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Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award For Best Screenplay For A Canadian Film
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film is an annual award given by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle. The Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film Award The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually, except in 1974 when a number of Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation. In the 1970s ... was first awarded in 2015 for films released in 2014. Winners 2010s 2020s References {{VFCC Awards Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film Awards established in 2015 Screenwriting awards for film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) was founded in 2000 by David Spaner and Ian Caddell, in order to help promote Canadian films and the British Columbia Film and Television Industry. Its membership includes print, radio, on-line, and television critics, either based in Vancouver or with Vancouver outlets. VFCC Notable Milestones The VFCC celebrated its 13th anniversary of giving awards to the year’s best films on January 7, 2013 at the Railway Club. The event is the only among Canadian critics’ groups that presents a full slate of international awards and a full slate of Canadian awards. The VFCC also presents a Best of British Columbia Award and the Ian Caddell Achievement Award that goes to an individual or group that has made a significant contribution to the local film and television industry. Retrieved on 13 January 2009. Award categories International *Best Film *Best Director *Best Screenplay * Best Actor *Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Cividino
Andrew Cividino (born 1983) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter."Big buzz at Cannes for Canadian auteur's coming-of-age yarn". ''Montreal Gazette'', May 22, 2015. He is best known for his feature film directorial debut '' Sleeping Giant'', which premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, and for his frequent work as a director on the Emmy winning comedy ''Schitt's Creek'', for which he won a Primetime Emmy at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. Early life Originally from Dundas, Ontario, Cividino frequently spent childhood summers in the Sibley Peninsula region near Thunder Bay. Career After studying film at Ryerson University, Cividino made several short films, including ''Norbert'' (2007), '' We Ate the Children Last'' (2011) and ''Yellow Fish'' (2012). In 2006, he won the Ontario Film Review Board's student film competition. In 2011, Telefilm included him on its annual Talent to Watch panel, and his short ''We Ate the Children Last'' made TIFF's Top 10 Shorts list. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cody Bown
Cody may refer to: People *Cody (given name) *Cody (surname) * Cody (wrestler), a ring name of Cody Runnels Places Canada *Cody, British Columbia United States *Cody, Florida *Cody (Duluth), Minnesota *Cody, Missouri *Cody, Nebraska *Cody, Wyoming * Cody Lake (Minnesota), a lake in Minnesota Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Cody (band), a Danish musical group *''Come On Die Young'' (CODY), a 1999 album and song by Scottish band Mogwai * ''Cody'' (album), a 2016 album by Joyce Manor Other arts, entertainment, and media *Cody, a buffalo that appeared in the movie ''Dances with Wolves'' *Cody from ''The Rescuers Down Under'' *Cody Maverick, a rockhopper penguin and the main character in the movie '' Surf's Up'' *Cody, the surname of Janine "Smurf", Andrew "Pope", Craig, Deran, Joshua "J", and Lena Cody's criminal family in '' Animal Kingdom'' * ''Cody'' (TV series), series of Australian television movies *'' Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe'', a Republic Picture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fake Tattoos
''Fake Tattoos'' (french: Les faux tatouages) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Pascal Plante and released in 2017. The film stars Anthony Therrien as Theo, a young loner who meets and falls in love with Mag (Rose-Marie Perreault) at a rock concert. Awards Perreault received a Prix Iris nomination for Revelation of the Year at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2018, and a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. The film was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois The Prix collégial du cinéma québécois is an annual Canadian film award, presented to a film from Quebec judged as the best of the year by a jury of students in film studies programs at the province's CEGEPs.Léa Carrier"Je m’appelle humain re ... in 2019. References External links * * * Fake Tattoos' (version in French with English subtitles) at Library and Archives Canada 2017 films 2017 drama films Canadian drama films Films di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Plante
Pascal Plante is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec, whose debut feature film, ''Fake Tattoos (Les faux tatouages)'', premiered in 2017. He won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Canadian Screenplay at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2017, and the film's lead actress Rose-Marie Perreault received a Prix Iris nomination for Revelation of the Year at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2018, and a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. His second feature film ''Nadia, Butterfly'' was announced as an official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.Gregory Strong"Canada's Plante humbled by Cannes selection for film 'Nadia, Butterfly'" CityNews, June 4, 2020. Plante is a former competitive swimmer who tried out, but did not qualify, to represent Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and subsequently studied film at Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.Renée Dunk"Film stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werewolf (2016 Film)
