“Sort Of” has already gotten its send-off, but as the Canadian sitcom premieres its third and final season on Max, it’ll sort of do it all over again. The big-hearted Peabody Award-winning comedy wrapped up last month on its CBC home but will say goodbye one more as Season 3 premieres on the streamer this Thursday, Jan. 18. In the final season, Sabi is coming to terms with the feelings of grief (and the unexpected sense of freedom) that comes with the death of their father. Now, without the constraints of his expectations, Sabi will confront big questions about their identity, prompting major life changes while still trying to balance their roles as child, caregiver, worker, and person. “Sort Of” Season 3 will debut on Max with two episodes on Thursday, Jan. 18, followed by two episodes weekly through Feb. 8. You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Max.
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- 1/18/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
The upcoming third season of CBC and Max original comedy “Sort Of” will be its final season, co-creators Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo have announced.
The final eight-episode season will premiere in Canada on the CBC Gem streaming service on Nov. 17, releasing two episodes per week until the series finale on Dec. 8.
“We set out to tell a story about a kind of transition in Sabi’s life, and how those around them also change — and we feel in this coming season that story came to an end in a way that felt right for us,” Baig and Filippo said in a statement.
“Sort Of” follows Sabi Mehboob, played by Baig, a gender expansive millennial who is exhausted with changing themselves for the comfort of others. In the third and final season, the series will explore Sabi’s journey coming to terms with feelings of both grief and freedom after their father’s passing.
The final eight-episode season will premiere in Canada on the CBC Gem streaming service on Nov. 17, releasing two episodes per week until the series finale on Dec. 8.
“We set out to tell a story about a kind of transition in Sabi’s life, and how those around them also change — and we feel in this coming season that story came to an end in a way that felt right for us,” Baig and Filippo said in a statement.
“Sort Of” follows Sabi Mehboob, played by Baig, a gender expansive millennial who is exhausted with changing themselves for the comfort of others. In the third and final season, the series will explore Sabi’s journey coming to terms with feelings of both grief and freedom after their father’s passing.
- 10/5/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Canadian comedy series Sort Of, which airs Stateside on Max, will end with its previously announced third season, TVLine has confirmed.
Series co-creators Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo first announced the news in a lengthy Instagram post on Thursday.
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“We want to thank you for welcoming this show so graciously into your worlds and for celebrating our work with generosity,...
Series co-creators Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo first announced the news in a lengthy Instagram post on Thursday.
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- 10/5/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
The creators of the Peabody Award-winning Sort Of are bringing their show to a close.
Bilal Baig (who also stars in the series) and Fab Filippo announced in an Instagram post Thursday that the forthcoming third season of Sort Of will be its last on Canada’s CBC and streamer Max. The streamer confirmed the ending; season three is set to premiere Nov. 17 in Canada and early next year on Max.
“Along with the producing team behind Sort Of, we have chosen to end the series with this upcoming third and final season,” Baig and Filippo wrote. “We want to thank you for welcoming this show so graciously into your worlds and for celebrating our work with generosity.”
Max and the CBC renewed Sort Of for a third season in December 2022. The series centers on Sabi (Baig), a gender fluid millennial who is in transition in every aspect of their life.
Bilal Baig (who also stars in the series) and Fab Filippo announced in an Instagram post Thursday that the forthcoming third season of Sort Of will be its last on Canada’s CBC and streamer Max. The streamer confirmed the ending; season three is set to premiere Nov. 17 in Canada and early next year on Max.
“Along with the producing team behind Sort Of, we have chosen to end the series with this upcoming third and final season,” Baig and Filippo wrote. “We want to thank you for welcoming this show so graciously into your worlds and for celebrating our work with generosity.”
Max and the CBC renewed Sort Of for a third season in December 2022. The series centers on Sabi (Baig), a gender fluid millennial who is in transition in every aspect of their life.
- 10/5/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The upcoming third season of Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo’s Max comedy series Sort Of will be its last. Co-creators Baig and Filippo announced the news Thursday on Instagram. See their statement below.
“To our dear Sort Of community,
We’ve got an announcement to share with you all. Along with the producing team behind Sort Of, we have chosen to end the series with this upcoming third and final season. We want to thank you for welcoming this show so graciously into your worlds and for celebrating our work with generosity.
We know how much the series means to a lot of you — it means so much to us too. It’s been such an incredible privilege to make this show for these last three years, working with every single person, cast and crew, who helped make our vision a reality. We feel incredibly fortunate to have received...
“To our dear Sort Of community,
We’ve got an announcement to share with you all. Along with the producing team behind Sort Of, we have chosen to end the series with this upcoming third and final season. We want to thank you for welcoming this show so graciously into your worlds and for celebrating our work with generosity.
We know how much the series means to a lot of you — it means so much to us too. It’s been such an incredible privilege to make this show for these last three years, working with every single person, cast and crew, who helped make our vision a reality. We feel incredibly fortunate to have received...
- 10/5/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Trans Film Mentorship (Tfm) presents the 2nd annual Trans Filmmakers Summit x TIFF, which will be held on Sunday, September 10th at Malaparte at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Open to all trans and non-binary creators, filmmakers, actors, industry partners and allies, Trans Filmmakers Summit x TIFF is an afternoon to foster industry exchanges and dialogue and to reimagine trans storytelling as an opportunity to nurture emerging trans talent in the film and TV industry. The Trans Filmmakers Summit (Tfs) will also spotlight the films at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) made by trans and non-binary directors and/or featuring trans and non-binary talent.
The Trans Film Mentorship also presents the Cmf Trans Barrier Breaker Award to Bilal Baig, star and co-creator of Sort Of, the CBC/Max Original Peabody Award-winning series. The award honors a trans leader who is actively challenging the limitations of the media industry and disrupting the system,...
The Trans Film Mentorship also presents the Cmf Trans Barrier Breaker Award to Bilal Baig, star and co-creator of Sort Of, the CBC/Max Original Peabody Award-winning series. The award honors a trans leader who is actively challenging the limitations of the media industry and disrupting the system,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Last April, Sphere Media took the Canadian Screen Awards by storm with 22 awards for its scripted content, including a record 12 wins for the historical Black drama “The Porter” and seven for queer comedy “Sort Of.” It was a big night for Canada’s third-largest independent producer, and in particular for Jennifer Kawaja, Sphere’s president of scripted and feature films for English Canada.
Previously, Kawaja spent decades heading up Sienna Films with her business partner, Julia Sereny, helming several award-winning projects like “Cardinal,” “Trickster” and “One Dead Indian.” The duo sold the company to Kew Media Group in 2017 and in 2020, Montreal-based Datsit Sphere snatched it up when Kew was placed into receivership. Last year, Sphere restructured and rebranded under a single banner with the intention of streamlining content creation, production and distribution.
Now, it’s full speed ahead.
In an interview with Variety, Kawaja confirms several upcoming projects. The company...
Previously, Kawaja spent decades heading up Sienna Films with her business partner, Julia Sereny, helming several award-winning projects like “Cardinal,” “Trickster” and “One Dead Indian.” The duo sold the company to Kew Media Group in 2017 and in 2020, Montreal-based Datsit Sphere snatched it up when Kew was placed into receivership. Last year, Sphere restructured and rebranded under a single banner with the intention of streamlining content creation, production and distribution.
Now, it’s full speed ahead.
In an interview with Variety, Kawaja confirms several upcoming projects. The company...
- 5/30/2023
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
On Friday, April 14, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television celebrated the final presentation of the 2023 edition Canadian Screen Week, wrapping up four days of in-person events honouring the year’s best Canadian film, TV and digital media.
Friday featured the Comedic and Dramatic Arts Awards, which recognized the best of television performance and craft categories.
CBC drama “The Porter” took the lead, winning a record-setting 12 Canadian Screen Awards, including wins for: Best Drama Series; Best Direction, Drama Series; Best Writing, Drama Series; and Best Guest Performance, Drama Series for Alfre Woodward.
