The Canadian films were handed festival jury prizes at the 2012 Worldwide Short Film Festival awards picnic Sunday.
Laurence Anyways is the top Canadian film for the week of June 1 to June 7, 2012.
Snow White and the Huntsman tops the box office for the week of June 1 to June 7, 2012.
Ron Mann (pictured) and Bill Imperial’s Altman and Laura Bari and Sarah Spring’s Ariel among the films receiving documentary grants.
Blogging from L.A., Halifax-based producer Marc Almon (pictured) shares trends and insights from the conference for producers.
The exec producer of Nova Scotia’s Big Motion Pictures replaces Tom Cox.
Film festival manager and assistant programmer Cameron Carpenter tells Playback about deal-making and exposure for filmmakers at the music-themed fest.
The Comweb Corp. and William F. White International topper is the latest addition to the Academy as it continues to restructure.
Blais replaces Leonard Katz, who was serving as interim chair.
The new offering will help directors and other key creative get their heads around the demands of complicated film and TV shoots.
Micheline Lanctot’s Pour l’amour de Dieu (pictured) will compete for the Golden Goblet Award at the international film festival, which runs June 16 to 24.
The iconic American actor will play the role of Avery in the Civil War film by director Ron Maxwell.