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Film
RIDM award winners announced
Directors Catherine Hebert, Yanick Letourneau and Xun Yu among Canadian winners at Montreal’s annual doc fest.
Whistler Film Fest announces jurors, China spotlight
Jacob Tierney, Sarah Gadon and Shirley Vercruysse among the industry names to adjudicate competitions for the 11th annual festival.
Reviewed! Cafe de Flore (national media)
The nation’s critics roundly praise the film’s stylistic execution, with two critics bestowing it with perfect scores.
OMDC and Telefilm lead India mission to drum up copros
The week-long visit, which starts today, will make stops in Mumbai, Goa and at major Bollywood studios and facilities.
Controversy in Montreal over RIDM opener ‘Crazy Horse’
UPDATED: The Montreal doc fest has defended itself against charges of supporting sexism after receiving a letter protesting the choice of Frederick Wiseman’s Crazy Horse, which portrays a Parisian erotic dancing venue, as this year’s opening film.
Montreal adds House of Stairs to feature production slate
More good news for Montreal crews: a Martin Villeneuve-directed screen adaptation of author William Sleator’s dystopian young adult novel is to be shot in the city.
Laszlo Barna developing Jack Layton biopic for the CBC
Shelley Erikson is penning a script for a possible TV movie based on the life of the former NDP leader who died earlier this year.
Super Channel picks up Guggenheim’s U2 doc
The documentary, which earlier this year became the first of its genre to open TIFF, will air this month.
eOne shifts international film sales to UK
Veteran British film exec Sally Caplan will head the division, with Charlotte Mickie continuing to be based in Toronto.
Sony Pictures’ Houdini and Smurfs 2 to shoot in Montreal
Quebec has scored a trifecta with the Hollywood studio by enticing two more VFX-heavy movies for local production, on top of Roland Emmerich’s Singularity.
Armen Evrensel sci-fi comedy begins shooting in Saskatchewan
Space Milkshake features four blue-collar astronauts and one mutant rubber duck.
Cook aims to make Hot Docs ‘a conduit for preserving past docs’
Hot Docs’ new director of programming Charlotte Cook says she is planning to make the preservation and presentation of classic and rare documentaries a key target for the Canadian festival.
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