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Mike Munn
Mike Munn CCE (born April 26, 1959) is a Canadian film and television editor, who won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing in a Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards for his work on the film '' To Kill a Tiger''. He was also a dual nominee in the same year for '' Batata''. He previously received three Gemini Award nominations for his work in television, with nods at the 12th Gemini Awards in 1998 for ''Time on Earth'', the 18th Gemini Awards in 2003 for ''Dave Bidini: The Hockey Nomad'', and the 19th Gemini Awards in 2004 for ''Youkali Hotel''. He was the editor of Sarah Polley's documentary film ''Stories We Tell'', for which he, Polley and David Forsyth won the Directors Guild of Canada The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) is a Canadian labour union representing more than 5,500 professionals from 48 different occupations in the Canadian film and television industry. Founded in 1962, the DGC represents directors, editors, assistant ...'s DGC Team Award in 2013. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Cinema Editors
Canadian Cinema Editors (CCE) is a professional association of film editors, founded in 2007. The bilingual non-profit organization promotes picture editing in television, film and new media. 2011 C.C.E. Award Winners 2012 C.C.E. Award Winners 2013 C.C.E. Award Winners 2014 C.C.E. Award Winners 2015 C.C.E. Award Winners 2016 C.C.E. Award Winners 2017 C.C.E. Award Winners Membership Editors are voted into Full Membership based on the following criteria: the quality of their achievements, their passion to the craft of editing and education of the craft to peers and students. Full Members must be sponsored by at least 2 current ''Full Members''. A jury of peers votes on the application, based on a minimum of 60 hours of edited work and overall quality. Successful applicants may use the designation C.C.E. after their name. Full Members (as of 2017) * Ricardo Acosta * Jamie Alain * Trevor Ambrose * George Appleby * Michel Arcand * Geoff Ashenh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Polley
Sarah Ellen Polley (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian actress,Howell, Peter (September 24, 1999)"Nobody's Starlet: Toronto's Sarah Polley is Only 20 but already a veteran actor so secure in her craft she can thumb her nose at Hollywood" ''Toronto Star''. September 4, 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2021. writer, director, producer and political activist. Polley first garnered attention as a child actress for her role as Ramona Quimby in the television series ''Ramona'', based on Beverly Cleary's books. Subsequently this led to her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series '' Road to Avonlea'' (1990–1996). She has starred in many feature films, including ''The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' (1988), ''Exotica'' (1994), '' The Sweet Hereafter'' (1997), ''Guinevere'' (1999), '' Go'' (1999), ''The Weight of Water'' (2000), '' No Such Thing'' (2001), ''My Life Without Me'' (2003), '' Dawn of the Dead'' (2004), '' Splice'' (2009), and '' Mr. Nobody'' (2009). Polley made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Headbanger's Journey
''Metal: A Headbanger's Journey'' is a 2005 documentary film directed by Sam Dunn with Scot McFadyen and Jessica Wise. The film follows 31-year-old Dunn, a Canadian anthropologist, who has been a heavy metal fan since the age of 12. Dunn sets out across the world to uncover the various opinions on heavy metal music, including its origins, culture, controversy, and the reasons it is loved by so many people. The film made its debut at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released as a two-disc special edition DVD in the US on 19 September 2006. A follow-up to the film titled ''Global Metal'' premiered at the Bergen International Film Festival on 17 October 2007, and saw limited release in theatres in June 2008. Dunn has also elaborated upon his "Heavy Metal Family Tree" in the VH1 series ''Metal Evolution'', which focuses on one subgenre per episode. Contents The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the new w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilby Wonderful
