Category: premiere
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Rare TELLURIDE & TORONTO Film Festival Double Premiere Highlights A Musical Icon and The Intoxicating Sound of Bossa Nova in New Documentary Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
(Telluride/Toronto) In a very rare honor, both the Telluride and Toronto Int’l Film Festivals will present special premiere screenings of Daniel Zarvos and Lianne Mutti’s stunning documentary feature Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova, an innovative mix of archival images, animation, rare recorded interviews and the intoxicating sounds of Bossa Nova. Using the powerful and fascinating story of the…
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EH! Comedy Tour Visits Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec
EH!Comedy Tour Teams Up With The I’m Your Sugar Daddy Tour Featuring Neema Nazeri, Andrew Packer and Marc-Anthony Sinagoga Fresh from a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, EH! Comedy Tour returns to Canada September 4-October 22 to team up with theI’m Your Sugar Daddy Tour with dates in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. This exciting stand up comedy…
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Ben Frost’s ‘Friends in High Places’ major solo show
L-R: “50mg Thumper,” “Once Bitten,” “Bart on Ritalin,” and “Piggy Chanel” Regarding his upcoming show, Frost shares, “Friends in High Places is both a satirical critique of consumer culture and a begrudging celebration of it. Blurring the lines between the visceral and addictive experience of drug use with the seductive products of consumerism, the exhibition explores our love/hate…
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Mental Health and the Business World
Wednesday, September 14 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event.Please join The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind program with Andy Dunn, author of Burn Rate: Launching a Start-up and Losing My Mind,…
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FANEXPO – Thurs., Aug.25th-Sun., Aug. 28th, 2022 @ M.T.C.C.
By Nicholas Chan & Sally Warburton Fan Expo Canada returned on August 25th-28th, 2022. This year, I think everyone in attendance felt a kind of normalcy. As in previous years, it was hosted at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Whether you’re a fan of Star Wars, Marvel, Disney, Cosplay, or just love seeing people dress as their favorite…
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Los Angeles-based Chinese American Artist Kristen Liu-Wong, entitled Hard Pressed,opening at Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery(CHG) on Saturday, September 17th (on view through October 22nd)
L-R: “Night Reflections,” “Contemplation in Red and Blue,” “She Had To Feed Him Twice a Day,” “Not So Different,” and “Vessel With Sky” Presents Kristen Liu-WongHard Pressed “The Burden” (acrylic and acrylic gouache on wood panel, 24” x 18”) OPENING RECEPTION September 17, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ON VIEW September 17 – October 22,…
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Icarus Films Announces theNorth American Theatrical Release ofMY IMAGINARY COUNTRY
The Latest Film by Master DocumentarianPatricio Guzmán Is an Urgent and Inspiring Chronicleof How a Popular Uprising Sparked Deep Political Change The Cannes Film Festival Official SelectionOpens September 23 at the IFC Center in NYC,September 30 in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles,and San Francisco ** Filmmaker Available for Select Interviews**** NYC Press Screening TBA **Icarus Films is proud to announce the North American theatrical…
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TIFF 2022: World Premieres of WHILE WE WATCHED and LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S BLACK & BLUES, and LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE To Close Out Midnight Madness
LONO Studio and Britdoc FilmsPresent WHILE WE WATCHED Directed by Vinay ShuklaProduced by Vinay Shukla, Khushboo Ranka and Luke W. MoodyExecutive Produced by Maxyne Franklin, Jess Search and Beadie FinziFeaturing Ravish Kumar World Premiere – 2022 Toronto International Film Festival 2022 Toronto International Film Festival Screening Schedule:*Press/Industry Screening* – Sunday, September 11th at 11:10 AM at Scotiabank Theatre…
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SUMMIT 72CBC’s original four-part documentary seriesmarking the 50th anniversary of the iconic1972 Canada-Russia Hockey ‘Super Series’officially authorized by Team Canada 72
Enhanced Photo from the original 16mm film of Team Canada’s series-winning goal. Courtesy Hockey Hall of Fame.Premieres Wednesday September 14, 2022CBC and CBC Gem | 8:00 p.m. (8:30 NT)Nicholas de Pencier leads a barnburner team including Dave Bidini, Robert MacAskill, and Ravi Baichwal, who are available for interviews The 1972 Canada-USSR Summit Series of Hockey changed the game forever,…
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“THE LOST KING” FROM STEPHEN FREARS STARRING SALLY HAWKINS AND STEVE COOGAN AHEAD OF WORLD PREMIERE AT THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
IFC FILMS TAKES NORTH AMERICA ON Film tells the incredible true story of Philippa Langley, who uncovered the remains of King Richard the III, which had been lost for 500 yearsNEW YORK, NY – IFC Films is acquiring North American rights to THE LOST KING ahead of its World Premiere at the 47th Toronto International…
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TIFF 2022- Carolina Markowicz’s CHARCOAL (World Premierę)
CHARCOAL (Carvão) Please find details below of CHARCOAL, which I am representing at TIFF 2022. To request further information, filmmaker interviews, a viewing link or tickets to public screenings please contact: emma@eg-pr.com _____ CHARCOAL (WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: CAROLINA MARKOWICZ) (TIFF 2022–PLATFORM SECTION–WORLD PREMIERE) STARRING: Starring Maeve Jinkings (Aquarius, Neon Bull), and Argentine actor César Bordon (Wild Tales, The Headless Woman), Camila…
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Premiere Documentary KING ON SCREEN focused on Stephen King’s Adapted Work for Cinema and TV.
