Film

NFB appoints Halifax producer

Another producer will be joining the NFB’s Atlantic team, as the Film Board appoints Paul McNeill.

Biutiful lands pre-TIFF sale

In the first sign of TIFF market action, Roadside Attractions and Liddell Entertainment have scooped the U.S. rights to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Biutiful ahead of its North American bow in Toronto.

Barna joins Vachon for Strategic Partners keynote

Strategic Partners has added Entertainment One Television topper Laszlo Barna to its lineup of keynote speakers for the upcoming co-production conference.

Atlantic Film Fest’s Cancon kicks off with Whirligig

Hometown director Chaz Thorne’s Whirligig will kick off the Atlantic Film Festival’s Canadian film offerings on Sept. 17, organizers said Tuesday.

Shortsnonstop hands out cash prize

An American animated short following the journey of restaurant-escaping sushi has snapped up the $1,500 winning prize at the CFC’s year-round Shortsnonstop Mobile Movie Festival.

Canucks face off with the world at TIFF

Here’s hoping TIFF this year is a face-off between global and Canadian indie movies, on Canada’s home turf. Canadian directors making noise in Toronto next month will include Ed Gass-Donnelly, Atom Egoyan, Michael Snow, Xavier Dolan

Baruchel and Tierney share stage at Hall of Fame

Two new awards will be handed out at this year’s Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame: the Audi Performance Award and the Panavision Award.

New Year in Montreal

Peace Arch Entertainment picked up the broadcast rights to the Canadian pic, and plans a VOD release in early 2011.

Cote’s Curling wins at Locarno

It’s becoming a habit for Canadian filmmaker Denis Cote, travelling home from the Locarno Film Festival with trophies in hand.

Seven inducted into Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame

Sutherland, Candy, Carmody among those to be feted during TIFF

Review: Kinect connects to users

Cineflix hires Ayala

Will serve as VP of sales for Latin America and Iberia