Steve Fonyo is the subject and star of Alan Zweig’s doc Hurt, screening in the Platform program at TIFF this year. Fonyo’s story is well known; after raising millions for cancer research with a cross-Canada
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Montréal WFF, Mask In 3-D, Music in AV, Mashup in Mississauga
The Montréal World Film Festival (WFF) has announced the lineup for its World Competition and First Feature Competition, and the names of jury members for both. Canada is represented by My Enemies by Stéphane Géhami
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Atlantic Film Festival, Cocksure Lads, Guantanamo’s Child, Reel Paddling Film Festival
At this year’s Atlantic Film Festival, the Atlantic Canadian program will include a look at “race relations in north-end Halifax”, “a First Nations LGBT thriller shot in the Annapolis Valley”, and a “dark home invasion
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Big Brother Canada Casting Call Plus More TIFF Titles
If you’ve ever wanted to be on Big Brother Canada, now’s your chance to try for it. Shaw Media has just announced open casting calls in Vancouver (September 19), Calgary (September 26), Edmonton (September 26),
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TIFF Announces Pitch This! Teams, Creative Saskatchewan Increases Grant Amount
Lots of news coming out about TIFF today . . . Finalists have been announced for Telefilm Canada’s PITCH THIS! challenge, which will take place September 13th. (Back in June, we told you about The
Continue ReadingLe Dep, Canadian Evolution, Indie Dystopia, The Night Shift
Filmmaker Sonia Bonspille Boileau, whose first dramatic feature film, Le Dep, opens in theatres Friday (after screening as the closing film for Montreal First Peoples Festival or Présence Autochtone), talks to The Montreal Gazette’s Brendan Kelly
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