Harold Greenberg Fund

Harold Greenberg Fund awards $25,000 for marketing

Four films have landed support from HGF’s new marketing program, all of which show potential for kick-starting careers and commercial success, the Fund’s John Galway says.

Film trio lands equity support from Harold Greenberg Fund

Whizbang Films’ Cottage Country is among three features receiving support through the Fund’s Equity Investment Program.

H.G. Fund launches $30,000 marketing program

The inaugural Astral-supported program is open to Canadian filmmakers looking to promote projects domestically and internationally.

Harold Greenberg backs 26 projects in latest round

Among the headline projects earning funding is the second draft of the Canadian-British co-production The Outlander by Esta Spalding, and Miriam Toews’ novel The Flying Troutmans.

Toronto Irish Film Festival fills Bell Lightbox

John Galway has discovered the promise of Bell Lightbox in helping upstart film festivals reach mainstream audiences.

Harold Greenberg Fund sponsors inaugural eco-production award

Astral Media’s Harold Greenberg Fund is getting into the awards business. The industry fund is sponsoring the inaugural Planet In Focus Green Screen Award for eco-friendly filmmakers.

eOne picks up Foreverland rights

Entertainment One has grabbed the Canadian distribution rights to Foreverland, Maxwell McGuire’s feature about a young man stricken with cystic fibrosis who goes on a road trip to Mexico.

HG Fund names recipients in script development program

Another raft of prodcos have been accepted in the latest round of the script development program from the Harold Greenberg Fund’s English-Language Program.

Greenberg Fund wraps banner year

Here’s a useful life raft for struggling Canadian filmmakers: Astral Media’s The Harold Greenberg Fund last year invested $3.4 million in Canadian film, much of it seed capital to get projects off the ground in a crisis-era global film business.

Reel Asian wraps with awards

The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival doled out a number of key awards at the close of its 14th annual event.

Mehta, Lavis, Gibson land Harold Greenberg funding

The Harold Greenberg Fund has announced the latest round of funding for a slate of projects under its script development program, including Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children and The White Circus from Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski.

Roller Town movie goes online for donations

Halifax comedy troupe Picnicface has financing from the Harold Greenberg Fund for their upcoming movie comedy Roller Town, and D Films on board as a theatrical distributor.