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Hamza Haq of CTV medical drama “Transplant” won this year’s award for Best Lead Performer, Drama Series, making his third third consecutive win in that category.
The second season of CBC’s “Sort Of” commanded the comedy categories with seven wins, including: Best Comedy Series; Best Lead Performer,...
Friday featured the Comedic and Dramatic Arts Awards, which recognized the best of television performance and craft categories.
CBC drama “The Porter” took the lead, winning a record-setting 12 Canadian Screen Awards, including wins for: Best Drama Series; Best Direction, Drama Series; Best Writing, Drama Series; and Best Guest Performance, Drama Series for Alfre Woodward.
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Hamza Haq of CTV medical drama “Transplant” won this year’s award for Best Lead Performer, Drama Series, making his third third consecutive win in that category.
The second season of CBC’s “Sort Of” commanded the comedy categories with seven wins, including: Best Comedy Series; Best Lead Performer,...
- 4/15/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
The BET+/CBC drama The Porter and the HBO Max/CBC comedy Sort Of were the big winners at the Canadian Screen Awards on Friday night.
The Porter, a civil rights drama about 1920s Black train employees in Montreal and Chicago, won for best TV drama, best drama direction for Charles Officer, best drama writing for Marsha Greene and Alfre Woodard picked up the trophy for best guest drama performance.
The first Canadian drama to boast an all-Black creative team also picked up a host of other trophies for best photography, original music, picture editing, make-up and hair and costume and production design. The Porter led the film and TV field for the Canadian Screen Awards with 19 nominations in all, including for best small-screen drama.
Also dominating the TV categories at the non-telecast Canadian Screen Awards was the Peabody Award-winning comedy Sort Of. The series about a gender fluid young...
The Porter, a civil rights drama about 1920s Black train employees in Montreal and Chicago, won for best TV drama, best drama direction for Charles Officer, best drama writing for Marsha Greene and Alfre Woodard picked up the trophy for best guest drama performance.
The first Canadian drama to boast an all-Black creative team also picked up a host of other trophies for best photography, original music, picture editing, make-up and hair and costume and production design. The Porter led the film and TV field for the Canadian Screen Awards with 19 nominations in all, including for best small-screen drama.
Also dominating the TV categories at the non-telecast Canadian Screen Awards was the Peabody Award-winning comedy Sort Of. The series about a gender fluid young...
- 4/15/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HBO Max and CBC have renewed the Peabody Award-winning comedy series Sort Of for a third season. The Max Original comedy series is a co-production with CBC and Sphere Media.
Synopsis: Created by Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo, the second season of the critically acclaimed comedy about a gender fluid millennial in transition in every aspect of their life debuted December 1 on HBO Max, following the Canadian premiere on CBC/CBC Gem in November, and will conclude with the final two episodes of the season on December 22. A coming-of-age story, Sort Of exposes the labels we once poured ourselves into as no longer applicable… to anyone.
Bilal Baig, co-creator, co-showrunner, executive producer and lead actor quote: “It’s been such a creative and rewarding pleasure to sink deeply into the mess of the lives of these characters in season two. And I look so forward to continuing and expanding the mess,...
Synopsis: Created by Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo, the second season of the critically acclaimed comedy about a gender fluid millennial in transition in every aspect of their life debuted December 1 on HBO Max, following the Canadian premiere on CBC/CBC Gem in November, and will conclude with the final two episodes of the season on December 22. A coming-of-age story, Sort Of exposes the labels we once poured ourselves into as no longer applicable… to anyone.
Bilal Baig, co-creator, co-showrunner, executive producer and lead actor quote: “It’s been such a creative and rewarding pleasure to sink deeply into the mess of the lives of these characters in season two. And I look so forward to continuing and expanding the mess,...
- 12/16/2022
- by Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Hulu’s upcoming six-part limited docu-series “The 1619 Project” will launch Jan. 26, Disney’s Onyx Collective announced on Thursday. The series is an expansion of the project of the same name from journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine.
Hosted by Hannah-Jones, “The 1619 Project” seeks to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative. The episodes — “Democracy,” “Race,” “Music,” “Capitalism,” “Fear” and “Justice” — are adapted from essays of Hannah-Jones “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” and examine how the legacy of slavery shapes different aspects of contemporary American life.
“1619” is a Lionsgate Production in association with One Story Up Productions, Harpo Films and The New York Times. It was executive produced by Hannah-Jones, director Roger Ross Williams, editor Caitlin Roper, Kathleen Lingo, The New York Times’ editorial director for film and television and Oprah Winfrey.
Hosted by Hannah-Jones, “The 1619 Project” seeks to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative. The episodes — “Democracy,” “Race,” “Music,” “Capitalism,” “Fear” and “Justice” — are adapted from essays of Hannah-Jones “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” and examine how the legacy of slavery shapes different aspects of contemporary American life.
“1619” is a Lionsgate Production in association with One Story Up Productions, Harpo Films and The New York Times. It was executive produced by Hannah-Jones, director Roger Ross Williams, editor Caitlin Roper, Kathleen Lingo, The New York Times’ editorial director for film and television and Oprah Winfrey.
- 12/16/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
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The CBC and HBO Max have renewed comedy Sort Of for a third season.
The series, developed by the Canadian pubcaster, stars co-creator Bilal Baig as a genderfluid millennial juggling multiple aspects of their life and is a co-production with HBO Max and Sphere Media.
Sort Of is also co-created by Fab Filippo and saw the second season bow on Nov. 15 in Canada and on Dec. 1 on HBO Max.
“It’s been such a creative and rewarding pleasure to sink deeply into the mess of the lives of these characters in season two. And I look so forward to continuing and expanding the mess, alongside Fab, our gifted writers, the generous teams at Sphere Media, CBC and HBO Max, and our gorgeous cast and crew!” Baig, who is also a co-showrunner and executive producer, said in a statement.
The comedy follows Baig’s character,...
The CBC and HBO Max have renewed comedy Sort Of for a third season.
The series, developed by the Canadian pubcaster, stars co-creator Bilal Baig as a genderfluid millennial juggling multiple aspects of their life and is a co-production with HBO Max and Sphere Media.
Sort Of is also co-created by Fab Filippo and saw the second season bow on Nov. 15 in Canada and on Dec. 1 on HBO Max.
“It’s been such a creative and rewarding pleasure to sink deeply into the mess of the lives of these characters in season two. And I look so forward to continuing and expanding the mess, alongside Fab, our gifted writers, the generous teams at Sphere Media, CBC and HBO Max, and our gorgeous cast and crew!” Baig, who is also a co-showrunner and executive producer, said in a statement.
The comedy follows Baig’s character,...
- 12/15/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo’s comedy series Sort Of has been renewed for a third season at HBO Max.
Season 2 of the comedy about a gender fluid millennial in transition in every aspect of their life debuted December 1 on HBO Max. The second installment will run through December 22, when the final two episodes hit the streamer. The series is a co-production with CBC and Sphere Media.
“A coming-of-age story, Sort Of exposes the labels we once poured ourselves into as no longer applicable… to anyone,” the logline reads.
“Baig and Filippo, alongside our partners at CBC and Sienna Films, continue to deliver a heartfelt, empathetic and engaging story and we’re thrilled we get to continue following Sabi, their family, 7ven and the Kaneko-Bauers on their journeys in the new season,” Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO Max said in a statement.
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Season 2 of the comedy about a gender fluid millennial in transition in every aspect of their life debuted December 1 on HBO Max. The second installment will run through December 22, when the final two episodes hit the streamer. The series is a co-production with CBC and Sphere Media.
“A coming-of-age story, Sort Of exposes the labels we once poured ourselves into as no longer applicable… to anyone,” the logline reads.
“Baig and Filippo, alongside our partners at CBC and Sienna Films, continue to deliver a heartfelt, empathetic and engaging story and we’re thrilled we get to continue following Sabi, their family, 7ven and the Kaneko-Bauers on their journeys in the new season,” Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO Max said in a statement.
