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Film
Nova Scotia prodcos team on Canada/Cuba copro
Pictou Twist Pictures, Picture Plant and Toronto’s Conquering Lion will coproduce a film based on the lives of The Cuban Five alongside Cuba’s film agency.
In brief: Nguyen’s Hummingbird Project to open VIFF
Plus: Spin Master, Kew Media and eOne all add to their teams, and WIFT-T names its Meridian Artists Agency Mentorship recipient.
From reality TV to TIFF premiere: Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky
After meeting on Steven Spielberg’s reality series On the Lot, the filmmakers teamed up to co-direct sci-fi thriller Freaks.
Indie film: Zapruder took on Telefilm. Now what?
In part two of our series on indie filmmaking in Canada, we chat with Matthew Johnson and Matthew Miller about Talent to Watch and reshaping the business from the inside out.
VIFF ’18: VR, Master Class programming unveiled
The inaugural VIFF Immersed conference will tackle the market viability of VR, while some of the industry’s top showrunners will discuss working in the Peak TV era.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Aug. 24 to 30, 2018
Little Italy comes in at #1, followed by Ricardo Trogi’s 1991 at #2 and La Chute De L’Empire Americain at #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Aug. 24 to 30, 2018
Little Italy breaks the top 10, while Crazy Rich Asians comes in at #1 and Mission Impossible: Fallout lands at #2.
Scythia Films’ Percy underway in Winnipeg
Mongrel Media has picked up Canadian rights to the drama starring Christopher Walken and Christina Ricci.
Indie film: Got it made! Get it seen?
In the first of a four-part series on indie filmmaking in Canada today, Playback talks to Kathleen Hepburn and Elle-Maija Tailfeathers about new funding and uncertain distribution.
Impossible Objects inks strategic partnership with L.A.’s XYZ Films
The collaboration will be spearheaded by XYZ’s Toronto-based acquisitions head Todd Brown and filmmaker and Impossible Objects co-founder Jamie M. Dagg.
Incendo rolls on fourth MOW of the year
Thicker than Water is currently in production in Montreal.
The exit interview: TIFF’s Piers Handling
With the Toronto International Film Festival set to kick off its 43rd edition, its outgoing CEO Piers Handling considers his legacy and the festival’s future.
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