Filmmaker apologizes for claiming family came from the Quebec Algonquin community. The National Film Board of Canada has pulled a documentary from the slate of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, after questions surfaced about the filmmaker’s claim to indigenous roots. The documentary “Inconvenient Indian” “will be withdrawn from all upcoming … [Read more...]
Canada’s emerging artist community receives critical support with fourth round of the Music Video Production (MVP) Project
Today, RBC and the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced 13 grant recipients for the fourth round of the MVP Project. The program, which is a joint initiative between RBCxMusic and the Prism Prize, provides support to emerging Canadian musicians and filmmakers for music video creation and production. Today also marks the opening … [Read more...]
Gearing up for one of Canada’s premier food film festivals
What a difference a year makes. Last year around this time, I was planning my first foray into the food film industry, as a judge for the famous Devour! Food Film Festival, which takes place yearly in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Founded in 2009, Devour! is considered the world’s largest film festival dedicated to all things … [Read more...]
Best Film Schools in the U.S. & Canada 2020, Presented by CU Boulder
Welcome to MovieMaker’s annual list of the Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada, at what is obviously a very strange time for all schools. Movies and films have become, more than ever, a vital source of distraction and inspiration for millions of people across the globe. If it wasn’t clear before so many of us were isolated at home, our … [Read more...]
Eclair Announces Deployment of its Theatrical Delivery Solutions in Turkey with Content Services Provider Imaj
Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries (Ymagis Group – FR0011471291, MAGIS, PEA-PME, TECH 40), today announced an agreement with Istanbul-based film & TV content services provider Imaj for the deployment of Eclair’s broadband network and digital content delivery solutions, including its innovative … [Read more...]
Christie Brings Cinema to Life, Repeating as the Official Projection Partner of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
TORONTO – (September 4, 2018) – Christie® is proud to announce that it is the official digital projection partner, for the 18th consecutive year, of the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival ®*, the world’s largest public film festival. Taking place from September 6-16, 2018, the Toronto International Film Festival garners global attention … [Read more...]