Canadian producer Hussain Currimbhoy has been appointed, effective immediately
Canadian producer Hussain Currimbhoy has been appointed artistic director of Toronto’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Shane Smith departed from the role in June after eight years and Currimbhoy will assume the position immediately. In the role, he will oversee programming for the film festival in addition to Toronto’s Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema and educational programme Docs for Schools.
Currimbhoy is a producer, director and film curator with credits on Praying For Armageddon; And, Towards Happy Alleys; and Venice 2023 premiere Hollywoodgate.
In the festival world, he has worked for Sundance Film Festival,...
Canadian producer Hussain Currimbhoy has been appointed artistic director of Toronto’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Shane Smith departed from the role in June after eight years and Currimbhoy will assume the position immediately. In the role, he will oversee programming for the film festival in addition to Toronto’s Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema and educational programme Docs for Schools.
Currimbhoy is a producer, director and film curator with credits on Praying For Armageddon; And, Towards Happy Alleys; and Venice 2023 premiere Hollywoodgate.
In the festival world, he has worked for Sundance Film Festival,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Phil Lind, who led Rogers Communications, Canada’s biggest cable and wireless phone giant, as vice chairman until 2014 after a 45-year career, has died. He was 80.
Toronto-based Rogers in a statement said Lind died Sunday, having remained as a member of the company’s board of directors. No cause of death was offered.
“Phil joined Rogers in 1969 as the company’s first programming officer and, over the next 54 years, helped build Rogers into a telecom and media powerhouse,” the company said. “Dubbed The Right-Hand Man, Phil served as a close confidant and advisor to company founder Ted Rogers for nearly 40 years and served as vice-chair of the Board at the time of his passing. Phil left an incredible legacy and made an indelible mark on Rogers.”
Lind oversaw Rogers’ expansion into the U.S. cable market in the 1980s before those assets were eventually sold off for a profit in...
Toronto-based Rogers in a statement said Lind died Sunday, having remained as a member of the company’s board of directors. No cause of death was offered.
“Phil joined Rogers in 1969 as the company’s first programming officer and, over the next 54 years, helped build Rogers into a telecom and media powerhouse,” the company said. “Dubbed The Right-Hand Man, Phil served as a close confidant and advisor to company founder Ted Rogers for nearly 40 years and served as vice-chair of the Board at the time of his passing. Phil left an incredible legacy and made an indelible mark on Rogers.”
Lind oversaw Rogers’ expansion into the U.S. cable market in the 1980s before those assets were eventually sold off for a profit in...
- 8/22/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chloe Trayner has been named artistic director of the Ragtag Film Society, a 23-year-old non-profit that runs the preeminent international non-fiction documentary festival, True/False, in Columbia, Mo.
Also joining the festival’s curatorial squad is Eric Allen Hatch in a new role as music director and film programmer.
Launched in 2004 by co-founders David Wilson and Paul Sturtz, True/False has become one of the documentary community’s favorite film festivals, normally talking place in late February-early March. More of a showcase than premiere festival, True/False is a community-based affair known for its enthusiastic, politically diverse audience and upbeat vibe.
True/False is unique in that it’s not a premiere-driven international festival like Cannes, Sundance, or Toronto, and it’s not a regional festival like Woodstock or Sarasota. The line-up typically includes 40 features docs and 15 to 25 short documentaries. It’s not an event where distribution deals are made...
Also joining the festival’s curatorial squad is Eric Allen Hatch in a new role as music director and film programmer.
Launched in 2004 by co-founders David Wilson and Paul Sturtz, True/False has become one of the documentary community’s favorite film festivals, normally talking place in late February-early March. More of a showcase than premiere festival, True/False is a community-based affair known for its enthusiastic, politically diverse audience and upbeat vibe.
True/False is unique in that it’s not a premiere-driven international festival like Cannes, Sundance, or Toronto, and it’s not a regional festival like Woodstock or Sarasota. The line-up typically includes 40 features docs and 15 to 25 short documentaries. It’s not an event where distribution deals are made...
- 8/5/2021
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
“Schitt’s Creek” and “Blood Quantum” were the big winners in the television and film categories, respectively, at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards.
“Schitt’s Creek” led television honors with eight awards for it’s sixth and final season, including best comedy series; best direction, comedy for Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy; and the sixth win in a row for Catherine O’Hara as best lead actress in comedy. “Canada’s Drag Race” follows with five wins, including best reality/competition program or series.
