The program announcements continue for this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, with the Series and Generation strands both unveiling today, as well as the line-up for the Co-Production Market. Scroll down for the lists of titles.
The Berlinale Series selection, which is increasingly becoming a more high-profile part of the festival, again boasts several buzzy titles.
Premiering in Berlin will be Amazon Prime Video’s Argentinian series Yosi, The Regretful Spy, the Swedish show Lust from HBO Max, Sky’s UK series The Rising, and Lone Scherfig Danish show The Shift, which comes from local broadcaster TV2.
The Generation strand, which features youth-focused cinema, includes 14 features this year. The selection marks the last of long-time Generation head Maryanne Redpath.
Elsewhere, the European Film Market has confirmed titles for its Co-Production Market, which like the rest of the industry activity will take place virtually this year.
The Berlinale runs February 10-20 this year,...
The Berlinale Series selection, which is increasingly becoming a more high-profile part of the festival, again boasts several buzzy titles.
Premiering in Berlin will be Amazon Prime Video’s Argentinian series Yosi, The Regretful Spy, the Swedish show Lust from HBO Max, Sky’s UK series The Rising, and Lone Scherfig Danish show The Shift, which comes from local broadcaster TV2.
The Generation strand, which features youth-focused cinema, includes 14 features this year. The selection marks the last of long-time Generation head Maryanne Redpath.
Elsewhere, the European Film Market has confirmed titles for its Co-Production Market, which like the rest of the industry activity will take place virtually this year.
The Berlinale runs February 10-20 this year,...
- 1/14/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Network: Wgn America.
Episodes: Six (hour).
Seasons: One.
TV show dates: July 9, 2019 — August 3, 2019.
Series status: Ended.
Performers include: Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Micheline Lanctôt, Michael Riendeau, Kevin Parent, and Neil Napier.
TV show description:
From Normand Daneau and Geneviève Simard, The Disappearance TV show originally debuted on Canada's CTV in 2017. The mystery series follows the investigation into the disappearance of 10-year-old Anthony Sullivan (Riendeau).
On his tenth birthday, during a treasure hunt in honor of the day, young Anthony goes missing. The psychological drama digs into his family's emotions as the facts of the case emerge. Although the police are on the case, the family also conducts its...
Episodes: Six (hour).
Seasons: One.
TV show dates: July 9, 2019 — August 3, 2019.
Series status: Ended.
Performers include: Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Micheline Lanctôt, Michael Riendeau, Kevin Parent, and Neil Napier.
TV show description:
From Normand Daneau and Geneviève Simard, The Disappearance TV show originally debuted on Canada's CTV in 2017. The mystery series follows the investigation into the disappearance of 10-year-old Anthony Sullivan (Riendeau).
On his tenth birthday, during a treasure hunt in honor of the day, young Anthony goes missing. The psychological drama digs into his family's emotions as the facts of the case emerge. Although the police are on the case, the family also conducts its...
- 8/15/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Wgn America has been running TV series which first ran in other countries, in lieu of programming developed for the cable network. The newest entry in that category is The Disappearance TV show, which originally ran on CTV. Even if it is a success on Wgn America though, it is unlikely to be picked up for another season, since it wound up being a miniseries in Canada. While we don't have to spend much time wondering if The Disappearance will be cancelled or renewed for season two, we're still keeping an eye on the ratings to give us comparisons for other Wgn TV series, so stay tuned.
A Wgn America mystery, The Disappearance stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Micheline Lanctôt, Michael Riendeau, Kevin Parent, and Neil Napier. The series follows the investigation into the...
A Wgn America mystery, The Disappearance stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Micheline Lanctôt, Michael Riendeau, Kevin Parent, and Neil Napier. The series follows the investigation into the...
- 7/12/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Vulture Watch
Has the truth come out? Is The Disappearance TV show cancelled or renewed for a second season on Wgn America? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Disappearance season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A Wgn America mystery, The Disappearance stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Micheline Lanctôt, Michael Riendeau, Kevin Parent, and Neil Napier. The series follows the investigation into the disappearance of Anthony Sullivan (Riendeau), who goes missing during a treasure hunt on his tenth birthday. The psychological drama digs into his family’s emotions as the facts of the case emerge. Although the police are on the case, the family...
