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Matt Hays
Langlois, Lachance win with Telefilm
Story of bereaved siblings among projects to draw on some $200,000 in script money. ‘We hope to shoot it sometime next year,’ says Langlois
Bowen shoots the low-budget Amazon Falls
Filmmaker bases first feature on her experiences as a B-movie actress
Rozema surprised by Emmy sweep
Grey Gardens up for 17 statues including a co-writing nod for the Toronto filmmaker, now set to take on Shields’ Stone Diaries
Hot Sheet: Maverick U.S. producer shoots Lullaby for Pi in Canada
Alternately dubbed the ‘American indie super-producer’ or the ‘Queen of the New Queer Cinema’, Christine Vachon is not above the conflicts that plague other indies – namely the struggle between art and commerce. At a recent master class in Montreal, the American indie (I’m Not There, Boys Don’t Cry) told Playback that government subsidies tend to make ‘flabby’ films. But that hasn’t stopped her from using Canadian loonies and French Euros on the romantic drama Lullaby for Pi, her $7.7-million copro with Kevin DeWalt currently shooting in Regina.
Doc rethinks Hollywood Indians
Ernie Webb recalls watching western movies when he was a child growing up in the James Bay region. ‘We always cheered for the cowboys,’ says Webb, who is an aboriginal, ‘even when they were killing Indians.’ He says many native people end up learning all sorts of erroneous things about their own culture via Hollywood’s twisted representations.
Doc rethinks Hollywood Indians
Ernie Webb recalls watching western movies when he was a child growing up in James Bay. ‘We always cheered for the cowboys…
Quebec comics star in Peepers
A band of voyeurs who rove the rooftops of Montreal peering through windows is the basis for Peepers. The comedy is the latest creative endeavor by Automatic Vaudeville, a local comedy troupe. It’s also the first-time feature effort by producer Andi State, who has worked primarily in talent management with her company Encore Entertainment, handling such actors as Jessica Paré and Tim Post.
Quebec comics star in Peepers
A band of voyeurs who rove the rooftops of Montreal peering through windows is the basis…
TIFF 2008: Hard cuts and the upside of rejection
Your film didn’t get into the festival? Programmer Matthew Hays sympathizes, but try to see it his way…
The hardest cut
Matthew Hays is a frequent contributor to Playback, the Montreal Mirror, The Globe and Mail and The Guardian. He joined the Toronto International Film Festival as a programmer in ’08.
Short is sweet and dark is light
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Roger Frappier: Producer brings Quebec cinema to the world
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