Canadian Film Centre

New short film initiative to showcase Toronto Revealed

The partnership between the City of Toronto, the CFC and iThentic gives five emerging filmmakers $10,000 towards production of their films, and the opportunity to be mentored by acclaimed Canadian filmmakers.

CFC, JFL and Telefilm launch new Comedy Exchange

The new initiative, replacing the Features Comedy Lab, will put a deeper emphasis on boosting Canadian projects south of the border and developing relationships in the U.S. marketplace.

Jason Reitman, Nia Vardalos and John Landis lined up for Telefilm Canada’s Hollywood comedy bootcamp

Participants in the Just For Laughs-backed Canadian Film Centre program are also being mentored by Zanne Devine, Anne Fletcher and Kirsten Smith.

Photo gallery: CFC Reflect Gala 2012

From Kim Cattrall to Kirstine Stewart, Canadian celebs, industry personalities and media executives were out in force Feb. 8 to raise funds for the Canadian Film Centre.

Paul Haggis: ‘It’s impossible to say no to Norman’

The Hollywood screenwriter and director tells Playback Daily he was honoured to be asked by Norman Jewison to be chair of film programs at the 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.