Has the truth come out? Is The Disappearance TV show cancelled or renewed for a second season on Wgn America? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Disappearance season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A Wgn America mystery, The Disappearance stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Micheline Lanctôt, Michael Riendeau, Kevin Parent, and Neil Napier. The series follows the investigation into the disappearance of Anthony Sullivan (Riendeau), who goes missing during a treasure hunt on his tenth birthday. The psychological drama digs into his family’s emotions as the facts of the case emerge. Although the police are on the case, the family...
- 7/12/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Can the Sullivan family stick together during the first season of the The Disappearance TV show on Wgn America? As we know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like The Disappearance is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because of that, many viewers are frustrated their viewing habits and opinions weren't considered before the decision was made to end The Disappearance with one season. We care what you think, so we invite you to rate all of The Disappearance episodes for us here.
A Wgn America mystery drama that debuted on Canada's CTV, The Disappearance stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Micheline Lanctôt, Michael Riendeau, Kevin Parent, and Neil Napier. The series follows the investigation into the disappearance of Anthony...
A Wgn America mystery drama that debuted on Canada's CTV, The Disappearance stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Micheline Lanctôt, Michael Riendeau, Kevin Parent, and Neil Napier. The series follows the investigation into the disappearance of Anthony...
- 7/10/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Happy 71st birthday to Richard Dreyfuss on October 29, 2018! The Oscar-winning actor has been an integral part of so many American films that are now considered classics, such as “Jaws,” “American Graffiti” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and a key collaborator on a number of films directed by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.
Dreyfuss has proven himself adept in his wide range of characters — from a music teacher to a blood-thirsty gangster, and from an aspiring actor to an obnoxious oceanographer. The result has been a Best Actor Academy Award with an additional nomination, plus a Golden Globe victory with three additional Globe nominations.
So let’s celebrate Richard’s big day by looking back and ranking his 12 greatest films from worst to best in the photo gallery above.
SEESteven Spielberg movies: Every film ranked from worst to best
12. Always (1989)
For a third time, Dreyfuss teams up with his...
Dreyfuss has proven himself adept in his wide range of characters — from a music teacher to a blood-thirsty gangster, and from an aspiring actor to an obnoxious oceanographer. The result has been a Best Actor Academy Award with an additional nomination, plus a Golden Globe victory with three additional Globe nominations.
So let’s celebrate Richard’s big day by looking back and ranking his 12 greatest films from worst to best in the photo gallery above.
SEESteven Spielberg movies: Every film ranked from worst to best
12. Always (1989)
For a third time, Dreyfuss teams up with his...
- 10/29/2018
- by Tom O'Brien and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
It seems The Disappearance TV series premiere has been cancelled by Wgn America, at least for now. Back in May, the cable network announced the crime drama, which premiered on Canada's CTV in October of 2017, would debut here in the States on July 12th. Wgna never announced a timeslot though, and when we checked its schedule, we found The Disappearance premiere has disappeared. The network's show page currently states The Disappearance is coming in 2019, with a start date Tbd. A Canadian limited (or mini-) series, The Disappearance stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, Michael Riendeau, and Micheline Lanctôt. The story follows a family as they hunt for the truth about what happened to their young son. Read More…...
- 7/11/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
While Wgn America may have stopped producing its own original series, the cabler is still picking up new TV series for its Us audience. Today, Wgna announced it has ordered The Disappearance TV show, which originally aired on Canada's CTV. A Canadian limited series, The Disappearance stars Peter Coyote, Camille Sullivan, Aden Young, Joanne Kelly, and Micheline Lanctôt. The Us premiere date is still Tbd. Learn more from this Wgn America press release. Read More…...
