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Spotlight: Composer Chanda Dancy On...

Chanda Dancy is an artist and composer for film and other multimedia projects. She has been a fellow of the 2009 Sundanc...
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Reel Asian 2022 Pitch Winner: Carol...

Reel Asian’s So You Think You Can Pitch? 2022 competition made a triumphant return at this year’s annual festiva...
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Film, Film Reviews, Hye's Picks, Interviews

Film Spotlight: Jason Loftus’...

Canadian filmmaker Jason Loftus‘ latest film, the powerful animated documentary Eternal Spring (長春) combines p...
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Awards, Film, Film Festivals, Interviews, Music, TIFF 2022
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Spotlight: Composer Chanda Dancy On Her Emotional Work For ‘DEVOTION’

December 5, 2022

Chanda Dancy is an artist and composer for film and other multimedia projects. She has been a fellow of the 2009 Sundance Film Composers Lab, and a winner of the 2002 BMI Pete Carpenter Fellowship for Aspiring Film Composers and the 2004 APM/YMF Music Business Award.

Her composing work includes music for the hit Netflix TV Original THE DEFEATED starring Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), and most recently, the Korean War era epic DEVOTION starring Jonathan Majors (Da 5 Bloods, Loki).

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Reel Asian 2022 Pitch Winner: Carol Nguyen

December 4, 2022

Reel Asian’s So You Think You Can Pitch? 2022 competition made a triumphant return at this year’s annual festival! As in previous years, there was a live showdown between finalists as they pitched their short-film projects to a jury for a chance to win a fabulous prize package to kickstart or finish their film.

This year’s pitch winner was Carol Nguyen. She is a Vietnamese Canadian filmmaker, born and raised in Toronto, now based in Montreal. Her pitch project’s title is Beyond Borders.

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Film Spotlight: Jason Loftus’s Documentary Eternal Spring (長春)

November 12, 2022

Canadian filmmaker Jason Loftus‘ latest film, the powerful animated documentary Eternal Spring (長春) combines present-day footage with 3D animation inspired by comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars) art to retrace the real-life event of the takeover of a Chinese TV station on its 20th anniversary.

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TIFF 2022 Recap

November 10, 2022

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was a total success this year. I was able to attend several in-person press and public screenings. It was honestly one of my best even if it left me a little knackered at the end of it.

After 10 days, I my tally adds up to 27 films. Not bad for my first full festival back in person, right?

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‘FOR LOVE’ Producer Mary Teegee on Indigenous Resilience and Resurgence

September 29, 2022

Producer/writer Mary Teegee of Carrier Sekani Family Services and producer/writer/director Matt Smiley, the creative team behind the poignant and essential-viewing documentary FOR LOVE is currently available on Netflix in Canada.

Narrated by music legend Shania Twain, a longtime advocate for children’s rights, FOR LOVE exposes the link between residential schools and the thousands of Indigenous children and youth in Canada’s child welfare system.

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Spotlight: Filmmaker & Actor Gigi Saul Guerrero

August 31, 2022

Gigi Saul Guerrero is a Mexican filmmaker and actress. She graduated with Honors with a B.A. in Motion Picture Production from Capilano University. Her career started early with several short films including, Dia De Los Muertos, Madre de Dios, and Bestia.

Gigi is also the co-founder of Luchagore Productions, which allowed her to work on projects that were passion projects and hone in her filmmaking style. She gained recognition for creating and directing the 2017 horror web series, La Quinceañera.

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En Foco| Spotlight: Xun Sero on Tsotsil Cinema & his first documentary ‘MAMÁ’

June 11, 2022

Mexican Tzotzil director Xun Sero‘s first documentary feature, MAMÁ (MOTHER), premiered at Hot Docs last month to great reviews. In the film, Xun creates an open dialogue with his mother, Hilda, which allows them to confront their past with honesty while also finding a sense of understanding and forgiveness.

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