The Vancouver Sun’s Weekend Extra has more news on how well the film and TV industry is doing in the city, in an article by Bruce Constantineau. Also, The Financial Post’s Catherine McIntyre explores why
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From East to West: Film, Government, and More
For a complete list of winners at Cannes, see the ET Canada blog. The Toronto Star’s Peter Howell looks at the winners in depth, though the main news is in the subhead: “Canada’s Denis Villeneuve
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6 (Mostly) Good News Stories About Film in Canada
Filmmaker Paul Plett (also an amateur musician) thought it was strange nobody had ever made a documentary about the world of Canadian folk music — so he decided to do it himself. Northern Folk will
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The good, the not so good, and the caught in the middle . . . Some not so good news about the National Film Board cutting costs, which of course means letting staff go —
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Vancouver Web Fest: Volunteer Journal, Day 3
Sunday: I was scheduled for the evening but I showed up an hour and a half early because I had some extra time after the business earlier that day. Upon arrival, there was another screening
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Daily Rushes for First Tues in DST
Victoria, BC, needs to “build the kind of crew base that will appeal to the real Hollywood” says former film industry worker Marcus Handman, writing in the Times-Colonist. As of now, he says, the capital
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