In all, 10 Canadian films will receive their world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival, as part of its Canadian Images sidebar.
A film about logger-turned-eco-terrorist Grant Hadwin earns the nod for its theatrical potential and sound financial backing, Bamboo Shoots’ Bob Crowe tells Playback.
The former BBC exec and Edinburgh Film Festival programmer is filling the role left by previous director Sean Farnel.
The Indo-Canadian hockey drama is connecting with Canadians at the multiplex.
The half-dozen emerging producers will be mentored at six indie production houses.
Cafe de Flore leads the Top 5 for its debut week, taking in over $350,000 at the domestic box office.
Jean-Marc Vallee’s Cafe de Flore breaks the Top 10 films list for the week starting Sept. 23, 2011
Paramount’s Thor tops Nielsen’s VideoScan DVD list for the week ending Sept. 18, 2011.
Canadians are busy in Cannes unveiling international TV deals to bolster their business strategies.
The directing duo tell Playback about reaching out to the private sector to fund their latest doc, West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson, and finding surprising success.
The Canadian replicator is the latest Canadian player to feel heat from falling packaged media sales as content increasingly shifts to digital platforms.
Director Rob Lieberman’s Sikh hockey movie gets mixed reviews from the nation’s critics.