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Trevor Anderson (artist)
Trevor Anderson is a Canadian filmmaker and musician. His films have screened at the Sundance Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, and the Toronto International Film Festival. Filmography Anderson has written and directed numerous award-winning short films. *''Rugburn'' (2005) screened at dozens of international film festivals, including the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and the Nashville Film Festival. *'' Rock Pockets'' (2007) won the inaugural Lindalee Tracey Award at the 2007 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, presented annually to an emerging Canadian filmmaker working with "passion, humanity, a strong sense of social justice, and a sense of humor." It won Honourable Mention for Most Innovative Short Film at the 2007 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. The film is shown in Vancouver high schools by the Out in Schools initiative to address LGBTQ issues, homophobia, and bullying in the classroom. *'' DINX'' (2008) was made through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,660 attending in 2016. It takes place each January in Park City, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah; and at the Sundance Resort (a ski resort near Provo, Utah), and acts as a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival consists of competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature films and short films, and a group of out-of-competition sections, including NEXT, New Frontier, Spotlight, Midnight, Sundance Kids, From the Collection, Premieres, and Documentary Premieres. History 1978: Utah/US Film Festival Sundance began in Salt Lake City in August 1978 as the Utah/US Film Festival in an effort to attract more filmmakers to Utah. It was founded by Sterl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Neil Steinberg of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' said Ebert "was without question the nation's most prominent and influential film critic," and Kenneth Turan of the ''Los Angeles Times'' called him "the best-known film critic in America." Ebert was known for his intimate, Midwestern writing voice and critical views informed by values of populism and humanism. Writing in a prose style intended to be entertaining and direct, he made sophisticated cinematic and analytical ideas more accessible to non-specialist audiences. While a populist, Ebert frequently endorsed foreign and independent films he believed would be appreciated by mainstream viewers, which often resulted in such film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Relaxation Module
''Municipal Relaxation Module'' is a Canadian short comedy-drama film, directed by Matthew Rankin and released in 2022. The film stars Maurice Krank as Ken, a man in Winnipeg who has an idea to improve a park bench but gets lost in the maze of city bureaucracy when he tries to suggest it, becoming increasingly frustrated until his only choice left for calming down is to sit on the very park bench he was trying to change. The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. It was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.Pat Mullen"Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten" ''Point of View'', December 8, 2022. Awards The film was the winner of the Prix SPIRA at the 2022 Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival.Marie-Hélène Paquin"Festival du cinéma international : le Grand Prix décerné à Tu te souviendras de moi" Ici Radio-Canada ICI or Ici may refer to: Companies and organisations * ICI Homes, builder, Florida. US * Former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Twentieth Century (film)
''The Twentieth Century'' is a 2019 Canadian surrealist comedy-drama film written and directed by Matthew Rankin in his full-length directorial debut. The film portrays a fictionalized portrait of the rise to power of former Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King as played by Dan Beirne. It won three Canadian Screen Awards. Historical divergence The film is not a realistic or literally accurate depiction of Canadian history, instead mixing and matching elements of real history with invented fantasia in a stylized manner reminiscent of the films of Guy Maddin, and taking place largely on deliberately unrealistic sets influenced by German Expressionism, 1940s melodrama and wartime propaganda films. Rankin himself described it as "one part Canadian Heritage Minute and one part ayahuasca death trip". Although most of the film's major characters are at least loosely based on real Canadian historical figures, not all of their careers actually coexisted. In reality, alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Rankin
Matthew Rankin is a Canadian experimental filmmaker. He is most noted for his 2014 film '' Mynarski Death Plummet'', which was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards and a shortlisted Jutra Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 17th Jutra Awards, and his 2017 film ''The Tesla World Light'', which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards and received an Honourable Mention for the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. His feature-length debut, ''The Twentieth Century'', premiered in 2019. '' [...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] |
75th Locarno Film Festival
