JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUE AT THE BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA FEBRUARY 5-15 A TRIBUTE TO A ROCK AND ROLL ICON TORONTO – The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema is pleased to host a limited theatrical engagement of JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUE An official selection at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUE screens […]
As part of TIFF’s efforts to make the country’s rich cinematic heritage more accessible to audiences, the Canadian Open Vault programme presents free screenings of Canadian classics every season at TIFF Bell Lightbox. On February 7, 2016 TIFF will present the 1999 East Coast film New Waterford Girl directed by Allan Moyle Synopsis: Teenage Mooney […]
TORONTO | MONTREAL – Writer-director Jamie M. Dagg has won the Academy’s Claude Jutra Award, sponsored by Telefilm Canada, for his feature film, River, it was announced today by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. It will be presented at the Canadian Screen Awards on March 13, 2016. “Jamie M. Dagg’s command of the […]
TORONTO — The next generation of movie lovers takes over TIFF Bell Lightbox for the fifth annual TIFF Next Wave Film Festival™. Youth aged 14 to 18 will have the opportunity to delve into the world of cinema, view some of the best films from first-time and well-known filmmakers, and participate in a variety of […]
Helga Stephenson,CEO, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television & Martin Katz, President of the Academy, announce The Canadian Screen Awards at TIFF Bell Lightbox on Tuesday, January 19. The nominations are in 132 categories (24 film, 101 in television and 7 in digital media). They also announced some of the events that will take place […]
TORONTO | MONTREAL – “We are proud today to announce the nominees for the 2016 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS,” says Helga Stephenson, CEO, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. “Congratulations to each and every nominee,” Stephenson adds. “They stand out in a field where the bar is already set high and continues to rise. That’s one […]
An acclaimed National Film Board of Canada (NFB) project to inject new life into the short documentary genre goes live in Canada starting January 8, with free streaming of five new non-fiction Quebec shorts at NFB.ca and via NFB apps for smartphones, tablets and connected TV. Called 5 Shorts Project (Projet 5 courts), it’s a […]
Onstage discussions with Tatiana Maslany and Kiefer Sutherland Cross-country guest appearances by Patricia Rozema, Philippe Falardeau, Patrick Huard, Connor Jessup, Andrew Cividino, Mina Shum, Guy Maddin and more TORONTO — The Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival kicks off on January 8, presenting public screenings of 2015’s 10 best features, shorts and student shorts. Running through […]
At the time of its first release in 1960, “Spartacus” was hailed as the first intellectual epic since the silent days – the first Roman or Biblical saga to deal with ideas as well as spectacle. Even the ending was daring. The crucified hero is denied a conventional victory, and has to be consoled with […]
TORONTO — TIFF® salutes the country’s cinematic superstars tonight, revealing the Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival™ lineup of the top 10 features, shorts and student shorts for 2015. Established in 2001, the festival celebrates and promotes contemporary Canadian cinema and raises awareness of Canadian achievements in film. Running January 8 to 17, 2016 at TIFF […]