Jeff Barnaby’s “Blood Quantum” topped film honors with seven Canadian Screen Awards, including Michael Greyeyes in the performance by an actor in a leading role category. Tracey Deer’s first feature “Beans” won best motion picture, while Deepa Mehta was awarded best achievement in direction for “Funny Boy.” Michelle Pfeiffer won actress in a leading role for “French Exit.”
Recently departed Canadian thespian Christopher Plummer was the recipient of best...
“Schitt’s Creek” led television honors with eight awards for it’s sixth and final season, including best comedy series; best direction, comedy for Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy; and the sixth win in a row for Catherine O’Hara as best lead actress in comedy. “Canada’s Drag Race” follows with five wins, including best reality/competition program or series.
Jeff Barnaby’s “Blood Quantum” topped film honors with seven Canadian Screen Awards, including Michael Greyeyes in the performance by an actor in a leading role category. Tracey Deer’s first feature “Beans” won best motion picture, while Deepa Mehta was awarded best achievement in direction for “Funny Boy.” Michelle Pfeiffer won actress in a leading role for “French Exit.”
Recently departed Canadian thespian Christopher Plummer was the recipient of best...
- 5/21/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy earns nine nods including best film.
Jeff Barnaby’s zombie horror Blood Quantum leads the Canadian Screen Awards nominations with 10 nods, the organisation announced on Tuesday (March 30)
The genre title from Prospector Films missed out on a best picture nomination but is in contention for lead actor with Michael Greyeyes, who starred in Sundance breakout Wild Indian, and garnered nods for best effects, best screenplay for Barnaby, and Michel St-Martin’s cinematography, among others.
Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy earned nine nods including best film alongside Tracey Deer’s Beans, Pascal Plante’s Nadia, Butterfly,...
Jeff Barnaby’s zombie horror Blood Quantum leads the Canadian Screen Awards nominations with 10 nods, the organisation announced on Tuesday (March 30)
The genre title from Prospector Films missed out on a best picture nomination but is in contention for lead actor with Michael Greyeyes, who starred in Sundance breakout Wild Indian, and garnered nods for best effects, best screenplay for Barnaby, and Michel St-Martin’s cinematography, among others.
Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy earned nine nods including best film alongside Tracey Deer’s Beans, Pascal Plante’s Nadia, Butterfly,...
- 3/30/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Charles Officer’s Invisible Essence: The Little Prince, the acclaimed documentary that looks at the legacy of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved book The Little Prince, begins it's Canadian theatrical run here in Toronto, tomorrow at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema. Officer will be in attendance for a Q+A following the opening night screening at 6pm (ish). Check the Hot Docs Cinema site for ticket information. Invisible Essence then moves on to Edmonton (March 17th), Vancouver (April 5th), Guelph (April 19th and two dates in Ottawa and Calgary (Tbc). We just got the brand new poster to share with you, so you know what to keep an eye out for when you go to your local cinema for a show. Down the right side we can see braille,...
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- 3/7/2019
- Screen Anarchy
It always comes back to this. As far as I can remember watching horror, there was always this kind of film showing on TV: ordinary folk, exposure to something awful (usually nuclear in nature), and then ensuing chaos. Of course I’m talking about the ‘50s and the Atomic Age of Horror, and starting with the title, 1977’s The Incredible Melting Man is intent on paying homage to them. Intent is a helluva word; full of optimism and purpose, it suggests a clear vision to be followed through. However, if it had been, we wouldn’t be left with this hilarious and heartfelt curiosity.
Released by American International stateside in December, Timm didn’t do great business nor were critics lining up to ladle praise upon it. Every review however did laud Rick Baker’s gooey makeup, and it has been considered the lone shining star in a vacant sky...
Released by American International stateside in December, Timm didn’t do great business nor were critics lining up to ladle praise upon it. Every review however did laud Rick Baker’s gooey makeup, and it has been considered the lone shining star in a vacant sky...
- 2/16/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
1940: Portia Faces Life premiered on CBS Radio.
1980: Edge of Night's Clown Puppet killer claimed its first victim.
1991: Y&R's David died in a trash compactor.
1997: One Life to Live's Tea fell out a window."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1940: Radio soap opera Portia Faces Life debuted on CBS, sponsored by General Foods during its entire run on radio. The series had premiered early in 1940 on radio station Wnac in Boston, then moved to Wls in Chicago, Krld in Dallas, Kgw in Portland and Kfi in Los Angeles before moving to the CBS network.
