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Émilie Mannering
Émilie Mannering is a Canadian film director. She is most noted for her short films ''Star'', which was a Quebec Cinema Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards and a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards, and '' Mahalia Melts in the Rain'', which was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards. Mannering directed the feminist web-series, ''Les Brutes''. Her 2019 film '' Jarvik'' was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films. Her 2022 short film ''À la vie à l'amor'' was a shortlisted finalist for the 2023 Prix collégial du cinéma québécois for short films, and a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards The 11th Canadian Screen Awards, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, honoured achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media product ... [...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. History The first issue of ''Playback'' magazine was published, in tabloid format, on 29 September 1986. 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 computer networks. One of the first magazines to convert fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarvik (film)
''Jarvik'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Émilie Mannering and released in 2019. The film centres on a young girl (Léïa Scott) whose desire for freedom conflicts with the medical limitations experienced by her brother (Maxime Roberge), who has an artificial heart. The film's cast also includes Maëlla Gougeon-Larouche and Monia Chokri. The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at the Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it won the award for Most Popular Short Film. In December 2019, the film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.Norman Wilner"TIFF announces Canada's top 10 films of 2019" ''Now Now most commonly refers to the present time. Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to: Organizations * Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization * National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization * Na ...'', December 11, 2019. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Women Film Directors
Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity and Canadian values. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Directors From Quebec
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Métro (Montreal Newspaper)
''Métro'' (also called ''Métro Montréal'' or ''Journal Métro'') was a French-language free daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The paper was wholly owned by local businessman Michael Raffoul, who owns print media distribution company Transmet. Journal Metro was part of the Metro Media group, which owned several neighbourhood-level and burough-level newspapers in Montreal and in Quebec City. ''Métro'' was formerly part of the international group of newspapers Metro International. History The paper was founded in 2001, by Montreal-based Transcontinental which licensed the brand from Metro International, itself founded in 1995. It was part of several free ''Metro'' papers launched across Canada and in other countries under various licensees. From its inception in 2001, it held a franchise as the sole French-language free daily newspaper to be distributed inside the Montreal Metro system and STM bus terminals In 2010, Journal Metro lost its franchise to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Canadian Screen Awards
The 11th Canadian Screen Awards, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, honoured achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2022."Ryan Reynolds, Catherine O'Hara to attend star-studded Canadian Screen Awards" , January 18, 2023. The ceremonies were held at Meridian Hall in Toronto from April 11–14, 2023, as part of Canadian Screen Week, returning to an in-person ceremony for the first time since being suspended in 2020 due to the |
Le Devoir
(, ) is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada. It was founded by journalist and politician Henri Bourassa in 1910. is one of few independent large-circulation newspapers in Quebec (and one of the few in Canada) in a market dominated by the media conglomerate Quebecor (including ). Historically was considered Canada's francophone newspaper of record, although by the end of the 20th century, that title was mostly used for its competitor . History Henri Bourassa, a young Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party MP from Montreal, rose to national prominence in 1899 when he resigned his seat in Parliament of Canada, Parliament in protest at the Liberal government's decision to send troops to support the British in the South African War of 1899–1902. Bourassa was opposed to all Canadian participation in British wars and would go on to become a key figure in fighting for an independent Canadian foreign policy. He is co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois" '' La Presse'', March 30, 2021. The award is presented in conjunction with Québec Cinéma, and headed by filmmaker Micheline Lanctôt. The award was presented for the first time in 2012, honouring films released in 2011. The initial slate of shortlisted nominees for the award is selected by a provincewide committee and announced in January, following which the participating schools integrate the films into their programs so that students can view, discuss and debate them. During the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma festival in February, events are also organized with each of the nominated directors, allowing participating students to meet the filmmakers and ask questions about the films. Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
À La Vie à L'amor
''À la vie à l'amor'' is a 2022 Canadian short drama film, directed by Émilie Mannering."Les courts métrages de h264 à l’honneur au TIFF 2022" . ''CTVM'', August 17, 2022. Featuring dialogue in English, French and Spanish, the film stars Lex Garcia as Cesar, a man who is emotionally numb from a difficult breakup; for his 30th birthday, he asks his friends and family to let him record their testimonies about the meaning and value of love. The film premiered at the . The film was a finalist for the 2023 |
Now (newspaper)
''Now'' (styled as ''NOW''), also known as ''NOW Magazine'' is an online publication based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Through most of its existence, ''Now'' was a free alternative weekly newspaper. Physical publication of ''Now'' was suspended in August 2022, amid the bankruptcy of its former owner Media Central Corporation, although some new content was still published to its website. In January 2023, it was announced that the publication will be acquired by journalist Brandon Gonez. Publication history ''Now'' was first published on September 10, 1981, by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein."Publisher of Toronto's iconic NOW Magazine files for bankruptcy." ''blogTO'', April 1, 2022. ''NOW'' is an alternative weekly that covers news, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada's Top Ten
Canada's Top Ten is an annual honour, compiled by the Toronto International Film Festival to identify and promote the year's best Canadian films."Canada's Top Ten awards will honour excellence in Canadian cinema". ''Welland Tribune'', November 23, 2001. The list was first introduced in 2001 as an initiative to help publicize Canadian films. Normally announced in December each year, the 2024 list was not announced until early January 2025.Carlos Diaz"Canada’s Top Ten: TIFF Celebrates the Best in Cinema for 2024" ''That Shelf'', January 8, 2025. The list is determined by tabulating votes from film festival programmers and film critics across Canada. Films must have premiered, either in general theatrical release or on the film festival circuit, within the calendar year; although TIFF organizes the vote, films do not have to have been screened specifically at TIFF to be eligible. Originally, only a single list of 10 films was released. Although both short and feature films were eli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voir
''Voir'' was a francophone alternative weekly newspaper in Montreal, Quebec, published by Communications Voir. ''Voir'' was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 27 November 1986. Later on the newspaper developed various local issues with more targeted content. In 2013, the newspaper dropped from weekly to biweekly publication. On April 29, 2015, it was announced that all shares owned by Paquet were purchased by a group of buyers composed of XPND Capital, a Quebec-based private equity firm, and two members of ''Voirs management team, Michel Fortin and Hugues Mailhot. Starting 2016, it commenced publishing as a free monthly magazine. In February 2019, the owners Mishmash Média announced that it was discontinuing the monthly paper edition to concentrate on the digital online edition. The paper format however may be used occasionally and very selectively on certain special issues and supplements of the publication. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
