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27th Annual Producers Guild Awards – winners
The 27th Annual Producers Guild Awards were held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel January 23, 2016. The big winner of the night was The Big Short which claimed the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for...
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Interior Design Show wraps up in Toronto
story and photos by Allan TongJanuary in Toronto is a cold, dark place, but for four days the Interior Design Show adds a little colour. The 18th IDS just wrapped (Jan. 21-24) after launching with a...
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31st Film Independent Spirit Awards winners announced
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards, the LA Film Festival and Film Independent at LACMA, handed out top honors to Spotlight, Beasts of No Nation and Room...
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36th annual Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies) winners announced
The ceremony for the 36th annual Golden Raspberry Awards or Razzies were held in Los Angeles on Saturday night to celebrate the worst in film. The top "winners" were Fantastic Four and Fifty Shades of...
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Call for submissions: Just For Laughs comedy short films
The Just For Laughs/Juste Pour Rire Comedy Festival has announced a call for submissions for short films to present at their upcoming 34th edition of the festival.The Just For Laughs Festival in...
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88th annual Academy Awards – winners [UPDATING LIVE]
The 88th Academy Awards took place tonight at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. It was hosted by comedian Chris Rock, who joked that the Oscars were "the White People’s...
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Canadian Film Fest Reveals 2016 Lineup (March 30 – April 2)
The Canadian Film Fest (CFF), celebrating it’s 10th edition, has revealed the line up for this year’s festival along with a new logo and website.The CFF returns to The Royal Cinema in Toronto from...
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Hot Docs Announces A Selection Of Special Presentations To Screen During 2016...
Hot Docs is pleased to announce 15 documentary features that will be a part of this year’s Special Presentations program, a high-profile collection of world and international premieres, award-winners...
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Call for submissions: Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal...
The Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) or Montreal International Documentary Festival has announced its call for submissions for this year's edition. It will be held from...
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The 19th Annual TIFF Kids International Film Festival, April 8 – 24, 2016
CONNECTING CHILDREN TO THE BEST CINEMA FROM AROUND THE GLOBE AT THE 19th ANNUAL TIFF KIDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALFestival extended to three weekends to make room for more films, more family time...
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2016 WGC Screenwriting Awards finalists announced
The Writers Guild of Canada celebrates 25 years of working for Canadian screenwriters, showcasing their talents at the 20th annual WGC Screenwriting Awards. The gala event takes place on May 2, 2016 at...
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Nominations announced for the 2016 MTV Movie Awards
Get ready movie buffs, because the 2016 Movie Awards are coming to you Sunday, April 10th from the Warner Brother Studios in Burbank, California. It's time to witness another show down. Voting is now...
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2016 Canadian Screen Awards – Television & Digital Media, Gala 1 Winners
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television held its first gala tonight at the Westin Harbour Castle for the first round of Canadian Screen Award winners for 2016. The event was hosted by comedian...
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2016 Canadian Screen Awards – Television & Digital Media Gala 2 Winners
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television held their gala evening at the Westin Harbour Castle for the second round of Canadian Screen Award winners for 2016. The Academy of Canadian Cinema &...
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2016 Canadian Screen Awards – Pre-Show & CBC Broadcast Winners
Comedian Norm Macdonald hosted the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards live on CBC from the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, where 39 CSAs were presented to winners from across the country, it...
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Call for submissions: Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal...
Submissions for RIDM 2016 are now open!Quebec’s only film festival dedicated to documentaries, the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) presents the best reality-based films, including...
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Call for submissions: TIFF Studio 2016
TIFF Studio 2016 Applications are now open:Calling Canadian writer-directors!Applications for Canadian writer-directors are now open for TIFF Studio, our year round training programme for mid-career...
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Love and laughter at this year's ICFF
by Allan TongFrom June 9-19, Italian cinema rules Toronto and Vaughan (with screenings in Hamilton, Quebec City and, new this year, Niagara Falls) with the Italian Contemporary Film Festival. The ICFF...
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Funnyman Zalone opens the ICFF in Toronto
story by Allan Tongphotos by Sally Warburton"Thank you for the orgasm," declared Italian funnyman, Checco Zalone.He and his longtime collaborator, director Gennaro Nunziante (right), opened the Italian...
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They Called Me Jeeg astonishes at ICFF
by Allan TongThe best film of this year's Italian Contemporary Film Festival is They Called Me Jeeg (Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot).To label Jeeg as Italy's first superhero action film is incomplete. It's...
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