Legendary Toronto documentarian Allan King has done it again. In his new film, Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company, which makes its world premiere at TIFF 2005, King shatters stereotypes and challenges the viewer to rethink preconceived notions and negative attitudes. It is King’s trademark, a style recognized around the world for nearly 40 years.

Telefilm Canada has greenlit 12 of the 90 projects that applied to its Canada Feature Film Fund – including Jeremy Podeswa’s adaptation of the bestseller Fugitive Pieces, another project about Roméo Dallaire, and François Girard’s delayed period piece Silk.
‘This is an interesting and diverse group of projects ranging from a local and wintry slacker comedy [Allan Moyle’s Weirdsville] to a stunning and exotic international film from the team that brought us The Red Violin,’ says Telefilm’s Karen Franklin.

Vancouver: Last year was a bust for B.C.’s film and television industry, according to figures released this month by the British Columbia Film Commission. Film and television production spending fell 43% to $801 million in 2004, down from a record high of $1.4 billion in ’03. Domestic spending, however, was up by some 15%.
B.C. film commissioner Susan Croome blames the drop on a lack of foreign shoots, which last year brought a mere $191.6 million to the province, down from $821.6 million in ’03.