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Fantasia unveils jury award winners
Director Patrick Bouchard (pictured) won a special award for technical accomplishment for NFB animated short Bydlo Wednesday as the festival wrapped in Montreal.
TIFF Rising Stars ready to shine
Tatiana Maslany and Connor Jessup (pictured) talk to Playback about stepping up their game on home soil.
Talent Lab to inspire Canadian filmmakers, say participants
Soaking up knowledge from the world’s best filmmakers is a key goal of lab participants, says filmmaker Ashley McKenzie, who was among 24 out of 500 applicants to make the cut.
Atom Egoyan to direct Queen of the Night
The psychological thriller will star Ryan Reynolds and be shot in southern Ontario in February 2013 (Egoyan pictured here).
Canadian features Inch’Allah, Antiviral, Still to headline at TIFF
Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell (pictured), Kim Nguyen’s Rebelle and Kate Melville’s Picture Day will also screen as part of the festival’s Canadian lineup.
TIFF reveals key festival industry program talent
Regina-born Picture Day star Tatiana Maslany (pictured) is a Rising Star, while Mumbai’s King director Manjeet Singh and Scythia Films’ Daniel Bekerman will participate in the Talent and Producers Labs, respectively.
DeHartog’s Lehane adaptation lands at Appian Way
(UPDATED) Team Seven Entertainment’s Calum deHartog (pictured) optioned the short story Running out of Dog for feature film adaptation.
Hot Docs sets sail with Floating Polar Film Festival
The fest has partnered with travel co Quark Expeditions to launch the Floating Polar Film Festival, which will see a curated selection of docs playing aboard a luxury arctic cruise ship (pictured).
Claude Gagnon’s Karakara to screen in competition in Montreal
Like TIFF, Serge Losique’s 36th edition of the Montreal World Film Festival will also open with a foreign title: Chinese director Lisheng Lin’s Million Dollar Crocodile (pictured).
Rick Roberts and Sook-Yin Lee jump on board Jack Layton biopic
Smilin’ Jack: The Jack Layton Story is now shooting in Winnipeg for the CBC, with Wendy Crewson and Erin Karpluk rounding out the ensemble cast (Lee pictured here).
Lissa Fraser Kerr joins Big Coat as production and development head
The former Corus Entertainment production exec will oversee the Toronto-based indie’s development slate and production of series, pilots and docs.
City of Montreal backs World Film Festival
Festival organizers will receive $150,000 and technical support for outdoor screenings for its 36th edition, which starts Aug. 23.
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