Rising Stars

(Via PRNewsWire) The 2015 Whistler Film Festival Rising Stars are Lauren Lee Smith, Jakob Davies, Taylor Russell and Rustin Gresiuk. The four, all from the Western Provinces and all stars of films premiering at WFF,

500 Days, mini-Eclipse, and One Unique Place to See The Force Awakens

November 6, 2015November 6, 2015Today's Top Stories500 Days in the Wild, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, Diane Whelan, mini-Eclipse©, PV Labs, Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Imax, Star Wars: The Force Awakens print

Awhile back, we told you about filmmaker Diane Whelan’s plan to cross the country, starting on Canada Day in Newfoundland, using only non-motorized transport. This week, The Yarmouth County Vanguard’s Lynn Curwin reports, she passed

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