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2023 Atlantic International Film Festival
The 2023 edition of the Atlantic International Film Festival, the 43rd edition in the event's history, took place from September 14 to 21, 2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. '' SaltWire Network'', August 16, 2023. Some screenings at the festival were disrupted by Tropical Storm Lee The name Lee has been used for seven tropical cyclones worldwide. In the Atlantic, it replaced the name '' ...
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The Queen Of My Dreams
''The Queen of My Dreams'' is a 2023 Canadian comedy drama film, written and directed by Fawzia Mirza. Mirza's full-length directorial debut, the film stars Amrit Kaur as Azra, a Pakistani Canadian woman who has had a strained relationship with her parents since coming out as lesbian, who undergoes an emotional journey after the sudden unexpected death of her father Hassan (Hamza Haq).Marta Bałaga"Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival Unveils Goes to Cannes Lineup, a 'Rich Tapestry of Stories'" '' Variety'', May 5, 2023. The film had its world premiere in the Discovery program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast The cast is led by Amrit Kaur as Azra and Hamza Haq as her father, Hassan. The film's supporting cast includes Nimra Bucha, Charlie Boyle, Kirstin Howell, Josh MacDonald, Ali Kazmi, Lindsay Watters, Uzma Beg, Kya Mosey, Emerson MacNeil, Meher Jaffri, Ayana Manji, Adnan Jaffar and Bakhtawar Mazhar. Production The film was shot in 2022, under the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backspot
''Backspot'' is a 2023 film directed by D. W. Waterson in their feature-length directorial debut and stars Devery Jacobs, Kudakwashe Rutendo, and Evan Rachel Wood. Jacobs also serves as producer, along with Waterson, through their Night is Y production company. The film premiered in the Discovery program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Synopsis The plot follows two cheerleaders named Riley (Jacobs) and Amanda (Rutendo) as they navigate the world of professional cheerleading. Cast *Noa DiBerto as Rachel *Devery Jacobs as Riley * Kudakwashe Rutendo as Amanda *Evan Rachel Wood as Eileen McNamara *Thomas Antony Olajide *Oluniké Adeliyi *Wendy Crewson *Shannyn Sossamon *Adrianna Di Liello as Banigan *Marlee Sansom as Laila Production The project is produced Page Boy Productions, Night is Y, and Prospero Pictures. It was written by Joanne Sarazen, based on a story by Waterson. Elliot Page, Matthew Jordan Smith, John Davidson, and Katisha Shaw executive produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seagrass (film)
''Seagrass'' is a 2023 Canadian drama film, directed by Meredith Hama-Brown.V.S. Wells"BC filmmaker Meredith Hama-Brown to premiere debut feature at TIFF" '' The Georgia Straight'', August 4, 2023. Hama-Brown's full-length feature debut, the film stars Ally Maki as Judith, a woman who is at a family retreat with her husband Steve ( Luke Roberts) and their children following the death of her mother, where she and Steve are coping with tensions in their marriage arising from their status as an interracial couple. The cast also includes Nyha Huang Breitkreuz, Chris Pang, Sarah Gadon, Hannah Bos, Remy Marthaller, Benjamin Goas, Danielle Klaudt, Miles Phoenix Foley, Gabriel Carter, Kate Gajdosik, Sawyer Proulx, Milania Kerr, Kane Stewart, and Ava Kelders. Distribution The film premiered in the Discovery program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, and screened at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Pier-Philippe Chevigny (born 1988) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec,Martin Gignac"Portrait du TIFF: Pier-Philippe Chevigny" ''Voir'', September 6, 2019. most noted for his 2019 short film ''Rebel (Recrue)''. Originally from Contrecœur, Quebec, he is a graduate of the film school at the Université de Montréal. He made a number of short films before breaking through with ''Rebel'', which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2021 he entered production on his feature debut, ''Richelieu''. The film was shown under the name ''Temporaries'' at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. Filmography * ''Carré de sable'' - 2011 * ''Les Jours qui suivront'' - 2012 * ''La Résistance d'Hippocrate'' - 2013 * ''La Gardienne'' - 2013 * ''Tala'' - 2013 * ''The Visit (La Visite)'' - 2015 * ''Vétérane'' - 2017 * ''Hamecon'' - 2019 * ''Rebel (Recrue)'' - 2019 * ''Richelieu Richelieu (, ; ) may refer to: People * Cardinal Richelieu (Armand-Jean du Ples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richelieu (2023 Film)
''Richelieu'' (french: Richelieu), also released as ''Temporaries'' in some territories, is a Canadian drama film, directed by Pier-Philippe Chevigny and released in 2023. The film stars Ariane Castellanos as Ariane, a woman who is hired as a Spanish-French translator at a food processing plant in Quebec that has a large staff of temporary migrant workers from Guatemala, but becomes an ally and advocate for the workers as she realizes the need to defend them from abuse and exploitation by owner Stéphane (Marc-André Grondin).Pierre-Marc Durivage"Le long métrage québécois Richelieu en compétition à Tribeca" '' La Presse'', April 18, 2023. The cast also includes Nelson Coronado, Micheline Bernard, Ève Duranceau, Luis Oliva, Gerardo Miranda, Antonio Ortega, Émile Schneider and Marc Beaupré. Chevigny's full-length directorial debut, the film entered production in 2021, under the working title ''Rive-Sud''. The film premiered on June 8, 2023, in competition at the Tribeca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarrar Kahn