- 3/15/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
A remote village in Quebec is terrorized by a flesh-eating plague, in the latest from Robin Aubert. Actor Marc-André Grondin (Goon) stars in the arthouse horror thriller Les Affamés (Ravenous), alongside actress Monia Chokri (Venice/Tiff 2016 selection Réparer les vivants), Veteran actresses Micheline Lanctôt (My Internship in Canada) and Brigitte Poupart (Monsieur Lazhar). “The film follows a group of rural villagers as they try to escape their family […]...
- 2/28/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Netflix continues to show interest in Canadian film properties. They have committed to investing $500 million to Canadian content, over the next five years. Their latest acquisition is the French language, zombie thriller Les Affamés. Aka The Ravenous, this horror title was partially shot in Ham-nord, Quebec. In the film, a small Quebec village is under attack, by the living dead. Survivors head out into the local woods as the countryside descends into chaos. Les Affamés stars: Marc-André Grondin (Che: Part Two, 2008), Monia Chokri, Micheline Lanctôt and Brigitte Poupart. The film's "Learning to Shoot" clip is hosted here. The "Learning to Shoot" clip shows the survivors, in the local woods. They are planning their escape, with the undead all around. They handles weapons while talking about a potential route to safety. Les Affamés has shown at dozens of film festivals, winning awards at many. This title is slated for a March 2nd release,...
- 2/6/2018
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
We've been excited for Daily Dead readers to check out the zombie movie Les Affamés since it screened at Fantastic Fest (read Heather Wixson's review here), so today we're thrilled to share the news that Netflix has acquired Robin Aubert's French-Canadian film for a March 2nd premiere on the streaming service, and to celebrate, a new clip has been revealed as well:
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif., February 1, 2018 - Netflix today announced the acquisition of the award-winning French-Canadian film Les Affamés, written and directed by Robin Aubert (Saint Martyrs of the Damned, Crying Out), one of the most unique voices in Québécois cinema.
The critically acclaimed film stars Marc-André Grondin, Monia Chokri, Micheline Lanctôt, Brigitte Poupart, Charlotte St-Martin, Marie-Ginette Guay Luc Proulx and Édouard Tremblay-Grenier. The film is produced by Stéphanie Morissette and C.S. Roy of La maison de prod (Montreal).
In Les Affamés, Aubert returns to his horror...
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif., February 1, 2018 - Netflix today announced the acquisition of the award-winning French-Canadian film Les Affamés, written and directed by Robin Aubert (Saint Martyrs of the Damned, Crying Out), one of the most unique voices in Québécois cinema.
The critically acclaimed film stars Marc-André Grondin, Monia Chokri, Micheline Lanctôt, Brigitte Poupart, Charlotte St-Martin, Marie-Ginette Guay Luc Proulx and Édouard Tremblay-Grenier. The film is produced by Stéphanie Morissette and C.S. Roy of La maison de prod (Montreal).
In Les Affamés, Aubert returns to his horror...
- 2/1/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A remote village in Quebec is terrorized by a flesh-eating plague, in the latest from Robin Aubert. Actor Marc-André Grondin (Goon) stars in the arthouse horror thriller Les Affamés (Ravenous), alongside actress Monia Chokri (Venice/Tiff 2016 selection Réparer les vivants), Veteran actresses Micheline Lanctôt (My Internship in Canada) and Brigitte Poupart (Monsieur Lazhar). “The film follows a group of rural villagers as they try to escape their family […]...
- 2/1/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Film premiered last year in Toronto.
Netflix has acquired French-Canadian horror Les Affamés by Québécois filmmaker Robin Aubert (Saint Martyrs Of The Damned, Crying Out).
Aubert’s latest work takes place in a remote village in upstate Quebec where a handful of survivors go on the run after the bodies of local people break down and they turn against their loved ones.
Marc-André Grondin, Monia Chokri, Micheline Lanctôt, Brigitte Poupart, Charlotte St-Martin, Marie-Ginette Guay Luc Proulx and Édouard Tremblay-Grenier star.
Stéphanie Morissette and C.S. Roy of La Maison de Prod in Montreal produced Les Affamés.
“Les Affamés enraptured audiences in Canada and we’re delighted to bring this unique Québécois voice to other countries around the world,” Scott Stuber, head of Netflix’s film group, said.
