AMPAS announces 10 Documentary Shorts on 2015 Oscar shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 88th Academy Awards® has been narrowed to 10 films, of which five will...
View ArticleAndy Warhol: Stars of the Silver Screen
review & photos by Allan TongTIFF's winter exhibition, Andy Warhol: Stars of the Silver Screen may well have been called Andy Warhol: Starfucker. Though it boasts some rare photographs, intriguing...
View ArticleMark Anthony wine tasting
by Allan TongAtop the TIFF Bell Lightbox on an unusually mild November evening this past Wednesday, Mark Anthony Fine Wines held its third annual portfolio tasting, showcasing nearly 40 brands. Here...
View ArticleAcademy of Canadian Cinema & Television announces Special Award Winners
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce six Academy Special Award winners for the 2016 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS: Ivan Fecan, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Ana Serrano, Mark...
View ArticleCinema Eye announces nominees for 9th annual Nonfiction Film Awards
Thirty-eight feature films and five shorts will vie for this year’s Cinema Eye Honors awards for Nonfiction Filmmaking as nominees were announced this evening at a reception at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen,...
View Article16 Animated Feature Films Submitted for 2015 Oscar Race
Sixteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 88th Academy Awards.Several of the films have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying run....
View ArticleThe 5th edition of La Grande Dégustation de Montréal
The curtain came down Saturday evening on the fifth edition of La Grande Dégustation de Montréal, which took place November 5, 6 and 7 at Place Bonaventure, Montreal. This year’s event marks an...
View ArticleAbbas Kiarostami: Doors Without Keys
Story & photos by Allan TongIranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami is opening a sublime photo exhibition of 50 life-sized doors on Nov. 21 at Toronto's Aga Khan Museum.Yes, doors. Ancient doors. Wooden...
View Article10 animated shorts advance in 2015 Oscar race
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 88th Academy Awards. Sixty pictures had originally qualified in...
View Article10 live action shorts advance in 2015 Oscar race
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 88th Academy Awards. One hundred forty-four pictures had...
View Articlethe 28th image+nation Montreal International LGBT Film Festival, Nov 26 – Dec 6
image+nation, Canada’s longest-running LGBT film festival, is all set to return for another 10 days of the finest LGBT cinema from across the globe.From 26 November - 6 December, image+nation 28 will...
View ArticleAward winners of the 18th Rencontres internationales du documentaire de...
The Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (Montreal International Documentary Festival or RIDM) will close tomorrow, Sunday November 22, after presenting 143 films and numerous...
View Article2015 American Music Awards
The 43rd Annual American Music Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles last night. It was hosted by Jennifer Lopez, who led off the evening by dancing to a medley of more than a dozen...
View ArticleThe Producers Guild of America announces PGA Awards 2015 documentary feature...
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today its Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures nominees that will advance in the voting process for the 27th Annual Producers Guild Awards. All other...
View ArticleCall for submissions: NFB’s Hothouse 11 program
Apply by December 11 for the chance to be part of the NFB’s Hothouse program for emerging Canadian animatorsNFB studios across Canada to take part in Hothouse’s 11th seasonThe National Film Board of...
View ArticleThe 10th anniversary of La Fête des vins du Québec, Nov 27-29
The 10th anniversary of the Fête des Vins du Québec launched yesterday at the Marché Bonsecours in Old Montreal. The day began with an awards presentation to Quebec's winemakers and sommeliers. The...
View ArticleToronto Film Critics Association names Deepa Mehta winner of the 2015...
Mehta to endow the filmmaker of her choosing with $50,000 in services from Technicolor Creative ServicesThe Toronto Film Critics Association is pleased to announce director Deepa Mehta is the recipient...
View Article25th Annual IFP Gotham Independent Film Award Winners Announced
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) tonight announced the winners of the 25h Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at its awards ceremony held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.Winning the...
View ArticleNational Board of Review Announces 2015 Award Winners
2015 Gala to be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 hosted by Willie GeistThe National Board of Review has named Mad Max: Fury Road the 2015 Best Film of the Year.NBR President Annie Schulhof said, “2015...
View ArticleNew York Film Critics Circle Awards announces winners for 2015
The New York Film Critics Circle held its voting for their NYFCC Awards this morning and have announced its award winners for the year 2015. The big winner was the Todd Haynes lesbian-themed drama...
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