All Canada articles – Page 91
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ICFF honours Berberian, Soldini
Peter Strickland’s Berberian Sound Studio was named best film by members of the Toronto Film Critics Association at the finale of the second annual Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) on Saturday night [6].
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NewsMiike’s Shield of Straw to open Fantasia
Marks the second consecutive year a Takashi Miike film has opened Montreal’s genre film festival.
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NewsWolfe acquires festival quartet
The distributor has picked up four films from Frameline 37 – San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, which ended on Jun 30.
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NewsWorld’s End to close Fantasia
Edgar Wright’s sci-fi comedy [pictured] among first wave of announced titles for upcoming genre festival.
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NewsLifetime honour for Silvio Soldini
Italian filmmaker Silvio Soldini is to receive the Italian Contemporary Film Festival’s inaugrual Lifetime Achievement Award.
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NewsStranger begins Toronto shoot
Production has begun in Toronto on Wernham Entertainment’s rom-com No Stranger Than Love starring Alison Brie, Justin Chatwin and Colin Hanks.
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NewsProduction starts on Cut Bank
Shooting has begun in Edmonton, Canada, on the Kilburn Media thriller, which now stars Liam Hemsworth in place of Armie Hammer due to scheduling conflicts. eOne will distribute in Canada and eOne Films International handles sales outside North America.
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NewsThe Cronenberg Project takes shape
The Toronto International Film Festival original exhibition is being touted as an “ambitious, multi-platform celebration of the work of the iconic Canadian filmmaker” and runs from Nov 1 to Jan 19, 2014.
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NewsCanadian Screen Awards to allow online submissions
Contenders for the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards will be able to apply online for the first time following a deal between The Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television and secure digital media management company Yangaroo.
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NewsVision, XII Tribes plot Canada slate
Worldwide sales agent Vision Films announced on Monday [Jun 3] it had struck a deal with Montreal-based Archeos Entertainment to finance development and production on a slate of Canadian films from XII Tribes Entertainment.
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NewsICFF to open with Benvenuto
Benvenuto Presidente will open the second Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) in Toronto on Jun 26.
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NewsKinosmith picks up Taskovski docs
Toronto-based distributor picks up all Canadian rights for Taskovski Films’ three documentaries.
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NewsCaplan to leave eOne by June
Sally Caplan is to relinquish her role as managing director of eOne Films International and will leave the company at the end of May.
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NewsMongrel takes four for Canada
Hungry Canadian buyer Mongrel Media has snapped up four more films in Cannes, taking the competition trio Jimmy P., Like Father, Like Son and Young And Beautiful as well as Un Certain Regard entry Bastards.
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NewsRaven Banner to wield Hatchet III
EXCLUSIVE: Raven Banner picks up Canadian rights to BJ McDonnell’s horror [pictured].
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NewsCinedigm acquires TIFF premiere Visitors
Cinedigm has taken North American rights to Godfrey Reggio’s Visitors, set to receive its world premiere on Sept 8 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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NewseOne reports 25% growth
eOne has reported a 25% year-on-year revenue rise for the year ended Mar 31 of $994.2m and a 19% EBITDA rise of 19% of $98.8m.
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NewsRevolution gets third Cannes screening
The producers behind Rob Stewart’s documentary Revolution have added a third screening tomorrow [22] at 2pm in Riviera 1 following two sell-outs in the market.
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Cinemavault boards Johnny Christ
The Toronto-based sales company has acquired worldwide rights to Mark Maggiori’s thriller Johnny Christ.
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NewsCinecoup first Telefilm Canada private partner
Telefilm Canada is promoting Vancouver’s CineCoup Film Accelerator, a reality show-style competition to provide $1m to fund a new feature and guarantee theatrical distribution in Canada.