Back in June 2020, the Academy of Motions Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) were forced to accept that hosting the 93rd Academy Awards in February 2021 would be untenable and that the sensible course of
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Piper and the Nostalgia of Pixar
So the 2017 Oscars have come and gone, in what was one of the more predictable ceremonies in recent years, for the most part. The biggest upset of the night was not necessarily a case
Continue ReadingCanadian content in Oscars
With the Oscars coming up, everyone is pretty hyped on what will happen. We’ve got films like La La Land, Moonlight, and Arrival in the Oscars this year. And interestingly enough, this Canadian content is
Continue ReadingA New High for Canada
Canada and its film industry have received considerable attention in the last two years, first with the Oscar-nominated film Room, starring Brie Larson and the young Jacob Tremblay, and more recently at the 2016 Cannes
Continue ReadingMayors Make Plea for Industry, Plus . . . Moose Jaws?
Cassandra Szklarski of The Canadian Press has written that Canadian films are all over the place in the Oscars this year. Nominations are looking strong for films like The Revenant, Room, Brooklyn, and even a
Continue ReadingCrew 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
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