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Festivals
Harnarine’s Doubles wins Pitch This!
Director Rama Rau and Storyline Entertainment producer Ed Barreveld also received an honourable mention for their documentary, Unwanted.
TIFF12: Kastner has a ball with Disco doc
Toronto-based director Jamie Kastner (pictured) talks about taking viewers on a revisionist romp through the disco era in The Secret Disco Revolution.
Igor Drljaca discusses Bosnia’s ghosts in Krivina
The debut feature from the Bosnian-Canadian director (pictured) bowed Sunday and has its final TIFF screening Tuesday Sept. 11 at 3 p.m.
Canadian film urged to build brand for VOD distribution
“So how do you make Canadian film distinctive, something that stands out? Because it’s a marketing hook that ultimately sells films on VOD,” Tribeca Enterprises’ Geoffrey Gilmore told a TIFF panel on Monday.
TIFF12: Discussing market opps for first-time filmmakers
Festival international programmer Jane Schoettle says that first-time filmmakers are using inventive ways to finance their films, which lets them retain artistic control and work with leaner budgets.
TIFF12: “Take money where you can get it,” HBO’s Nevins advises
HBO Documentary Films president Sheila Nevins kicked off TIFF’s Doc Conference in Toronto Monday, advising filmmakers not to turn their noses up at brand funding.
TIFF12: Stories We Tell sold to U.K., Poland, Australia, U.S.
Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley’s doc debut (pictured) has been acquired by distributors in the U.S., U.K, Australia and Poland.
TIFF12: Geddes on genre films’ strong market potential
The Midnight Madness programmer says that genre filmmakers should tap into grassroots level buzz generated by fans and audiences.
Gaiam Vivendi snags U.S. rights to Dead Before Dawn 3D
TIFF also saw two projects first pitched at the Fantasia International Film Market move forward in Toronto.
108 Media and Raven Banner to jointly sell genre titles
The partners will acquire movies aimed a fanboy audience for worldwide sales.
TIFF12: Polley discusses “agony” of telling family story
The Canadian director (pictured) opened up about the difficulty of telling her family history, in a post-screening Q&A following the Toronto premiere of her feature doc debut Stories We Tell.
TIFF12: Films We Like to distribute Drafthouse titles in Canada
Ron Mann’s distribution company will release The Ambassador (pictured) for theatrical, home video and multi-platform as the first film in the deal.
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