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Vancouver International Film Festival Award For Best Canadian Film
The Vancouver International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film is an annual award, presented by the Vancouver International Film Festival to honour the film selected by a jury as the best Canadian film screened at VIFF that year. The award was presented for the first time in 2003. It was initially open only to films from Western Canada Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces, Canadian West or the Western provinces of Canada, and commonly known within Canada as the West, is a Canadian region that includes the four western provinces just north of the Canada� ..., but was expanded in 2009 to include all Canadian films. Winners See also * Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film References {{VIFF Best Canadian Film Best Canadian Film Awards established in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver International Film Festival
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society, a provincially-registered non-profit and federally-registered charitable organization, which also runs the year-round programming of the Vancity Theatre and Studio Theatre at the VIFF Centre. Both in terms of admissions and number of films screened (133,000 and 324 respectively in 2016), VIFF is among the five largest film festivals in North America. The festival screens films annually from approximately 73 countries on 10 screens. The festival has three main programming platforms: East Asian film, Canadian film, and nonfiction films. Besides films from around the world, VIFF also includes talks, workshops, performances, and other special events related to cinema. History The festival was first launched in 1958; however, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Skogland
Kari Skogland is a Canadian filmmaker. In 2016, she co-founded independent production company Mad Rabbit. Her most recent project is the '' Falcon and the Winter Soldier'' television series for Marvel Studios. Career Skogland started as an editor. Then she moved on to directing, starting with award-winning television commercials and music videos. Then she became a director of television shows, beginning with an episode of 1994's '' Dead at 21'' and five episodes of 1996's '' Traders''. ''Traders'' was nominated for several Geminis including Best Director, and won Best Series. Her first film, ''The Size of Watermelons'' won the Silver Award at WorldFest Houston. Her CBC film ''White Lies'' was nominated for several Geminis and an International Emmy and won a Tout Ecran. She also directed '' 50 Dead Men Walking ''starring Sir Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess and Rose McGowan in March 2009. She directed episodes of ''Boardwalk Empire'', '' The Borgias'' and in 2014 the miniseries ''Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violent (film)
''Violent'' is a 2014 Canadian-Norwegian drama film directed by Andrew Huculiak and created by the Vancouver-based production company Amazing Factory Productions. The film acts as a companion to the Vancouver band We Are the City's album of the same name. Though the film features an original score by the band, none of the band's songs are featured in the film. Plot synopsis The film follows Dagny (Dagny Backer Johnsen), a young woman longing to escape small-town life and move to the big city. Dagny's mother arranges for her to work for a family friend who lives in the city. Dagny recalls her most recent memories of the five people who loved her the most, all while experiencing a catastrophic event. Production The movie, produced by Josh Huculiak, Amy Darling of Media Darling and Brent Hodge of Hodgee Films, was made for $300,000, and was shot sometimes with less than five crew members on set at a time. The film is the feature film debut for Amazing Factory Productions, who are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Burning Feeling
''That Burning Feeling'' is a Canadian romantic comedy-drama film, directed by Jason James and released in 2013. The film stars Paulo Costanzo as Adam Murphy, a womanizing hotshot real estate agent who is forced into a period of self-examination when he tests positive for gonorrhea and must track down his recent sexual partners to inform them; during the process, he also meets Liv (Ingrid Haas), a woman who may offer him the opportunity to start fresh in a serious long-term relationship. The cast also includes Tyler Labine, John Cho, Rukiya Bernard, Jay Brazeau, Emily Hampshire, Julia Benson, Dalila Bela and Ona Grauer Ona Grauer is a Canadian-Mexican actress best known for her portrayal of the Ancient Ayiana and later Emily Young in the science fiction television series ''Stargate Universe'', part of the ''Stargate'' franchise. In the FX show ''Archer .... The film was co-winner with Jeff Barnaby's '' Rhymes for Young Ghouls'' of the award for Best Canadian Film at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Barnaby
Jeff Barnaby (1976 – 13 October 2022) was a Canadian film director, writer, composer, and film editor. He is known for his horror films '' Rhymes for Young Ghouls'' and ''Blood Quantum''. Early life Barnaby was born on a Mi'kmaq reserve in Listuguj, Quebec, in 1976. He graduated from both the Dawson College and Concordia University film programs. Career Barnaby began his career directing short films. Barnaby's short film ''From Cherry English'' won two Golden Sheaf Awards: Best Aboriginal and Best Videography in the 2004 Yorkton Film Festival. His 2010 short film '' File Under Miscellaneous'' was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama. '' Rhymes for Young Ghouls'' marked Barnaby's feature film debut. The film premiered in the Discovery section of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. It was given an independent release in Canada by its production company, Prospector Films in 2014. In July 2014, Monterrey Media acquired the film for U.S. d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhymes For Young Ghouls
