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Denis Seguin
Horse races, new faces
Last year’s Genies might have been called The Sarah Polley Show – the debut director and her crew walked away with seven statuettes. This year presents a horse race with new faces – in all three ‘official languages’ and Hindi. Inuktitut is recognized as an official language in Nunavut, home to the hero of Benoît Pilon’s eight-times-nominated Ce qu’il faut pour vivre/The Necessities of Life.
Polytechnique fails in English market
Denis Villeneuve’s portrayal of 1989’s Montreal Massacre is a certified hit in Quebec, where it has earned more than $1.5 million after…
Vancouver goes 3D
If not in its infancy, 3D remains a toddler – one closely guarded by a handful of companies that have developed proprietary hardware and software to achieve three-dimensional imaging. So, for now, when you hire the company you hire the company’s crew to operate it.
TIFF’s Lightbox gets its final beam
Bell Lightbox, the new headquarters of the Toronto International Film Festival Group, was recently the scene of a ‘topping off’ ceremony – an ironworkers’ tradition in which the final beam is decorated with flags and an evergreen to mark an accident-free construction site, before being hoisted into place.
Black to oversee industry events
Karen Black has been named director of Canadian initiatives at the Toronto International Film Festival Group…
Full slate at Perfect Circle
Edison and Leo producer Perfect Circle Productions has set up a five-picture production slate that will include…
The Big Screen: Big in France with a French French accent
It was 2005 and the sun was shining out of Marc-André Grondin’s ass. C.R.A.Z.Y., in which Grondin starred as the ‘Z’ in a dysfunctional family of five boys, was the highest-grossing film of the year, earning more than $6 million.
Egoyan snares Neeson, Moore
Atom Egoyan has lined up a stellar cast for his next film project, Chloe, which will begin shooting in Toronto on Feb. 9. Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried, the ingenue from Mamma Mia! and a lead in the HBO series Big Love, are starring in the erotic thriller based on the 2003 French production Nathalie.
100-year life story for Whizbang
You’ve heard of The Reader? Well, Paul Gross’ production company Whizbang Films has optioned the story of another reader, Clarence Brazier, who learned to read at the age of 93. Gross’ partner Frank Siracusa says Brazier’s century-spanning tale came to their attention through a 2006 article in The Globe and Mail. ‘We thought it was an amazing story.’
TIFF’s Lightbox gets its final beam
The balcony of Room 1900 of the new Hyatt Regency hotel (that would be the old Holiday Inn) on Toronto’s King Street West provides a striking view of the Bell Lightbox…
Ambition pays off for Alpay
Last but not least in our preview of Sundance ’09 are the short films. Talk about the short end of the stick…
Neeson, Moore join Egoyan’s cast
Atom Egoyan has lined up a stellar cast for his next film project, Chloe, which will begin shooting…
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