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Film
Theatrical/VOD release for Quebec film
FunFilms Distribution has a novel way to release Francois Delisle’s Deux fois une femme into the Canadian market: a simultaneous theatrical and VOD bow on October 29.
Canadian comedy auditions waiters …and actors online
Get ready for poor service at your local eatery or pub.
Festival du nouveau cinema announces strong line-up
The 39th edition of the the Festival du nouveau cinema will open Oct. 13 with Quebec director Podz’s new flick 10 1/2 and close with another local film – Denis Cote’s Curling.
Roller Town movie goes online for donations
Halifax comedy troupe Picnicface has financing from the Harold Greenberg Fund for their upcoming movie comedy Roller Town, and D Films on board as a theatrical distributor.
XIII adds to cast and begins shooting
Jay Firestone’s latest project has lined up foreign and Canadian star wattage for his XIII drama for Showcase.
DGC hands top prizes to Leslie, Cairo Time
It was a mixed bag of winners at the Directors Guild of Canada awards on Saturday, where Reginald Harkema nabbed the best feature director prize for Leslie, My Name is Evil, while Ruba Nadda’s Cairo Time was named best feature film.
Raymont launches Oscar campaign for Glenn Gould doc
Canadian doc maker Peter Raymont is piling up the air miles to put a little gold man on his mantle.
Canadian Surf Festival carves into Halifax
Looking to tap into the burgeoning surf community on the east coast, Keith Maddison and some fellow surf enthusiasts are launching the first Canadian Surf Film Festival in Halifax next week.
Villeneuve will get Oscar consideration
Telefilm Canada announced on Wednesday that Quebec director Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies, which picked up the Best Canadian Film award at the Toronto International Film Festival, is Canada’s Oscar submission in the best foreign film category for the upcoming Academy awards, which will be held February 27.
VIFF readies with distinct docs and a host of female directors
If you’re looking for films about the importance of recycling at this year’s Vancouver International Festival (Sept. 30 – Oct. 5), you won’t find them.
Cronenberg to shoot Cosmopolis in Toronto in April 2011
David Cronenberg will return to familiar ground when he shoots his next movie, an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 2003 novel Cosmopolis, in Toronto next spring.
Netflix Canada to compete with on-demand content
The trumpets are sounded. The battle is on. Netflix has launched a Canadian movie and TV series subscription service at $7.99 a month, in competition with Canuck broadcaster and cable websites lately ramping up their free on-demand content.
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