''Wilby Wonderful'' is a 2004 comedy-drama film directed by Daniel MacIvor, and starring James Allodi, Maury Chaykin, Paul Gross, Rebecca Jenkins, Sandra Oh, Elliot Page, Callum Keith Rennie, and Daniel MacIvor. ''Wilby Wonderful'' tells the story about 24 hours in the life of the small town of Wilby, where the municipal festival is in preparation. It focuses on the changes occurring in the lives of several different inhabitants as development comes to the island and threatens to change the world around them. The title comes from a sign created to promote the town; comically, it has been painted wrong, and says "Wilby Wonderful", as opposed to "Wonderful Wilby". ''Wilby Wonderful'' received a 71% rating from review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews. Plot In the small Canadian Maritimes island town of Wilby, Dan Jarvis (James Allodi), the town's video store owner, is preparing to kill himself by jumping off a bridge; however, the presence of the town's lovable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Men (film)
''Ice Men'' is a 2005 Canadian film written by Michael MacLennan and directed by (former television director and cinematographer) Thom Best. The film stars David Hewlett as Bryan, Martin Cummins as Vaughn, Greg Spottiswood as Jon, James Thomas as Steve, and Ian Tracey as Trevor. The movie gained considerable recognition through gay and lesbian film festivals. Plot For the first time since taking possession of the family cabin, Vaughn who has just celebrated his 30th birthday, has invited his best friends up for a winter weekend of hunting and drinking. But the arrival of unexpected visitors turns a simple getaway into two days of life changing turmoil. Vaughn and his brother Trevor were abused by their father and have become estranged. After their father’s death, Vaughn buys the family cabin from his mother with his inheritance while brother Trevor has gambled all his away and has a large debt to pay. With the unexpected visit of his brother at the cabin, Vaughn and his best f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owning Mahowny
''Owning Mahowny'' is a 2003 Canadian film about gambling addiction with a cast that includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin and John Hurt. Based on the true story of a Toronto bank employee who embezzled more than $10 million to feed his gambling habit, ''Owning Mahowny'' was named one of the ten best films of the year by critic Roger Ebert. Plot Between 1980 and 1982, Toronto bank employee Dan Mahowny is given access to bigger and bigger accounts with his promotion to assistant branch manager. His boss trusts him, but is unaware that Mahowny is a compulsive gambler. Mahowny is soon skimming larger and larger amounts for his own use and making weekly trips to Atlantic City, where he is treated like a king by the casino manager. Mahowny's girlfriend, fellow bank employee Belinda, cannot understand what is happening. Mahowny's criminal acts come to light when Toronto police begin to investigate his longtime bookie Frank. Cast * Philip Seymour Hoffman as Dan M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Law Of Enclosures (film)
''The Law of Enclosures'' is a 2000 Canadian drama film. It was written and directed by John Greyson, and based on the novel ''The Law of Enclosures'' by Dale Peck. The story traces the marital relationship of Henry and Beatrice, characters based on Peck's real-life parents, over the course of their lives from their courtship as young adults to their 40th wedding anniversary. For the film adaptation, Greyson set the events in 1991 against the backdrop of the first Gulf War, with Henry and Beatrice's younger and older selves all coexisting in a single time frame. Sarah Polley and Brendan Fletcher play Beatrice and Henry as a young couple, with Diane Ladd and Sean McCann playing the older characters. While author Peck was born in New York and raised in Kansas, Greyson set the film in Sarnia, Ontario. The score was written by Don Pyle and Andrew Zealley. Cast *Sarah Polley as Beatrice *Brendan Fletcher as Henry *Diane Ladd as Bea * Sean McCann as Hank *Kristen Thomson as Myrah *Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lulu (1996 Film)
''Lulu'' is a 1996 Canadian drama film directed by Srinivas Krishna.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 133. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Kim Lieu as Khuyen, a Vietnamese woman who comes to Canada as a mail-order bride, marrying Lucky (Michael Rhoades) with the intention of gaining Canadian citizenship so that she can sponsor her parents to come to Canada and escape Vietnam's oppressive government, only to get mixed up in organized crime when she meets Clive (Clark Johnson), a hustler on the run from local crime boss Kingsley (Saeed Jaffrey). The film was Lieu's first ever acting role; Krishna cast her in the film after discovering her working at a corner store in Kensington Market. Following its premiere at Cannes, the film was subsequently screened at the 1996 Montreal World Film Festival, and at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival."Canadians a highlight at To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picture Of Light
