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Borsos Competition
The Borsos Competition is the main awards program for Canadian feature films screening at the annual Whistler Film Festival. Introduced for the first time in 2004, the juried competition presents six awards annually to honour films, actors, screenplays, directors, cinematographers and editors in Canadian cinema. The award is named in memory of Canadian film director Phillip Borsos.Alexandra Gill, "Whistler film festival launches Borsos award". ''The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...'', December 4, 2004. The festival also presents several other awards, which are not part of the Borsos Competition. Best Canadian Feature Film Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film From 2006 to 2010, separate awards were presented for actors and actresses. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vital Signs (2009 Film)
''Vital Signs'' (french: Les signes vitaux) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sophie Deraspe and released in 2009.Charles-Henri Ramond"Signes vitaux, Les – Film de Sophie Deraspe" ''Films du Québec'', February 5, 2010. The film stars Marie-Hélène Bellavance as Simone, a young woman who responds to the death of her grandmother by abandoning her university studies to volunteer as a caregiver for the dying in a palliative care centre, while simultaneously juggling her casual relationship with musician Boris (Francis Ducharme). The cast also includes Marie Brassard, Suzanne St-Michel, Danielle Ouimet and Danielle Fichaud. The film was noted for the casting of Bellavance, a double leg amputee, in a role where her disability was part of the fabric of the character's life but not the primary narrative focus of the story, as well as for depicting Simone as a character who still had a sexual life instead of the more common film portrayal of disability as a barrier to sexuality. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix And Meira
''Felix and Meira'' (french: Félix et Meira) is a 2014 Canadian drama film directed by Maxime Giroux, and starring Martin Dubreuil, Hadas Yaron, and Luzer Twersky. It is about an improbable affair between two Montreal residents - one a married woman from a devoutly Jewish family and community, and the other a single French Canadian man with his own family issues. The film premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film, Award for Best Canadian Film. It received numerous other film festival awards, and was nominated for five 4th Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Screen Awards, including Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture, Best Motion Picture. Plot In Mile End, Montreal, a Hasidic Judaism, Hasidic Jewish woman named Meira lives a repressed life, married to Shulem, who does not allow her to listen to secular music. They have a young daugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playback (magazine)
''Playback'' is an online Canadian film, broadcasting, and interactive media trade journal owned by Brunico Communications. It was previously published biweekly as a print magazine for the Canadian entertainment industry. It is widely considered to be a "must read" amongst industry professionals. History The first issue of ''Playback'' magazine was published, in tabloid format, on . The magazine has since begun to report on advancements in the online digital media industry as well, specifically web series and related events, media, and culture. The magazine also reports on funding resources for filmmakers, technical advancements in the industry, and trends. It is widely considered to be a "must read" amongst industry professionals. In May 2010, ''Playback'' magazine stopped publishing its biweekly print edition and became an exclusively online magazine An online magazine is a magazine published on the Internet, through bulletin board systems and other forms of public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce McDonald (director)
Bruce McDonald (born May 28, 1959) is a Canadian film and television director, writer, and producer. Born in Kingston, Ontario, he rose to prominence in the 1980s as part of the loosely-affiliated Toronto New Wave. McDonald has directed more than a dozen features films over the course of his three-decade-long filmmaking career. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' has called him an "iconoclastic filmmaker". Several of his films, ranging from mockumentaries to horror films, have attracted cult followings. His most notable films include ''Roadkill'' (1989), '' Highway 61'' (1991), '' Hard Core Logo'' (1996), ''Pontypool'' (2008), ''Trigger'' (2010), and '' Hellions'' (2015). ''Hard Core Logo'' has been frequently ranked amongst the greatest movies ever to come out of Canada. Early life McDonald was born in Kingston, Ontario, and later moved to Toronto, where he graduated from film school at Ryerson University. At Ryerson, he made the short films ''Merge'' (1980) and ''Let Me See...'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Husband (film)
''The Husband'' is a 2013 Canadian comedy film directed by Bruce McDonald. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast * Maxwell McCabe-Lokos as Henry Andreas * Sarah Allen as Alyssa Andreas * Dylan Authors as Colin Nesmith * August Diehl as Rusty * Joey Klein as Les * Jodi Balfour as Claire * Stephen McHattie as Armand * Tony Nappo as Colin's Dad References External links * * The Husband' at Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC; french: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada) is the federal institution, tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to the documentary heritage of Canada. The national archive and library is th ... 2013 films 2013 comedy films Canadian comedy films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Bruce McDonald 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films English-language comedy films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Province