“From the Us to Japan to France, millions of Netflix members will be able to stream Robin Aubert’s extraordinary thrill ride. This is another exciting example of the investment the company...
Netflix has acquired French-Canadian horror Les Affamés by Québécois filmmaker Robin Aubert (Saint Martyrs Of The Damned, Crying Out).
Aubert’s latest work takes place in a remote village in upstate Quebec where a handful of survivors go on the run after the bodies of local people break down and they turn against their loved ones.
Marc-André Grondin, Monia Chokri, Micheline Lanctôt, Brigitte Poupart, Charlotte St-Martin, Marie-Ginette Guay Luc Proulx and Édouard Tremblay-Grenier star.
Stéphanie Morissette and C.S. Roy of La Maison de Prod in Montreal produced Les Affamés.
“Les Affamés enraptured audiences in Canada and we’re delighted to bring this unique Québécois voice to other countries around the world,” Scott Stuber, head of Netflix’s film group, said.
“From the Us to Japan to France, millions of Netflix members will be able to stream Robin Aubert’s extraordinary thrill ride. This is another exciting example of the investment the company...
- 2/1/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Film premiered last year in Toronto.
Netflix has acquired French-Canadian horror Les Affamés by Québécois filmmaker Robin Aubert (Saint Martyrs Of The Damned, Crying Out).
Aubert’s latest work takes place in a remote village in upstate Quebec where a handful of survivors go on the run after the bodies of local people break down and they turn against their loved ones.
Marc-André Grondin, Monia Chokri, Micheline Lanctôt, Brigitte Poupart, Charlotte St-Martin, Marie-Ginette Guay Luc Proulx and Édouard Tremblay-Grenier star.
Stéphanie Morissette and C.S. Roy of La Maison de Prod in Montreal produced Les Affamés.
“Les Affamés enraptured audiences in Canada and we’re delighted to bring this unique Québécois voice to other countries around the world,” Scott Stuber, head of Netflix’s film group, said.
“From the Us to Japan to France, millions of Netflix members will be able to stream Robin Aubert’s extraordinary thrill ride. This is another exciting example of the investment the company...
Netflix has acquired French-Canadian horror Les Affamés by Québécois filmmaker Robin Aubert (Saint Martyrs Of The Damned, Crying Out).
Aubert’s latest work takes place in a remote village in upstate Quebec where a handful of survivors go on the run after the bodies of local people break down and they turn against their loved ones.
Marc-André Grondin, Monia Chokri, Micheline Lanctôt, Brigitte Poupart, Charlotte St-Martin, Marie-Ginette Guay Luc Proulx and Édouard Tremblay-Grenier star.
Stéphanie Morissette and C.S. Roy of La Maison de Prod in Montreal produced Les Affamés.
“Les Affamés enraptured audiences in Canada and we’re delighted to bring this unique Québécois voice to other countries around the world,” Scott Stuber, head of Netflix’s film group, said.
“From the Us to Japan to France, millions of Netflix members will be able to stream Robin Aubert’s extraordinary thrill ride. This is another exciting example of the investment the company...
- 2/1/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
A remote village in Quebec is terrorized by a flesh-eating plague, in the latest from Robin Aubert. Actor Marc-André Grondin (Goon) stars in the arthouse horror thriller Les Affamés (Ravenous), alongside actress Monia Chokri (Venice/Tiff 2016 selection Réparer les vivants), Veteran actresses Micheline Lanctôt (My Internship in Canada) and Brigitte Poupart (Monsieur Lazhar). Directed by Aubert, who also penned the script, “The film follows a group of rural villagers […]...
- 9/22/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
A remote village in Quebec is terrorized by a flesh-eating plague, in the latest from Robin Aubert. Actor Marc-André Grondin (Goon) stars in the arthouse horror thriller Les Affamés (Ravenous), alongside actress Monia Chokri (Venice/Tiff 2016 selection Réparer les vivants), Veteran actresses Micheline Lanctôt (My Internship in Canada) and Brigitte Poupart (Monsieur Lazhar). Directed by Aubert, who also penned the script, “The film follows a group of rural […]...
