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CFC Alumni Reel in Awards at Canada’s Fall Festivals
The curtains have closed on the 2017 Toronto (TIFF), Atlantic (FIN), Calgary (CIFF), Edmonton (EIFF) and Vancouver (VIFF) International Film Festivals. After showcasing some of Canada’s best new and...
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IDEABOOST-supported Startup Éditions Animées Turns Children into Filmmakers with My Little Pony App BlinkBookBoth Éditions Animées and SAM, the inaugural 2016 Cultural Start-up Award recipients, shine...
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You Scared, Eh? II: More Great (and Underrated!) Canadian Horror Films by...
It’s that time again. Time to put on your comfiest sweater, brew all the tea you can find, and settle in with a slew of suitably spooky films sure to …Wait, what’s what? You can’t for the life of you...
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Norman Jewison Receives Award of Service for Arts Contributions in Canada and...
CFC founder and award-winning filmmaker Norman Jewison. Photo: Peter BreggCFC Founder and celebrated filmmaker Norman Jewison received a Special Tribute yesterday evening, October 24, at the Council...
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10 Things We Learned From '10 Things I Hate About You' Writer Kirsten Smith
Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith visits the CFC for an In Conversation event If you were anything like me as a high schooler watching 10 Things I Hate About You, you swooned over sensitive bad boy Patrick Verona...
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Six Horror-fying CFC Alumni Share Their “Favourite Scary Movies”
“What’s your favourite scary movie?”In honour of Halloween fast approaching, we made like Ghostface and asked a few CFC alumni who are working in (or have worked in) horror film and/or TV that very...
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CFC Alumni Holly Dale and Bruce McDonald Win 2017 DGC Awards
Congratulations to CFC alumni Bruce McDonald and Holly Dale, who received awards at the 2017 DGC Awards Gala this past Saturday, October 28 at The Carlu in Toronto.WeirdosBruce was recognized for...
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CFC Alumnus Denis McGrath to Posthumously Receive Margaret Collier Award at...
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television today announced the nine Special Award recipients who will be honoured at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards on Sunday, March 11, 2018. Among them is CFC...
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Alumni Films Head to ‘Canada’s Coolest Film Fest’
Never Saw it ComingCFC alumni have had a strong presence at Canada’s top film festivals this year (like TIFF, FIN, EIFF, VIFF and Calgary Film), picking up numerous awards along the way. Next up, many...
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Celebrate Black Excellence on Screen with CFC Alumni Films at TIFF’s Black...
Beginning today through December 22, you can celebrate 100 years of Black excellence on screen with TIFF’s Black Star Retrospective.The retrospective will showcase films like Lime Kiln Club Field Day...
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CFC Alumni & Resident Roundup: Updates & Successes (October/November 2017)
CFC alumni are continually making waves in the Canadian and international screen-based entertainment industries – from awards to industry recognition, “it lists” and more. We want to make it easy for...
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CFC Celebrates Donation of 78 Trees to Windfields Estate Courtesy of Tree...
From left to right: Julia Reale, CFC's Arborist; Rob Oliphant, MP for Don Valley West; Mike Rosen, President of Tree Canada; Maria Allen, Country Manager, Canada for Constellation Brands; and...
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Making Creative Ideas Take Root: Enterprising Culture 2017
Fundamental change can and does happen, by the slow accumulation of many advances done by a great many people. The more bodies we have in the room, the more we may start those accumulations. Jason...
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In Memoriam: Michka Saäl
Alumna Michka Saäl passed away suddenly in Montreal on July 9, 2017 after a brief illness. She had recently returned from Paris following a two-week run of her latest film, A Great Day in Paris. A...
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Acclaimed Author, Award-Winning Screenwriter John Irving on Adaptation and...
Entertainment journalist Johanna Schneller on stage with internationally acclaimed writer and Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Irving at a master class that CFC hosted at TIFF Bell Lightbox in...
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Chill Out: 31 Movies & Specials to Warm You Up All December
December is full of different celebrations and holidays, home to the winter solstice, and officially kicks off The Canadian Winter– a bittersweet season that lasts half the year. It’s a cold, dark...
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Creating VR in Four Stages: CFC Alumna Lillian Chan Talks 'Yumi and Boom'
What happens when an animator-artist-filmmaker sets out to make a virtual reality (VR) experience for the first time? You might be surprised at how much it’s like other film production – delays one...
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Alumni Film ‘Un Traductor’ Set for World Premiere at 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Un Traductor, the feature directorial debut of alumnus Sebastián Barriuso (co-director/producer), written and produced by fellow alumna Lindsay Gossling, is headed to the 2018 Sundance Film Festival...
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Reel Talk on the Cutting Room with Acclaimed Editor Ron Sanders
A scene from 'A Dangerous Method,' directed by David Cronenberg and edited by Ron Sanders. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.It’s no surprise that film and TV editing is often referred to as the...
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Delving into Immersive Media at Elevate TO: Market Insights
The House of VR in downtown Toronto, ready for Elevate AR/VR guests. The Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab (CFC Media Lab) in partnership with the House of VR presented Elevate AR/VR on September 13....
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