Film
The 2012 10 to Watch: Dev Singh
After establishing himself as a VFX specialist with big budget U.S. films (including The Ice Harvest and Four Brothers), Toronto-based Singh moved into editing and is currently working on Little Terrors, Picture Day (premiering at TIFF) and Fangs of War 3D.
The 2012 10 to Watch: Lisa Jackson
The young writer and director tends to make Aboriginal-experience-based films and docs that transcend cultural boundaries: her credits include the Genie award winning short Savage, and she is currently working on a feature called Mush Hole.
The 2012 10 to Watch: Patrick Tarr
Among other projects the Toronto-based screenwriting award winner has been at work on upcoming CBC drama Cracked, and co-wrote the feature script for sci-fi thriller The Colony.
The 2012 10 to Watch: Michelle Ouellet
In addition to recently starting Sociable Films with Nicholas Carella and Ali Liebert, B.C.-based Ouellet has carved a short and sharp upward career arc with Canadian Comedy Award-nominated Hooked on Speedman, the TV-web series The True Heroines and the short This Feels Nice (in post).
The 2012 10 to Watch: Xavier Dolan
This Quebecer isn’t even 25 and has already had three films compete at the Cannes Film Festival, including Laurence Anyways (also screening at TIFF12) and J’ai tue ma mere, which took three Cannes awards in 2009.
Playback 2012 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Graham Greene
The prolific actor is being honoured for his unrivaled professionalism and commitment to acting in a career that spans decades.
Playback 2012 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Rene Malo
The filmmaker is being recognized for his groundbreaking sales and distribution business strategy to take Canadian films to foreign markets, always with an eye for maintaining cultural autonomy.
Playback 2012 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Colin Low
Over five decades Low helped to make the National Film Board a world-renowned fount of cutting edge animated and documentary storytelling, and for that is being entered into the hall of fame.
Playback 2012 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Jackie Burroughs
Actor who died of cancer in 2010 is being honoured for her dedication to her craft and laying the foundation for female actors to forge ahead and own their roles.
Playback 2012 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Piers Handling
The TIFF director and CEO is recognized as an industry builder for transforming the festival into a world-renowned event and constructing its year-round home, the TIFF Bell Lightbox and Festival Tower.
CRTC appoints Chief Consumer Officer
Barbara Motzney in the newly created position will be responsible for better understanding the concerns of Canadians.
Persistence of Vision to premiere at VIFF
The Vancouver festival will host the world premiere of Kevin Schreck’s examination of the “greatest animated film never made” (pictured), while international premieres include Nuala and How to Grow a Band.
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