#FIRSTLOOK: SPARK ANIMATION 2022 FESTIVAL
SPARK ANIMATION 2022 will be held on October 27 to November 30, 2022, with both in-person in Vancouver, and online programming.
The Oscar®- accredited Festival is Western Canada’s largest celebration of animation, encompassing everything from the roots of the medium to the advanced technologies available to studios and independent filmmakers across the globe.
The Festival is comprised of screenings, talks, a career fair, and networking opportunities.
A showcase for both ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: TELEFILM CANADA ANNOUNCE NEW ENGLISH FILM PROJECTS
Twelve new English Features, balancing the diverse voices of our country and industry have been green-lit with funding from Telefilm Canada, totaling $16.47 million!
Upcoming titles to be produced in Canada include:
The Boy in the Woods (historical drama)
Director and screenwriter: Rebecca Snow
Production: Lumanity Productions Inc. and JoBro Productions Inc.
Distributor: Photon Films
Province: Ontario
The Braid (drama)
Director and ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: TEASER FOR “CARPOOL KARAOKE: THE SERIES – SEASON 5”
Season Five of CARPOOL KARAOKE: THE SERIES delivers just the hits! And Toronto's own Simu Liu even appears this season! Here's a new Teaser.
Synopsis:
Each episode of "Carpool Karaoke: The Series” features celebrities sharing a car, singing along to their personal playlists, and embarking on adventures. Season five kicks off with Simu Liu and Jessica Henwick; “The White Lotus” costars Murray Bartlett, Alexandra Daddario and Sydney Sweeney; Anitta and Saweetie; Zooey Deschanel and ...
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#CANNES22: “ELVIS” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Writer-Director Baz Luhrmann takes us on a dazzling ride with the Rock 'n' Roll legend.
The Film is told from the perspective of his manager Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). We are taken through the life of Elvis (Austin Butler) from his humble beginnings to his tragic early passing. Along the way we see the impact, Elvis has had on music, branding and more within the industry.
It comes as no surprise ...
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#CANNES22: DAY TEN SIGHTINGS – TOM HANKS, BAZ LUHRMANN, AUSTIN BUTLER, MARGARET QUALLEY + JOE ALWYN
While this might be our last day at the Festival, it certainly wasn't our least! The Premiere for Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS took place last night, and the Junket today. The Film not only received a ten-minute standing ovation, but above this, has received the approval of Elvis Presley's family - and there can be no higher honour. Amanda tells us the Film is told more through the lens of Elvis' Manager Colonel Tom Parker, played by Tom Hanks.
From the junket for Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS:
Austin ...
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#FOOD: TACOFEST 2022 RETURNS TO TORONTO
After a three year absence, TACO FEST TORONTO returns June 17 - 19, 2022, on The West Island at Ontario Place! Expect 150 variations of Tacos at the Festival and more than 30 Vendors!
So delighted we got to attend a Media Preview for the event hosted St. Clair West's ATOMIC 10. The festive affair where we got to sample Tacos and Cocktails from their edited Menu, packed with hits certainly was atmospheric as we were serenaded by a Mariachi Band! The compact space with an outdoor patio is lit ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “BEAST”
Idris Elba stars in BEAST! See the brand-new Trailer.
Synopsis:
Sometimes the rustle in the bushes actually is a monster.
Idris Elba (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, The Suicide Squad) stars in a pulse-pounding new thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator.
Elba plays Dr. Nate Daniels, a recently widowed husband who returns to South ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “MR. MALCOLM’S LIST” TRAILER
A new Trailer has arrived for MR. MALCOLM'S LIST featuring a phenomenal Cast that includes Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Freida Pinto, Theo James, Ashley Park, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and more!
Synopsis:
Finding perfection can be… complicated. Based on the novel and the short film of the same name, a young woman courts a mysterious wealthy suitor in 1800s England, unaware of his unattainable list of conditions for a future wife.Directed by: Emma Holly Jones Written by: Suzanne ...
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#CANNES22: “THE SILENT TWINS” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Director Agnieszka Smoczynska’s latest is based upon the Novel written by Marjorie Wallace about real-life Welsh twins June (Letitia Wright) and Jennifer Gibbons (Tamara Lawrence), who were part of the only Black family in their small town. They would only communicate with one other. Thus, causing the community to believe something was wrong with them. When they grew-up, they were caught vandalizing and sent to Broadmoor, an infamous Psychiatric Hospital, where they face ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: JUST FOR LAUGHS 40 BACK IN-PERSON THIS YEAR!
Running July 13-31, 2022, JUST FOR LAUGHS MONTREAL is back again this year and they're doing it BIG! This is the 40th edition of the Festival.
Complete programming line-up for the World's premiere Comedy Festival has just been announced. Artists like Kevin Hart, John Mulaney, Hasan Minhaj, Chelsea Handler, Ronny Chieng, Patton Oswalt, Marc Maron, Amy Schumer, Jimmy O. Yang, and several more will take the stage as the Festival welcomes back it's traditional in-person format!
GALAS
The ...
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