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Festivals
TIFF ’15: Hyena Road, Beeba Boys get gala premieres
The Canadian titles, from Paul Gross and Deepa Mehta, respectively, will have world premieres at the 2015 festival, along with Jon Cassar’s Forsaken.
VIFF launches new program for digi-content buyers and sellers
The Vancouver festival has partnered with the Canadian Media Production Association on an online buyer marketplace.
Locarno lineup announced
The festival includes world premieres for several Canadian films, including Igor Drljaca’s The Waiting Room.
Justin Cutler to leave TIFF industry arm
TIFF’s Industry Conference founder will depart at the end of February “to chart a new path in the film industry.”
Building a filmmaker brand and digi distribution: TIFF Industry Day
As part of TIFF’s Top Ten Film Festival, filmmakers and industry execs gathered at the Lightbox in Toronto to discuss issues and trends affecting indie filmmakers today.
Piers Handling honoured by TFCA
The Toronto Film Critics Association award will see Handling choose a filmmaker to receive $50,000 worth of services from Technicolor Creative Services.
Film festival markets: love ’em or leave ’em?
From Playback magazine: Indie distributors weigh in on the role festivals play in their b2b sales strategies today.
TIFF ’14 Review: The Editor is ‘a movie insider’s playground’
Film critic Thom Ernst says the film is a ‘perfect parody of an Italian horror sub-genre,’ but wonders if its premise is a little too niche, even for movie buffs.
Zaib Shaikh on bringing Toronto’s cultural industries together
Toronto’s newest film commissioner Zaib Shaikh shares his vision for the city’s newly reshaped role.
TIFF ’14 Review: Denys Arcand’s An Eye for Beauty
Film critic Thom Ernst says beautiful shots and sexy scenes will attract fans of the Arcand brand, despite a script that occasionally feels underwritten.
Hot Docs: Doc-makers are under-serving audiences
At TIFF, Hot Docs’ Elizabeth Radshaw (pictured) presented findings from an audience research report studying the viewing habits of Canadian doc audiences.
TIFF ’14: Keeping a watchful eye on digital
What makes web content and startups so valuable? Execs discuss programming strategies and viewership analytics during Digital Day conference at TIFF.
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