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- 12/15/2022
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Abacus Media Rights has sold multi award-winning CBC/HBO Max original comedy series “Sort Of” season 1 (8 x 30’) to Netflix in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, it was revealed at the Asia TV Forum and Market on Thursday.
“Sort Of,” produced by Sienna Films, a Sphere Media company, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund, is created by Bilal Baig (“Acha Bacha”) and Fab Filippo (“Save Me”), who also serve as showrunners and executive producers. The dramatic comedy sees Sabi Mehboob (Baig), a fluid millennial who straddles various identities from sexy bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/bar, to the youngest child in a large Pakistani family, to the de facto parent of a downtown hipster family.
The series won prizes at the Actra Awards, Banff World Media Festival/Rockie Awards, Canadian Cinema Editors Awards, Canadian Screen Awards, Directors Guild of Canada, Mipcom Diversify TV Excellence Awards, Peabody Awards and Writers...
“Sort Of,” produced by Sienna Films, a Sphere Media company, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund, is created by Bilal Baig (“Acha Bacha”) and Fab Filippo (“Save Me”), who also serve as showrunners and executive producers. The dramatic comedy sees Sabi Mehboob (Baig), a fluid millennial who straddles various identities from sexy bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/bar, to the youngest child in a large Pakistani family, to the de facto parent of a downtown hipster family.
The series won prizes at the Actra Awards, Banff World Media Festival/Rockie Awards, Canadian Cinema Editors Awards, Canadian Screen Awards, Directors Guild of Canada, Mipcom Diversify TV Excellence Awards, Peabody Awards and Writers...
- 12/8/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
In the second season premiere of the wonderful Canadian dramedy Sort Of, Sabi Mehboob (Bilal Baig) expresses a hope of finding “normal love.” Asked what that phrase means, Sabi explains, “You know: easy, uncomplicated — probably what Rachel McAdams has.”
Regardless of what Rachel McAdams is actually dealing with in that department, Sabi’s own love life — and their life in general — tends to be difficult and complicated. They are the twentysomething, gender-fluid child of Pakistani immigrants. They work as a nanny for the children of Paul (Gray Powell) and Bessy...
Regardless of what Rachel McAdams is actually dealing with in that department, Sabi’s own love life — and their life in general — tends to be difficult and complicated. They are the twentysomething, gender-fluid child of Pakistani immigrants. They work as a nanny for the children of Paul (Gray Powell) and Bessy...
- 11/28/2022
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Variety and Whistler Film Festival have teamed for 10 Canadians to Watch, a new program unique to Wff that celebrates top Canadian talent in the film and entertainment industry.
The 10 Canadians to Watch honorees will be celebrated at the Whistler Film Festival on Dec. 3.
“The Whistler Film Festival has proven to be a wonderful destination for Variety, first with a focus on screenwriters and now with the 10 Canadians to Watch,” says Steven Gaydos, Variety executive VP of content. “It’s inspiring to be able to celebrate the diverse talent in this convivial atmosphere where international film professionals gather to experience the best in the screen industry.”
Meet the honorees:
Bilal Baig
Credit: Tyler J. Sloane
Bilal Baig
Playwright, Performer, Showrunner, Producer
In 2018, not long after the well-received premiere of their first full-length play, “Acha Bacha,” at a prestigious alternative theater, Baig was making ends meet by working as a nanny. That fall,...
The 10 Canadians to Watch honorees will be celebrated at the Whistler Film Festival on Dec. 3.
“The Whistler Film Festival has proven to be a wonderful destination for Variety, first with a focus on screenwriters and now with the 10 Canadians to Watch,” says Steven Gaydos, Variety executive VP of content. “It’s inspiring to be able to celebrate the diverse talent in this convivial atmosphere where international film professionals gather to experience the best in the screen industry.”
Meet the honorees:
Bilal Baig
Credit: Tyler J. Sloane
Bilal Baig
Playwright, Performer, Showrunner, Producer
In 2018, not long after the well-received premiere of their first full-length play, “Acha Bacha,” at a prestigious alternative theater, Baig was making ends meet by working as a nanny. That fall,...
- 11/22/2022
- by Jennie Punter and Katherine Brodsky
- Variety Film + TV
Sort Of is returning soon for its second season on HBO Max, and the streaming service has released a trailer and a poster. Starring Bilal Baig, Gray Powell, Ellora Patnaik, Amanda Cordner, Supinder Wraich, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Kaya Kanashiro, Aden Bedard, Becca Blackwell, Grace Lynn Kung, Alanna Bale, and Cassandra James, the comedy series follows gender-fluid Sabi Mehboob (Baig). They balance their roles as a Pakistani-Canadian child of immigrant parents, a bartender at an LGBTQ café and bookstore, and a caregiver to the young children of a professional couple. Baig and Fab Filippo created the show.
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- 11/17/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
‘Sort Of’ Second Season 2
The second season of the Max Original comedy series Sort Of debuts Thursday, December 1 on HBO Max followed by two new episodes weekly through December 22.
Synopsis: The eight-episode second season of Sort Of is the season of love. Love includes your friends, family, work, romantic love and, most importantly, one’s self-love. Sabi decides that not only are they ready for some uncomplicated romance but they also want everyone to love each other. Unfortunately, Sabi is faced with situations and relationships that are anything but simple, including their dad’s unexpected return from Dubai, the Kaneko-Bauers’ struggles as Bessy is released from rehab and issues at Bar Bük.
Credits: Sort Of is produced with the participation of the Canada Media Fund. Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo are creators, executive producers and co-showrunners; Jennifer Kawaja is executive producer along with Bruno Dubé.
The second season of the Max Original comedy series Sort Of debuts Thursday, December 1 on HBO Max followed by two new episodes weekly through December 22.
Synopsis: The eight-episode second season of Sort Of is the season of love. Love includes your friends, family, work, romantic love and, most importantly, one’s self-love. Sabi decides that not only are they ready for some uncomplicated romance but they also want everyone to love each other. Unfortunately, Sabi is faced with situations and relationships that are anything but simple, including their dad’s unexpected return from Dubai, the Kaneko-Bauers’ struggles as Bessy is released from rehab and issues at Bar Bük.
Credits: Sort Of is produced with the participation of the Canada Media Fund. Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo are creators, executive producers and co-showrunners; Jennifer Kawaja is executive producer along with Bruno Dubé.
- 11/16/2022
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
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The Canadian Screen Awards is set to become the latest awards show to shift to gender-neutral acting categories.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has announced the move for lead and supporting performers in film and TV categories, starting with the 2023 national entertainment industry kudosfest. The number of performance categories will swell from five to eight.
The move also brings the film and TV categories in line with the Canadian Screen Awards’ digital categories, which went to gender-neutral performance categories in 2019.
“As the Canadian Academy, we recognize it is our duty to ensure that every performer has the opportunity to fully participate in our awards programs and the industry, in general, and this move brings us closer to that goal,” Louis Calabro, the Academy’s interim CEO, said in a statement.
Canada’s national film and TV awards is following the lead...
The Canadian Screen Awards is set to become the latest awards show to shift to gender-neutral acting categories.
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has announced the move for lead and supporting performers in film and TV categories, starting with the 2023 national entertainment industry kudosfest. The number of performance categories will swell from five to eight.
The move also brings the film and TV categories in line with the Canadian Screen Awards’ digital categories, which went to gender-neutral performance categories in 2019.
“As the Canadian Academy, we recognize it is our duty to ensure that every performer has the opportunity to fully participate in our awards programs and the industry, in general, and this move brings us closer to that goal,” Louis Calabro, the Academy’s interim CEO, said in a statement.
Canada’s national film and TV awards is following the lead...
- 8/25/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The late, great Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée was honored in Banff with a moving tribute during Tuesday’s Rockie Awards.
