Toronto Mayor John Tory made an appearance at the equipment supplier’s annual cocktail, held on the TIFF Bell Lightbox’s rooftop terrace.
From Playback magazine: Jonathan Bronfman and Daniel Bekerman have made a splash in the indie film biz after joining forces less than three years ago. (The Witch pictured.)
The doc from Zacharias Kunuk will have its world bow at the festival, along with Candace Maracle’s The Grandfather of All Treaties. (Angirattutt pictured.)
A selection of shots from the ACTRA Toronto and HangLoose Media TIFF ’15 party.
The Montreal International Documentary Festival and Doc Circuit Montreal have appointed Sarah Spring (pictured) as chair of the organizations’ board of directors, effective immediately.
CarpeDiem’s Marie-Claude Beauchamp on remaking a Quebec cinema classic, partnering with Natrel and landing Celine Dion for the film’s soundtrack.
Le Mirage is #1 for the week of Sept. 11 to 17, followed by Le journal d’un vieil homme at #2 and Backcountry at #3.
Vortex Words + Pictures has inked a deal with Menemsha Films for the David Bezmozgis-directed drama, to bow at the Atlantic Film Festival this week.
The Visit goes straight to #1 for the week of Sept. 11 to Sept. 17, with Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation at #2 and The Perfect Guy at #3.
The indie distributor has picked up the Canadian rights to the feature, which was written and directed by Farpoint Films’ John Barnard. (Island of Menorca pictured.)
As of Sunday, a total of 36 films were sold during the festival to multiple territories, down slightly from 41 sales at the same time last year.
Production is underway on the LaRue Entertainment MOW, which will bow on Super Channel in 2016.