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TIFF 2010 Gala: Casino Jack
Casino Jack has the makings of a big Hollywood studio production: an impressive cast led by double Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey, an Emmy-award winning director in George Hickenlooper, and a headline-grabbing true story about a high-profile American lobbyist’s fall from grace.
TIFF 2010 Gala: The Bang Bang Club
Veteran producer Danny Iron was struck by the vibrant energy in South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg, which would become the backdrop to an emotional shoot for the Canada/South Africa copro The Bang Bang Club.
TIFF 2010 Gala: Barney’s Version
Ask most producers to choose from among their films and they will usually say they can’t – they’re a parent to all their projects. But one can’t help but think Barney’s Version is a personal favorite for Robert Lantos. “That’s true,” the Toronto producer says. “You can safely say that.”
TIFF 2010 Gala: A Beginners Guide To Endings
Toronto director/writer Jonathan Sobol’s A Beginner’s Guide to Endings, featuring Harvey Keitel as an aging, exceedingly irresponsible patriarch, starts on a bit of a low note: one of the central characters commits suicide
TIFF 2010 Opener: Score: A Hockey Musical
They skated hard, and their work on the ice paid off with a first overall draft pick: the prestigious opening spot at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Movie Plus signs de Bont for Mulan
Christopher Brough’s production shingle Movie Plus Canada has signed up Hollywood director Jan de Bont to direct the English language co-production Mulan, to be shot in Shanghai this fall.
Carib Tales told at TIFF
Caribbean producers are piggy-backing on the Toronto International Film Festival to jump-start distribution of their product into the international market.
Angel starts Waiting For Columbus
Indie producer Angel Entertainment has optioned the film rights to the Thomas Trofimuk novel Waiting For Columbus.
Sales agents migrate to Lightbox
Credit Bell Lightbox with giving the Toronto International Film Festival something distinctly like what it has long discouraged: a central film marketplace.
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