If you’re a filmmaker or are embarking on a television series, you might want to consider Costa Rica. I recently spoke with Jonathan Hiltz about a discovery not many of us are aware of. The
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Festivals and Awards This Summer
The Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF) is celebrating its 40th anniversary by adding $1 million (US) to its cash awards for the films competing. “No other festival in the world rewards its best films in
Continue ReadingSome Things Won’t Sleep (Review with Trailer)
This is pretty much what I say on occasion myself. Our film starts with a creepy intro narrated by a woman as she sits out in a forest, then starts to bury something. After a
Continue ReadingMore on TIFF’s Summer
TIFF’s summer lineup features creative works from all over — but many of them are homegrown. Here’s just a sampling. The Canadian Open Vault program, a series of free screenings of Canadian classics, opens on
Continue ReadingNew Stuff for Summer
TIFF has a full summer planned for movie lovers in TO, including retrospectives on major filmmakers like Hitchcock and Truffaut, screenings of cult classics, the first summer edition of the TIFF Next Wave 24-Hour Film
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