By shael stolberg on August 31, 2010
piers handling, TIFF bell lightbox, toronto international film festival
Festival Spotlights, TIFF 10
TIFF Bell Lightbox Opens Its Doors On September 12 With A Free Block Party Toronto – This summer’s coolest party requires no ticket. Piers Handling, Director & CEO, TIFF and Noah Cowan, Artistic Director, TIFF Bell Lightbox, invite everyone to a free block party to celebrate the opening of TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 12, […]
By shael stolberg on August 31, 2010
Alberta Tar Sands, Ayelen Liberona, Emerging Filmmaker Award, TIFF Talent Lab, toronto international film festival
Festival Spotlights, TIFF 10
TIFF Talent Lab, Emerging Filmmaker Award Screening & Award Winners announced September 16, 7:30pm Bell Lightbox Filmmakers Lounge (134 Peter Street) note* By invitation only —— (Toronto — August 31, 2010) In the Native town of Ft. Chipewyan, Alberta, an incredibly articulate and precocious group of 9 to 12 year-old children came together to protest […]
By allan tong on May 13, 2010
Beijing Dance Academy, Ben Stevenson, bruce beresford, bruce greenwood, Joan Chen, Kyle MacLachlan, Li Cunxin, mao, mao's last dancer, Royal Ballet School, tiff, toronto international film festival
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by Allan Tong for FILMbutton.com As the Mao era crumbled in China, his cultural delegates plucked 11-year-old Li Cunxin from his poor Chinese village and took him to Beijing to study ballet. In China, that’s pretty much like boot camp. Kids followed a strict regimen that left no room for weakness or individuality. In Li’s […]
By shael stolberg on April 7, 2010
gemini, hot docs, maya gallus, toronto international film festival
festival news, Hot Docs 10
Dish – Women, Waitressing & the Art of Service is director Maya Gallus’s most recent film. Her previous film Girl Inside won a Gemini Award for Best Direction In A Documentary and played festivals worldwide, including Hot Docs. Her feature Doc Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality, was nominated for Best Arts Documentary at Hot […]
By shael stolberg on April 7, 2010
efp, european film promotion, omdc, ontario media development corporation, producers lab toronto, producers on the move, tiff, toronto international film festival
festival news, Film News, Focus, TJFF 10
PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO, a new initiative created by European Film Promotion (EFP) in collaboration with the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), will launch this fall during the Toronto festival. PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO will run from September 10-12, 2010 and is aimed at facilitating and increasing international co-productions between […]