- 9/6/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Scottish star, who unveiled the world premiere of his feature directorial American Pastoral in Toronto, will collect the honour at BAFTA La’s awards show on October 28.
The Britannia Humanitarian Award is presented to someone “who has used the art form of the moving image or their position in the entertainment industry to create positive social change, and actively shine a light on important humanitarian issues.”
McGregor has worked with Unicef to help children in conflict zones in Iraq and Syria.
As previously announced, Ang Lee will collect the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing, Samuel L. Jackson the Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment, and Ricky Gervais the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy.
McGregor recently wrapped production on Trainspotting 2, in which he reprises his role as Renton opposite Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner and Robert Carlyle. Sony will release the film on February 3, 2017.
Several audience members...
The Britannia Humanitarian Award is presented to someone “who has used the art form of the moving image or their position in the entertainment industry to create positive social change, and actively shine a light on important humanitarian issues.”
McGregor has worked with Unicef to help children in conflict zones in Iraq and Syria.
As previously announced, Ang Lee will collect the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing, Samuel L. Jackson the Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment, and Ricky Gervais the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy.
McGregor recently wrapped production on Trainspotting 2, in which he reprises his role as Renton opposite Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner and Robert Carlyle. Sony will release the film on February 3, 2017.
Several audience members...
- 9/13/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Iranian filmmaker Khosro Masoumi’s Bear won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film at the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival. This is Masoumi’s second Golden goblet after he won it in 2004 for Tradition of Lover Killing.
Canadian filmmaker Micheline Lanctot’s For the Love of God won the Jury Grand Prix. Chinese filmmaker Gao Qunshu was awarded Best Director for his thriller Beijing Blues.
Japanese filmmaker Kenji Uchida won the Best Screenplay prize for Key Of Life.
Indian film Color of Sky by Dr.Biju Damodaran also competed for the Golden Goblet Award.
2012 Golden Goblet Awards
Best Film: Bear; dir. Khosro Masoumi [Iran]
Jury Prize: For the Love of God; dir. Micheline Lanctôt [Canada]
Best Director: Gao Qunshu for Beijing Blues [China]
Best Actor: Vladas Bagdonas for The Conductor [Russia]
Best Actress: Ursula Pruneda for The Dream of Lu [Mexico]
Best Screenplay: Uchida Kenji for Key of Life [Japan]
Best Cinematography: Shi Luan...
Canadian filmmaker Micheline Lanctot’s For the Love of God won the Jury Grand Prix. Chinese filmmaker Gao Qunshu was awarded Best Director for his thriller Beijing Blues.
Japanese filmmaker Kenji Uchida won the Best Screenplay prize for Key Of Life.
Indian film Color of Sky by Dr.Biju Damodaran also competed for the Golden Goblet Award.
2012 Golden Goblet Awards
Best Film: Bear; dir. Khosro Masoumi [Iran]
Jury Prize: For the Love of God; dir. Micheline Lanctôt [Canada]
Best Director: Gao Qunshu for Beijing Blues [China]
Best Actor: Vladas Bagdonas for The Conductor [Russia]
Best Actress: Ursula Pruneda for The Dream of Lu [Mexico]
Best Screenplay: Uchida Kenji for Key of Life [Japan]
Best Cinematography: Shi Luan...
- 6/25/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Kshay by Karan Gour and Michael by Ribhu Dasgupta will compete for the Asian New Talent Award and Color of Sky by Dr.Biju Damodaran will compete for the Golden Goblet Award at the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival.
The Golden Goblet Award is for the main competition section of the festival. The Asian New Talent Award ‘aims at identifying the new bright lights and encouraging their creativity’.
The 15th Shanghai International Film Festival will be held from June 16-24, 2012. Founded in 1993, it is China’s only A-category international film festival accredited by the Fiapf (International Federation of Film Producers’ Association).
