Film

Malin Akerman joins The Numbers Station

Toronto-raised actress Malin Akerman has been signed to star opposite Ethan Hawke in action-thriller The Numbers Station.

Copperheart starts 88 Arletta Avenue

Indie producer Copperheart Entertainment is set to start shooting next month the feature 88 Arletta Avenue, with Randall Cole directing.

CFC gets $9 million for training

Despite darkened skies, the mood was upbeat at the Canadian Film Centre’s annual TIFF barbeque on Sunday, thanks to a $9 million funding boost announced by the Ontario government.

Landau to be Born Into This?

Martin Landau is in talks to top-line Born Into This, the debut feature from writer/director Emmanuel Shirinian and indie producer Spiral Media.

Bell Lightbox opens

As the countdown from ten began and a beaming Toronto International Film Festival director Piers Handling raised his giant ceremonial scissors, the tears started to flow.

Foundation Features in first-look with D Films

Out of the former Infinity Features, founded a decade ago in Vancouver by the late Bill Vince, has come Foundation Features, and now an exclusive first-look development deal with boutique distributor D Films in Toronto.

Barneys Version wins Golden Lion Cub trophy

The jury has spoken: Robert Lantos’ Barney’s Version on Friday picked up the Leoncino d’Oro award in Venice, voted on by local school children.

TIFF 2010: Contemporary World Cinema

Stories of the wounded struggling to liberate themselves from emotional isolation, grief and regret dominate the slate of Canadian features spotlighted in the Contemporary World Cinema section at TIFF this year.

McGowan Scores at TIFF opener

The puck has dropped on the most unconventional film ever to open the Toronto International Film Festival, as Michael McGowan’s Score: A Hockey Musical kicked off the 35th edition of the fest on Thursday at a glitzy affair at Roy Thompson Hall.

Robert hands off $10,000 CMPA prize

“My god, I’m finally one of the boys,” Quebec producer Denise Robert exclaimed as she picked up the CMPA Feature Film Producers Award at a ceremony Thursday at the start of the Toronto International Film Festival.

Berteloot, Bregar, Legault and Almgren join Diamonds

Jean-Yves Berteloot (The Da Vinci Code), John Bregar, Charlotte Legault and Susie Almgren have joined the cast of Jack of Diamonds, a backdoor pilot from Muse Entertainment and Gaumont for Showcase.

OMDC invests $2.5 million in feature films

Sixteen domestic feature films will share a $2.5 million boost from the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), as the org invests in production and development financing through its Film Fund.