Tony Dean Smith

Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

FROM NIGHT SHIFT TO RED CARPET: Ten Years In The Vancouver Film Industry

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024OpinionCats & Dogs 3, Dangerous Game, Experience, Front Street Pictures, Jon Voight, Maple Street, Mercy, Side Street Post, The Proposal Spot, Tony Dean Smith, Vancouver Film Industry, Vancouver Film School

It was the evening of Wednesday, May 14, 2014. I had made my way via Skytrain and express bus from my four-plex in New Westminster to the offices of Finale Editworks (since renamed Picture Shop)

Time Travel, Snow and Other Surprises at 2019 WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL

December 10, 2019December 9, 2019FestivalsAdrian Glynn McMorran, Ana Golja, Andrew Dunbar, Jonas Chernik, Osric Chau, Sara Canning, Sergio Navarretta, Shauna Hardy Mishaw, Simon Pegg, Tony Dean Smith, WFF19, Whistler Film Festival, Zach Lipovsky

“We’re recognized as Canada’s coolest film festival.” Whistler Film Festival founder and executive director Shauna Hardy Mishaw proudly states as we chat at the expansive Whistler Conference Centre. “They grabbed onto that quote and now

Whistler Film Festival Delivers Volition on a Silver Platter

December 6, 2019December 17, 2019InterviewTony Dean Smith, Volition, Whistler Film Festival

Have you ever thought you could predict the future? You had a dream and a week or two later that dream unfolds. Is it déjà vu, coincidence or is it a gift? Can you harness

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