The inaugural panels and meetings aim to encourage co-productions between Chinese producers and Canadian and other foreign partners.
The $2 million indie film from the veteran Toronto director is described by Filmoption International’s Andrew Noble as “the gay Harold and Maude.”
Based in Vancouver, Davis moves over from her role as director of performance and quality management.
Derapages is the #1 Canadian film for another week.
The Avengers soars to the top of the box office for another week.
Contraband is the top-selling DVD for the week of Apr. 30 to May 6, 2012.
Canadian projects pitched at the annual Hot Docs Forum, which took place earlier this month, include Leone Stars and Shadow Girl.
Michele Hozer, Teresa De Luca and Roger Mattiussi were among the award winners at Thursday’s event at Toronto’s Capitol Theatre.
The film financier told the CRTC it will “take the lead” to organize a gathering for broadcasters, distributors, funders and producers to develop new promotion strategies.
The feature film starring Molly Parker and based on the novel by Kevin Major will shoot in and around St. John’s, Mount Pearl and the province’s parks.
New director of programming Andrew Murphy says the themes depicted by LGBT directors are changing as the fest enters its 22nd year.
The trio are reuniting after starring in Craig Goodwill’s short film Patch Town, on which the upcoming feature is based.