The Montreal filmmaker — who is best known for directing “Dallas Buyers Club” and “Wild” along with TV series “Big Little Lies” and “Sharp Objects” — died suddenly on Dec. 25, sending shockwaves across the Canadian film industry and Hollywood. Vallée made his name in Canada with films such as “C.R.A.Z.Y.” and “Café de Flore” before transitioning into Hollywood fare.
Vallée received a post-humous Canadian Award of Distinction, with a beautifully edited reel of the director’s movies and candid moments leaving few dry eyes in the audience. The video was set to songs that were used in Vallée’s films, which relied heavily on music. (The director got his start making music videos.)
Vallée was honored by his close friend and collaborator Marc Côté, who was meant to...
The Montreal filmmaker — who is best known for directing “Dallas Buyers Club” and “Wild” along with TV series “Big Little Lies” and “Sharp Objects” — died suddenly on Dec. 25, sending shockwaves across the Canadian film industry and Hollywood. Vallée made his name in Canada with films such as “C.R.A.Z.Y.” and “Café de Flore” before transitioning into Hollywood fare.
Vallée received a post-humous Canadian Award of Distinction, with a beautifully edited reel of the director’s movies and candid moments leaving few dry eyes in the audience. The video was set to songs that were used in Vallée’s films, which relied heavily on music. (The director got his start making music videos.)
Vallée was honored by his close friend and collaborator Marc Côté, who was meant to...
- 6/15/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The end of the final full day of the 2022 Banff World Media Festival saw the Canadian confab reward barrier-breaking projects and honor a departed genius.
Tonight’s Rockie Awards Gala handed out the Program of the Year Award and the Grand Jury Prize to CBC sitcom Sort Of and Channel 4’s Jodie Comer-Stephen Graham pandemic TV movie Help, respectively. As was previously announced, the Jully Black-hosted Banff ceremony also posthumously awarded the Canadian Award of Distinction to Jean-Marc Vallée. The Montreal-born Dallas Buyers Club, Wild and Big Little Lies director died late last year.
‘Dune’ Production Designer Patrice Vermette Pays Tribute To Late Jean-Marc Vallée In Oscar Speech
Back for an in-person festival up in the stunning Alberta mountains for the first time since 2019, Banff honored Netflix Global TV boss Bela Bajaria with the Rockies’ Impact Award and Vivica A. Fox with the 2022 Inclusion Award. See...
Tonight’s Rockie Awards Gala handed out the Program of the Year Award and the Grand Jury Prize to CBC sitcom Sort Of and Channel 4’s Jodie Comer-Stephen Graham pandemic TV movie Help, respectively. As was previously announced, the Jully Black-hosted Banff ceremony also posthumously awarded the Canadian Award of Distinction to Jean-Marc Vallée. The Montreal-born Dallas Buyers Club, Wild and Big Little Lies director died late last year.
‘Dune’ Production Designer Patrice Vermette Pays Tribute To Late Jean-Marc Vallée In Oscar Speech
Back for an in-person festival up in the stunning Alberta mountains for the first time since 2019, Banff honored Netflix Global TV boss Bela Bajaria with the Rockies’ Impact Award and Vivica A. Fox with the 2022 Inclusion Award. See...
- 6/15/2022
- by Dominic Patten and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Sort Of is returning for a second season on CBC and HBO Max. The comedy series was renewed by the Canadian channel and the American streaming service only three months after its premiere in October.
Starring Bilal Baig, the Sort Of series follows gender-fluid Sabi Mehboob as they balance their roles as a bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/cafe, a caregiver for a professional couple's children, and as the offspring of immigrant parents from Pakistan. Others in the cast include Gray Powell, Ellora Patnaik, Amanda Cordner, Supinder Wraich, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Kaya Kanashiro, Aden Bedard, Becca Blackwell, Grace Lynn Kung, Alanna Bale, and Cassandra James. The comedy was created by Baig and Fab Filippo.
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Starring Bilal Baig, the Sort Of series follows gender-fluid Sabi Mehboob as they balance their roles as a bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/cafe, a caregiver for a professional couple's children, and as the offspring of immigrant parents from Pakistan. Others in the cast include Gray Powell, Ellora Patnaik, Amanda Cordner, Supinder Wraich, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Kaya Kanashiro, Aden Bedard, Becca Blackwell, Grace Lynn Kung, Alanna Bale, and Cassandra James. The comedy was created by Baig and Fab Filippo.
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- 2/26/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolds, Sky News has decided to air two daily, hour-long specials dedicated to covering the crisis across its TV, radio and digital/social media platforms.
Starting on Monday (Feb. 28), the British outlet will air the specials each day at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m — with programming coming from Sky News’ team of correspondents both on the ground and at home. These two additional hours will build on live reporting hosted from Kyiv this week.
Sky News has numerous crews in Ukraine — including within the capital Kyiv and other cities throughout the nation. Alongside Mark Austin, Sky News’ chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay, Alex Rossi, John Sparks and Deborah Haynes will continue to update audiences worldwide on the developments of Russia’s attack.
In addition, Diana Magnay and Dominic Waghorn will report from Moscow. Adam Parsons will report in Poland.
Also in today’s TV News...
Starting on Monday (Feb. 28), the British outlet will air the specials each day at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m — with programming coming from Sky News’ team of correspondents both on the ground and at home. These two additional hours will build on live reporting hosted from Kyiv this week.
Sky News has numerous crews in Ukraine — including within the capital Kyiv and other cities throughout the nation. Alongside Mark Austin, Sky News’ chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay, Alex Rossi, John Sparks and Deborah Haynes will continue to update audiences worldwide on the developments of Russia’s attack.
In addition, Diana Magnay and Dominic Waghorn will report from Moscow. Adam Parsons will report in Poland.
Also in today’s TV News...
- 2/25/2022
- by Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max and CBC have ordered a second season of the critically praised comedy series Sort Of. An official selection of the 2021 Toronto Film Festival, the series debuted on HBO Max in November, a month after its Canadian premiere on CBC Gem.
Created by showrunners Bilal Baig (Acha Bacha), who also stars, and Fab Filippo (Save Me), the coming-of-age story follows the journey of Sabi Mehboob (Baig), a gender-fluid millennial who straddles various identities from sexy bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/bar to the youngest child in a large Pakistani family to the de facto parent of a downtown hipster family. Sabi feels like they’re in transition in every aspect of their life, from gender to love to sexuality to family to career. Sort Of exposes the labels we once poured ourselves into as no longer applicable — to anyone.
“We are so thrilled that we are able to dive...
Created by showrunners Bilal Baig (Acha Bacha), who also stars, and Fab Filippo (Save Me), the coming-of-age story follows the journey of Sabi Mehboob (Baig), a gender-fluid millennial who straddles various identities from sexy bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/bar to the youngest child in a large Pakistani family to the de facto parent of a downtown hipster family. Sabi feels like they’re in transition in every aspect of their life, from gender to love to sexuality to family to career. Sort Of exposes the labels we once poured ourselves into as no longer applicable — to anyone.
“We are so thrilled that we are able to dive...
- 2/25/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Series
Banijay Nordic company Jarowskij has unveiled “A Class Apart,” a new eight-part drama series commissioned by Viaplay, which Banijay Rights will distribute internationally. Based on an original idea from Henrik Schyffert and Gustaf Skördeman, the series unspools within a secret society at on of Sweden’s top boarding schools. After a hazing ritual goes wrong and an alumni is found dead, a student from a nearby disadvantaged public school is accused of murder. The series was written by Michaela Hamilton (“Eagles”) and Erik Eger and stars Aliette Opheim (“Caliphate”) and Valter Skarsgård (“Lords of Chaos”). Eger, Andrea Östlund (“The Restaurant”) and David Berron direct. Jarowskij, Brommamamma, Viaplay, Film I Väst and Banijay Rights all co-produce.
Distribution
Abacus Media Rights has closed a series of sales for the CBC/HBO Max original comedy program “Sort Of” ahead of its premiere on CBC’s streaming services Gem and CBC TV in November and in the U.
