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Toronto 2013: going around the block and beyond the edge - the good oil on whole fest from true insi
László Kriston, professional festival devotee, interviews Jane Scboettle, festival powerhouse. With formal responsibility for our region, she discusses the fate…
Toronto: 2013: Felony feels the benefits of Beneroya
That one of Hollywood’s leading venture capitalists was funding almost half of a mainstream Aussie movie’s budget is concrete proof…
Toronto 2013: what won what for who
Steve McQueen is breaking towards the mainstream and Oscar contention with 12 Years a Slave. In a brutally competitive field,…
Toronto 2013: falling into a Pitt with Dede Gardner
László Kriston, our hardworking international journalist hunting Australians hunting deals instead found Dede Gardner, head of Brad Pitt’s production company…
Toronto 2013: kicks off with hastily recut version of Assange film
Running the Assange retake The Fifth Estate as the opening film for Toronto is an odd choice in itself. But…
Former Canadian ambassador tells truth about ‘Argo’
Ken Taylor, who served as Canada’s ambassador to Iran during the 1979 US hostage crisis, has spoken out about the…
TIFF 2012: launchpad for Oscar runs
The Toronto festival kicked off in commercial style, opening with Looper and On the Road. for the more awards-minded, and…
Canadian Documentary: vicious cuts crippling industry
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Fantasia: loving Asia
Montreal's Fantasia presented Danish director Mikkel Nørgaard's Clown its top award, but also awarded several Asian films currently or recently…
New Media Funding: world's most experienced veteran speaks
Andra Sheffer, who runs the three funds for Bell in Canada, has arguably more experience in external support for the…