Articles for 2011

TIFF 2011: Herzog decries capital punishment at Abyss premiere

Acclaimed director Werner Herzog came out strongly against capital punishment at the premiere of his anticipated doc Into the Abyss in Toronto.

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Telefilm promotes Godbout

Marie-France Godbout steps into her new role as the funding body’s national feature film executive for the French market.

TIFF 2011: Cross Country acquires Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 for Canada

The $10 million screen adaptation of the Ayn Rand novel is the first all-rights deal for the new Vancouver-based film distributor.

TIFF 2011: Bravo! fetes shorts for breakfast

Photos from Bravo!FACT’s breakfast Friday morning, celebrating the 11 funded shorts set to screen at the festival.

TIFF 2011: eOne inks distribution deals for Hooligans, Devil’s Bridge

The Canadian indie will release the footie pic and horror feature overseas.

CBC, Bell Media to jointly bid for Olympic broadcast rights

The two media companies are submitting a bid to the IOC for exclusive Canadian broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2016 Games.

Playback 2011 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame: Denis Heroux

The famed producer and l’Universite de Montreal film instructor is honoured for his contributions to Canadian cinema.

Rossif Sutherland joins Showcase’s King

The Canadian actor will join an investigation unit in the Toronto-set cop series from Indian Grove Productions.

TIFF 2011: Andre Rouleau takes 2011 CMPA producer’s prize

The Quebec producer won $10,000 for producing three pictures in TIFF this year: Goon, Breakaway and Starbuck.

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.

TIFF 2011: Pink Ribbons Inc. takes corporate cause marketing to task

The NFB documentary by Quebec director Lea Pool has a stark message: pink ribbons don’t shrink tumors and corporations are cashing in on breast cancer.

Harold Greenberg Fund awards $25,000 for marketing

Four films have landed support from HGF’s new marketing program, all of which show potential for kick-starting careers and commercial success, the Fund’s John Galway says.