The 75th annual Locarno Festival opened on 3 August 2022 in Locarno, Switzerland with film ''Bullet Train'' by David Leitch. The 75th edition of Locarno Film Festival celebrated as diamond jubilee edition screened 226 films including 105 world premieres and 3 international premieres. It hosted retrospective screenings of Douglas Sirk’s films in its Retrospettiva section. The festival closed on 13 August with the Swiss-German documentary film ''Everything About Martin Suter. Everything but the Truth'' (''Alles über Martin Suter. Ausser die Wahrheit.'') by André Schäfer. ''Rule 34'' by Julia Murat was awarded the Golden Leopard and ''The Adventures of Gigi the Law'' by Alessandro Comodin Special Jury Prize. On the last day of the festival the Variety Piazza Grande Award went to French film ''Annie Colère'' by Blandine Lenoir, and the Prix du Public UBS, to Swiss-Belgian film ''Last Dance'' by Delphine Lehericey. 128,500 audience watched the screenings during the eleven day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before I Change My Mind
''Before I Change My Mind'' is a Canadian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Trevor Anderson and released in 2022.Martin Kudlac"Locarno 2022 Review: BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND Embraces Tired Tropes, Then Reenergizes Them" ''Screen Anarchy'', August 17, 2022. Set in 1987, the film stars Vaughan Murrae as Robin, a non-binary person whose family moves to a small town in Alberta, where they navigate the challenges of fitting into a new environment by befriending Carter (Dominic Lippa), the school bully.David Ehrlich and Sophie Monks Kaufman"10 Must-See Movies at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival" ''IndieWire'', August 2, 2022. Its cast also includes Lacey Oake, Matthew Rankin, Shannon Blanchet, Rohan Khare, Jhztyn Contado, Milana Bochinska, Kaitlyn Haugen, Kristin Johnston, Etta George House, Andrea House, Heather Noel, Ethan Nasr, Joshua Carter, Onika Henry, and Desiree Burkett, as well as Anderson himself in a small supporting role as a music teacher. The film premiered on August 10, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Jams
''Jesse Jams'' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Trevor Anderson Trevor Anderson (born 3 March 1951) is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager. He played as a forward. Playing career Born in Belfast, Anderson began his playing career at Portadown before signing for Manchester United in October 1972. ... and released in 2020. The film is a portrait of Jesse Jams, a transgender First Nations musician from Edmonton, Alberta who formed the punk rock band Jesse Jams and the Flams as a tool of healing from his history of trauma and mental illness. The film premiered in March 2020 at Outfest Fusion. Concurrently with the release of the film, Jesse Jams and the Flams released ''You Don't Know Crazy'', an EP of some of the songs heard in the film. The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.Brent Furdyk"Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations" '' ET Canada'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Docking (film)
''Docking'' is a Canadian short film, directed by Trevor Anderson and released in 2019.Fish Griwkowsky"Edmonton has huge showing at Sundance with two distinct films" ''Edmonton Journal'', January 29, 2019. Mostly wordless apart from a brief introductory narration by Anderson, the film metaphorically explores his fears and insecurities about dating as a gay man through the depiction of a large penis flying alone through space until meeting another penis and docking with it.Peter Knegt"Like Star Wars, but with giant penises: This Canadian film is awakening an uncut force at Sundance" CBC Arts, January 24, 2019. Anderson worked with production designer Todd Cherniawsky and make-up artist Christien Tinsley to create the film. The score was composed by Lyle Bell, Anderson's bandmate in The Wet Secrets. Anderson has described the film as an attempt to push the boundaries of non-fiction filmmaking, by reducing the element of personal essay and increasing the element of cinematic fan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Deputy
''The Little Deputy'' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Trevor Anderson and starring Luke Oswald, released in 2015. Synopsis This short film blurs documentary and fiction as Anderson re-creates a photograph taken with his father at a West Edmonton Mall photography business while wearing western garb when he was a child in the 1980s. Using the visual tropes of dramatic reenactments seen in documentaries, the photographer initially mistakes young Anderson (played by Luke Oswald) for a girl and offers him a red dress to wear. He corrects the photographer, worried about the consequences of wearing the dress, and ends up wearing a child-sized deputy costume, which he is shown wearing in the real-life photo that inspired the creation of this film. The second act of ''The Little Deputy'' manifests Anderson's childhood wish to wear the red gown. Filmed at Fort Edmonton, Anderson lives his childhood fantasy, wearing a red gown created custom for the director/actor, desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal+
Canal+ (Canal Plus, , meaning 'Channel Plus'; sometimes abbreviated C+ or Canal) is a French premium television channel launched in 1984. It is 100% owned by the Groupe Canal+, which in turn is owned by Vivendi. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted. Unencrypted programming can be viewed free of charge on Canal+ and on satellite on Canal+ Clair (Clear). The channel does not broadcast advertising, except when broadcasting on free-to-air slots. Almost all foreign films and series are broadcast in their original language with French subtitles on a secondary audio channel and dubbed in French or in French. All the programs of the group's channels are subtitled in French for the deaf and hard of hearing and the visually impaired also have access audio description for some programs. Canal+ is a supporter of the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) initiative, which promotes and establishes an open European standard for hybrid set-top boxes for the rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