1980: Edge of Night's Clown Puppet killer claimed its first victim.
1991: Y&R's David died in a trash compactor.
1997: One Life to Live's Tea fell out a window."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1940: Radio soap opera Portia Faces Life debuted on CBS, sponsored by General Foods during its entire run on radio. The series had premiered early in 1940 on radio station Wnac in Boston, then moved to Wls in Chicago, Krld in Dallas, Kgw in Portland and Kfi in Los Angeles before moving to the CBS network.
- 10/10/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
In today’s film news roundup, Jeff Nichols makes his first music video with his brother’s band Lucero and the films “Brampton’s Own” and “Take Light” have gotten distribution.
Music Video
“Loving” writer-director Jeff Nichols has moved into the music video world with the release of his short film “Long Way Back Home,” starring Michael Shannon, Garrett Hedlund, Scoot McNairy and Paul Sparks.
The seven-minute film, released Tuesday, is based on the eponymous track from Memphis band Lucero’s new album “Among The Ghosts.” The members of Lucero — Nichols’ brother Ben Nichols, Brian Venable, Roy Berry and John C. Stubblefield — also appear in the film.
Sarah Green, who produced Jeff Nichols’ “Loving,” “Midnight Special” and “Mud,” and Erin Freeman produced the film, which was shot by longtime Nichols collaborator Adam Stone. The video was filmed in both the band’s hometown of Memphis, Tenn. and the Nichols brothers’ home state of Arkansas.
Music Video
“Loving” writer-director Jeff Nichols has moved into the music video world with the release of his short film “Long Way Back Home,” starring Michael Shannon, Garrett Hedlund, Scoot McNairy and Paul Sparks.
The seven-minute film, released Tuesday, is based on the eponymous track from Memphis band Lucero’s new album “Among The Ghosts.” The members of Lucero — Nichols’ brother Ben Nichols, Brian Venable, Roy Berry and John C. Stubblefield — also appear in the film.
Sarah Green, who produced Jeff Nichols’ “Loving,” “Midnight Special” and “Mud,” and Erin Freeman produced the film, which was shot by longtime Nichols collaborator Adam Stone. The video was filmed in both the band’s hometown of Memphis, Tenn. and the Nichols brothers’ home state of Arkansas.
- 8/22/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Gravitas Ventures has bought all U.S. rights to Michael Del Monte’s transgender documentary “Transformer,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The distributor will release “Transformer” theatrically on Oct. 19 for an Academy Award qualifying run along with being available on demand.
“Transformer” won several awards at the Hot Docs International Film Festival including the Rogers Award for best documentary, the emerging filmmaker award and the overall audience award. Additionally, the film was awarded the audience award and best feature documentary award at the Austin Film Festival.
“Transformer” tells the story of Matt Kroczaleski, a bodybuilder, world-record powerlifter, cancer survivor, father, and former U.S. Marine, as he transitions into a woman, now known as Janae. The film features Janae raising her three teenage sons, coping with her parents’ reactions, and her undergoing vocal and facial feminization surgery. The documentary shows the struggle Janae endures as she fights for her identity and place in society.
The distributor will release “Transformer” theatrically on Oct. 19 for an Academy Award qualifying run along with being available on demand.
“Transformer” won several awards at the Hot Docs International Film Festival including the Rogers Award for best documentary, the emerging filmmaker award and the overall audience award. Additionally, the film was awarded the audience award and best feature documentary award at the Austin Film Festival.
“Transformer” tells the story of Matt Kroczaleski, a bodybuilder, world-record powerlifter, cancer survivor, father, and former U.S. Marine, as he transitions into a woman, now known as Janae. The film features Janae raising her three teenage sons, coping with her parents’ reactions, and her undergoing vocal and facial feminization surgery. The documentary shows the struggle Janae endures as she fights for her identity and place in society.
- 7/10/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Maya Gallus’ documentary looks at women running some of the world’s top restaurants.
MetFilm Sales has acquired world rights excluding Canada to Maya Gallus’ documentary The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution, which will have its world premiere on Wednesday as the opening film at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
The feature-length documentary looks at women running some of the world’s top restaurants, and a younger generation unwilling to submit to the brutal, macho conditions that were once the norm.
