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Film
TIFF12: Geddes on genre films’ strong market potential
The Midnight Madness programmer says that genre filmmakers should tap into grassroots level buzz generated by fans and audiences.
Anlina Rana named winner of WIFT Deluxe producer internship
The three-week internship provides an emerging female producer an opportunity to learn more about production and post-production equipment and processes.
Gaiam Vivendi snags U.S. rights to Dead Before Dawn 3D
TIFF also saw two projects first pitched at the Fantasia International Film Market move forward in Toronto.
Quebecor, Bell Canada toppers to keynote MIPCOM
Pierre Karl Peladeau and Wade Ooosterman are scheduled to address the future of TV programming in an expanding digital market as part of the October conference’s Focus on Canada spotlight.
Canadian producer Jake Eberts dies, 71 years
The Montreal native revived the British film industry after founding Goldcrest Films in 1976 and amassing Oscar-winning movie credits like Chariots of Fire, Ghandi, Dances with Wolves and Driving Miss Daisy.
108 Media and Raven Banner to jointly sell genre titles
The partners will acquire movies aimed a fanboy audience for worldwide sales.
TIFF12: Polley discusses “agony” of telling family story
The Canadian director (pictured) opened up about the difficulty of telling her family history, in a post-screening Q&A following the Toronto premiere of her feature doc debut Stories We Tell.
eOne, Alliance deal will give Canadian films bigger international platform: Throop
“This combined entity will move the needle for [producers] in ways they haven’t seen,” says eOne CEO Darren Throop.
Hall of Fame Revealed: Playback’s Fall 2012 issue
In addition to coverage of Playback’s Canadian Film & TV Hall of Fame and 10 to Watch, the issue features pre-event TIFF coverage and looks into the success of prodco Shaftesbury and genre specialty channel Space.
TIFF12: Films We Like to distribute Drafthouse titles in Canada
Ron Mann’s distribution company will release The Ambassador (pictured) for theatrical, home video and multi-platform as the first film in the deal.
Looper shines on TIFF’s first night at Roy Thomson Hall
“It’s not common yet. But this is the future of the industry,” festival artistic director Cameron Bailey said while introducing the U.S.-China co-production.
Cronenberg on Antiviral’s evolution
The young director’s feature debut will bow at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 10 at 9 p.m.
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