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31st Genie Awards
The 31st Genie Awards ceremony was held on March 10, 2011 to honour films released in 2010."'Barney's Version' nabs 11 Genie noms" '''', February 2, 2011. Nominations were announced on February 2, 2011. was announced as the ceremony's host on February 16. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre (NAC) (french: Centre national des Arts) is a Arts centre, performing arts organisation in Ottawa, Ontario, along the Rideau Canal. It is based in the eponymous National Arts Centre (building), National Arts Centre building. History The NAC was one of a number of projects launched by the government of Lester B. Pearson to commemorate Canada's Canadian Centennial, 1967 centenary. It opened its doors to the public for the first time on 31 May 1969, at a cost of Canadian dollar, C$46 million. In February 2014, the centre unveiled a new logo and slogan, ''Canada is our stage'', in preparation for its fiftieth anniversary in 2019. The former logo had been designed by Ernst Roch and was in use since the centre's opening. In October 2015, initial talks about plans to develop an Indigenous theatre were held between NAC leadership, Indigenous performers and community leaders from across Canada with the aim of making Indigenous theatre a core activity of the Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbeats (2010 Film)
''Heartbeats'' (french: Les amours imaginaires, lit=Imaginary Lovers) is a 2010 Canadian romantic drama film written and directed by Xavier Dolan. It follows the story of two friends who both fall in love with the same man. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Francis and Marie first meet Nicolas at a dinner party, where they both feign lack of interest in him. Over the next couple of weeks, the three form a close friendship, meeting up regularly and even sleeping together in the same bed. However, it is clear that both Marie and Francis have an interest in Nicolas beyond friendship. Francis is unhappy when Nicolas invites Marie to the theater. Marie is visibly disappointed when she arrives at a Vietnamese restaurant with Nicolas after the play, finds Francis dining with several friends, and watches Nicolas take a seat at the end of the table furthest from her. Both interpret Nicolas' actions as signs of intimacy and affection: Nico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Giamatti
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor and film producer. He first garnered attention for his breakout role in '' Private Parts'' as Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton, leading to supporting roles in ''Saving Private Ryan'', '' Man on the Moon'', ''Big Momma's House'', and ''Big Fat Liar''. He won acclaim for his leading roles as Harvey Pekar in ''American Splendor'' (2003), Miles Raymond in ''Sideways'' (2004), Mike Flaherty in ''Win Win'' (2011), and Richard in ''Private Life'' (2018), while continuing to play supporting roles such as Joe Gould in '' Cinderella Man'' (2005), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Chief Inspector Uhl in '' The Illusionist'' (2006), Karl Hertz in ''Shoot 'Em Up'' (2007), Nicholas "Nick" Claus in ''Fred Claus'' (2007), Tom Duffy in ' (2011), Theophilus Freeman in '' 12 Years a Slave'' (2013), Ralph in ''Saving Mr. Banks'' (2013), Eugene Landy in '' Love & Mercy'' (2014), Dr. Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genie Award For Best Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actress in a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1969, when no eligible feature films were submitted for award consideration, and 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year. From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards ceremony; since 2013, it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards. From 1980 to 1983, only Canadian actresses were eligible for the award; non-Canadian actresses appearing in Canadian films were instead considered for the separate Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress. After 1983, the latter award was discontinued, and from 1986 both Canadian and foreign actresses were eligible for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. In August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genie Award For Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actor in a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1969, when no eligible feature films were submitted for award consideration, and 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year. From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards ceremony; since 2013, it has been presented as part of the new Canadian Screen Awards. From 1980 to 1983, only Canadian actors were eligible for the award; non-Canadian actors appearing in Canadian films were instead considered for the separate Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor. After 1983, the latter award was discontinued, and both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Grou
Daniel Grou (born August 19, 1967), frequently credited as Podz, is a Canadian film and television director. His credits include the films '' 10½'', ''L'Affaire Dumont'', ''7 Days (Les 7 jours du Talion)'', '' Miraculum'', '' King Dave'' and '' Mafia Inc.''Rose, Alex, ''Mafia Inc. digs into the rich criminal history of Montreal'', Cult MTL, February 13th, 2020consulted onlineon February 14th, 2020. as well as episodes of the television series ''Drop the Beat'', '' The Hunger'', '' Big Wolf on Campus'', '' Vampire High'', ''Les Bougon'', ''Minuit, le soir'', '' 19-2'', ''Vikings'', '' Cardinal'' and ''Au nom de la loi''. He took the nickname "Podz" from the fact that his surname differs in spelling, but not in pronunciation, from the far more common French Canadian surname Groulx, meaning that he was frequently forced to state his surname to people as "Grou, pas d'lx". He is a four-time Gémeaux Award winner for Best Direction in a Dramatic Television Series or Program, winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincenzo Natali
