Category: Arts

  • Fate-Crossed Rock Duo LIBRE STONE Lay it All on the Line for “Mark of Cain” Album & Single

    Featuring Julian Orzabal, Brother of Roland of Tears For Fears England’s fate-crossed rock duo Libre Stone lay it all on the line when it comes to the release of their new full-length album and title single, Mark of Cain — available now! The 11-song strong release follows their debut EP, Wrecking Ball, and lands as…

  • Oakville, ON-Born, Boston-Based Pop-Punk Rapper HOLLOW RIVER Gets Reflective in Charged-Up “September” Single

    Watch “September” via YouTube Here Two months after the release of his upbeat comeback single “Still,” Hollow River — a Canadian pop-punk rapper by the name of Mark MacDonald — has released a rocking new tune called “September.” Available now, the song lands alongside a simple but gorgeous animated lyric video which pulls you right…

  • 37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards Announces 2021 Shortlists for Feature and Short Documentary Films

    Los Angeles, CA – The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the 37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards shortlists for the Best Feature and Best Short categories. The nominees for all categories will be revealed on Monday, November 15, 2021. The 2021 awards ceremony will take place Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Paramount Studios. From the shortlists, up to ten…

  • imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces 2021 Festival Award Winners

    Caroline Monnet Wins Dramatic Feature Award for BootleggerLandon Dyksterhouse wins Documentary Feature Award for Warrior Spirit On Sunday, October 24, 2021 at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival online Awards Presentation, the esteemed Festival juries considered film, video, audio, and digital media works Indigenous artists from around the world to select winners in 18 categories with $56,500 in cash prizes…

  • Immersive Klimt:Revolution VIP Preview@1 Yonge Street-Tues.,October 19, 2021

    By A.J.LamSince its founding  in 2019 by Toronto-based producers, Corey Ross and Svetlana Dvoretsky and Toronto-based developer – Slava Zheleznyakov, Lighthouse Immersive has been revolutionizing the presentation of art and culture  with the first experiential immersive entertainment multi-plex, aiming to cultivate community and creativity through large-scale events and exhibitions of all art forms.   Whereas many…

  • Charms are Wielded & Control is Taken in Montreal Rock Band ASTRAL GATES’ New “Behave” Single

    Watch “Behave” via YouTube Here Canadian band Astral Gates’ refined classic rock style effortlessly seduces the ear and demonstrates their grasp of groove with this, their gritty new single, “Behave” — available now! The final single off the highly anticipated EP II, “Behave” is about a woman who always gets what she wants. Using her…

  • Singer-Songwriter Sam Drysdale Announces Sophomore EP Testarossa New Single “Shitty Famous”

    Singer-songwriter Sam Drysdale announces the release of his new EP Testarossa via Slaight Music / Fontana North.  His sophomore effort includes the up tempo and lighthearted single “Shitty Famous,” released today. Referencing Sam’s time living in L.A., the track pulls back the curtain on the glam and mirage that is Hollywood and was written two weeks prior to the pandemic. The…

  • Kingston, ON Folk-Rock Songstress ERIKA LAMON Moves Forward to “Catch the Light”

    “If I had to bet I would say there are stages and shows in this young lady’s future much bigger than the Kingston café she calls home now” — High on Live “This is an artist with her eye on the future” — Hugh Ambrose, Folk Everything (CFRC 101.9FM) Kingston, ON Folk-Rock Songstress ERIKA LAMON…

  • At 10+ Million Streams Across Platforms, Toronto’s Cmagic5 Brings Good Vibes with ‘Dancing On My Heart’

    “It’s clear Cmagic5 is here for a takeover, and she’s going at full speed ahead” — Wonderland “Owning the camera, and not holding back” — Flaunt Magazine “You’re going to want to keep this triple threat on your radar!” — Earmilk “Captivating vocals” — Rolling Stone At 10+ Million Streams Across Platforms, Toronto’s Cmagic5 Brings…

  • BBR Music Group today presents holiday hits featuring new songs from Lindsay Ell, Everette, Drake Milligan and Lainey Wilson. 

     BBR Music Group today presents holiday hits featuring new songs from Lindsay Ell, Everette, Drake Milligan and Lainey Wilson. Ell, Everette and Wilson release spiced-up renditions of three holiday favorites, while Milligan drops a Countrified Christmas original. Listen to the holiday hits collection HERE. With effortless flair, Lindsay Ell infuses the treasured, heart-warming classic, “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas” with bluesy soul, Everette reimagines the jolly, fun-loving “Rockin’…

  • Folk Troubadour JAMES GORDON Highlights Growing Gaps in Humanity with New “The Great Divide” Single

    “A remarkable Canadian performer. His body of work is truly original” – Penguin Eggs “A confident artist with important things on his mind.” – Toronto Star Prolific Singer-Songwriter Releases Potent New Single from Self-Produced 40th Album, When I Stayed Home Watch “The Great Divide” via YouTube Here Most of us know what living on the…

  • The 24th edition of the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) with five Quebec films screening as Premieres.