Asian New Talent Awards 2012
Big Blue Lake; dir. Jessey Tsang [Hong Kong]
Boy’s Diary; dir. Putrama Tuta [Indonesia]
The Client; dir. Sohn Young-sung [South Korea]
Follow Follow; dir. Peng Lei [China]
I Have Loved; dirs. Lai Weijie, Elizabeth Wijaya[Singapore/Cambodia/Malaysia]
Kshay; dir. Karan Gour [India]
Michael; dir. Ribhu Dasgupta [India]
Pearls of the Far East Ngọc viễn đông; dir.
The Golden Goblet Award is for the main competition section of the festival. The Asian New Talent Award ‘aims at identifying the new bright lights and encouraging their creativity’.
The 15th Shanghai International Film Festival will be held from June 16-24, 2012. Founded in 1993, it is China’s only A-category international film festival accredited by the Fiapf (International Federation of Film Producers’ Association).
Asian New Talent Awards 2012
Big Blue Lake; dir. Jessey Tsang [Hong Kong]
Boy’s Diary; dir. Putrama Tuta [Indonesia]
The Client; dir. Sohn Young-sung [South Korea]
Follow Follow; dir. Peng Lei [China]
I Have Loved; dirs. Lai Weijie, Elizabeth Wijaya[Singapore/Cambodia/Malaysia]
Kshay; dir. Karan Gour [India]
Michael; dir. Ribhu Dasgupta [India]
Pearls of the Far East Ngọc viễn đông; dir.
- 5/26/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
As we roll into Berlin where War Witch (aka Rebelle) (Isa: Films Distribution) by Kim Nguyen is in Competition. While it’s Kim’s 4th feature, this is the first of his films to have a world premiere at an international festival. This is exceptional as well because the last time the Canadians had a Canadian director in Competition at the Berlinale was in 1999 with Emporte-Moi ! Guy Madden’s Keyhole holds a Berlinale Special slot. Guy is Canada’s cultural ambassador in Berlin and a regular at the Festival and sat on the Berlinale’s Official Jury last year – with Isabella Rossellini.
Sheldon Larry’s Leave It on the Floor (Isa: Arrow) is a U.S.-Canadian Co-pro which has played Laff, Tiff and is now in the Panorama.
Films in the Forum include Green Laser by another Berlinale favorite, John Greyson. Green Laser is his 8th film at the festival. His first was Urinal in 1989. Denis Côté’s Bestiary, straight from Sundance, and Francine, the first narrative feature by Melanie Shatzky (Canada) and Brian M. Cassidy (U.S.) the team that directed Patron Saints (Tiff 2011, Rotterdam 2012) are are all in the Forum.
4 films are in the Forum Expanded:
Chris Kennedy’s 349 (For Sol LeWitt)(1min long!) in Tiff 2011 Wavelength Program: Schedule
American Colour, Tiff 2011 Wavelength Program: Schedule
Road Movie by Elle Flanders and Tamira Sawatzkystarring Melissa Leo (Frozen River) Tiff 2011 Future Projections: Schedule, a 6-channel installation produced by The National Film Board of Canada. Elle Flanders’ documentary Zero Degrees of Separation was screened in the Forum section of the Berlin Festival in 2005.
The Tiny Ventriloquist by Steve Reinke, (with contribution from James Richards). The installation will be presented at the McLuhan Salon of the Canadian Embassy
In Berlinale Shorts Competition, The Man That Got Away by Trevor Anderson is his second film in this section (2009 The Island). His doc short The High Leve Bridge was in Sundance in 2010.
All we have to do now is wait to see which prizes go to them! Last year Canadian productions came away with three.