''Picture of Light'' is a 1994 Canada-Switzerland poetic documentary film by Peter Mettler. It was filmed in Churchill, Manitoba on two trips in 1991 and again in 1992. It is one of the key films of the Toronto New Wave. Synopsis Canadian/Swiss filmmaker Peter Mettler's goal of filming the Aurora Borealis, commonly known as the northern lights, is both a quest, a visual symphony and an extended metaphor. The journey begins with a train trip through the blustery snow scape from Winnipeg to Churchill, a community only accessible by rail or plane on the shores of Hudson Bay. A five-member crew, including Mettler, who appears in the film and provides the voice-over commentary, along with eccentric Swiss meteorologist, Andreas Zuest, who financed the film, camps out in a local motel run by a Croat immigrant populated by an odd collection of rugged Churchillian residents while they wait for the conditions to be right to capture the notoriously difficult lights on film. An intellectual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tectonic Plates (film)
''Tectonic Plates'' is a 1992 independent Canadian film directed by Peter Mettler. Mettler also wrote the screenplay based on the play by Robert Lepage. The film stars Marie Gignac, Céline Bonnier and Robert Lepage. The title of this film was created in terms of a metaphor, as it signifies the evolution of human life and "the geology of human behavior". Plot summary Madeleine (played by Marie Gignac) is studying art in Montreal, Canada. When her beloved professor (played by Robert Lepage) disappears, Madeleine decides to kill herself in the romantic setting of Venice. However, drug addict Constance (played by Céline Bonnier) dissuades her. Meanwhile, the professor has moved to New York, where he becomes a successful transvestite talk show host under the name of Jennifer. Cast * Celine Bonnier as Constance *Boyd Clack as Rhys * Robert Lepage as Jacques/Jennifer *Micheal Benson as Waiter *Normand Bissonnette as Kevin/Chopin *Richard Frechette as Antoine * Marie Gignac as Mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masala (1991 Film)
''Masala'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Srinivas Krishna and released in 1991. The film stars Krishna as a character named Krishna, an orphan in Toronto whose parents and siblings were killed several years earlier in an airline explosion while travelling back to India for a family visit, and is now cleaning up his act after several years living on the streets as a drug addict and criminal. The film also stars Zohra Sehgal as his grandmother; Saeed Jaffrey in a triple role as his uncle Lallu, a postal worker named Hariprasad and the Hindu god Krishna; and Sakina Jaffrey as Rita, Hariprasad's daughter. The film received the Samuelson Award at the Birmingham International Film and Television Festival in 1991, and Saeed Jaffrey received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 12th Genie Awards."Genies love dark Black Robe; Beresford film leads pack with 10 Genie nominations". ''Halifax Daily News ''The Daily News'' was a tabloid newspaper in Halifax, Nova Scotia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roadkill (1989 Film)
''Roadkill'' is a 1989 Canadian film directed by Bruce McDonald. In a review of the film's soundtrack album, the website AllMusic calls the film "an increasingly weird mix of ''Heart of Darkness'' and '' The Wizard of Oz''". Background The film was inspired by the Toronto rock band A Neon Rome. McDonald's original idea was to make a concert film following that band on tour; however, the band's lead singer, Neal Arbik, became disillusioned with the demands of touring to promote the band's debut album. His behaviour became increasingly erratic and rebellious over the course of the tour, and he ultimately quit the music industry before the film — or the band's second album — could be made. Instead, the film became a fictionalized portrayal of A Neon Rome, depicting a band on the verge of collapsing in a similar manner. Synopsis The film stars Valerie Buhagiar as Ramona, an intern at a Toronto record label who is sent to Sudbury by promoter Roy Seth (Gerry Quigley) to track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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