Canadian Film Centre

Rhymes for Young Ghouls picked up for U.S. distribution

The film from writer/director Jeff Barnaby is currently slated for a late October 2014 theatrical release in the U.S.

Canadian Film Centre unveils 19 film program residents

The program, chaired by Paul Haggis (pictured), sees emerging filmmakers mentored as they take feature projects from development to script and packaging phases.

Photo Gallery: Grand opening of CFC Northern Dancer Pavilion

It rained cats and dogs, but that didn’t stop racehorse Ada Storm from coming out to honour the naming of the CFC’s new venue after her great-great grandparent Northern Dancer.

CFC opens new Northern Dancer Pavilion

The new rehearsal, studio and event space marks the final phase of the centre’s $12 million Windfields Campus Improvement Project.

How IdeaBOOST hothouses internet hardware plays

The Canadian Film Centre’s business accelerator graduated its latest cohort of digital start-ups in Toronto on Thursday night.

New State of Syn app comes to Google Glass

Tech company Mind Pirate and the CFC’s ideaBOOST lab have released four new apps for Google Glass, including State of Syn: Singularity.

Marc Jordan on learning the film scoring craft in Hollywood

The veteran singer/songwriter has been named the new chair of the Canadian Film Centre’s Slaight Family Music Lab.

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Five shorts named to CFC film accelerator

Production on the five projects named to the 2014 Short Dramatic Film Program starts today in Toronto and the GTA.

CFC, Mind Pirate announce wearable tech program finalists

Three Toronto digital developers and one from New Mexico will work to develop “the next mega blockbuster” in the field of wearable technology.

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IdeaBOOST unveils latest industry disruptors

The Canadian Film Centre’s business bootcamp rolled out its latest cohort of digital entertainment start-ups in Toronto.

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CFC announces three teams for comedy exchange

The producer-writer teams will be mentored by high-profile comedy execs and talent, with the goal of increasing the strength of their feature comedies for the international marketplace.

CFC, Mind Pirate launch production lab for wearable tech games, apps

Up to six U.S. and Canadian developers or companies are eligible for the program, which will give creators the opportunity to create games and apps for wearable devices.