Banijay Nordic company Jarowskij has unveiled “A Class Apart,” a new eight-part drama series commissioned by Viaplay, which Banijay Rights will distribute internationally. Based on an original idea from Henrik Schyffert and Gustaf Skördeman, the series unspools within a secret society at on of Sweden’s top boarding schools. After a hazing ritual goes wrong and an alumni is found dead, a student from a nearby disadvantaged public school is accused of murder. The series was written by Michaela Hamilton (“Eagles”) and Erik Eger and stars Aliette Opheim (“Caliphate”) and Valter Skarsgård (“Lords of Chaos”). Eger, Andrea Östlund (“The Restaurant”) and David Berron direct. Jarowskij, Brommamamma, Viaplay, Film I Väst and Banijay Rights all co-produce.
Distribution
Abacus Media Rights has closed a series of sales for the CBC/HBO Max original comedy program “Sort Of” ahead of its premiere on CBC’s streaming services Gem and CBC TV in November and in the U.
- 8/18/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Screen among TIFF Industry Conference media partners
An industry talk with former Searchlight Pictures co-heads Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula and the first look at Ava DuVernay’s Primetime selection and Netflix series on American Football player and activist Colin Kaepernick are among latest additions to Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) programming.
The five-day TIFF Industry Conference running September 9-13 includes panel discussions presented by Screen on toxic behaviour on set and the African film business, as well as a session on Telefilm Canada’s Talent to Watch programme.
Programmers have two films to Official Selection: John Michael McDonagh’s...
An industry talk with former Searchlight Pictures co-heads Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula and the first look at Ava DuVernay’s Primetime selection and Netflix series on American Football player and activist Colin Kaepernick are among latest additions to Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) programming.
The five-day TIFF Industry Conference running September 9-13 includes panel discussions presented by Screen on toxic behaviour on set and the African film business, as well as a session on Telefilm Canada’s Talent to Watch programme.
Programmers have two films to Official Selection: John Michael McDonagh’s...
- 8/13/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
HBO Max said Thursday that it is launching a new eight-episode half-hour comedy series Sort Of this fall.
The series stars Bilal Baig (Acha Bacha) who, along with Fab Filippo (Save Me) created the show. Commissioned by HBO Max and the CBC, the series is produced by Sienna Films, a Sphere Media company, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund.
The series will also launch in Canada this fall on the CBC Gem streaming service and CBC TV.
Sort Of follows the journey of Sabi Mehboob (Baig), a gender-fluid millennial who straddles various identities from sexy bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/bar, to the youngest child in a large Pakistani family, to the de facto parent of a downtown hipster family. Sabi feels like they’re in transition in every aspect of their life, from gender to love to sexuality to family to career. A coming-of-age story, Sort Of...
The series stars Bilal Baig (Acha Bacha) who, along with Fab Filippo (Save Me) created the show. Commissioned by HBO Max and the CBC, the series is produced by Sienna Films, a Sphere Media company, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund.
The series will also launch in Canada this fall on the CBC Gem streaming service and CBC TV.
Sort Of follows the journey of Sabi Mehboob (Baig), a gender-fluid millennial who straddles various identities from sexy bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/bar, to the youngest child in a large Pakistani family, to the de facto parent of a downtown hipster family. Sabi feels like they’re in transition in every aspect of their life, from gender to love to sexuality to family to career. A coming-of-age story, Sort Of...
- 8/12/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix released a trailer for “Q-Force,” an animated series starring Sean Hayes, Gary Cole, David Harbour, Patti Harrison, Laurie Metcalf, Matt Rogers, Wanda Sykes and Gabe Liedman that launches Sept. 2.
“Q-Force” follows Steve Mayweather, Aka Agent Mary (voiced by Hayes), who was once the leader of the American Intelligence Agency (Aia) until he came out as gay. The Agency was not able to fire him on the basis of his sexual orientation, so they sent him to West Hollywood to disappear into obscurity. Instead, Steve put together a rag-tag group of LGBTQ geniuses, joining forces with the expert mechanic Deb (Sykes), master of drag and disguise Twink Rogers), and hacker Stat (Harrison), making the “Q-Force” squad.
“Q-Force” is created by Liedman, who executive produces alongside Hayes, Todd Milliner, Ben Heins, Mike Schur and David Miner.
Watch the trailer below.
Also in today’s TV news roundup…
Programming
HBO Max announced...
“Q-Force” follows Steve Mayweather, Aka Agent Mary (voiced by Hayes), who was once the leader of the American Intelligence Agency (Aia) until he came out as gay. The Agency was not able to fire him on the basis of his sexual orientation, so they sent him to West Hollywood to disappear into obscurity. Instead, Steve put together a rag-tag group of LGBTQ geniuses, joining forces with the expert mechanic Deb (Sykes), master of drag and disguise Twink Rogers), and hacker Stat (Harrison), making the “Q-Force” squad.
“Q-Force” is created by Liedman, who executive produces alongside Hayes, Todd Milliner, Ben Heins, Mike Schur and David Miner.
Watch the trailer below.
Also in today’s TV news roundup…
Programming
HBO Max announced...
- 8/12/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, Telepool’s Global Screen consolidates sales and acquisitions and puts Julia Weber in charge, Izzy snags six series for streaming, ITV will adapt “Our House,” Abacus Media Rights will distribute Canadian Comedy “Sort Of,” and Zdfe and taglicht team on historical cold cases.
Appointment
Telepool’s international distribution division Global Screen is consolidating its sales and acquisition activities for both film and TV content and has appointed Julia Weber as the company’s new head of international acquisitions and sales, effective January 2021. Alexandra Heidrich, who previously held the role, will exit Telepool before the end of 2020.
“I kicked off my career in TV sales and have also spent years dedicating myself to the film business,” said Webber in a release. “This move allows me to bring it all together just as the lines between cinema, TV and VOD are becoming increasingly blurred.”
“The traditional international...
Appointment
Telepool’s international distribution division Global Screen is consolidating its sales and acquisition activities for both film and TV content and has appointed Julia Weber as the company’s new head of international acquisitions and sales, effective January 2021. Alexandra Heidrich, who previously held the role, will exit Telepool before the end of 2020.
“I kicked off my career in TV sales and have also spent years dedicating myself to the film business,” said Webber in a release. “This move allows me to bring it all together just as the lines between cinema, TV and VOD are becoming increasingly blurred.”
“The traditional international...
- 11/9/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
From TorontoFilm.Net, here is the Toronto Film Production Update for November 2020, with local productions responding individually, based on best practices for businesses and employers to stop the spread of Covid-19:
A Christmas Set Up
Movies for Television
A Very Barry Productions Ulc
Prod.: Shane Boucher
Dir.: Pat Mills
An Ice Wine Christmas
Movies for Television
Cineflix (Ice Wine) Inc.
Prod.: Jeff Vanderwal
Dir.: Jill Carter
Coroner Season 3
Episodic Series – TV
Coroner 3 Prods. (Ontario) Inc.
Prod.: Suzanne Colvin-Goulding
Dir.: Adrienne Mitchell, Charles Officer, Gloria Kim, Samir Rehem
Flee The Light
Feature – Theatrical/Streaming
Mythic Trips Entertainment
Prod.: Jennifer Mancini
Dir.: Valerie Buhagiar
Frankie Drake Season 4
Episodic Series – TV
Shaftesbury Frankie IV Inc.
Prod.: Teresa Ho
Dir.: various
In The Dark Season 3
Episodic Series – Streaming
CBS Studio Inc.
Prod.: JJ Authors
Dir.: Tbd
Kim's Convenience Season 5
Episodic Series – TV
Kim V Productions Inc.
A Christmas Set Up
Movies for Television
A Very Barry Productions Ulc
Prod.: Shane Boucher
Dir.: Pat Mills
An Ice Wine Christmas
Movies for Television
Cineflix (Ice Wine) Inc.
