All articles by Suzan Ayscough – Page 2
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NewsBye Bye Blackbird starts Canadian shoot starring Connor Jessup
Jason Buxton makes his directorial debut with the story of troubled teenager.
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NewsJulia Ivanova, Rama Rau among winners at Hot Docs
Hot Docs wraps with top prizes going to Family Portrait in Black and White and Dragonslayer
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Cinemavault brings two new thrillers to Cannes market
Toronto-based Cinemavault has acquired international rights to the crime-thriller A Violent State [pictured] and sci-fi thriller Recreator.
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FeaturesMarie-Claude Poulin and Pierre Even
Montreal-based Item 7 partners Marie-Claude Poulin and Pierre Even have worked on independent features such as C.R.A.Z.Y. and The Hurt Locker. They are in pre-production gearing up to shoot Komona in the Congo jungle this summer.
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NewsSlew of deals signed for titles at Hot Docs festival
A number of deals have been signed for feature documentaries showing at Hot Docs, now underway in Toronto.
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NewsHot Docs festival and Blue Ice Film create $1million African doc fund
Six to 10 grants of $10,000-$40,000 will be given annually.
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Shoreline, Forward Motion mine Black Gold for Cannes
Los Angeles-based Shoreline Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Black Gold – Struggle For The Niger Delta and Toronto-based Forward Motion has acquired all international rights.
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VSC acquires Canadian rights to rakontur doc Limelight
Nightclub documentary Limelight is in the spotlight again as Toronto-based Video Services Corp (VSC) acquired Canadian rights from Magnolia Pictures at Tribeca. The Canadian premiere is set for May 5 at Hot Docs in Toronto.
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FeaturesDon Carmody
Screen sat down with the veteran producer on the set of his 100th feature, Silent Hill II, now shooting in Toronto.
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Shooting on Charlie Zone commences in Halifax
The $1m+ redemption thriller is scheduled to wrap on Apr 13 and stars Glen Gould and newcomer Amanda Crew. Myriad Pictures is handling international and US rights.
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NewsFederal government’s proposed budget commits $240m to Canadian moving pictures
Buried deep in Canada’s proposed federal budget lies an unprecedented “commitment” to the Canada Media Fund, granting it the coveted “A” status to receive $102m (C$100m) annually for five years.
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NewsHot Docs unveils 199 film line-up and talks ‘cluster funds’
Announcing the 18th edition of Hot Docs executive director Chris McDonald told a packed press conference in Toronto today [22] that top brass would unveil “a major new international initiative” to “help finance and distribute films in a meaningful way.”
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NewsSamuel Jackson to star in noir thriller The Samaritan
Andras Hamori of H2O Motion Pictures is producing and filming is set to begin in Toronto on Mar 20 and will continue in Rio de Janeiro through Apr 30.
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NewsHot Docs’ co-production day to welcome a record nine delegations
A record nine delegations from the UK, US, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa and the Nordic region will participate in Hot Docs’ International Co-Production Day on May 2 during this year’s festival in Toronto (April 28 to May 8).
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NewsIncendies, Barney's Version dominate Canada's Genies
Canada’s divisive bilingual markets bellowed from the nation’s capital at this year’s Genie awards last night [10].
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eOne US strikes new distribution deal with Palisades Tartan
The American arm of Toronto-based eOne has forged a new deal with the US division of UK-based film and video distributor Palisades Tartan.
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NewseOne, Image renew Canadian distribution deal
Toronto-based eOne and California’s Image Entertainment have renewed their exclusive distribution agreement of Image product for theatrical, home entertainment, television and digital release in Canada, through 2015.
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NewsDolan’s Laurence Anyways set to begin shoot in Montreal
Lyla Films (Lafontaine) and MK2 (Nathanaël Karmitz and Charles Gillibert) co-produce the transgender love story.
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NewsSpeedman and Reilly to star in bank robber love story Edwin Boyd
Myriad Pictures holds international rights and eOne will distribute in Canada.
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Cinemavault's War Games sells to Japan and Australia
Ahead of its EFM premiere, Toronto-based Cinemavault has sold paintball action-thriller War Games to Australia (Transmission), Thailand (M Pictures),the Baltics/CIS (Noviy) and Japan (Nikkatsu).