The film profiles pioneers including Anne Sophie Pic of France’s Maison Pic; Angela Hartnett of Murano in London; and Anita Lo,...
MetFilm Sales has acquired world rights excluding Canada to Maya Gallus’ documentary The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution, which will have its world premiere on Wednesday as the opening film at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
The feature-length documentary looks at women running some of the world’s top restaurants, and a younger generation unwilling to submit to the brutal, macho conditions that were once the norm.
The film profiles pioneers including Anne Sophie Pic of France’s Maison Pic; Angela Hartnett of Murano in London; and Anita Lo,...
- 4/24/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
When Hot Docs, the documentary film festival held annually in Toronto, staged its first event back in 1994, the program presented a mere 21 features, including the Noam Chomsky profile “Manufacturing Consent” and Nick Broomfield’s “Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer.”
From the humble beginning, this celebration of nonfiction short subjects and features has become the largest of its kind, and one of the most internationally recognized, receiving 3,000 submissions from across the globe for possible inclusion in the 2018 event.
“We’re in the golden age of documentary, and we’re seeing that in the volume of films submitted,” says Hot Docs director of programming Shane Smith, “but also the range and quality of the stories being told. I never have trouble finding films for the festival. The problem is deciding on the final selection because of the number of quality films that we see.”
This year’s Hot Docs,...
From the humble beginning, this celebration of nonfiction short subjects and features has become the largest of its kind, and one of the most internationally recognized, receiving 3,000 submissions from across the globe for possible inclusion in the 2018 event.
“We’re in the golden age of documentary, and we’re seeing that in the volume of films submitted,” says Hot Docs director of programming Shane Smith, “but also the range and quality of the stories being told. I never have trouble finding films for the festival. The problem is deciding on the final selection because of the number of quality films that we see.”
This year’s Hot Docs,...
- 4/20/2018
- by Robert Ham
- Variety Film + TV
Now that Yankee Thanksgiving has more or less given the rest of the free world permission to fully embrace holiday mode we should tell all of our Canadian readers of a documentary that is coming out just in time for the holidays, Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas, a film by Larry Weinstein. Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas will have a one time screening on Sunday December 3 at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, for the cast/crew and public, hosted by Toronto Jewish Film Foundation. That same night it will premiere on documentary Channel at 8pm Est then air once more on CBC on December 7th at 9:00 p.m. For your viewing pleasure we have your first look at the trailer for Larry Weinstein's...
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- 11/24/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Canada’s Walk Of Fame 2017: Stompin’ Tom Connors, Donovan Bailey, Anna Paquin Honoured, Among Others
Six Canadians, including actor Anna Paquin, former sprinter Donovan Bailey and environmentalist David Suzuki, were inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame on Wednesday night at a gala. Three of the 2017 inductees were awarded posthumously: legendary Canadian singer Stompin’ Tom Connors, communications giant Ted Rogers and civil libertarian Viola Desmond. Donovan Bailey (Sports and Athletics) – legendary sprinter, two-time Olympic champion in the 100-metre and 4×100-metre relay, […]...
- 11/16/2017
- by Chris Jancelewicz
- ET Canada
Chicago – Jerry Lewis had a long and winding life, dying last week at the age of 91. Through that life he had many show business lives – including the inevitable addictions – surviving all of the them with his signature comic style. He also was featured in over 70 films, and HollywoodChicago.com remembers three of them.
Jerry Lewis in Chicago in 1996
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
When the gawky 19 year-old Lewis met the suave singer Dean Martin in 1946, little did they know that they would become the most popular act in America for several years, and make 16 films together between 1949 through 1956. Their box office draw was white-hot, so much so that neither of them could keep up with the blur of what happened to them. “Martin & Lewis” eventually broke up at the height of their fame in 1956, during which Martin famously said, “Jer, when I look at you,...
Jerry Lewis in Chicago in 1996
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
When the gawky 19 year-old Lewis met the suave singer Dean Martin in 1946, little did they know that they would become the most popular act in America for several years, and make 16 films together between 1949 through 1956. Their box office draw was white-hot, so much so that neither of them could keep up with the blur of what happened to them. “Martin & Lewis” eventually broke up at the height of their fame in 1956, during which Martin famously said, “Jer, when I look at you,...
