02•21 EventsFILMART: Hong Kong International Film & TV Market Canada is excited to strut its stuff at FILMART this year! In collaboration with Creative BC with the support of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council in Canada, the Government of Alberta in Hong Kong and the Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong, we are pleased to welcome nearly 30 Canadian companies to the… Read more
02•20 SpotlightSXSW 2019Canada’s got SXSW fever At this year’s SXSW Conference & Festivals (which kicks off March 8, 2019, in Austin, Texas), The spheres of music, film, and interactive shall convene at Canada House! For the very first time at SXSW, Canada House will feature all our Canadian initiatives, and is sure to be both quiet landing pad and bustling social… Read more
02•19 SpotlightSuccessBerlin 2019Canada at Berlinale 2019: Everything you need to know Canada made big waves at this year’s Berlinale (February 7 to 17, 2019), with awards, screenings, premieres, and more. Here’s your recap of the festival’s highlights, complete with video reports featuring the filmmakers themselves. And the award goes to… Canadians are flying home with awards tucked in their suitcases this year, with two Crystal Bears… Read more
02•14 Must readSean Bean, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stacy Martin Join Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Possessor’ Sean Bean, best known for “The Lord of the Rings” and “Game of Thrones,” Jennifer Jason Leigh and Stacy Martin have joined Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott in Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller “Possessor.” The movie received support from Telefilm Canada and Ontario Creates. variety.com
02•13 SpotlightBerlin 2019Berlin Hidden Gem: ‘A Colony’ Is a Portrait of Bullying in Rural Quebec Director Genevieve Dulude-De Celles drew on her own experiences as an awkward teen in small-town Canada for her feature debut. hollywoodreporter.com
02•11 SpotlightBerlin 2019Berlin 2019: Screen’s guide to the Competition titles Screen previews the Competition and Out of Competition titles from this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. screendaily.com
02•08 SuccessBerlin 2019Berlin: Uncork’d Swoops on ‘The Child Remains’ Michael Melski’s Canadian horror film — starring Canadian actor Suzanne Clement and set in a haunted maternity home — has won 16 best feature prizes on the festival circuit and found a home in North America with Uncork’d Entertainment. hollywoodreporter.com
02•08 SpotlightFirst Look at ‘Sweetness in the Belly,’ Starring Dakota Fanning The film, which is in post-production, was developed by Sienna Films, and is produced by Jennifer Kawaja and Julia Sereny of Sienna Films, together with Alan Moloney and Susan Mullen of Parallel Films. It is produced with the support of Telefilm Canada, Screen Ireland, the Ontario Media Development Corp. and Eurimages, and Entertainment One will distribute the film in Canada. variety.com
02•06 SpotlightSuccessOscarsCanadian shorts take Oscar noms! What do you get when you mix a dumpling, animals in therapy, boys in the Quebec wilderness, a friendship between a nurse and an older woman, and a child’s memories of parental separation? You get three Canadian shorts, plus two more with Canadian creators, that are all nominated for top short film honours at the… Read more
02•01 Must readHow Brexit is Boosting Canada’s Film Industry Thanks to lucrative production incentives, co-production treaties and a thriving locations sector, Canada is looking like a safer bet for risk-averse global producers. hollywoodreporter.com
02•01 Must readSpotlightBerlin 2019Telefilm Canada Chief on Country’s Berlin Film Fest Opener: “It’s a Wonderful Moment” Christa Dickenson discusses facilitating international co-productions, investing in local talent and the significance of backing ‘The Kindness of Strangers’: “It’s great for our culture and for the growth and the sustainability of the cinematic industry.” hollywoodreporter.com
01•30 SuccessSundance 2019Sundance: Netflix Nabs Canadian Richie Methta’s ‘Delhi Crime’ Netflix has picked up rights to “Delhi Crime,” a seven part India-set series, directed by Canada’s Richie Mehta. The fact-based police procedural was launched at the Sundance festival this week in the Indie Episodic section. variety.com
