Byron A. Martin, Terence Marcel and Andrew Grocock have signed a co-venture deal to produce The Great Baby Blue. The film is written by Academy-award winning screenwriter, John Briley (Gandhi, Cry Freedom).
Principal photography has begun on Randall Cole’s 388 Arletta Avenue : ). The film stars Nick Stahl, Mia Kirshner and Devon Sawa.
Denis Villeneuve’s award-winning Incendies will start the New Year with a bang. It’s set to open across France on 80 screens Jan. 12 and is one of six Canadian films picked to screen at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival.
Rob Heydon’s feature film Ecstasy, the follow-up to the successful Trainspotting novel by Irvine Welsh, is shooting in Toronto through December with Kristin Kreuk and Billy Boyd top-lining.
It’s more important to appeal to everyone in a small, targeted group – like fanboys, for example – rather than a large, broad group, says Benedict Carver.
Three Canadian films are among the titles in competition at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, which announced its picks in the dramatic and documentary categories for U.S. and world filmmakers Wednesday.
Distributor Christian Larouche says a child could have released the film version of the long-running Quebec TV hockey saga Lance et Compte – which came in number two behind Harry Potter at the Quebec box office this past weekend.
The National Screen Institute has announced the teams chosen to develop their features through the NSI Features First training program.
Toronto Underground Cinema asked audiences what Canuck films they wanted to see. And now they’re wondering if they’ll show up.
Two Canadian doc projects have received honors at this year’s International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).