- 8/31/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) plans to reduce its lineup of films by 20 per cent for the 2017 edition, as well as drop two of the festival’s 11 public venues. Movie screenings will no longer happen at the Isabel Bader Theatre and Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, which has the combined capacity of […]...
- 2/23/2017
- by Jordan Appugliesi
- ET Canada
It's Only the End of the World and Operation Avalanche recognized among the 2017 Canadian Screen Award NominationsIt's Only the End of the World and Operation Avalanche recognized among the 2017 Canadian Screen Award NominationsAdriana Floridia1/17/2017 2:50:00 Pm
This morning the Canadian Screen Awards announced their 2017 nominations, recognizing the best of last year's Canadian films.
The awards are given out by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. This year's nominees boast a diverse line up of films that tell stories not just in English and French, but also Mandarin, Atikamekw and Inuktiut.
The most high-profile of the bunch would have to be Xavier Dolan's It's Only the End of the World, which is a likely contender at the Oscars this year in the Best Foreign Language Film category. It made the shortlist of nine films that will be considered at the Oscars, which also includes Germany's Toni Erdmann and Chile's Neruda.
This morning the Canadian Screen Awards announced their 2017 nominations, recognizing the best of last year's Canadian films.
The awards are given out by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. This year's nominees boast a diverse line up of films that tell stories not just in English and French, but also Mandarin, Atikamekw and Inuktiut.
The most high-profile of the bunch would have to be Xavier Dolan's It's Only the End of the World, which is a likely contender at the Oscars this year in the Best Foreign Language Film category. It made the shortlist of nine films that will be considered at the Oscars, which also includes Germany's Toni Erdmann and Chile's Neruda.
- 1/17/2017
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday morning. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?” can be found at the end of this post.)
At long last, the Alamo Drafthouse is finally opening in Brooklyn this Friday, complementing a new wave of New York City cinemas that already includes the Metrograph, the Nitehawk (which will soon open another location), and the iPic chain, and is scheduled to add several more exciting venues 2017. With that exciting news in mind, we’ve put forward the following question to our panel of critics: What is the best movie theater that you have ever been to, and what made it so special?
Miriam Bale (@mimbale), Freelance
The Castro Theater in San Francisco is obviously the best. See anything there and you’ll know why.
At long last, the Alamo Drafthouse is finally opening in Brooklyn this Friday, complementing a new wave of New York City cinemas that already includes the Metrograph, the Nitehawk (which will soon open another location), and the iPic chain, and is scheduled to add several more exciting venues 2017. With that exciting news in mind, we’ve put forward the following question to our panel of critics: What is the best movie theater that you have ever been to, and what made it so special?
Miriam Bale (@mimbale), Freelance
The Castro Theater in San Francisco is obviously the best. See anything there and you’ll know why.
- 10/24/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
A new documentary chronicling the life of Darius McCollum, a man who has spent half of his life in jail for impersonating New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority workers, is coming to Toronto’s Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema. Filmmaker Adam Irving follows McCollum whose undiagnosed Asperger’s syndrome led to a life-long obsession with buses and trains […]...
- 9/29/2016
- by Rachel West
- ET Canada
Plus: AwesomenessTV begins ‘Straight Outta Oz’ shoot; and more…
Hot Docs has established the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund with a $1m gift from the Rogers Foundation.
The grant follows a $4m gift from the Rogers Foundation to purchase the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, the century-old theatre in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood that Hot Docs has operated, managed and programmed for the past four years.
Named after the late philanthropist and president and CEO of Rogers Communications, the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund will provide financial support to Canadian documentarians.
“Documentaries provide an urgently needed reflection of our society – warts and all,” said Hot Docs president Chris McDonald. “The Rogers Foundation’s generous support for doc makers recognises the depth of talent in this country, and provides them critical resources to tell their stories.”
AwesomenessTV has begun production on a behind-the-scenes film following Todrick Hall’s upcoming North American Tour titled Straight Outta Oz. The feature...
Hot Docs has established the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund with a $1m gift from the Rogers Foundation.
The grant follows a $4m gift from the Rogers Foundation to purchase the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, the century-old theatre in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood that Hot Docs has operated, managed and programmed for the past four years.
Named after the late philanthropist and president and CEO of Rogers Communications, the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund will provide financial support to Canadian documentarians.
“Documentaries provide an urgently needed reflection of our society – warts and all,” said Hot Docs president Chris McDonald. “The Rogers Foundation’s generous support for doc makers recognises the depth of talent in this country, and provides them critical resources to tell their stories.”
