Category: Festival
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TIFF announces Festival debut of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as world premiere screening
TIFF announces Festival debut of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as world premiere screening Photo credit: Courtesy of Netflix TIFF is thrilled to announce that Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will make its festival debut with a world premiere at the 47th edition of the Festival.In the follow-up to Rian Johnson’s 2019 Knives Out, which earned…
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CINÉPISTOLAIRE: The complete series is now available on the Cinéma Public platform
CINÉPISTOLAIRE : 10 filmmakers, 5 filmed correspondences The complete series is now available on the Cinéma Public platform Left to right: (up) Caroline Monnet, Carol Nguyen, Lina Rodríguez, Jorge Lozano, (centre) Trevor Anderson, Eva Cvijanović, (down) Shannon Walsh, Julien Elie, Rhayne Vermette, Nour Ouayda Cinéma Public is proud to announce that its first original creation, the Cinépistolaire series,…
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Dances With Films Los Angeles Premiere of “Lodo” Friday, June 17th, 2022
“Lodo” is directed & co-written by the TellyAward-winning Argentinian & Mexican California native (co-founder of the Highland Park Independent Film Festival in East Los Angeles) Alessandro Gentile(in 2012 Gentile shot the television pilot for the Emmy-Winning “Schitt’s Creek,” “Lodo” is his directorial debut) and co-written & produced by Marita De Le Torre (“When I Grow Up,” “Botes al Amanacer” and also a co-founder of the Highland Park Independent…
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAY 2 OF CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK
Starting off day 2 of Canadian Music Week was “Spotlight on Japan” where we learned ways in which we can bridge the gap between the music industries in Canada and Japan. This session was brought to us by CAAMA, FACTOR, Global Affairs Canada, and Ontario Creates.One of the day’s highlights was the featured keynote with Hipgnosis Songs Founder & CEO, Merck Mercuriadis.…
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Black Market Releasing (BMR) Acquires Award Winning Filmmaker Sharon Lewis’ Queer Film “With Wonder”
BLACK MARKET RELEASING To Present “WITH WONDER” TORONTO, ON – Canada’s Black Market Releasing(BMR) has acquired “With Wonder” by award-winning filmmaker Sharon Lewis. BMR will screen the soul-searching feature documentary with event-based screenings across Canada (Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton & Winnipeg) with a formal release on June 1, 2022, on CBC Gem. June’s launch will coincide with International Pride Month. “With Wonder” is a love letter to God, asking…
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Highlights From Day 1 of Canadian Music Week
HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAY 1OF CANADIAN MUSIC WEEKThe President and CEO of Ontario Creates, Karen Thorne-Stone got the day off to a great start with opening remarks. Following the opening remarks was an insightful session brought to us by Music Canada entitled, “State of the Industry: A United, Dynamic & Resilient Canadian Ecosystem”. We were joined by Jennifer…
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20th Annual Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) June 9 to 12, 2022!
Returning LIVE, the Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF), founded by Canadian trailblazer Leslie Ann Coles, celebrates its 20th Anniversary June 9 to 12, 2022, at TIFF Bell Lightbox. FeFF was way ahead of its time at its founding, and the festival’s tagline, “Always Honest, Not Always Pretty,” says it all. It’s an eclectic program of features, documentaries, shorts, and the…
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THE STORY WON’T DIE will open theatrically in Los Angeles (June 10) New York (June 17) , with a Worldwide VOD release to follow timed to World Refugee Day.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdfdS_Z-lLg Award-winning filmmaker David Henry Gerson and key film subjects are available for interviews by request to: emma@eg-pr.com THE STORY WON’T DIE WILL BE RELEASED THEATRICALLY IN LOS ANGELES ON FRIDAY, JUNE 10 (LAEMMLE CINEMAS) AND IN NEW YORK (CINEMA VILLAGE) ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17. A WORLDWIDE VOD RELEASE ON MAJOR PLATFORMS WILL FOLLOW ON JUNE 21 (TIMED TO WORLD REFUGEE…
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IN BROAD DAYLIGHT by Emmanuel Tardif – World Premiere at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT A film by Emmanuel Tardif WORLD PREMIERE IN COMPETITION AT THE KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Les Films du 3 Mars and Les Rapailleurs are proud to present In Broad Daylight, a psychological drama written and directed by Emmanuel Tardif (Speak Love, Heirdoms). The film will have its World Premiere at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film…
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In Theatres: Adventure Entertainment Brings Watergate Thriller/Comedy “18½” To Theatres Nationwide May 27th across 50 Markets in North America
“18½” acclaimed cast is led by stars Willa Fitzgerald (Amazon’s “Reacher”) , John Magaro (“First Cow”), Vondie Curtis Hall (“Harriet”), Catherine Curtin (Netflix’s “Stranger Things”), Richard Kind (“Argo”), Sullivan Jones (“The Gilded Age”), Alanna Saunders, Claire Saunders, and the legendary voices of Ted Raimi (“Spider-Man”) , Jon Cryer (“Two and a Half Men”), and Bruce Campbell (“Evil Dead”) as President Richard Nixon. The film “18½” humorously crafts its own narrative into the notorious gap in Nixon’s Watergate scandal. Taking place in 1974, “18½” is…
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Wrestling Legend Susan “Tex” Green to Attend World Premiere of OUT IN THE RING at Toronto Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival
Toronto – After a 4 1/2 year production journey, the much anticipated documentary OUT IN THE RING, exploring the history of LGBTQIA+ wrestlers and queer representation in professional wrestling will have its world premiere as part of the prestigious line-up at the Toronto Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival on Friday, June 3rd at 4:45 p.m.…
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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festivalis proud to announce its programming for National Indigenous History Month for June 2022.