Prod.: Jeff Vanderwal
Dir.: Jill Carter
Coroner Season 3
Episodic Series – TV
Coroner 3 Prods. (Ontario) Inc.
Prod.: Suzanne Colvin-Goulding
Dir.: Adrienne Mitchell, Charles Officer, Gloria Kim, Samir Rehem
Flee The Light
Feature – Theatrical/Streaming
Mythic Trips Entertainment
Prod.: Jennifer Mancini
Dir.: Valerie Buhagiar
Frankie Drake Season 4
Episodic Series – TV
Shaftesbury Frankie IV Inc.
Prod.: Teresa Ho
Dir.: various
In The Dark Season 3
Episodic Series – Streaming
CBS Studio Inc.
Prod.: JJ Authors
Dir.: Tbd
Kim's Convenience Season 5
Episodic Series – TV
Kim V Productions Inc.
- 11/2/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
From TorontoFilm.Net, here is the Toronto Film Production Update for September 2020, including "Y: The Last Man", "Sneakerella", "Nightmare Alley" and a whole lot more, previously suspended due to the 'Covid-19' virus pandemic:
A Christmas Set Up
Movies for Television
A Very Barry Productions Ulc
Prod.: Shane Boucher
Dir.: Pat Mills
Sep 17 - Oct 8/20
An Ice Wine Christmas
Movies for Television
Cineflix (Ice Wine) Inc.
Prod.: Jeff Vanderwal
Dir.: Jill Carter
Sep 3 - Sep 25/20
Coroner Season 3
Episodic Series – TV
Coroner 3 Prods. (Ontario) Inc.
Prod.: Suzanne Colvin-Goulding
Dir.: Adrienne Mitchell, Charles Officer, Gloria Kim, Samir Rehem
Sep 14/20 - Jan 18/21
Flee The Light
Feature – Theatrical/Streaming
Mythic Trips Entertainment
Prod.: Jennifer Mancini
Dir.: Valerie Buhagiar
Sep 13 – Oct 2/20
Frankie Drake Season 4
Episodic Series – TV
Shaftesbury Frankie IV Inc.
Prod.: Teresa Ho
Dir.: various
Sep 8 - Dec /20
In The Dark Season 3
Episodic Series – Streaming
CBS Studio Inc.
A Christmas Set Up
Movies for Television
A Very Barry Productions Ulc
Prod.: Shane Boucher
Dir.: Pat Mills
Sep 17 - Oct 8/20
An Ice Wine Christmas
Movies for Television
Cineflix (Ice Wine) Inc.
Prod.: Jeff Vanderwal
Dir.: Jill Carter
Sep 3 - Sep 25/20
Coroner Season 3
Episodic Series – TV
Coroner 3 Prods. (Ontario) Inc.
Prod.: Suzanne Colvin-Goulding
Dir.: Adrienne Mitchell, Charles Officer, Gloria Kim, Samir Rehem
Sep 14/20 - Jan 18/21
Flee The Light
Feature – Theatrical/Streaming
Mythic Trips Entertainment
Prod.: Jennifer Mancini
Dir.: Valerie Buhagiar
Sep 13 – Oct 2/20
Frankie Drake Season 4
Episodic Series – TV
Shaftesbury Frankie IV Inc.
Prod.: Teresa Ho
Dir.: various
Sep 8 - Dec /20
In The Dark Season 3
Episodic Series – Streaming
CBS Studio Inc.
- 9/14/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The 11th Annual Indie Series Awards nominations in 28 categories were revealed on Wednesday via Twitter. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced entertainment created for the Web.
Indoor Boys led all series with 15 total nominations. The show is joined in the Best Comedy Series category by Before We Go, FabUless, F#Cking 40, La règle de (3), The Ninth, Poor Us and Three Year Letterman.
Poz Roz and Studio City earned 12 nominations apiece to lead the dramas. They are joined in the Best Drama Series field by After Forever, The Bay, Bronx Siu, People Like Us, A Place Called Hollywood and Save Me.
In all, there are 33 nominated series from around the globe. Crystal trophies will be presented to the winners during a gala ceremony on April 1 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. The two-day celebration includes a launch party, red carpet reception, press walk, presentation ceremony and official after party.
Indoor Boys led all series with 15 total nominations. The show is joined in the Best Comedy Series category by Before We Go, FabUless, F#Cking 40, La règle de (3), The Ninth, Poor Us and Three Year Letterman.
Poz Roz and Studio City earned 12 nominations apiece to lead the dramas. They are joined in the Best Drama Series field by After Forever, The Bay, Bronx Siu, People Like Us, A Place Called Hollywood and Save Me.
In all, there are 33 nominated series from around the globe. Crystal trophies will be presented to the winners during a gala ceremony on April 1 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. The two-day celebration includes a launch party, red carpet reception, press walk, presentation ceremony and official after party.
- 1/30/2020
- by Unknown
- We Love Soaps
London-based festival to open with Oh Lucy! with Josh Hartnett.
The 25th Raindance Film Festival (Sept 21 -Oct 2) has revealed the majority of its line-up and jury members.
The international premiere of Atsuko Hirayanagi’s Oh Lucy! (USA), starring Josh Hartnett, is the opening night film of the London-based event. The closing night film will be announced later this month.
The competition jury includes ex-bifa director Johanna Von Fischer, Spanish producer Rosa Bosch and actors Jamie Campbell Bower (Twilight), Jack O’Connell (Unbroken), Sean Bean (Game Of Thrones), Christopher Eccleston (Dr Who), Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting), Celia Imrie (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Training Day), Nicholas Lyndhurst (Only Fools and Horses), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Hotel Rwanda), Josh Whitehouse (Northern Soul), Neil Marshall (Game Of Thrones) and Rachel Portman (Chocolat).
They will preside over awards for a competition line-up that features the European premiere of Koichiro Miki’s Noise and the world premiere of Evald Johnson’s High & Outside: A Baseball...
The 25th Raindance Film Festival (Sept 21 -Oct 2) has revealed the majority of its line-up and jury members.
The international premiere of Atsuko Hirayanagi’s Oh Lucy! (USA), starring Josh Hartnett, is the opening night film of the London-based event. The closing night film will be announced later this month.
The competition jury includes ex-bifa director Johanna Von Fischer, Spanish producer Rosa Bosch and actors Jamie Campbell Bower (Twilight), Jack O’Connell (Unbroken), Sean Bean (Game Of Thrones), Christopher Eccleston (Dr Who), Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting), Celia Imrie (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Training Day), Nicholas Lyndhurst (Only Fools and Horses), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Hotel Rwanda), Josh Whitehouse (Northern Soul), Neil Marshall (Game Of Thrones) and Rachel Portman (Chocolat).
They will preside over awards for a competition line-up that features the European premiere of Koichiro Miki’s Noise and the world premiere of Evald Johnson’s High & Outside: A Baseball...
- 8/15/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Sister, My Sister: Brooks’ Uneven Debut Fumbles
Producer Stanley M. Brooks makes his directorial debut with Perfect Sisters, one of those tawdry sounding stories about familial dysfunction concerning a pair of teenage sisters that decided to kill their mother in 2006. There’s something perversely shocking about matricide, even by today’s glib standards, and the cinema is rife with similar examples, particularly in exploitation efforts and/or other morose endeavors. Brooks’ film will most likely recall Peter Jackson’s exceptional debut, 1994’s Heavenly Creatures, itself taken from the true life account of a woman that would grow up into author Ann Perry. However, Brooks’ isn’t quite as adept as Jackson with this tonally awkward exercise that is particularly grating until its second half, when the film actually manages to balance a murder with chilling detail, speckled with dark humor an a surprising alacrity considering the groan worthy extravaganza that came before.
