(Via Wireservice.ca) The 20th edition of Fantasia International Film Festival opens tomorrow night (Thursday, July 14th — happy Bastille Day from your resident translator-from-the-French) with the world premiere of King Dave. That’s just the beginning
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From Low Loonie to High Res Monitors, It’s All Good
Montreal’s film industry is doing nicely out of the low Canadian dollar, CJAD 800’s Shuyee Lee reports, with “an estimated total of $300-million in productions and economic spinoffs for 2015 alone.” Also in Montreal, Turbo
Continue ReadingTwo Countries, Turbo Kid, Windfall
Two Countries, Canada’s first major Malayalam-language film, is under production in the Ottawa area. Made in the language of Kerala, the Indian state that’s home to “Mollywood”, the comedy tells the story of an arranged
Continue ReadingCineplex Shortens Window, Fantasia Widens Net, Ant-Man Shrinks Ads, and Woods Looks Back
Screenwriter Grahame Woods (Glory Enough for All) looks back on his long career, including ” a film editing job at the CBC that was a stepping stone”, for Northumberland Today. Going straight to video —
Continue ReadingBite Set to Premiere at Fantasia
(Via WireService.ca) Bite, a new horror film directed by Chad Archibald, will make its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival beginning July 14th in Montreal. It’s brought to the screen by Breakthrough Entertainment
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