01•28 SpotlightVancouver filmmaking pair nominated for Oscar with short animation Animal Behaviour It’s an exciting day for two local Vancouver animators who landed an 2019 Academy Award nomination on Tuesday morning. Alison Snowden and David Fine are in the running for an Oscar with Animal Behaviour, a comedic short animation about five animals who meet to discuss their life problems in group therapy sessions. cbc.ca
01•28 SpotlightSundance 2019Soaking up Sundance: Canadian creators are Utah-bound Montrealers and Sundance regulars Felix and Paul première two creations, including a nighttime virtual-reality ride through Detroit with Eminem. montrealgazette.com
01•25 SpotlightSundance 2019Canada/Ireland coproduction Gaza is among 12 international docs in competition at Sundance Portraying the lives of everyday Gazan citizens, the Canada/Ireland coproduction Gaza emphasizes how families choose to live meaningfully beyond the rubble caused by constant bombardments. hollywoodreporter.com
01•24 SpotlightClermont-Ferrand 2019Short and Sweet at Clermont-Ferrand Canada’s short and sweet sides are on display at this year’s Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (which kicks off February 1, 2019 in the French city of the same name, and wraps up February 9), As the Invited Country: O Canada, Quebec and First Nations! Canada’s got a bounty of fantastic shorts! From five films… Read more
01•24 SpotlightBerlin 2019Canada coproduces its way to Berlin! Big news! Opening the Berlin International Film Festival will be: Lone Scherfig’s The Kindness of Strangers: a Canadian coproduction with Denmark-Sweden, Germany, and France. On February 7, 2019, the ensemble drama will make its world premiere by opening the 69th annual Berlinale, which takes place from February 7 to 17, 2019. Directed by renowned Danish… Read more
01•24 SuccessPalm Springs 2019The Grizzlies wins big in Palm Springs Did you know a Canadian film took home the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the prestigious Palm Springs International Film Festival, which took place from January 3 to 14, 2019? Set in the Inuit community of Kugluktuk, Nunavut, a remote town that had high suicide rates, Miranda de Pencier’s The Grizzlies tells the… Read more
01•24 Must readSpotlightCanadian cinema has its eye on the world Telefilm Canada has released its 2017-2018 annual report, and what a stellar year for Canada’s audiovisual industry. Canada had prestigious festival acclaim; completed its first year as a member country of Eurimages; implemented a five-point action plan to achieve gender parity, increased support to Indigenous creators; renewed its focus on emerging talent; was active in… Read more
01•18 Success‘Shoplifters’ Wins Best Foreign Language Film at Palm Springs Film Festival The 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival announced the winners of its juried prizes Saturday, with critical darling “Shoplifters” taking the award for best foreign language film of the year. The audience awards went to “The Grizzlies,” directed by Miranda de Pencier, for narrative feature. variety.com
01•17 Must readSpotlightCharlotte Rampling Joins Timothee Chalamet in ‘Dune’ Charlotte Rampling, the French actress who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the 2015 British pic 45 Years, has joined the cast of Dune, Legendary’s adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel being directed by Denis Villeneuve. hollywoodreporter.com
01•17 SpotlightSXSW 2019Canadian projects nab world-premiere screenings at SXSW Ricky Tollman’s Run This Town, Brent Hodge’s Who Let The Dogs Out and Kari Skogland-directed series NOS4A2 are among those headed to the Texas festival. playbackonline.ca
01•16 SpotlightSundance 2019Eight Indigenous-Made Films to See at the 2019 Festival This year, eight Indigenous-made films from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States will be premiering at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Canada is represented with 2 short Indigenous and female directed short documentaries in Competition: Fast Horse by Alexandra Lazarowich (Alberta) Throat Singing in Kangirsuk by Eva Kaukai (Inuit) and Manon Chamberland (Inuit), produced by Quebec-based Wapikoni sundance.org
01•14 EventsSpotlightSundance 2019Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Regine Chassagne to Perform at Sundance Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Regine Chassagne, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and photographer Danny Clinch are among the participants in Salesforce’s Make Change, a new series that celebrates music as a platform for change, taking place Jan. 25 – 27 during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. variety.com