King on Screen (Yellow Veil Pictures)Los Angeles/ New York– Yellow Veil Pictures have acquired world sales rights to Daphné Baiwir’s feature documentary KING ON SCREEN. The documentary, approved by Stephen King, will premiere at Fantastic Fest in September, with more festivals to be announced throughout the fall. In 1976, Brian de Palma directed Carrie, the first…
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Freestyle Digital Media to Release Powerful WWII Documentary “Syndrome K” Across North American on TVOD/Digital on August 16th, 2022
The last film to be narrated by acclaimed screen icon Ray Liotta (“Goodfellas,” “Field of Dreams”), “Syndrome K” shines a light on the truly amazing story of three Roman Catholic doctors, who created a highly contagious f ake disease during the Nazi Occupation of Rome to save Roman Jews in a Vatican-affiliated hospital from deportation to Auschwitz during WWII. Powerful and impactful documentaries are…
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Immersive King Tut Experience in Toronto August 9, 2022
by Sally Warburton There’s another immersive experience in Toronto! And it’s a great one, too! The Immersive King Tut Experience opening August 10th in Toronto is not to be missed! Once in the huge ‘immersive’ gallery room and when the Immersive King Tut show starts, you feel like you’re in a tomb. The walls break…
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Toronto International Film Festival announces 2022 TIFF Tribute Award for Performance.
Toronto International Film Festival announces 2022 TIFF Tribute Award for Performance The cast of Michael Grandage’s My Policeman — Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, and Rupert Everett — are the first-ever film ensemble to receive this honourPhoto credit: Courtesy of Prime Video — Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, is delighted to announce that…
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The World’s First Incredible Multi-Sensory-Augmented Game “Time Detectives: The Mystery of the Mary Rose”
The world’s first incredible multi-sensory-augmented game from the Mary Rose Museum and Picture This Productions. Launching timed to the nearly 500th anniversary on July 19th of the sinking of Henry VIII’s favourite ship, the Mary Rose, in 1545, the Time Detectives: The Mystery of the Mary Roseapp will immerse players globally on their smartphones in the sights, sounds and even smells of life…
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Acclaimed Documentary “THE YOUTH GOVERNOR” Directed by Matthew and Jaron Halmy – Gets Limited Theatrical and Begins VOD on Amazon and Apple TV on August 26
Presents THE YOUTH GOVERNOR Directed by Matthew and Jaron HalmyExecutive Produced by Jason Blum ***In Theaters and on Amazon and Apple TV August 26*** About The Film THE YOUTH GOVERNORThe Youth Governor is the story of the candidacy, campaign, and election of the 72nd California Youth Governor. In the halls of California’s Capitol, 4,000 teenagers…
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Opening in September: OUR AMERICAN FAMILY -NYC/LA Theatrical and US/Canada VOD Release
Addiction is an all-encompassing force, in not only of the lives of the afflicted, but also those around them. OUR AMERICAN FAMILY provides an honest, unfiltered look at a close-knit Philadelphia family dealing with generational substance abuse. Captured at a pivotal “nothing to lose” moment, for over the course of a year, five family members…
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Persephone Productions Presents Pool No Water – Sept. 1 – Sept. 15 at The Segal Centre Studio
FOLLOWING A TWO YEAR HIATUS SHIFTING INTO A NEW ERA OF MONTREAL THEATRE PERSEPHONE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS POOL NO WATER A DARK, COMEDIC, ONE-ACT PERFORMANCE SURROUNDING THE TRUE NATURE OF ARTISTIC CREATION AND WHAT IT MEANS TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN THE MODERN WORLD DIRECTED BY INCOMING CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTORS LEILA GHAEMI & REBECCA GIBIAN WRITTEN BY BRITISH PLAYWRIGHT MARK RAVENHILL FEATURING A CAST OF…
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Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Wu-Tang Forever: The Art and Legacy of Shaolin’s Finest DIRECTED BY: BOBBITO GARCIA 2015 USA 99 MINUTES Watch in Cinema SAT JUL 23 Venue details “Wu-Tang Clan comin’ at ya, watch your step kid, watching your step kid…” With those lyrics from their debut single “Protect Ya Neck”, the Wu-Tang Clan took over the airwaves,…
