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ARRAY Releasing has acquired worldwide rights excluding Canada to the drama ‘The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open’, expanding the company’s slate of inclusive films. ARRAY founder Ava DuVernay said that the company plans a release for the Canadian film later this fall.
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Heading to MIPJunior and MIPCOM? With these back-to-back entertainment content markets taking place in Cannes, France, from October 12 to 13 and 14 to 17, respectively, the countdown is on! And Canada will be there with some awesome programming and networking events to help you make your trip extra productive. With more than 80 Canadian…
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The 20th edition of the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is right around the corner, taking place in Toronto from October 22 to 27, 2019. Kicking off this major Indigenous film and media arts festival with an opening night gala is Zacharias Kunuk’s film One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk. The lineup…
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Canada, Guest of Honour at FBM2020 Canada will take centre stage in Germany as official Guest of Honour at the 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair, so get ready to soak up our diverse and vibrant literature, culture, and history — as well as the chance to create new cultural and business opportunities for homegrown talent and…
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Canada’s got some exciting Asian premieres and several international premieres at the upcoming Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), whose 24th edition is coming up from October 3 to 12, 2019! With 299 films being showcased from 85 countries, it’s no wonder BIFF is regarded as a leading festival in Asia! Let’s take a closer look…
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Following its success at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival, where Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone had its world premiere and snagged the coveted Best Canadian Feature Film prize, Deraspe’s fifth feature is making waves. As Telefilm recently announced, Antigone has been chosen as Canada’s official contender for the Best International Feature Film category of the 92nd…
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Magnolia Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to TIFF opener Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson And The Band ahead of its opening night world premiere slot on Thursday.
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Belgian sales company Best Friend Forever (BFF) has acquired worldwide rights excluding the US and Canada on The Twentieth Century, the feature debut of Canadian filmmaker Matthew Rankin.
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Voltage Pictures has launched worldwide sales excluding Canada on The Rest Of Us starring Heather Graham, which receives its world premiere in TIFF Discovery tomorrow.
screendaily.comMatthew Rankin’s first film uses the former Prime Minister as an avatar to explore the anxieties associated with duty and honour, shame and sex.
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Starring Clive Owen and Tim Roth, Canadian François Girard’s historical drama “The Song of Names” will close the 67th San Sebastian Festival on Sept. 28. World premiering at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival as a Gala Presentation, “The Song of Names” will play out of competition at what will be its international premiere.
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Cinephiles take note! Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s Guest of Honour will make its anticipated world premiere on September 3 at the Venice International Film Festival, whose 76th edition takes place from August 28 to September 7, 2019. The feature, which is directed, written, and also produced by the two-time Oscar-nominated Egoyan, is a contender for…
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If you’re a producer with a script that’s ripe and ready for coproduction, or an international broadcaster, producer, distributor, funding agency, or sales agent seeking projects, look no further than FIN Partners! Going strong for 22 years and counting, this coproduction market takes place during the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia….
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Every year, Spain’s San Sebastian International Film Festival is a must on the international festival circuit! At the fest’s upcoming 67th edition, which takes place from September 20 to 28, 2019, Canada’s got three features in the spotlight (including the festival’s official Closing Night Film) plus a special award for Canadian icon Donald Sutherland! Competing in San…
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Canada’s audiovisual industry is gearing up for the Toronto International Film Festival, which takes over Toronto from September 5 to 15, 2019! From screenings to a special RDV Canada panel series, events, and more, we’ve got a full slate of programming you won’t want to miss, all to help our industry and talent network and…
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A Brexit-inspired comedy written by Sally Potter and new work from The Florida Project producer Kevin Chinoy are among the line-up at Ontario Creates’ 14th International Financing Forum (iff), set to take place from Sept 8-9 in association with and during the Toronto International Film Festival
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Birks , the official jewelry sponsor of the Toronto International Film Festival, and Telefilm Canada today announced the honourees for the annual Birks Diamond Tribute to the Year’s Women in Film. The Tribute, taking place on Wednesday, September 4 at a luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel, celebrates Canada’s diverse film landscape by way of its storytellers on both…
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Donald Sutherland will receive a lifetime achievement Donostia Award at this year’s 67th edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival, running Sept. 20-28 in the Spanish city.
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Growing up on the outskirts of Montreal, actor-filmmaker Xavier Dolan says he worshipped stars like Natalie Portman, Kathy Bates and Susan Sarandon. Then he got to direct them.
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An increase in funding for projects with women in key roles — director, producer, and screenwriter — is one of the results of Telefilm Canada’s gender parity initiatives, according to recently released report about the 2018/2019 fiscal year. As explained in a Telefilm press release, 59 percent of Telefilm’s production funding last year went to…
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Oscilloscope Laboratories acquired U.S. rights to filmmaker Matthew Rankin’s debut feature, The Twentieth Century, a film that will make its world premiere in the Midnight Madness section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Oscilloscope will release the film in theaters before a rollout to digital platforms.
deadline.comWith the 44th Toronto International Film Festival just around the corner from September 5 to 15, 2019, we can’t wait to welcome the world to Canada for this major film fest, which brings the industry’s top players, talent, and projects to Toronto. (Of course, Canada will be going big at TIFF, ready to support and…
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At last month’s Eurimages Board of Management meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on June 28, 2019, three Canadian coproductions (all supported by Telefilm) got some excellent financing news. Saules aveugles, femme endormie (Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman); La nuit des rois (Night of the Kings); and Canadian Igor Drljača’sTabija were all selected for financing support from Eurimages…
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From anticipated world premieres to successful genre films touring the world, Canadian cinema is making a splash on this summer’s festival circuit, spotlighting the global appeal of our diverse stories! Here are five homegrown flicks doing just that. Canadian world premieres to watch: Denis Côté’s Wilcox Making its world premiere at Switzerland’s 72nd Locarno Film…
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