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS HISTORY MONTHimagineNATIVE’s June ProgrammingFree films, audio works, and video games online!imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festivalis proud to announce its programming for National Indigenous History Month for June 2022. imagineNATIVE invites audiences to celebrate the brilliance of Indigenous storytelling through a series of weekly public programming presentations that are FREE, open to all audiences and available online. …
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“Bullet Proof” to the foreign market at Cannes Film Festival and Grindstone Entertainment Group, a Lionsgate company, to Distribute the Film
INDUSTRYWORKS STUDIOS BRINGS THE NON-STOP ACTION FILM “BULLET PROOF” TO CANNES MARCHE DU FILM GRINDSTONE TO DISTRIBUTE IN U.S. AND CANADA THIS SUMMER VANCOUVER, CANNES IndustryWorks Studios announced today that the studio will present the action-packed and relentless film Bullet Proof to the foreign market this year at the world-renowned Marche du Film in Cannes, France. Grindstone Entertainment…
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Watch Hot Docs winner PERFECTING THE ART OF LONGING Now
VIEW ONLINE The NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA proudly presents Perfecting the Art of LongingWritten and Directed by Kitra Cahana Watch now for free on NFB.ca “You perfect the art of longing by knowing where your soul is intended to be,” says Rabbi Cahana in Perfecting the Art of Longing, acclaimed filmmaker Kitra Cahana’s powerful collaboration with her father. In…
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North By Northeast Music Festival Announces Initial Lineup of Performers June 14-19, 2022
Full Festival General Admission Tickets On Sale For $20 Available Now at https://www.nxne.com/ “NXNE is Toronto’s leading music event” — The Guardian The countdown is on; North by Northeast Music Festival (NXNE) has announced its initial list of Showcasing Artists invited to perform at this year’s music festival June 14th – 19th in Toronto. The…
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‘I Don’t Wanna Be, I Am’ group exhibition CHG premiere
I Don’t Wanna Be, I Am is a collective and itinerant exhibition that brings together the work of different artists under one roof. Creators who, despite their distinctive backgrounds and uniquely individual work, share an encompassing creative vision.The exhibition explores the concept of identity within the context of the international art world and is born from the…
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The 7th Annual ReelAbilities Film Festival Returns With Hybrid Festival May 16 – June 10, 2022
ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto (RAFFTO) is proud to announce their 7th Annual Festival will return in person and online May 16 – June 10, 2022, presented by Miles Nadal JCC. ReelAbilities Film Festival showcases Canadian and International shorts, features, and documentaries about Deaf and disability cultures and by filmmakers and actors with disabilities and/or who are Deaf. Full programming…
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Hot Docs 2022- “Dio: Dreamers Never Die” and “The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks – Tues., May 3rd,2022
Tuesday was a ”double header” for Hot Docs, as we looked forward to screening “Dio:Dreamers Never Die” and “The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks. “Dio: Dreamers Never Die” was a highly anticipated documentary about Dio (Ronald James Padavona his real name), from his classic rock days in Ritchie Blackmore‘s RAINBOW, to replacing the iconic lead singer Ozzy Osbourne in BLACK SABBATH,…
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Hot Docs Film Festival 2022 Toronto-April 28th-May 8th, 2022
In person film festivals are back! And Hot Docs is in person for the first time in 2 years. Although the online viewing has been a good replacement, the in-person experience is what it’s all about. This year’s Hot Docs Film Festival (#hotdocs22) was held in 4 venues. The Rogers Hot Docs Cinema at Bloor…
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HOT DOCS WRAPS 2022 FESTIVAL ETERNAL SPRING TAKING BOTH ROGERS AUDIENCE AWARD AND HOT DOCS AUDIENCE AWARD; TOP THREE CANADIAN FEATURES SHARE $50K PRIZE
Hot Docs 2022 wrapped last night, bringing 225 films from 63 countries to audiences in Toronto cinemas and across Canada online. The 11-day hybrid festival featured 318 live screenings on nine screens at four venues across the city with 223 live filmmaker Q&As, and five special extended discussions with filmmakers and special guests as part of the…