AwesomenessTV has begun production on a behind-the-scenes film following Todrick Hall’s upcoming North American Tour titled Straight Outta Oz. The feature...
- 6/24/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Despite not being nominated for Best Director, Louise Archambault’s Gabrielle managed to pull off what we thought was the impossible (our Leora Heilbronn has pegged the drama as the film that should win, but favored Denis Villeneuve’s Enemy as the best bet) winning Best Motion Picture at the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards (a.k.a Canadian Oscars). If the out of synch supposed “live” telecast wasn’t bad enough (all awards including the winning film were announced almost one hour prior to on twittersphere), the show’s producers gave Gabrielle winning producers Luc Déry and Kim McCraw the equivalent of end of toilette paper roll in terms of time.
The voters also choose Gabrielle‘s Gabrielle Marion-Rivard as Best Actress in a Leading Role, while the heavily favored Enemy grabbed five awards, Best Direction for Villeneuve, Best Original Score for the excellent Danny Bensi/Saunder Jurriaans pairing , Best Editing,...
The voters also choose Gabrielle‘s Gabrielle Marion-Rivard as Best Actress in a Leading Role, while the heavily favored Enemy grabbed five awards, Best Direction for Villeneuve, Best Original Score for the excellent Danny Bensi/Saunder Jurriaans pairing , Best Editing,...
- 3/10/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Producers Kim MCraw and Luc Déry collected the best motion picture prize at the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards (9) and Gabrielle Marion-Rivard was named best lead actress. Louise Archambault directed Gabrielle.
On a big night for Enemy, Denis Villeneuve was named best director and Sarah Gadon best supporting actress.
The psychothriller also won awards for editing, original score and cinematography.
Gabriel Arcand was named best lead actor for The Auction (Le Démantelement) while Gordon Pinsent claimed the best supporting actor prize for The Grand Seduction.
The F-Word writer Elan Mastai won best adapted screenplay and The Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary prize was awarded to Watermark.
“Tonight we gather in the company of our country’s brightest and most glamorous talent to celebrate the best in Canadian film and television,” said Academy chair Martin Katz.
“I am honoured to celebrate and applaud this year’s outstanding nominees and winners. Their work brings us together, around screens...
On a big night for Enemy, Denis Villeneuve was named best director and Sarah Gadon best supporting actress.
The psychothriller also won awards for editing, original score and cinematography.
Gabriel Arcand was named best lead actor for The Auction (Le Démantelement) while Gordon Pinsent claimed the best supporting actor prize for The Grand Seduction.
The F-Word writer Elan Mastai won best adapted screenplay and The Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary prize was awarded to Watermark.
“Tonight we gather in the company of our country’s brightest and most glamorous talent to celebrate the best in Canadian film and television,” said Academy chair Martin Katz.
“I am honoured to celebrate and applaud this year’s outstanding nominees and winners. Their work brings us together, around screens...
- 3/10/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
With the dust fully settled on the Academy Awards, we point our attention northward with tonight’s 2014 Canadian Screen Awards. Many of the television winners have already been announced in glitzy fashion during this Canadian Screen Week, but with baited breath, we’re more keen on seeing how the film award honors will pan out. Last year’s Tiff saw Denis Villeneuve bring not one (Prisoners), but a pair of feature films and it is the offbeat, doppelgänger delight Enemy that should reap in the top awards of the evening. Here are my predictions of who will win, who should win, and who should have been nominated in each of the most anticipated film categories.
Best Motion Picture:
The nominees are: Enemy, The Dismantlement, Empire of Dirt, The F Word, Gabrielle, The Grand Seduction, Maina, Tom at the Farm
Screenie voters tend to favor Canada’s yearly submission for the...
Best Motion Picture:
The nominees are: Enemy, The Dismantlement, Empire of Dirt, The F Word, Gabrielle, The Grand Seduction, Maina, Tom at the Farm
Screenie voters tend to favor Canada’s yearly submission for the...
