Canadian filmmaker Tara Johns. first feature is a bit of a micro-budgeted miracle. You can.t have the title The Year Dolly Parton was my Mom without, well, getting Dolly.s blessing. And you might want to use her music. And you might want her to appear in it at some point. It.s the story of a 12 year old Alberta prairie girl, back in 1975, who is convinced Dolly is her real mother and sets off to find her. Young Julia Stone does a phenomenal job and manages to bring joy, tears, love, depth and realism to this disarming comedy. Monsters and Critics spoke to with Johns about her own search for Dolly. M&C: How did you get Dolly...
- 3/18/2011
- by Anne Brodie
- Monsters and Critics
Toronto -- Macha Grenon, Gil Bellows and Julia Stone have jumped on board Tara Johns' debut feature "The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom," from indie producers Palomar and Buffalo Gal Pictures.
The $3 million Canadian coming-of-age movie, shooting in Montreal and Winnipeg, portrays newcomer Stone as an 11 year-old girl running away and being pursued by her adoptive mother, played by Quebec actor Grenon.
The ensemble cast includes Rebecca Croll, Rebecca Windheim, Mung-Ling Tsui and Trevor Hayes.
"The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom" will be released in Quebec by Metropole Films and in the rest of Canada by Mongrel Media.
Barbara Shrier and Liz Jarvis share the producer credits.
The $3 million Canadian coming-of-age movie, shooting in Montreal and Winnipeg, portrays newcomer Stone as an 11 year-old girl running away and being pursued by her adoptive mother, played by Quebec actor Grenon.
The ensemble cast includes Rebecca Croll, Rebecca Windheim, Mung-Ling Tsui and Trevor Hayes.
"The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom" will be released in Quebec by Metropole Films and in the rest of Canada by Mongrel Media.
Barbara Shrier and Liz Jarvis share the producer credits.
- 5/11/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apparently, the production crew of the upcoming Canadian film The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom, which was directed by Tara Johns, is looking for a look-alike of the American singer Dolly Parton. You don't believe me? Here's the press release. You don't understand French? Don't worry, I'll explain the details to you.
All you have to do is to make yourself available for a filming day on April 22 in Montreal, Quebec. Moreover, you must send a head-to-toe picture of yourself and other information (phone number, address) to this e-mail address: info@palomarfims.com.
The story of the film takes place in 1976. Elizabeth Alison Gray is just your average suburban 11-year old waiting for adolescence to arrive when she finds out her current mom isn't her real mom. With only her imagination and a Ouija Board to guide her, she runs away to find her real mom.
So far, only...
All you have to do is to make yourself available for a filming day on April 22 in Montreal, Quebec. Moreover, you must send a head-to-toe picture of yourself and other information (phone number, address) to this e-mail address: info@palomarfims.com.
The story of the film takes place in 1976. Elizabeth Alison Gray is just your average suburban 11-year old waiting for adolescence to arrive when she finds out her current mom isn't her real mom. With only her imagination and a Ouija Board to guide her, she runs away to find her real mom.
So far, only...
- 4/4/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
For this week, Telefilm Canada had announced the 27 films that it will support for 2010. Among these films, 17 will be in English. Of course, rest assured: some of the films will have a commercial nature and some will be low-budget independent films. The following is the list of films.
Beat the World (Ontario & Nunavut Region; Btw Productions Inc.; Executive Producers: Alfons Adetuyi, Amos Adetuyi and Robert Adetuyi; Writer/Director: Robert Adetuyi; Distributor: E1 Films Canada Inc.; Telefilm investment: $3.2 million) takes a look at three dance crews - one Latin American, one European and one from Windsor, Ontario – as they prepare to do battle at the international Beat the World competition in Detroit. Along the way, they struggle with personal issues ranging from gambling debt, bad break-ups and their own egos. In the final showdown to become world champions lifelong hopes, dreams and even lives, are at stake.
Fubar II (Western Region; FU2 Productions Ltd.
Beat the World (Ontario & Nunavut Region; Btw Productions Inc.; Executive Producers: Alfons Adetuyi, Amos Adetuyi and Robert Adetuyi; Writer/Director: Robert Adetuyi; Distributor: E1 Films Canada Inc.; Telefilm investment: $3.2 million) takes a look at three dance crews - one Latin American, one European and one from Windsor, Ontario – as they prepare to do battle at the international Beat the World competition in Detroit. Along the way, they struggle with personal issues ranging from gambling debt, bad break-ups and their own egos. In the final showdown to become world champions lifelong hopes, dreams and even lives, are at stake.
Fubar II (Western Region; FU2 Productions Ltd.
- 12/5/2009
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
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