Articles for 2011

TIFF 2011: Myriad Pictures gets into Knife Fight

Kirk D’Amico’s shingle to sell the Rob Lowe-starring political comedy outside of North America.

Playback 2011 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame: Frederic Back

The iconic animator is celebrated for his achievements in filmmaking and environmental activism.

Anton Leo lands at Westwind Pictures

The ex-CBC and Just For Laughs exec takes up a new post as VP of development at the Little Mosque on the Prairie producer on Sept. 18.

Canada at TIFF: Bruce’s Sunday picks

Karen Bruce, director of Canadian Initiatives at TIFF, shares her film and programming picks for Sunday, Sept. 11.

TIFF 2011: eOne snags Vamps for Benelux

The Canadian distributor picked the indie rom-com up for its Benelux operation.

TIFF 2011: Henk Van der Kolk to launch Panama film fest

The TIFF co-founder is part of a consortium holding an inaugural International Film Festival of Panama in April 2012.

TIFF 2011: Union Pictures and Angel Entertainment partner

The two producers will step up their efforts to produce and release Canadian films at home and abroad.

TIFF 2011: Brit producer Jeremy Thomas praises Canadian film biz

The coproducer of David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method says Canada has a “healthy business.”

Montreal snags Summit’s Warm Bodies movie shoot

The John Malkovich-starrer will shoot in Mel’s Studio while the Michael Keaton-starring thriller Penthouse North will be lensed in Ottawa in November.

How the Bell Media/CBC Olympic partnership came together

Bell Media’s Kevin Crull, CBC’s Jeffrey Orridge and PHD’s Helena Shelton weigh in on the CBC/Bell Media bid partnership.

TIFF 2011: Breakaway stars talk ‘India’s national game’

Fest presser reveals the origins of the Indo-Canadian movie about a young man and a family immigrating to Toronto from India and looking to fit in.

Canada at TIFF: Inside the fest with Karen Bruce

For each of the festival’s 11 days, TIFF’s director of Canadian Initiatives shares her tips, news and top TIFF picks.