    LES FILMS DU 3 MARS at RIDM Five local films in official selectionLes Films du 3 Mars is proud to participate in the 24th edition of the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) with five Quebec films screening as Premieres. Far Beyond the Pasturelands by Maude Plante-Husaruk and Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis will be screened as a World Premiere in the New Visions competition. After The Botanist (Best National Short/Medium-Length Film,…

  • Nano Talrose is “falling deeper” with Release of New Single & Video

    Watch “falling deeper” via YouTube Here It might be Nano Talrose “falling deeper,” but it’s you, the listener, drowning in the delicate beauty of the emotive indie artist’s latest single and video — available now! “falling deeper” channels leaning into love; finding it, holding it and allowing oneself to lose the ability to swim in…

  • DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUPFOR TWELFTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 10-28, 2021

      FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THEATERS IN NYC AND CONTINUES TO SCREEN ONLINE NATIONWIDE; SLATE INCLUDES 32 WORLD PREMIERES AND 34 US PREMIERES, AMONG MORE THAN 200 FILMS AND EVENTS NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2021 – DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival—running in-person November 10-18 at IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea and continuing online until November 28—announced…

  • The Doll (2021)Nominated for Best Short Documentry by Critics Choice Documentary Awards

    A Short Documentary By Elahe Esmaili Nominated for Best Short Documentry by Critics Choice Documentary Awards. “He bought me gummy bears and Nutella. I was very impressed.”  After consulting with his relatives a 35-year-old father consents to the marriage of his 14-year-old daughter. As individuals with differing perspectives his family grapple with the decision.“My daughter must…

  • POUPELLE OF CHIMNEY TOWN, Screening at The 4th Annual Animation ” ls Film Festival”

    A Film by Yusuke Hirota WHEN:Monday, October 25, 2021 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM PST WHERE:Virtual and In person42 West Offices in Century City WHO:Stephen Root & Misty Lee Based on the Picturebook”Poupelle of Chimney Town” by Akihiro NishinoExecutive ProducerStory and Screenplay: Akihiro NishinoMusic:Youki Kojima,Yuta BandohProduction:STUDIO4ºCProducers:Yusuke Kitahashi, Ryoichi Fukuyama, Eiko TanakaDirected by:Yusuke HirotaEnglish Voice Talent:Tony Hale, Antonio…

  • DOC NYC 2021- Young Plato (World Premiere/ International Competition)

    DOC NYC 2021 YOUNG PLATO (Section: International Competition) WORLD PREMIERE  Directors: Neasa Ní Chianáín (School Life) and Declan McGrath Producer: David Rane Running Time: 102 Minutes Language: English Country: Ireland (Feature Documentary) DOC NYC 2021 FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:  PUBLIC SCREENING: Sunday, November 14 at 4:05PMLocation: Cinepolis Chelsea Monday, November 15 at 1:15PMLocation: Cinepolis Chelsea An inspiring documentary from the filmmakers of School Life, YOUNG PLATO charts…

  • With Multi-Platinum Producer Ryan Louder, Award-Winning Canadian Group ViVA TRIO are “Wild and Free” in Stunning, Cinematic New Single — Available Now!

    Watch “Wild and Free” via YouTube Here Award-winning Canadian female vocal group ViVA Trio are “Wild and Free” in this, their stunning, cinematic new single — available now! Multi-Platinum Producer Ryan Louder (Dua Lipa, Dido) co-wrote and produced “Wild and Free” with ViVA Trio members Anna Bateman, Erin Fisher, and Katya Tchoubar. “This song is…

  • Drummer for JUNO, GRAMMY and LATIN GRAMMY-Nominated Albums, MARITO MARQUES Releases A Ponte & “Manjerico”

    Watch “Manjerico” via YouTube Here Toronto-based drummer, composer, and producer Marito Marques for several Grammy, JUNO, and Latin Grammy-nominated albums, releases his own new track “Manjerico”, bridging cultural gaps through collaboration with traditional Portuguese cante alentejano group “Os Vocalistas,” and MARO (from Jacob Collier). “Manjerico” — pronounced (‘Mun-Juh-rEE-co’) — is the latest to land from…

  • Jerusalem Cinematheque’s Israel Film Archive Launches New Digital Film Archive – Making Israel’s Audiovisual History More Accessible Than Ever

    Opens the cinematic treasures to the public worldwide, allowing a rare glimpse into tens of thousands of titles, from 1896 to present day The institution, home to one of the world’s great arthouse cinemas and annual Jerusalem Film Festival, invested $10 million in a digital revolution to bring massive archive of artistic and historical films – narrative…