Zarrar Kahn, also sometimes credited as Hamza Bangash, is a Pakistani-Canadian film director and screenwriter, whose debut feature film ''In Flames'' premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival,Scott Roxborough"Cannes Hidden Gem: Patriarchal Oppression Meets Supernatural Horror in Pakistani Feature ‘In Flames’" '' The Hollywood Reporter'', May 18, 2023. and was Pakistan's official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards in 2024. Biography Originally from Karachi, Pakistan,Namrata Joshi"Another Pakistani film tackling patriarchy to premiere in France" ''Al Jazeera'', April 19, 2023. he spent part of his childhood there before emigrating with his family to Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He has continued to live and work in both countries, with most of his films being Pakistani-Canadian co-productions. His first short, ''Dia'', won the Audience Award during the 2020 Locarno Film Festival. ''Stray Dogs Come Out at Night'', his next short, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Flames (film)
''In Flames'' is a 2023 Pakistani-Canadian supernatural drama film written, directed and co-edited by Zarrar Kahn in his feature directorial debut.Radheyan Simonpillai"Canada at Cannes: Zarrar Kahn looks to set the Croisette on fire with incendiary debut In Flames" ''The Globe and Mail'', May 16, 2023. The film stars Ramesha Nawal, Bakhtawar Mazhar, Adnan Shah Tipu, Mohammad Ali Hashmi and Omar Javaid. Set in contemporary Karachi, the film centres on Mariam (Nawal), a young woman who becomes haunted by visions of the past, after the death of the family's patriarch leaves her and her mother, Fariha (Mazhar) in a vulnerable social position in Pakistan's highly patriarchal society. In Flames had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2023 in the Directors' Fortnight section, where it competed for the Camera d'Or. This marked the return of Pakistan to Director's Fortnight after more than four decades. The film received major critical acclaim at Cannes, fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ally Pankiw
Ally Pankiw is a Canadian film and television writer and director from Toronto, Ontario,Lyndsey Havens"How Pitching ‘Weirder, More Queer Stuff’ Helped Ally Pankiw Direct MUNA’s ‘Silk Chiffon’ & More" ''Billboard'', June 3, 2022. whose debut feature film '' I Used to Be Funny'' premiered in 2023.Rachel Ho"Inside Out 2023: 'I Used to Be Funny' Signals the Arrival of Canada's Next Filmmaker to Watch" ''Exclaim!'', May 31, 2023. Career Pankiw began her career with Partizan Midi-Minuit, directing music videos for artists such as Kira Isabella, Ralph, Muna, Janelle Monáe and Arkells, as well as making short films. Beginning in 2017 she directed the comedy web series ''Terrific Women'' for CBC Gem, as well as becoming a story editor on the television sitcom ''Schitt's Creek''. She subsequently directed the entire first season of Mae Martin's semi-autobiographical comedy series '' Feel Good'', as well as episodes of '' Shrill'' and ''The Great''.BreAnna Bell"Dan Levy, Ally Panki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Used To Be Funny
''I Used to Be Funny'' is a 2023 Canadian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Ally Pankiw.Jason Bailey"‘I Used To Be Funny’ Review: Rachel Sennott Shines In A Narratively Tricky Seriocomic Drama (SXSW)" ''The Playlist'', March 14, 2023. The film stars Rachel Sennott as Sam, a stand-up comedian living in Toronto who is struggling with depression that has impacted her career after Brooke (Olga Petsa), a young girl for whom she previously served as a nanny, goes missing.Rachel Ho"Inside Out 2023: 'I Used to Be Funny' Signals the Arrival of Canada's Next Filmmaker to Watch" ''Exclaim!'', May 31, 2023. The cast also includes Sabrina Jalees and Caleb Hearon as Sam's fellow comedians and roommates Paige and Philip, and Jason Jones and Dani Kind as Brooke's parents Cameron and Jill, as well as Ennis Esmer, Dan Beirne, Stephen Alexander, Hoodo Hersi and Miguel Rivas in supporting roles. Distribution The film premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest festival, and had its C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariane Louis-Seize
Ariane Louis-Seize is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec. She has attracted critical acclaim and more than dozen awards for her filmmaking work. Career Short films She received critical acclaim in 2016 for her first short film, ''Wild Skin (La Peau sauvage)'', which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards and a Prix Iris nominee for Best Short Film at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards. She received further acclaim for her next short film, '' Little Waves (Les petites vagues)'', which was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten list in 2018."TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year" '' |
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
''Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person'' (french: Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) is a 2023 Canadian French-language vampire comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Ariane Louis-Seize. It stars Sara Montpetit as Sasha, a teenage vampire who befriends Paul ( Félix-Antoine Bénard), a boy with suicidal tendencies. Plot Sasha is a teenage vampire who struggles with the morality of killing people for their blood; however, after her parents cut off her blood supply, she enters a pact with Paul, a suicidal and very depressed boy, on the condition that she must spend the night helping him finish the things he still wants to do before he dies. Cast Production ''Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person'' was shot in fall 2022 in Montreal. Release ''Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person'' premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2023. The film had its Canadian premiere in the Centrepiece prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Harnarine
Ian Harnarine is a Canadian film director and screenwriter."Ian Harnarine, 'Doubles With Slight Pepper'" ''ScreenDaily'', October 14, 2015. He is best known for his 2011 short film '' Doubles with Slight Pepper'', which won the for Best Live Action Short Drama at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |