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Denis Seguin
Make new friends, but keep the old
I’d never heard of Christina Piovesan when she invited me for a coffee. If you haven’t heard of her, here’s fair warning: if she invites you for coffee, go.
Quebec producers unite for copro changes
Seven of Quebec’s top film producers have joined together to call for changes to the way Telefilm Canada and SODEC fund international coproductions. The producers – Roger Frappier of Max Films, Denise Robert of Cinémaginaire, Pierre Even of Cirrus Communications, Richard Goudreau of Melenny Productions, Lyse Lafontaine of Equinoxe Productions, Lorraine Richard of Cité-Amérique and Claude Veillet of Téléfiction and Films Vision 4 – have formed the Regroupement des producteurs indépendants de cinéma du Québec.
Roby gets Funky
Daniel Roby has commenced principal photography on his new project, Funkytown, for Montreal-based Caramel…
Max Films reteams with Aubert on thriller
Robin Aubert is continuing has dark explorations. The Montreal writer-director has started shooting the follow-up…
Donen heading for Whistler
The director of programming at Toronto post house/rep cinema The Royal has been named artistic director…
What’s good for TIFF is good for Toronto
I was in Europe when I read e-mail rumors of a big announcement regarding the Canadian government and the Toronto International Film Festival. I assumed it was a much-needed injection of cash to complete the Bell Lightbox.
Quebec producers unite for copro changes
Seven of Quebec’s top film producers have joined together to call for changes to the way Telefilm Canada and SODEC…
E1 to distribute Buscemi, Silverman match-up
The company has picked up Canadian distribution rights to Saint John of Las Vegas, a dramatic comedy pairing…
E1 gets jump on Cannes market
The company’s international wing has closed a string of international sales for Canadian titles including Michael McGowan’s…
Hot Docs crowd takes aim at Ottawa
Documentary filmmakers are calling for a review of the $300-million Canada Media Fund, the new-look amalgamation of…
Does ‘best practice’ make perfect?
On March 23, Telefilm Canada announced it would implement a set of ‘Best Practices’ for the English-language selective component of the 2009/10 Canada Feature Film Fund investment cycle.
Getting from page to screen
‘Mandate creep’ is an insidious bureaucratic disease whereby an institution draws more and more elements into its orbit, until it can’t keep track of them anymore…
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