- 3/9/2014
- by Leora Heilbronn
- IONCINEMA.com
Rogers Communications Looking For New CEO Canadian cable-tv-wireless-broadband provider Rogers Communications CEO Nadir Mohamed plans to retire next January. The board will appoint a search firm and begin looking internationally for a replacement, the Toronto-based company announced. Neither Ed Rogers nor Melinda Rogers, children of founder Ted Rogers, will put their names forward for the top job. Rogers is controlled by a family trust through a dual-class stock structure. While Mohamed’s decision was unexpected, the fact the Rogers children aren’t in the running signals the move wasn’t forced on him, said Maher Yaghi, an analyst at Desjardins Securities in Montreal. A global CEO search also provides the opportunity to look for someone with a fresh approach, he said. Separately, Rogers reported 4th-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates. Shares today rose 4.1% to C$47.32 at the close in Toronto, the biggest gain since July. Rogers shares have climbed 25% in the past year.
- 2/16/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Teens playing Hallowe'en pranks find a dead marine in his car which, prima facie, appears to be suicide. Tony (Michael Weatherly) is on the phone to one of his Baltimore Pd friends about a competition: Larceny Lotto. A Hallowe'en tradition where they attempt to guess the number of disturbance calls on Mischief Night. Tony explains for Ziva (Cote de Pablo) that this is the night before Hallowe'en; and then guess the number of calls on Hallowe'en itself. McGee (Sean Murray) reminds Tony that he hates Hallowe'en. In the season 4 Hallowe'en episode Witch Hunt, Tony recalls he dressed up as an astronaut when he was little. he also got lots of candy and his father made him throw it away. Tony said he hated Hallowe'en and Klingons. Well he's changed his mind. McGee recalls Devil's Night when he was little on base. Gibbs (Mark Harmon) calls Ziva "Agent David". The Db marine,...
- 4/21/2011
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
Toronto -- Recovery from the recession by a battered Canadian media sector continued this week with a series of delicate rebalancing acts.
Edward Rogers, the son of the late Ted Rogers, is to become deputy chairman of Rogers Communications, Canada's largest cable TV and wireless phone operator, as it reorganizes its business units to cut costs and adjust to changing market conditions.
Rogers, controlling shareholder of the media group, moves from head of the cable unit to oversee mergers and acquisitions as the company merges its cable TV, internet and wireless phone businesses.
"The historical lines are being blurred," Rogers Communications CEO Nadir Mohamed said of a media convergence typified by young people increasingly using mobile phones to surf the Internet and view video content.
"The changes are very much in sync with where the market is going," he added in a media conference call.
Elsewhere, satellite radio operator Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings,...
Edward Rogers, the son of the late Ted Rogers, is to become deputy chairman of Rogers Communications, Canada's largest cable TV and wireless phone operator, as it reorganizes its business units to cut costs and adjust to changing market conditions.
Rogers, controlling shareholder of the media group, moves from head of the cable unit to oversee mergers and acquisitions as the company merges its cable TV, internet and wireless phone businesses.
"The historical lines are being blurred," Rogers Communications CEO Nadir Mohamed said of a media convergence typified by young people increasingly using mobile phones to surf the Internet and view video content.
"The changes are very much in sync with where the market is going," he added in a media conference call.
Elsewhere, satellite radio operator Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings,...
- 9/17/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto -- Nadir Mohammed has been named president and CEO of Rogers Communications, Canada's largest cable and wireless operator.
Toronto-based Rogers said late Monday that Mohammed has been promoted from president and COO of the wireless phone division to replace company founder Ted Rogers, who died in December.
Rogers chairman Alan Horn said Mohammed was the unanimous choice of the company board of directors to fill the vacant top post.
The Canadian media giant offered no word on the future of Edward Rogers, the late Ted Rogers' son, who challenged Mohammed for the CEO post and is expected to fill an alternative senior executive post.
Edward Rogers and sister Melinda are chairman and vice-chair, respectively, of a family trust that retains a controlling stake in Rogers Communications.
Toronto-based Rogers said late Monday that Mohammed has been promoted from president and COO of the wireless phone division to replace company founder Ted Rogers, who died in December.
Rogers chairman Alan Horn said Mohammed was the unanimous choice of the company board of directors to fill the vacant top post.
The Canadian media giant offered no word on the future of Edward Rogers, the late Ted Rogers' son, who challenged Mohammed for the CEO post and is expected to fill an alternative senior executive post.
Edward Rogers and sister Melinda are chairman and vice-chair, respectively, of a family trust that retains a controlling stake in Rogers Communications.
- 3/31/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto -- Rogers Communications wireless division head Nadir Mohammed has emerged as the company's next CEO.
