All articles by Suzan Ayscough – Page 4
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Montreal's Nouveau Cinema Fest going multi-platform
The 39th edition of Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinema (FNC), Canada’s oldest film festival, will launch the country’s first simultaneous VOD screenings as well as a co-production website for the industry.
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Tekken goes to eOne for France, Scandinavia
Toronto-based Entertainment One has signed a distribution deal with Steven Paul’s Crystal Sky Pictures for all rights to Tekken in France, Scandinavia and South Africa.
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Don Carmody shoots hockey drama Breakaway starring Rob Lowe
Don Carmody, producer of the international box office hit Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D, is one of five producers on the cross-cultural hockey drama Breakaway starring Rob Lowe, which has begun principal photography in Toronto.
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NewsMontreal Nouveau Cinema to present more than 295 'eclectic' films
Festival to open with Daniel Grou-Podz’s 10½.
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NewsCanada names Villeneuve's Incendies as Oscar submission
Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed drama has been selected as Canada’s foreign language Academy Award submission.
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NewsActress Molly Parker set for directorial debut
The Canadian actress’s first feature, The Ballad Of Maura MacKenzie, will shoot in Newfoundland and Toronto late summer 2011.
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NewsKing's Speech, Incendies big winners as Toronto ends
The curtain closed on TIFF’s 35th edition with eight awards and $60,000 in prizes handed out during an awards brunch on Sunday [19].
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FeaturesDenis Villeneuve
Quebec’s acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve talks to Screen during Toronto about his fourth feature, the multi layered tragedy Incendies.
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Strategic Partners’ final co-pro panels line-up
The Halifax co-production market will include panel discussions with Sergei Bespalov, Kearie Peak, Anne Marie La Traverse and Fraser Robinson.
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D Films in deal with Foundation Features.
Canadian companies announce first-look development deal.
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The Outlander co-pro team signs scriptwriter Spalding
The Canada-British co-production team of The Outlander has signed Esta Spalding (Falling Angels) to write the script of what Xingu Film’s’ Alex Francis calls a “western thriller reminiscent of The Searchers set in the Canadian rockies.’’
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Toronto's Handling says it's a 'fine year' for British cinema
“It has been a very fine year for British cinema,” according to TIFF CEO Piers Handling, underlining the irony that just six weeks ago it was announced that the UKFC will close its doors, likely in 2012.
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NewsUniversal picks up UK and Spain for Barney’s Version
Universal Pictures International (UPI) has acquired distribution rights for Barney’s Version for the UK and Spain, producer Robert Lantos told Screen.
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Martin Landau in talks for Canada black comedy Born Into This
Oscar-winner Martin Landau (Ed Wood) and actor Devon Bostick (Adoration) are in negotiations with Canadian producers David Miller and newcomer Darren Portelli to star in the heartbreaking comedy, Born Into This, by first-time feature director Emmanuel Shirinian.
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NewsDenise Robert wins CMPA prize and gives cheque to Belanger
Oscar-winning producer Denise Robert says that being the first woman to win the Canadian Media Production Association award makes her feel “honoured … like one of the boys! And I’ve been waiting for that for a long time.”
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NewsVancouver's Greenstone sparkles with launch funding of $25m
Financed partly through sunken treasure, the upstart Vancouver-based Greenstone Film Partners — named for the Queen Isabella Emerald — is launching its feature film production, distribution and international sales venture at TIFF, its CEO John Curtis told Screen.
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FeaturesCurtain rises on new-look Toronto
2010 is a year of change for the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 9-19) with the opening of the event’s new headquarters. Suzan Ayscough speaks to festival co-directors Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey while Screen profiles select world premieres showing as galas and special presentations.
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eONe Television head Barna to deliver SP market keynote
Entertainment One Television president and Canadian television mogul Laszlo Barna will deliver the keynote address at the international co-production market, Strategic Partners (SP), taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from September 16-19.