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Festivals
Looper shines on TIFF’s first night at Roy Thomson Hall
“It’s not common yet. But this is the future of the industry,” festival artistic director Cameron Bailey said while introducing the U.S.-China co-production.
Cronenberg on Antiviral’s evolution
The young director’s feature debut will bow at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 10 at 9 p.m.
Daniel Iron takes $10,000 CMPA Producer’s Award
The Inescapable producer was honoured by his peers Thursday as the Toronto International Film Festival got underway.
TIFF12: Mettler’s Time arrives in Toronto
As the Toronto festival kicks off, veteran Canadian/Swiss filmmaker Peter Mettler (pictured) talks about attempting to film the impossible with his latest documentary The End of Time.
TIFF12: Justin Cutler on pre-festival film buyer buzz
Kicking off Playback‘s series of Q&A’s with festival programmers and insiders, the senior manager of sales and industry office (pictured) shares insight into this year’s buyer activity.
TIFF12 video exclusive: Show Stopper
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RBC, TIFF announce Emerging Filmmakers competition winners
St. John’s-based Jordan Canning is the national winner, receiving $15,000 for her film Seconds, as part of the four-day TIFF Talent Lab program.
Stephen Traynor becomes Film Farm partner
“We value his expertise, his creativity and his keen eye for projects and talent,” said co-founder Simone Urdl.
Global Screen handles foreign sales for Lunarcy!
The joint venture between Telepool and Bavaria Media will shop Simon Ennis’ debut documentary (pictured) at the Toronto International Film Festival.
TIFF announces Studio program participants
A total of 16 content producers, including Daniel Bekerman, Lauren Grant and Ingrid Veninger, were selected for the year-round program that focuses on creative and business skills development and international partnerships.
Jeremy Ball debuts Frost at TIFF
The B.C. filmmaker (pictured) tells Playback how an Arctic snowscape was created on a soundstage with green screen techniques and visual effects.
TIFF12: Polley discusses silence around Stories
Canadian director Sarah Polley (pictured) has opened up about her decision not to do any press around the festival launch of her feature doc debut, Stories We Tell, in a blog post featuring significant plot twist spoilers.
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