''The Province'' is a daily newspaper published in tabloid format in British Columbia by Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network, alongside the ''Vancouver Sun'' broadsheet newspaper. Together, they are British Columbia's only two major newspapers. Formerly a broadsheet, ''The Province'' later became tabloid paper-size. It publishes daily except Saturdays, Mondays (as of October 17, 2022) and selected holidays. History ''The Province'' was established as a weekly newspaper in Victoria in 1894. A 1903 article in the ''Pacific Monthly'' described the ''Province'' as the largest and the youngest of Vancouver's important newspapers. In 1923, the Southam family bought ''The Province''. By 1945 the paper's printers went out on strike. ''The Province'' had been the best selling newspaper in Vancouver, ahead of the ''Vancouver Sun'' and '' News Herald''. As a result of the six-week strike, it lost significant market share, at one point falling to third place. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Melville
Kate name may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kate (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Gyula Káté (born 1982), Hungarian amateur boxer * Lauren Kate (born 1981), American author of young adult fiction * ten Kate, a Dutch toponymic surname originally meaning "at the house" Arts and entertainment * ''Kate'' (TV series), a British drama series (1970-1972) * ''Kate'' (film), a 2021 American action thriller film * An alternative title of "Crabbit Old Woman", a poem attributed to Phyllis McCormack * ''Kate'', a young adult novel by Valerie Sherrard * "Kate" (Ben Folds Five song), 1997 * "Kate" (Johnny Cash song), 1972 * "Kate", a song by Arty * "Kate (Have I Come Too Early, Too Late)", a song by Irving Berlin, 1947 * ''The Kate'', American TV series Ships * CSS ''Kate'', a Confederate blockade runner during the American Civil War * , a Union Navy steamer during the American Civil War * SS ''Kate'' (tug), a woo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picture Day (film)
''Picture Day'' is a Canadian teen comedy-drama film written, directed and co-produced by Kate Melville. The film stars Tatiana Maslany, Spencer Van Wyck, Steven McCarthy, and Susan Coyne. The film had its world premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2012. The film was released straight to video in the United States on May 21, 2013, by Ketchup Entertainment, and in a limited release in Canada on May 24, 2013. Cast * Tatiana Maslany as Claire * Spencer Van Wyck as Henry ** Troy Lebane as Young Henry * Fiona Highet as Annie * Steven McCarthy as Jim * Susan Coyne as Ruth * Fiona Highet as Annie * Catherine Finch as Vice Principal * Mark DeBonis as Lewis Production The film was shot in the fall of 2011 in downtown Toronto, Ontario. Release The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2012. The film had its United States premiere at the RiverRun Film Festival on April 14, 2013. The film was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Langrick
Margaret Langrick (born 1971) is a Canadians, Canadian writer and retired actress. She is now known as Maggie Langrick, and is the CEO of the publishing company Wonderwell. Filmography Films *''My American Cousin'' (1985) as Sandy Wilcox *''Harry and the Hendersons'' (1987) as Sarah Henderson *''Earth Star Voyager'' (1988) as Luz Sansone *''Martha, Ruth and Edie'' (1988) as Young Edie *''Cold Comfort (film), Cold Comfort'' (1989) as Dolores Lucas *''Thunderground'' (1989) as Casey *''American Boyfriends'' (1989) as Sandy Wilcox *''The Admiral and the Princess'' (1990) as voice of the Princess *''A Friend to Die For'' (also known as Death of a Cheerleader in the UK - 1994) as Jill Anderson *''Frankenstein: The College Years'' (1991) *''Sweet Angel Mine'' (1996) as Rauchine Television *''Danger Bay'' TV series 1984-89 as Jenny (3 Episodes) *''Camp Wilder'' TV series 1992-93 as Beth (All 19 Episodes) *''Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years'' TV series 1995-96 as Selina (Ep 4 - Badlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin (born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer, and film editor of both features and short films, as well as an installation artist, from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Since completing his first film in 1985, Maddin has become one of Canada's most well-known and celebrated filmmakers. Maddin has directed twelve feature films and numerous short films, in addition to publishing three books and creating a host of installation art projects. A number of Maddin's recent films began as or developed from installation art projects, and his books also relate to his film work. Maddin is known for his fascination with lost Silent-era films and for incorporating their aesthetics into his own work. Maddin has been the subject of much critical praise and academic attention, including two books of interviews with Maddin and two book-length academic studies of his work. Maddin was appointed to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keyhole (film)
''Keyhole'' is a 2011 Canadian film directed by Guy Maddin, starring Jason Patric, Isabella Rossellini, Udo Kier and Kevin McDonald. A surreal combination of gangster film and haunted house film, which draws on Homer's ''Odyssey'' as well, ''Keyhole'' tells the story of a Ulysses Pick (Patric), who returns to his home and embarks on an odyssey through the house, one room at a time. Filming began in Winnipeg on July 6, 2010. Maddin shot ''Keyhole'' digitally rather than his usual method of shooting on 16mm or Super-8mm. Plot The gang of Ulysses Pick (Jason Patric) shoots its way into his former home, which the police have surrounded, with a hostage and a stuffed wolverine (named "Crispy") in tow. Big Ed, the gang's second-in-command, then evicts the dead gangsters (who seem otherwise alive), after asking them to identify themselves: "Those of you who have been killed, stand facing the wall." They leave reluctantly, and the gang waits for Ulysses. The film's narrator, the ghost of Ul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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