Perspective Canada will present 16 titles at the Market:
Café de Flore - Jean-Marc Vallée, Films Distribution, France
China Heavyweight (Straight from Sundance) - doc - Yung Chang Cat & Docs, France & EyeSteelFilms
Décharge (Trash) - Benoit Pilon, eOne
Edwin Boyd - Nathan Morlando, Myriad Pictures, USA
French Kiss - Sylvain Archambault ,Delphis
Goon - Michael Dowse, Myriad Pictures, USA
La Peur de l'eau - Gabriel Pelletier, eOne
Marécages - Guy Édoin, Fortissimo Films
Monsieur Lazhar - Philippe Falardeau, Films Distribution, France
Nuit #1 - Anne Émond, Wide Management, France
Payback (Straight from Sundance) - doc- Jennifer Baichwal, National Film Board of Canada
Pink Ribbons - doc - Léa Pool, National Film Board of Canada
Pour l'amour de dieu - Micheline Lanctôt, Filmoption
Roméo onze - Ivan Grbovic, Reprise Films
Surviving Progress - doc- Mathieu Roy + Harold Crooks, National Film Board of Canada
Take this Waltz - Sarah Polley, TF1 International, France...
Sheldon Larry’s Leave It on the Floor (Isa: Arrow) is a U.S.-Canadian Co-pro which has played Laff, Tiff and is now in the Panorama.
Films in the Forum include Green Laser by another Berlinale favorite, John Greyson. Green Laser is his 8th film at the festival. His first was Urinal in 1989. Denis Côté’s Bestiary, straight from Sundance, and Francine, the first narrative feature by Melanie Shatzky (Canada) and Brian M. Cassidy (U.S.) the team that directed Patron Saints (Tiff 2011, Rotterdam 2012) are are all in the Forum.
4 films are in the Forum Expanded:
Chris Kennedy’s 349 (For Sol LeWitt)(1min long!) in Tiff 2011 Wavelength Program: Schedule
American Colour, Tiff 2011 Wavelength Program: Schedule
Road Movie by Elle Flanders and Tamira Sawatzkystarring Melissa Leo (Frozen River) Tiff 2011 Future Projections: Schedule, a 6-channel installation produced by The National Film Board of Canada. Elle Flanders’ documentary Zero Degrees of Separation was screened in the Forum section of the Berlin Festival in 2005.
The Tiny Ventriloquist by Steve Reinke, (with contribution from James Richards). The installation will be presented at the McLuhan Salon of the Canadian Embassy
In Berlinale Shorts Competition, The Man That Got Away by Trevor Anderson is his second film in this section (2009 The Island). His doc short The High Leve Bridge was in Sundance in 2010.
All we have to do now is wait to see which prizes go to them! Last year Canadian productions came away with three.
Perspective Canada will present 16 titles at the Market:
Café de Flore - Jean-Marc Vallée, Films Distribution, France
China Heavyweight (Straight from Sundance) - doc - Yung Chang Cat & Docs, France & EyeSteelFilms
Décharge (Trash) - Benoit Pilon, eOne
Edwin Boyd - Nathan Morlando, Myriad Pictures, USA
French Kiss - Sylvain Archambault ,Delphis
Goon - Michael Dowse, Myriad Pictures, USA
La Peur de l'eau - Gabriel Pelletier, eOne
Marécages - Guy Édoin, Fortissimo Films
Monsieur Lazhar - Philippe Falardeau, Films Distribution, France
Nuit #1 - Anne Émond, Wide Management, France
Payback (Straight from Sundance) - doc- Jennifer Baichwal, National Film Board of Canada
Pink Ribbons - doc - Léa Pool, National Film Board of Canada
Pour l'amour de dieu - Micheline Lanctôt, Filmoption
Roméo onze - Ivan Grbovic, Reprise Films
Surviving Progress - doc- Mathieu Roy + Harold Crooks, National Film Board of Canada
Take this Waltz - Sarah Polley, TF1 International, France...
- 2/11/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Directed by: Jacob Tierney
Written by: Jacob Tierney
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Scott Speedman, Xavier Dolan
Neighbors are like family: you're stuck with the hand fate deals.
There's not much you can do to escape them, other than murder those individuals who really piss you off. Jacob Tierney's adaptation of Chrystine Brouillet's 1982 novel, Chère Voisine, explores the lives of three Montreal apartment dwellers with a hankering for homicide that will be familiar to anyone who has ever cursed thin interior walls.