Producer Stanley M. Brooks makes his directorial debut with Perfect Sisters, one of those tawdry sounding stories about familial dysfunction concerning a pair of teenage sisters that decided to kill their mother in 2006. There’s something perversely shocking about matricide, even by today’s glib standards, and the cinema is rife with similar examples, particularly in exploitation efforts and/or other morose endeavors. Brooks’ film will most likely recall Peter Jackson’s exceptional debut, 1994’s Heavenly Creatures, itself taken from the true life account of a woman that would grow up into author Ann Perry. However, Brooks’ isn’t quite as adept as Jackson with this tonally awkward exercise that is particularly grating until its second half, when the film actually manages to balance a murder with chilling detail, speckled with dark humor an a surprising alacrity considering the groan worthy extravaganza that came before.
- 4/11/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Cloud Atlas
James D'Arcy has signed on for the Wachowski and Tom Tykwer's ambitious ensemble "Cloud Atlas" adapted from David Mitchell's novel.
D'Arcy role is unspecified at present. He joins a cast that includes Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Hugh Grant, Susan Sarandon, Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, and Jim Sturgess. [Source: Variety]
Pitch Perfect
Brittany Snow has joined the cast of Jason Moore's a cappella singing comedy "Pitch Perfect" at Universal Pictures.
Anna Kendrick plays the new singer of the Divisi, an a cappella group determined to beat their male counterpart The Treblemakers. Snow plays Chloe, one of the singers with a hardened personality. [Source: Risky Biz BLog]
The Class Project
Mira Sorvino has joined the cast of Stanley M. Brooks' true crime story "The Class Project" currently shooting in Winnipeg from a script by Fab Filippo and Adam Till.
Abigail Breslin and Georgie Henley play Canadian sisters who...
James D'Arcy has signed on for the Wachowski and Tom Tykwer's ambitious ensemble "Cloud Atlas" adapted from David Mitchell's novel.
D'Arcy role is unspecified at present. He joins a cast that includes Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Hugh Grant, Susan Sarandon, Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, and Jim Sturgess. [Source: Variety]
Pitch Perfect
Brittany Snow has joined the cast of Jason Moore's a cappella singing comedy "Pitch Perfect" at Universal Pictures.
Anna Kendrick plays the new singer of the Divisi, an a cappella group determined to beat their male counterpart The Treblemakers. Snow plays Chloe, one of the singers with a hardened personality. [Source: Risky Biz BLog]
The Class Project
Mira Sorvino has joined the cast of Stanley M. Brooks' true crime story "The Class Project" currently shooting in Winnipeg from a script by Fab Filippo and Adam Till.
Abigail Breslin and Georgie Henley play Canadian sisters who...
- 9/28/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Robert Zemeckis is getting ready to make Flight, in which Denzel Washington plays a booze- and drug-addled pilot who heroically saves a troubled flight, only to face an investigation into his role in the flight's troubles. Kelly Reilly plays another addict who comes into his life, and Don Cheadle and Bruce Greenwood are in talks for roles [1]. Now Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker) is in talks to play the flight's co-pilot, "who finds religion after the crash." John Gatins scripted. [THR [2]] After the break, the Tom Cruise thriller One Shot gets one more and Mira Sorvino is in a sordid tale of true crime. Christopher McQuarrie's adaptation of Lee Child's novel One Shot just added [3] Richard Jenkins last week, and has now brought on Alexia Fast as part of the thriller's cast. She'll play Sandy, a local girl who has an encounter with ex-mp Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) as...
- 9/27/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Abigail Breslin and Georgie Henley of the Chronicles of Narnia franchise are so adorable. Why would anybody want to torture and psychologically abuse them? We.re going to have to ask Mira Sorvino, who has been cast in Stan Brooks. The Class Project as the wicked mother who makes life a living hell for these sisters. Brooks. film, penned by Fab Filippo and Adam Till, is a ripped-from-the-headlines true crime thriller about young girls who grow tired of their alcoholic mother.s abusive ways. All of their lives they.ve suffered at the hands of their parent and her endless streak of horrible boyfriends. But the girls, played by Breslin and Henley, reach a breaking point and reportedly plot to knock off their mom and live off the life insurance payout. Variety reports that Class Project takes its cues from "The Class Project: How To Kill a Mother: The...
- 9/27/2011
- cinemablend.com
Mira Sorvino has landed the lead in the upcoming true crime tale, The Class Project , to be directed by Stanley M. Brooks. The film features Abigail Breslin and Georgie Henley ( The Chronicles of Narnia ) as Canadian sisters who have been at the mercy of their alcoholic mother (Sorvino) and her abusive boyfriends for as far back as they can remember. The duo decides to take matters into their own hands and plot to kill her in order to collect the insurance money. The film, scripted by Fabrizio Filippo and Adam Till, is adapted from Toronto Star reporter Bob Mitchell's 2008 book "The Class Project: How To Kill a Mother: The True Story of Canada's Infamous Bathtub Girls." Michael Rotenberg ( Extract ) is producing the indie drama with Damian Ganczewski and Juliette...
- 9/27/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Since her Oscar-nominated turn in Little Miss Sunshine, the talented Abigail Breslin has been working, for the most part, with lighter fare — No Reservations; Definitely, Maybe; Rango; and even Zombieland, which has a consistently comedic air to it. Her upcoming commitments, however, point toward a change in the atmosphere.
She’s already signed on to Hilary Brougher‘s Innocence, a drama-thriller that involves vampires nesting in a private school. It’s her latest project, though, that is the real eye-opener. It’s titled The Class Project, and Breslin will star as one of “two Canadian sisters who, tired of their mother’s alcoholism and abusive boyfriends, plot to kill her.” [Variety]
The film is based on Bob Mitchell‘s book The Class Project: How To Kill a Mother: The True Story of Canada’s Infamous Bathtub Girls, which has been adapted by Fabrizio Filippo and Adam Till. Stan Brooks will handle the directing duties,...
She’s already signed on to Hilary Brougher‘s Innocence, a drama-thriller that involves vampires nesting in a private school. It’s her latest project, though, that is the real eye-opener. It’s titled The Class Project, and Breslin will star as one of “two Canadian sisters who, tired of their mother’s alcoholism and abusive boyfriends, plot to kill her.” [Variety]
The film is based on Bob Mitchell‘s book The Class Project: How To Kill a Mother: The True Story of Canada’s Infamous Bathtub Girls, which has been adapted by Fabrizio Filippo and Adam Till. Stan Brooks will handle the directing duties,...
- 8/18/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
In an attempt to wean herself from roles such as the adorable unconventional pageant girl in “Little Miss Sunshine,” Abigail Breslin will take audiences through her transformation into adult roles in the new film, "The Class Project: How To Kill A Mother: The True Story of Canada's Infamous Bathtub Girls." The Oscar nominated actress will play the lead role in the movie adaptation of “Infamous Bathtub Girls," a story by Canadian journalist Bob Mitchell. The film is based on the true-life story of two Canadian sisters who drown their alcoholic mother in the bathtub and with the help of their friends. ------------- Read More: An apology to ‘Glee Project’s’ Damian McGinty from his No. 1 fan - Videos Gerard Depardieu thrown off Dublin flight after urinating on carpet Sneaky Steppers channel Banksy in new YouTube video ------------- The sisters, who were tired of their mother’s alcoholic ways and abusive boyfriends,...
- 8/18/2011
- IrishCentral
Abigail Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine") has scored the lead role in Stan Brooks' indie drama "The Class Project" reports Variety.
The true story concerns two Canadian sisters who, tired of their mother's alcoholism and abusive boyfriends, plot to kill her. The crime wasn't discovered until over a year later.
Fabrizio Filippo and Adam Till adapted the script from Bob Mitchell's 2008 book. Michael Rotenberg, Damian Ganczewski and Juliette Hagopian are producing with shooting to start this month.
The true story concerns two Canadian sisters who, tired of their mother's alcoholism and abusive boyfriends, plot to kill her. The crime wasn't discovered until over a year later.