Vincenzo Natali (born 1969) is an American-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, known for writing and directing Science fiction film, science fiction and horror films such as ''Cube (1997 film), Cube'', ''Cypher (film), Cypher'', ''Nothing (film), Nothing'', and ''Splice (film), Splice''. Early life and education Natali was born in Detroit, to a nursery school teacher/painter mother and a photographer father. He is of Italian and English descent. He moved to Toronto, along with his family, at the age of one. During his time at Royal St. George's College, Natali befriended British-born Canadian actor David Hewlett, who has appeared in the majority of films that Natali has directed. Natali also attended the film programme at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. He was eventually hired as a storyboard artist at the Nelvana Animation Studios. His cinematic influences included Samuel Beckett, David Cronenberg, and Terry Gilliam. Career Natali's directing debut came in 1997, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard J
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve (; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award (formerly Genie Award) for Best Direction, winning for '' Maelström'' in 2001, '' Polytechnique'' in 2009, ''Incendies'' in 2010 and ''Enemy'' in 2013. The first three of these films also won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture, while the latter was awarded the prize for best Canadian film of the year by the Toronto Film Critics Association. Internationally, he is known for directing several critically acclaimed films, including the thrillers ''Prisoners'' (2013) and '' Sicario'' (2015), as well as the science fiction films ''Arrival'' (2016) and ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017). For his work on ''Arrival'', he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. He was awarded the prize of Director of the Decade by the Hollywood Critics Association in December 2019. His latest film, ''Dune'' (2021), based on Frank Herbert's novel of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Hoban
Steven "Steve" Hoban (born 1964) is a Canadian film producer. He has been nominated for three Genie Awards and won another. He has collaborated with Vincenzo Natali, David Hewlett, and Chris Landreth on multiple films. He is perhaps best known for '' Splice'' and the ''Ginger Snaps'' trilogy. Biography Steve Hoban was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in 1964. Hoban told ''Screen International'' that his favorite film is '' Taken'', but not for creative reasons; Hoban said that he admires the film for its repeatable business model and success at the American box office despite its lack of traditional indicators of success. Career Hoban and director Vincenzo Natali are friends and have collaborated on several films, including ''Nothing'', '' Splice'', and '' Haunter''. Hoban has also collaborated with Chris Landreth on animated shorts, including ''The Spine'' and ''Ryan'', which won an Academy Award. In 2001, Hoban co-founded 49th Parallel, a Montreal-based film production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splice (film)
''Splice'' is a 2009 science fiction film, science fiction horror film directed by Vincenzo Natali and starring Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, and Delphine Chanéac. The story concerns experiments in genetic engineering being done by a young scientific couple, who attempt to introduce human DNA into their work of RNA splicing, splicing animal genes. Guillermo del Toro, Don Murphy, and Joel Silver are the executive producers of this film. Theatrically released on June 4, 2010, the film received generally positive reviews from critics but grossed just $27 million against a $30 million production budget. Plot Genetic engineering, Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by splicing animal DNA to create hybrids for medical use at the company N.E.R.D. (Nucleic Exchange Research and Development). Their work has yielded Fred and Ginger, two large vermiform creatures intended as mates for each other. After successfully mating them, Clive and Elsa plan to create a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lantos
Robert Lantos, Order of Canada, CM (born 3 April 1949) is a Hungarian-Canadian film producer. Life and career Lantos was born on 3 April 1949 in Budapest, the son of Ágnes (Bodor) and László Lantos, a mechanic and truck company owner. Lantos spent much of his childhood in Montevideo, Uruguay, where his family fled after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He immigrated to Canada in 1963. Lantos studied literature at McGill University in Montreal and graduated with a BA (1970) and an MA (1972). Following graduation from McGill, he founded Vivafilm which imported and distributed foreign films across Canada. He later started a production company, RSL Entertainment, which produced fifteen films, most notably George Kaczender's ''In Praise of Older Women (1978 film), In Praise of Older Women'' and Ted Kotcheff's ''Joshua Then and Now (film), Joshua Then and Now''. Lantos co-founded the Canadian film and television company Alliance Films, Alliance Communications Corporation with part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