''Werewolf'' is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by Ashley McKenzie and starring Andrew Gillis and Bhreagh MacNeil. It marks McKenzie's feature film directorial debut. The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, and subsequently received numerous accolades, including several Canadian Screen Award nominations, and the $100,000 Toronto Film Critics Association prize for best Canadian film of the year in 2017. Premise ''Werewolf'' centres on Blaise ( Andrew Gillis) and Vanessa ( Bhreagh MacNeil), two drug addicts living in New Waterford, Nova Scotia. Production The film was shot on Cape Breton Island for 26 days, and was funded through various government grants, including from Telefilm Canada. The story was inspired by a real-life couple in New Waterford; McKenzie learned they were referred to as "the lawnmower crackheads" because they went from house to house offering to mow people's lawns. Release After premiering at the Toronto International Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley McKenzie (director)
Ashley McKenzie (born 1984) is a Canadian director, screenwriter, and editor. She is known for her feature film directorial debut ''Werewolf'' (2016), which won numerous accolades, including the $100,000 Toronto Film Critics Association prize for best Canadian film of the year. Early life McKenzie was born on Cape Breton Island and raised in New Waterford, Nova Scotia. Career McKenzie began her career making short films in 2010. Her first short film, ''Rhonda's Party'' (2010), won the CBC's ''Short Film Face-Off'' in 2011 and was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list. Her second short film, ''When You Sleep'' (2012), won the award for Best Atlantic Emerging Director at the 2012 Atlantic Film Festival, and screened at the Cannes Film Festival in Telefilm Canada's short film showcase. Her third short film, ''Stray'', was released in 2013 and her fourth film, ''4 Quarters'' (2015), won Best Atlantic Short at the 2015 Atlanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Destroyer
''Hello Destroyer'' is a 2016 Canadian drama film written and directed by Kevan Funk. It had its world premiere in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. The film stars Jared Abrahamson as an enforcer on a hockey team who faces difficult consequences when a hit on an opposing player during a game turns more violent than intended. It was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture. Cast * Jared Abrahamson as Tyson Burr * Kurt Max Runte as Coach Dale Milbury * Joe Buffalo as Eric * Paul McGillion as Ron Burr * Sara Canning as Wendy Davis Production The film was an expansion of his 2013 short film ''Destroyer''. According to Funk, his intention was to make a film that explored institutional and systemic violence rather than a sports film per se; he chose a hockey-related setting as it represented an "aggressively Canadian" cultural institution which has a complex relationship with violence and toxic masculinity, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevan Funk
Kevan Funk is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His debut feature film, ''Hello Destroyer'', was released in 2016."Local filmmaker Kevan Funk's Hello Destroyer leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards for Canadian films" '''', January 10, 2017. Early life Originally from , |
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] |
Window Horses
''Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming'' is a 2016 Canadian animated feature film written and directed by Ann Marie Fleming (sometimes stylized with the title in parentheses or written as ''Window Horses'' without a subtitle), and a graphic novel by Fleming, ''Window Horses: The Poetic Epiphany of Rosie Ming''. Funding for the film was raised through an Indiegogo campaign, which amassed more than $80,000 in 50 days, from 730 contributors in 28 countries. The film was co-produced by Fleming's Stickgirl Productions, Sandra Oh and the National Film Board of Canada. Plot Rosie Ming lives in Vancouver with Gloria and Stephen, her maternal grandparents who are of Chinese descent. Rosie's mother Caroline died in a car accident when Rosie was a child. An aspiring poet with a fixation on Paris, France, Rosie collects her poems in a book which she self-publishes. The book gets the attention of the organizers of a poetry festival in Shiraz, Iran. Though Gloria is adam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Marie Fleming
Ann Marie Fleming is an independent Canadian filmmaker, writer, and visual artist. She was born in Okinawa, USCAR (nowadays Japan), in 1962 and is of Chinese, Ryukyuan and Australian descent. Her film ''Window Horses'' was released in 2016. Her animated biographical film ''The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam'' (2003) won Best Documentary at the San Diego Asian Film Festival and the Victoria Independent Film Festival. She is the great-granddaughter of the Chinese magician, acrobat and vaudeville performer Long Tack Sam. Background Fleming has a B.A. in English (Hon) from the University of British Columbia in 1984, and with a B.F.A. (Diploma in animation) from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design and the Open University in 1989. Later, she did an M.F.A. at Simon Fraser University's School for the Contemporary Arts in 1992. She completed the Cineplex Entertainment Film Program Directors' Lab in 1992 and was a resident at the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) in Toronto in the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
