Born in Hungary in 1949, Robert Lantos emigrated with his family to Uruguay in 1958, coming to Canada in 1963. His family settled in Montreal, where he attended high school….

Scripts from British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta filmmakers have been chosen for the Praxis Centre for Screenwriters’ biannual screenplay competition, which pairs up the winning writers with veteran story editors for an intense script analysis process….

Entertainment news is filled with gloomy stories about the ailing fortunes of veteran u.s. studio mgm, but you’d never know it by looking at the company’s television operations in Vancouver….

The pitching session is one of the best-attended events at the Vancouver International Film Festival Trade Forum’s annual New Filmmakers’ Day….

The 13th annual Trade Forum at the Vancouver International Film Festival is being touted as the most diverse program of its kind ever delivered in Western Canada, a reflection of growing indigenous production and industry demand….

I have a great deal of respect for Robert – for his intelligence, wit, enterprise, business sense and always principled defense of Canadian audiovisual culture….

*Robert Lantos in 1998 following the announcement The Sweet Hereafter had been nominated for two Academy Awards…

Toronto upstart Annex Entertainment has formed a joint venture with Toronto-based action movie producer Film One Productions to produce and distribute several projects together….

Just over a year ago, The Hanging Garden, a first feature from Halifax filmmaker Thom Fitzgerald, opened the Perspective Canada program at the Toronto International Film Festival….

Operating as what Alliance Communications’ Robert Lantos calls a ‘parallel distribution track,’ Odeon Films (formerly Cineplex Odeon Films) hits the Toronto International Film Festival this year with new ownership in the form of a 75% equity stake held by Alliance….

Pitch is tracking new projects for various directing, producing and acting talent attending this year’s Toronto International Film Festival….

Montreal: Following meetings with Canadian banking, production and distribution interests attending the Toronto International Film Festival, sodec president Pierre Lampron says a new $50-million production financing entity will formally launch within a month and begin operations by the end of October….