''Rhymes for Young Ghouls'' is a 2013 Canadian independent drama film and the feature-film debut of writer-director Jeff Barnaby. Set in 1976 on the fictional Red Crow Mi'kmaq reservation, it takes place in the context of the Canadian residential school system. Although it tells the fictional story of a teenager named Aila and her plot for revenge, it is based on the history of abuse of the First Nations people by government agents, including a large number of reported cases of the mental and physical abuse of residential school children. It is presented from the perspective of a teenage girl. Plot The film opens with a brief prologue explaining the history of Canadian First Nations children being compelled by law to attend Indian residential schools. In 1969, the prepubescent Aila (Miika Whiskeyjack) lives with her father Joseph (Glen Gould), mother Anna ( Roseanne Supernault) and younger brother Tyler at the fictional Red Crow Indian Reservation, a Mi'kmaq Indian reserve. Ail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Buxton
Jason Buxton is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed three short films, ''A Fresh Start'', ''The Garden'' and ''The Drawing'', before debuting his first full-length feature film, '' Blackbird'', in 2012."Jason Buxton on Blackbird: ‘There’s a meditative quality to it’" . '''', September 10, 2012. Career Buxton's first feature film ''Blackbird'' was nominated for two awards at the |
Blackbird (2012 Film)
''Blackbird'' is a 2012 Canadian drama film written and directed by Jason Buxton. The film stars Connor Jessup as a socially isolated and bullied goth teenager who befriends his " puck bunny" classmate (Alexia Fast), but is falsely accused of plotting a school shooting after he makes a threat against her boyfriend in an online chat session. Plot Sean Randall (Connor Jessup), a goth teenager, is a friend of classmate Deanna (Alexia Fast), with whom he rides the bus every day. Her boyfriend plays on an ice hockey team and she is friends with the team's other members. Sean's father has a gun collection, and Sean sometimes joins him when he goes hunting. Sean films his father shooting a deer and shows the footage to his schoolmates, which (when combined with his goth fashion sense) makes them think that he is creepy. The members of the hockey team bully Sean for being weird and for being friends with Deanna, which angers Sean. Sean's teacher advises him to write down his feelings. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Émond
Anne Émond (born 1982) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, currently based in Montreal, Quebec. Early life and education Born in 1982, Anne Émond has lived and worked in Montreal since 2001. In 2005, she completed her undergraduate program in cinema at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Career Since then, she wrote and directed seven short films including ''L'Ordre des choses'' (2009), ''Naissances'' (2009), ''Sophie Lavoie'' (2009) and ''Plus rien ne vouloir'' (2011). ''L'Ordre des choses'' won the Coop Vidéo Price for Best Director in 2009 at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. It was also nominated for the Claude Jutra Award. ''Naissances'' was chosen as one of the Toronto International Film Festival's top ten short films of 2009 and was nominated at the Brooklyn International Film Festival. Émond's short film ''Sophie Lavoie'' won the best short-film for the Festival du Nouveau Cinema. Her debut feature film, '' Nuit #1'', succeeded in cementi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuit 1
''Nuit #1'' ( en, Night #1) is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Anne Émond. Plot Clara ( Catherine De Léan) and Nikolai ( Dimitri Storoge) meet at a sweat-soaked rave and end their night at his apartment. The first part of the film is an erotic and candid portrait of their lovemaking, When Clara tries to sneak out without saying goodbye, this typical hookup takes an unexpected turn. Awards/nominations * 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival award for Best Canadian Film - Won (Anne Émond) * 2012 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee (Catherine De Léan) * 2012 Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay - Nominee (Anne Émond) * 2012 Claude Jutra Award for best film by a first-time director - Won * 2012 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 t ... [...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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incendies
''Incendies'' (; "Fires") is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's play of the same name, ''Incendies'' stars Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, and Rémy Girard. The story concerns Canadian twins who travel to their mother's native country in the Middle East to uncover her hidden past amidst a bloody civil war. While the country is unnamed, the events in the film are heavily influenced by the Lebanese Civil War and particularly the story of prisoner Souha Bechara. The film was shot mainly in Montreal, with a few days spent in Jordan. It premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals in September 2010 and was released in Quebec on 17 September 2010. It met with critical acclaim in Canada and abroad and won numerous awards. In 2011, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ''Incendies'' also won eight Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
