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Strained family relations in La Belle bête
Montreal: La Belle bête, the first adaptation of a novel by acclaimed Quebec writer Marie-Claire Blais, has wrapped in Montreal. The film, also written by Blais, centers on a mother who favors her son while rejecting her daughter.
Appearing are Caroline Dhavernas (Wonderfalls), David La Haye (La Vie avec mon père) and Marc-André Grondin (C.R.A.Z.Y. and one of Playback’s 2005 10 to Watch), with Karim Hussain (Subconscious Cruelty) directing.
Making The Point in Montreal
Montreal – Filmmaker Joshua Dorsey has gathered 30 youths, between the ages 12 and 19, to appear in his latest film, The Point, which shoots until late September.
Youth
Teletoon signs seven
Alice, I Think makes jump to small screen for CTV
Vancouver: Alice, I Think, a new 13 x 30 comedy series for CTV and The Comedy Network, is underway in Vancouver, with local girl Carly McKillip in the leading role.
An Ontario/B.C. coproduction between Slanted Wheel Entertainment and Omni Film Productions, Alice is about a teenaged outsider and her kooky family in Smithers, BC.
Broadcast
Finkleman checks into Hotel
Briefly
* Vancouver’s Haddock Entertainment is currently in post at Technicolor and Western Post on its new MOW thriller Intelligence. It is scheduled to air on CBC on Nov. 28.
Service
Pitt shooting in Edmonton
Mehta, Nealon and South Korea in the spotlight
It is an annual challenge for the Vancouver International Film Festival, set to unspool its 24th edition Sept. 29 to Oct. 14, to map an entirely unique course for itself. While it offers distinctive film programs, the fest sometimes can’t help but follow in the footsteps of the Toronto festival, which this year wrapped less than two weeks prior to the commencement of VIFF.
Fest opens new year-round home
Described by Trade Forum producer Melanie Friesen as VIFF’s ‘pride and joy,’ the new Vancouver International Film Centre aims to be the top destination for the B.C. film industry, hosting a variety of screenings and Trade Forum-like events year-round.
Maddin short screens
It is an annual challenge for the Vancouver International Film Festival, set to unspool its 24th edition Sept. 29 to Oct. 14, to map an entirely unique course for itself. While it offers distinctive film programs, the fest sometimes can’t help but follow in the footsteps of the Toronto festival, which this year wrapped less than two weeks prior to the commencement of VIFF.
Trade Forum caters to the sophisticated new filmmaker
The Vancouver International Film Festival’s annual Trade Forum promises to bring top industry pros together with up-and-coming filmmaking stars to help celebrate its 20th anniversary, Sept. 28-30 in the new Vancouver International Film Centre.
Rookie B.C. features lead Canadian Images
VIFF’s Canadian Images is renowned as one of the most comprehensive showcases of Canadian films, and the program’s 2005 lineup lives up to that reputation. Canadian Images programmer Diane Burgess has this year culled a total of 96 titles from more than 700 submissions: 28 features (including six docs), eight mid-length docs and 60 shorts.
C.R.A.Z.Y. Quebec films in Vancouver
Quebec’s film industry had another hot summer, and several titles hope to keep the fire going when they screen to an English audience at VIFF. Appearing at the fest are: Jean-Marc Vallée’s summer box-office hit C.R.A.Z.Y., which won best Canadian film at TIFF; Louise Archambault’s family drama Familia, co-winner of best Canadian first feature at Toronto; Sébastien Rose’s award-winning tragicomedy Life with My Father; Bernard Émond’s poignant and haunting award winner La Neuvaine; and Ricardo Trogi’s heartwarming comedy about fatherhood, L’Horloge biologique.
Nealon steps to the front of the class
B.C. writer/director Aubrey Nealon thought that Canadian Images programmer Diane Burgess was playing a joke on him when she called to tell him his feature A Simple Curve was opening this year’s program.
Buzz films in Dragons & Tigers
This year’s Dragons & Tigers: The Cinemas of East Asia showcase promises a host of must-see films from Asia, with a particular spotlight on regions not typically represented, including Inner Mongolia and Tibet.
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