Film

Gross goes to Ghana

Paul Gross’ Passchendaele is one of several films that will screen during Canada Film Week in Accra, Ghana – an initiative between The High Commission of Canada to Ghana and the Goethe Institut-Ghana.

Look for diversity and audacity in RIDM program

Charlotte Selb, director of programming for the Montreal International Documentary Film Festival, says the changing direction of the documentary genre has resulted in a vibrant, varied program this year.

McMahon takes Tokyo

Director Kevin McMahon has won the Toyota Earth Grand Prix at TIFF – the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Daydream Nation to open Whistler Fest

The Whistler Film Festival is to kick off its 10th edition with Michael Goldbach’s Daydream Nation, which stars Kat Dennings and Andie MacDowell.

Montreal International Doc Fest unveils full program

With RIDM’s opening and closing films already announced, Stephanie Lanthier’s Les Fros and Lucy Walker’s Waste Land respectively, the remainder of the Montreal doc fest’s slate has been revealed along with a number of Canadian docs taking the spotlight.

Genius snags IDA nomination

Peter Raymont and Michele Hozer’s Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould is the only Canadian film nominated for the International Documentary Association Awards, to be handed out on December 3.

Canadian-financed pic launches Halle Berry Oscar campaign

Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies isn’t the only Canadian film to vie for Oscar bling this awards season.

Doc makers can’t find license fees to trigger CMF funds

The new Canada Media Fund is ready to hand out $3.5 million to 21 Canadian documentary filmmakers, but there’s a major hitch: many can’t find the broadcasters they need to get access to the cash.

FNC wraps with awards to Rowe and Redford

Montreal’s Festival du Nouveau Cinema awarded director Michael Rowe’s tale of a Mexican journalist who gets involved in S&M, Annee Bissextile (Ano Bisiesto), its top prize – the Louve D’Or – and selected Toronto-based filmmaker Ryan Redford’s film about war veterans, Oliver Sherman, as best Canadian feature.

Birchmount rolls on Separation

Toronto’s Birchmount Entertainment has kicked off principal photography on Separation.

In Production: BC (Oct. 22, 2010)

In Production: BC (Oct. 22, 2010)

Mongrel brings Score to 130 screens

Mongrel Media is preparing for its largest release ever, as Score: A Hockey Musical opens on 130 screens across the country today (October 22), with more than $1 million in P&A spend.