Friday, May 28, 2010

Film events this weekend in Toronto

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There are two things definitely worth catching this weekend in Toronto that are film-related. The Toronto Underground Cinema is a revam...
Thursday, May 27, 2010

2010 Worldwide Short Film Festival, June 1-6

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Next week, the 16th edition of the Canadian Film Centre’s Worldwide Short Film Festival runs from Tuesday, June 1 to Sunday June 6. WSFF...
Monday, May 24, 2010

NFTKK diary #7: the shoot with pianist Anton Kuerti

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I set my alarm for 5am for our 7am call time on May 13. But I wasn't sleeping well, so I finally got up at 4am and did some preparato...

Interview - Mao's Last Dancer star Chi Cao

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Recently, dancer/actor Chi Cao came to Toronto to promote the current release of the excellent film Mao's Last Dancer . He plays the re...
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Sunday, May 23, 2010

NFTKK diary# 6: last-minute chaos before the shoot

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I'm late posting about the shoot I did last week for Notes From the Kuerti Keyboard , with co-filmmaker Katarina Soukup, but it was a...

Awards News: 2010 Cannes Film Festival award winners

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Winners were announced for the main awards of the 63rd edition of the Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival) at a closing-night gala c...
Saturday, May 22, 2010

Call for Submissions: imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival 2010

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A call for submissions from the imagineNATIVE Film Festival for Indigenous artists: --- 11th Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts...
Friday, May 21, 2010

Free Ben & Jerry's ice cream at the Varsity Theatre (Toronto) [UPDATED]

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For moviegoers in Toronto, you can look forward to a added bonus to your viewing pleasure this long weekend. Over the next few evenings f...

Film review - MacGruber

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Writer : Jorma Taccone, Will Forte, John Solomon Director : Jorma Taccone Producer : Lorne Michaels, John Goldwyn, Ryan Kavanaugh Cast...

Call for submissions: Cinesonika Film and Video Festival of Innovative Sound Design

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A new film festival is set to launch in the fall of 2010 in Vancouver. Cinesonika will launch its first edition in November 12-21 at t...
Thursday, May 20, 2010

Film Review: Mao's Last Dancer

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Writer : Jan Sardi; based on an autobiography by Li Cunxin Director : Bruce Beresford Producer : Jane Scott Cast : Chi Cao, Bruce Gree...

Praxis Centre for Screenwriters - Fall 2010 Workshop

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The Praxis Centre for Screenwriters has put out a call for submissions for its Fall 2010 workshop. The deadline is in late June 2010 (the...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Filmmaker opportunities: Canadian Film Centre

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There are several upcoming deadlines at the Canadian Film Centre, a top film school comparable to the American Film Institute: CFC Featur...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Awards News: Hot Docs awards, pt. 2

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On Monday May 10, the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival announced the final results of the 2010 edition of the festiv...
Monday, May 10, 2010

NFTKK diary #5: the shot list and the tech scout

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Last week, the big things we had planned were a preliminary meeting with our Director of Photography (D.O.P.) John Tran, followed by a ...