Neurotic, twitching Victor (Jay Baruchel) is new to the building, and finds it no easy task to befriend his neighbors, cat lady Louise (Emily Hampshire), and wheelchair bound jock Spencer (Scott Speedman). Victor lacks the social skills to take 'No' for an answer and bulldozes Spencer into holding a dinner party. A fragile three-way connection builds from there. Confined to their Notre-Dame-de-Grâce building by the harsh Canadian winter,...
Written by: Jacob Tierney
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Scott Speedman, Xavier Dolan
Neighbors are like family: you're stuck with the hand fate deals.
There's not much you can do to escape them, other than murder those individuals who really piss you off. Jacob Tierney's adaptation of Chrystine Brouillet's 1982 novel, Chère Voisine, explores the lives of three Montreal apartment dwellers with a hankering for homicide that will be familiar to anyone who has ever cursed thin interior walls.
Neurotic, twitching Victor (Jay Baruchel) is new to the building, and finds it no easy task to befriend his neighbors, cat lady Louise (Emily Hampshire), and wheelchair bound jock Spencer (Scott Speedman). Victor lacks the social skills to take 'No' for an answer and bulldozes Spencer into holding a dinner party. A fragile three-way connection builds from there. Confined to their Notre-Dame-de-Grâce building by the harsh Canadian winter,...
- 7/29/2011
- by Karina
- Planet Fury
The release of Micheline Lanctôt's next film, Pour l'amour de Dieu, will be on September 2.
The film takes place in Montreal in 1959. Léonie, a young girl, attends a religious school in order to keep her anti-religious mom at bay. She's taught by Sister Cécile. One day, a Dominican priest, Father Malachy, arrives in the school. Both Léonie and Cécile fall in love with Father Malachy. Will the love for God triumph over that for Father Malachy?
The film stars Madeleine Peloquin, Victor Andrés Trelles Turgeon, Lynda Johnson, Ariane Legault and Rossif Sutherland.
Besides, the film will very likely get a limited release in Quebec.
The film takes place in Montreal in 1959. Léonie, a young girl, attends a religious school in order to keep her anti-religious mom at bay. She's taught by Sister Cécile. One day, a Dominican priest, Father Malachy, arrives in the school. Both Léonie and Cécile fall in love with Father Malachy. Will the love for God triumph over that for Father Malachy?
The film stars Madeleine Peloquin, Victor Andrés Trelles Turgeon, Lynda Johnson, Ariane Legault and Rossif Sutherland.
Besides, the film will very likely get a limited release in Quebec.
- 6/28/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Leading light in the emergence of French Canadian cinema
After years of neglect and discrimination by the dominant Anglophone culture, a distinctive French Canadian cinema emerged in the 1960s with the victory of René Lévesque's Liberal party in Quebec and the sponsorship of the National Film Board of Canada and the Quebec Film Commission. Among the beneficiaries was a group of young directors headed by Claude Jutra, Denys Arcand and Gilles Carle, who has died aged 80.
Carle, the most senior, was always an anti-elitist, independent figure, a social satirist whose films sought to expose "the secret order of things". Eroticism and violence are dominant themes in his critiques of middle-class rectitude, corruption and religious hypocrisy. He once described his movies as "social fables, allegorical tales rather than films of social protest".
At the heart of most of Carle's films is a beautiful, commanding, impulsive and defiant woman. The role...
After years of neglect and discrimination by the dominant Anglophone culture, a distinctive French Canadian cinema emerged in the 1960s with the victory of René Lévesque's Liberal party in Quebec and the sponsorship of the National Film Board of Canada and the Quebec Film Commission. Among the beneficiaries was a group of young directors headed by Claude Jutra, Denys Arcand and Gilles Carle, who has died aged 80.
Carle, the most senior, was always an anti-elitist, independent figure, a social satirist whose films sought to expose "the secret order of things". Eroticism and violence are dominant themes in his critiques of middle-class rectitude, corruption and religious hypocrisy. He once described his movies as "social fables, allegorical tales rather than films of social protest".
At the heart of most of Carle's films is a beautiful, commanding, impulsive and defiant woman. The role...
- 12/31/2009
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
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