Belated congratulations to the winners of the 35th Atlantic Film Festival awards, who were announced on Sunday. Best Atlantic Short went to Ashley McKenzie’s 4 Quarters while Strange and Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island, by
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Beyond the Red Carpet at TIFF and More
“Six years later, [Naomi] Klein is set to nail another manifesto to TIFF’s door,” writes The National Post’s Joseph Brean — this one being the Leap Manifesto, presented today and calling for change across a
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Circa 1948 in Vancouver
(Via CNW) Circa 1948 is a life-sized, interactive virtual reality experience that physically immerses audiences in Vancouver a few years after the Second World War. Co-created by the NFB’s award-winning Digital Studio in Vancouver and acclaimed
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Exclusive – The Perfect Pickup By CheckMate Films Part I
Chad Rook and his business partner Nathan Witte are embarking on their first feature film, entitled The Perfect Pickup. It’s a comedy about four men that find the perfect way to pick up women. Having
Continue ReadingSIM Pulls Out (of NS), Soo Pulls In (Canadian Films), Mountain Men Released
The SIM Group, which provides gear to film productions, is pulling out of Nova Scotia because, as COO John DeBoer tells the CBC, “Halifax is having the worst year it’s ever had,” as far as
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East Van Short Film Showcase, Part II
After the 15-minute intermission (some of the audience had disappeared — their loss) came Alice In the Dust, a short film which was like the story Alice in Wonderland — if it took place at
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