Film

Vincenzo Natali’s latest to world premiere at Fantastic Fest

The Texas festival will also host the world premiere of Super Channel original documentary Nail in the Coffin: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro.

Telefilm achieves gender parity for female producers in 2018/19

The funder did not see the same gains for female writers and directors, calling on the industry to put more women at the helm of big budget productions.

In brief: Canadians nab prizes at Fantasia, Nickel, OutFest

Springboard leaps into action, while It Was All So Wonderful: The Everyday Magic of Mary Pratt and Queering the Script win prizes.

Director Leon Marr passes away

The filmmaker’s credits included The Second Time Around and the Genie Award-winning Dancing in the Dark.

TIFF ’19: Clifton Hill, Blood Quantum among world bows

Titles from Albert Shin, Amy Jo Johnson and Jeff Barnaby are part of the Canadian features set for the fest.

TIFF sets Filmmaker Lab, Rising Stars and Pitch This! participants

The festival also announced the six female creators set for its new year-long TIFF Talent Accelerator.

A71 boards Between Waves

The sci-fi feature, directed by Virginia Abramovich, picked up additional funding from Telefilm for post-production.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films July 19 to 25, 2019

The Lion King claims the top spot, followed by Spider-Man: Far From Home at #2, while Menteur comes in at #4.

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Hot Sheet: Top 3 Canadian films July 19 to 25, 2019

Menteur comes in at #1, followed by La femme de mon frere at #2 and Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies at #3.

David Foster: Off the Record to world premiere at TIFF ’19

Unveiled earlier this month, the documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at the 16-time Grammy Award-winner’s career, and what’s next.

‘We Will Stand Up’ wins audience award at Gimli film fest

Carole Vivier and Wendy Crewson were among the special honourees at the Manitoba film festival this year.

Mark Gordon leaving exec role at eOne, transitions to producing

Steve Bertram, president of film and television, will continue to lead the business, overseeing the day-to-day management of the division.