Canadian Film Centre

CFC snags Paul Haggis as film ambassador

The Hollywood screenwriter will help market the institute and its talent internationally as chair of its film programs.

Canadian Film Centre launches showrunner bootcamp

Bell Media is backing a lab to cultivate Canada’s next Hart Hanson and Tassie Cameron.

Kim Cattrall to mentor next-gen actors at CFC

The veteran thesp will participate in the Canadian Film Centre’s Actors Conservatory in Toronto.

Canadian Film Centre adds four directors to board

Kirstine Stewart, Scott Dyer, Corrie Coe and Rupert Dilnott-Cooper are the latest additions to the board at the advanced training centre.

Telefilm’s Dan Lyon kills at Carmody roast Saturday night

“I hope you’re all enjoying yourself at my expense,” said a sparring Don Carmody, whose success as a notoriously gruff Canadian producer during a 100-plus film career rests on one key and constantly-stated principle Saturday night: he prefers to leave others in a flop sweat, and not endure one himself.

Four filmmakers on board for CFC doc lab

Canadian filmmakers Barry Greenwald, Charles Officer, Su Rynard and Jody Shapiro have landed berths on the Canadian Film Centre/National Film Board Documentary Program.

Dinicol, Kash, Colantoni and Foley enter Servitude

Joe Dinicol, Linda Kash, Enrico Colantoni and Dave Foley have jumped on board Servitude, Warren Sonoda’s waiter rebellion comedy from Buck Productions and Victory Man Productions now in production.

Canadian comedy auditions waiters …and actors online

Get ready for poor service at your local eatery or pub.

Ontario gives CFC $9 million for training

The Ontario government is to pour another $9 million over three years into the Canadian Film Centre to back its expanding talent training programs.

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.