Today's Top Stories Archives

Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

Trains, Planes and Background Extras

October 30, 2015October 30, 2015Today's Top Storiescanada film industry news today, canadian independent film, casting call, IMAX, IMAX®TELUS Theatre, Joseph and Mary, Living in the Age of Airplanes, National Film Board, NFB

Extras — “A LOT of background performers of all ages, sizes and ethnicities” are needed by Joseph and Mary in North Bay from November 3rd to 10th, as posted at MFM — check out this

News Round II: More Using Mobiles, LARPs Return, SCRC Wants Lacroix Out

October 29, 2015October 29, 2015Today's Top Storiescanada film industry news today, CRTC, LARPs, Radio-Canada/CBC, SCRC, tv

(Via PRNewsWire) The percentage of Canadians who watch Internet videos on their tablets went up in 2014: from 20 % to 26% among English speakers, but even more — from 16% to 25% — among

Crew Call and Two from Telefilm

October 29, 2015October 29, 2015Today's Top StoriesAudiences in Canada: Trend Report, canada film industry news today, Corus Entertainment, crew call, Family Feature Production Fund, MFM, Operation Insanity, Telefilm, Telefilm Canada

MFM announces an urgent crew call for labourers tomorrow and Saturday, loading and unloading in Sudbury and Toronto and traveling in between. As you can guess, this is an all-day job and you need to

Festivals, Workshop, Fellowship, and Help Wanted

October 28, 2015October 28, 2015Today's Top StoriesAboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship, Andrei Feheregyhazi, Andrew Airlie, canada film industry news today, creating viral video content, Creative Saskatchewan, job posting, MFM, Northern Ontario film industry, PS Productions Services, The Romeo Section, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Whistler Film Festival

PS Productions Services of Toronto is looking for a Customer Service Representative for Northern Ontario, MFM reports — and just so you know what you’re getting into, there’s a very detailed job posting here. (Via

Henry’s Has Drone Training, VSC Gets First Round Down, Doc Creators May Get Oscars

October 27, 2015October 27, 2015Today's Top Stories2015 Oscar nominations, A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Adam Benzine, Ann Shin, Brett and Jason Butler, canada film industry news today, canadian independent film, documentary, Droneography, Droneography department Henry's, First Round Down, Mourning Has Broken, My Brother; Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, My Enemy, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, sUAV (Small Un-Manned Aerial Vehicles), Video Services Corp (VSC)

(Via PRNewswire) Drone Safety and Training will be the subject of an informative day at Henry’s flagship store in Toronto on November 13. The electronics retailer’s CEO Gillian Stein says “This event is the launchpad

Let Go Wins Awards, DGC Gives Awards, and More

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015Today's Top Storiescanada film industry news today, Cannes Corporate Media and TV awards 2015, casting call extras, Cronenberg, Directors Guild of Canada, festivals, InfinityComm, Isabel Dréan, Isabel Dréan's Let Go, Let Go, Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival, MFM, St. Nickel

Let Go, Isabel Dréan‘s short film about family and loss (our review here), has been honoured with three awards by the Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival: Best Short Film, Best Directing (Isabel Dréan), and

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