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.
READ MOREThe 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?
READ MOREThe Musical Stage Company premieres the star-studded lineup and dates for the 16th edition of their signature UNCOVERED: THE MUSIC OF ABBA concert event. Musical Stage is also announcing, with immense gratitude, that this edition will be beloved Music Director Reza Jacobs’ last.
UNCOVERED… the annual sell-out series re-examines the songbooks of legendary singers/songwriters through a storytelling lens, developed and performed by Canada’s most celebrated musical theatre artists.
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The Other Path, an original audio drama series from Odyssey Theatre premiered this month with new episodes airing every two weeks. It is the first fantasy audio drama for adults created by a Canadian theatre company.
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Joseph Oisei Bonsu has always had a fascination with the visual arts. He is also the co-founder of Heroes of the World with his long-time friend, Mark Williams.
It was through his work on Heroes of the World that I first met Joseph at a Fan Expo Canada weekend a few years ago.
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Oscar-nominated composer Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) attended TIFF with two feature films this year – the 2022 German Oscar entry film Edward Berger‘s ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT and Gunnar Vikene‘s WAR SAILOR.
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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.
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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The world is not kind to Emily (Aubrey Plaza) whose financial stress and past criminal record do nothing but get in the way of her moving forward in life.
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Since starting in 2016, Laura Nanni has been a driving force for change within the organization, and the artistic community as a whole, using her strategic vision to spearhead SummerWorks through a period of positivity and re-imagining. She has helped increased its reputation as a global leader in contemporary performance, and curated countless new works that continue to engage audiences, and nurture artistic creativity and innovation.
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