Fabrizio Filippo and Adam Till adapted the script from Bob Mitchell's 2008 book. Michael Rotenberg, Damian Ganczewski and Juliette Hagopian are producing with shooting to start this month.
- 8/18/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) has taken the lead role in an indie drama titled The Class Project. Variety reports that Breslin will star in the film to be directed by Stan Brooks based on a script from Fabrizio Filippo and Adam Till. The story follows "two sisters who, tired of their mother's alcoholism and her abusive boyfriends, plot to kill her."
Class Project is being produced by Michael Rotenberg (Extract) along with Damian Ganczewski and Juliette Hagopian. Filming is slated to start later this month. Breslin will next be opposite Alessandro Nivola in Tribeca Films' Janie Jones, which opens on Oct. 28. She recently lent her voice to Gore Verbinski's Rango, and stars in the ensemble of Garry Marshall's New Years Eve, which arrives on December 9.
Class Project is being produced by Michael Rotenberg (Extract) along with Damian Ganczewski and Juliette Hagopian. Filming is slated to start later this month. Breslin will next be opposite Alessandro Nivola in Tribeca Films' Janie Jones, which opens on Oct. 28. She recently lent her voice to Gore Verbinski's Rango, and stars in the ensemble of Garry Marshall's New Years Eve, which arrives on December 9.
- 8/18/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Abigail Breslin, Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee for the sleeper hit Little Miss Sunshine, is all grown up now. Or at least grown up enough to commit matricide. Breslin is set to star in Stan Brooks' real-life-based indie drama The Class Project, the story of two teenage Canadian sisters who, fed up with their alcoholic mother, decide to do away with her — reportedly with the assistance of the 15-year-old boyfriend of one of them — by first pumping her up with vodka, Tylenol 3, and codeine, and then drowning her in the bathtub. Hence the girls' tabloid moniker: "Bathtub Girls." Leave it up to the media to come up and spread around the most idiotic nicknames. Production on The Class Project is slated to begin next month, reports Variety. The screenplay is by Fabrizio Filippo and Adam Till, who adapted Toronto Star reporter Bob Mitchell’s 2008 book The Class Project: How...
- 8/18/2011
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been waiting a long (long, long, loooong) time to see Little Miss Sunshine herself, that charming tot Abigail Breslin, sign on for some murder action. Just me? Breslin has joined the cast of The Class Project, which tells the story of two sisters who plot to kill their own mother after years of dealing with both her alcoholism and her abusive boyfriends. Breslin will play one of the sisters in the film. And while that plotline alone sounds titillating to all get-out, it only gets better. It’s based on the true story of two Canadian sisters who got away with the crime for nearly a year. The girls were just 15 and 13 years old at the time. Toronto Star reporter Bob Mitchell wrote a book in 2008 on the crime, which was committed back in 2003. The book has the much longer (and snazzier!) title...
- 8/17/2011
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Hollywood's little miss sunshines are growing up, and how (looking at you too, Dakota): Variety reports that 15-year-old Abigail Breslin has been cast as one of two leads in The Class Project, an indie drama based on the real-life "Bathtub Girls," two teenage Canadian sisters who murdered their mother in 2003 and got away with the crime for a year before being found out. Stan Brooks will direct from a script by Fabrizio Filippo and Adam Till who adapted The Class Project from Toronto Star reporter Bob Mitchell's 2008 book, The Class Project: How To Kill a Mother: The True Story of Canada's Infamous Bathtub Girls. [Variety]...
- 8/17/2011
- Movieline
Currently in that star child actress moving onto more adult roles phase of her career, Abigail Breslin is moving closer to the direction of acting peers such as the Fannings by taking on some tougher, less flattering indie drama roles. After signing up for Hilary Brougher's Innocence, the actress will now topline The Class Project, playing one of two teen sisters turned murders. To be directed by Stan Brooks (we've got no clue who this director is), lensing begins this month. Producers include Michael Rotenberg, Damian Ganczewski and Juliette Hagopian. Gist: Scripted by Fabrizio Filippo and Adam Till, this is based on Bob Mitchell's "The Class Project How to Kill a Mother: The True Story of Canada's Infamous Bathtub Girls," which follows two sisters who, tired of their mother's alcoholism and her abusive boyfriends, take matters into their own hands and plot to kill her. Worth Noting: From...
- 8/17/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
"Little Miss Sunshine" actress Abigail Breslin will star in The Class Project indie drama for director Stan Brooks. Fabrizio Filippo and Adam Till wrote the script for the film which has two sisters who grow tired of their mother's alcoholic tendencies and abusive boyfriends and decide to take matters into their own hands and kill her. Producing The Class Project are Michael Rotenberg of Extract as well as Juliette Hagopian and Damian Gaczewski. Production starts late August. Aside from The Class Project, Breslin is up next in Janie Jones with Alessandro Nicola which finds release via Tribeca Films on October 28th. The actress was also with Johnny Depp, providing voice talents for Gore Verbinski's "Rango."...
- 8/17/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
"Little Miss Sunshine" actress Abigail Breslin will star in The Class Project indie drama for director Stan Brooks. Fabrizio Filippo and Adam Till wrote the script for the film which has two sisters who grow tired of their mother's alcoholic tendencies and abusive boyfriends and decide to take matters into their own hands and kill her. Producing The Class Project are Michael Rotenberg of Extract as well as Juliette Hagopian and Damian Gaczewski. Production starts late August. Aside from The Class Project, Breslin is up next in Janie Jones with Alessandro Nicola which finds release via Tribeca Films on October 28th. The actress was also with Johnny Depp, providing voice talents for Gore Verbinski's "Rango."...
- 8/17/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
"Little Miss Sunshine" actress Abigail Breslin will star in The Class Project indie drama for director Stan Brooks. Fabrizio Filippo and Adam Till wrote the script for the film which has two sisters who grow tired of their mother's alcoholic tendencies and abusive boyfriends and decide to take matters into their own hands and kill her. Producing The Class Project are Michael Rotenberg of Extract as well as Juliette Hagopian and Damian Gaczewski. Production starts late August. Aside from The Class Project, Breslin is up next in Janie Jones with Alessandro Nicola which finds release via Tribeca Films on October 28th. The actress was also with Johnny Depp, providing voice talents for Gore Verbinski's "Rango."...
- 8/17/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Lauren Holly has been tapped to star opposite Rob Lowe in the upcoming Lifetime Movie Network original film "Too Late to Say Goodbye."
Adapted from Ann Rule's best-selling novel, "Goodbye" centers on Jenn and Bobby Corbin (Lowe), who seem to have the perfect marriage until Jenn discovers Bobby's affair with a co-worker and hooks up with a mystery man on the Internet. When she is found dead in an apparent suicide, her sister Heather (Holly) sets out to investigate what she believes was a murder, with Bobby and the online suitor the main suspects.
Norma Bailey ("The Capture of the Green River Killer") will direct the movie from a script by Adam Till, Fabrizio Filippo and Donald Martin.
Stanley M. Brooks will exec produce with Jim Head, Damian Ganczewski and Nicholas Tabarrok.
Holly, who most recently appeared in Hallmark Channel's "Before You Say 'I Do,' " is repped by Fortitude and Gilbertson Management.
Adapted from Ann Rule's best-selling novel, "Goodbye" centers on Jenn and Bobby Corbin (Lowe), who seem to have the perfect marriage until Jenn discovers Bobby's affair with a co-worker and hooks up with a mystery man on the Internet. When she is found dead in an apparent suicide, her sister Heather (Holly) sets out to investigate what she believes was a murder, with Bobby and the online suitor the main suspects.
Norma Bailey ("The Capture of the Green River Killer") will direct the movie from a script by Adam Till, Fabrizio Filippo and Donald Martin.
Stanley M. Brooks will exec produce with Jim Head, Damian Ganczewski and Nicholas Tabarrok.
Holly, who most recently appeared in Hallmark Channel's "Before You Say 'I Do,' " is repped by Fortitude and Gilbertson Management.
- 5/6/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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