The Globe and Mail newspaper on Monday cited sources close to the executive hunt that indicated the announcement of Mohammed's promotion to the CEO post is imminent.
Toronto-based Rogers, Canada's largest cable and wireless operator, has been in executive search mode since the death of company founder Ted Rogers in December.
One of the few remaining obstacles to Mohammed's appointment is establishing a key management role for Edward Rogers, son of the late Ted Rogers and head of the company's cable division.
The Globe and Mail newspaper on Monday cited sources close to the executive hunt that indicated the announcement of Mohammed's promotion to the CEO post is imminent.
Toronto-based Rogers, Canada's largest cable and wireless operator, has been in executive search mode since the death of company founder Ted Rogers in December.
One of the few remaining obstacles to Mohammed's appointment is establishing a key management role for Edward Rogers, son of the late Ted Rogers and head of the company's cable division.
- 3/16/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto -- Ted Rogers, who transformed a single Toronto FM radio station into the North American broadcasting, publishing and telecoms conglomerate Rogers Communications, died Tuesday at his home in Toronto. He was 75.
He was hospitalized in late October for a heart condition.
Long listed as one of Canada's wealthiest people, Rogers was a highly regarded businessman, even by some of his fiercest rivals, and is seen as a radio and wireless telephone pioneer. He started his company in 1960 with a Can$85,000 loan.
Bespectacled, tall and sandy-haired, Rogers was known as a workaholic, a demanding boss and a stubborn leader.
In his recent autobiography, "Relentless: The True Story of the Man Behind Rogers Communications," Rogers described the resistance he faced when he asked his board of directors to invest about Can$500,000 ($403,000 in today's currency) in wireless technology in 1983.
"Every board member voted against me, even my wife," he wrote. "They forced...
He was hospitalized in late October for a heart condition.
Long listed as one of Canada's wealthiest people, Rogers was a highly regarded businessman, even by some of his fiercest rivals, and is seen as a radio and wireless telephone pioneer. He started his company in 1960 with a Can$85,000 loan.
Bespectacled, tall and sandy-haired, Rogers was known as a workaholic, a demanding boss and a stubborn leader.
In his recent autobiography, "Relentless: The True Story of the Man Behind Rogers Communications," Rogers described the resistance he faced when he asked his board of directors to invest about Can$500,000 ($403,000 in today's currency) in wireless technology in 1983.
"Every board member voted against me, even my wife," he wrote. "They forced...
- 12/2/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Canadian cablecaster Rogers Communications Inc. on Tuesday said veteran financial lawyer Garfield Emerson was stepping down as director and chairman of the board after 13 years in the post. Emerson, who first joined the boardroom at Canada's largest cablecaster in 1989 when serving as president and CEO of NM Rothschild & Sons Canada, became RCI chairman in late 1993 after advising Rogers Communications founder and controlling shareholder Ted Rogers on the merger of his cable empire with rival Maclean Hunter Ltd. Emerson will be replaced by Alan Horn, who has been promoted to director and chairman of the board at RCI after serving as its chief financial officer since 1996.
- 3/21/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
OTTAWA -- Nadir Mohamed has been named president and chief operating officer of the newly created communications division that combines the cable operations and the wireless phone assets of Rogers Communications Inc. "Having achieved full ownership of all three of our operating companies (cable TV, wireless and media), we are now proceeding to structure our operating management in a way that will take further advantage of the opportunities we can achieve from driving increased integration of our wireless and cable operations," Rogers Communications president and CEO Ted Rogers said Wednesday in a statement.
- 5/25/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ted Rogers, founder, controlling shareholder and CEO of Canadian cable giant Rogers Communications Inc., is fond of saying he's never lost a battle. Well, the Toronto-based wireless, cable and media firm has the mother of all battles on its hands: ballooning debt load and a collapsed share price owing to mounting competition, a media recession and a misguided diversification strategy. This all weighed heavily on the company Wednesday when Rogers reported a deepened third-quarter loss of CAN$99.8 million ($65 million), or CAN68 cents (44 cents) a share, compared with a loss of CAN$90.4 million last year. Analysts had estimated a loss for Rogers Communications of CAN48 cents (31 cents) a share. Rogers offers cable TV and high-speed Internet access through its Rogers Cable Inc. business, serving 2.3 million subscribers in eastern Canada, and operates a money-losing cell phone service through its Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. division.
- 10/17/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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