While Canadians are days away from hitting the polls to determine the next government, Chloé Robichaud, the filmmaker who broke out with her Cannes Un Certain Regard selected Sarah Prefers to Run is trading the athletic podium for….the political one. Among the new generation of French Canadian female filmmakers, her sophomore effort entitled Pays has its cast in place and is ready to roll. First-timer Nathalie Doummar is joined by Macha Grenon, Yves Jacques, Rémy Girard and Alexandre Landry (Louise Archambault’s Gabrielle) are among those to join the project. To be readied for 2016, the pic is produced by La Boîte à Fanny’s Fanny-Laure Malo (Sarah préfère la course), Item 7’s Pierre Even et Marie-Claude Poulin (Brooklyn) and Morag Loves Company’s Barbara Doran (The Grand Seduction).
Gist: Not imagining herself as a candidate in the federal election, 25 year-old Félixe (Nathalie Doummar) has more difficulty coming to terms after winning her riding.
Gist: Not imagining herself as a candidate in the federal election, 25 year-old Félixe (Nathalie Doummar) has more difficulty coming to terms after winning her riding.
- 10/7/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
On the heels of the 39th edition of the Toronto Int. Film Festival (Sept 4-14), Ifp’s Independent Film Week is where a plethora of fiction, non-fiction and new this year, web-based series from the likes of Desiree Akhavan and Calvin Reeder find future coin. Sectioned off as projects at the very beginning of financing to those that are nearing completion, there happens to be tons of Sundance alumni in the names below. Among those that caught our attention we have Medicine for Melancholy‘s Barry Jenkins’ sophomore feature, produced by Bad Milo!‘s Adele Romanski, Moonlight is about “two Miami boys navigate the temptations of the drug trade and their burgeoning sexuality in this triptych drama about black queer youth”. Concussion‘s Stacie Passon digs into the thriller genre with Strange Things Started Happening. Produced by vet Mary Jane Skalski (Mysterious Skin), this is about “a woman who has...
- 7/24/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
eOne Films Us has acquired Us rights to Don McKellar’s comedy The Grand Seduction starring Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch.
Roger Frappier and Barbara Doran produced the story about villagers frantic attempts to coax a young doctor to help them bring jobs to the area in the form of a petrochemical plant.
Michael Dowse and Ken Scott wrote the screenplay and the film premiered in Toronto last autumn.
eOne is planning a summer theatrical release after negotiating rights with Jeff Sackman on behalf of the producers. eOne holds UK and Canadian rights.
Roger Frappier and Barbara Doran produced the story about villagers frantic attempts to coax a young doctor to help them bring jobs to the area in the form of a petrochemical plant.
Michael Dowse and Ken Scott wrote the screenplay and the film premiered in Toronto last autumn.
eOne is planning a summer theatrical release after negotiating rights with Jeff Sackman on behalf of the producers. eOne holds UK and Canadian rights.
- 2/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Entertainment One Films (eOne) has picked up U.S. rights to The Grand Seduction, a Canadian comedy that premiered at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival. A theatrical release in summer 2014 is being eyed. Don McKellar directed the movie, which stars Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch and was produced by Roger Frappier and Barbara Doran. Story: Emma Watson to Star in Thriller 'Regression' The story involves a tiny town in need of a doctor in order to secure a much-needed factory contract. When one does show up, the townspeople, led by a fisherman (Gleeson), do everything they can to
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- 2/5/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Entertainment One Films Us (eOne) has acquired the Us distribution rights to the comedy The Grand Seduction , directed by Don McKellar, starring Golden Globe nominee Brendan Gleeson ( The Guard , "Harry Potter" films) and Taylor Kitsch ( Lone Survivor ), and produced by Oscar-nominated producer Roger Frappier and Barbara Doran. eOne is planning a theatrical release in the Us this Summer. McKellar directed The Grand Seduction from a screenplay by Michael Dowse and Ken Scott, who wrote the script for the acclaimed original 2003 French-Canadian film ( La Grande Seduction ). eOne's Mark Slone executive produced alongside Jeff Sackman and Joe Iacono. In The Grand Seduction , the only hope for the tiny outport of Tickle Head is a new Petrochemical plant, but in...
- 2/5/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Exclusive: A party of producers from the eastern province of Newfoundland & Labrador will attend the Efm.
Paul Pope of Pope Productions, Barbara Doran of Morag Loves Company, Jill Knox-Gosse of Odd Sock Films, Allison White of Away Films and Ed Martin of Best Boy Entertainment will travel to Berlin from February 5-12.
Media consultants MediaXchange will provide match-making services to arrange meetings.
The mission is led by the Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation (Nlfdc) with executive director and film commissioner Chris Bonnell and manager of programmes Dorian Rowe in attendance.
Event partners include the Producer’s Association Of Newfoundland & Labrador, the Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency and the Department Of Innovation, Business And Rural Development.
The Nlfdc administers two main programmes: the Equity Investment Program and the Newfoundland and Labrador Film and Video Tax Credit.
Paul Pope of Pope Productions, Barbara Doran of Morag Loves Company, Jill Knox-Gosse of Odd Sock Films, Allison White of Away Films and Ed Martin of Best Boy Entertainment will travel to Berlin from February 5-12.
Media consultants MediaXchange will provide match-making services to arrange meetings.
The mission is led by the Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation (Nlfdc) with executive director and film commissioner Chris Bonnell and manager of programmes Dorian Rowe in attendance.
Event partners include the Producer’s Association Of Newfoundland & Labrador, the Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency and the Department Of Innovation, Business And Rural Development.
The Nlfdc administers two main programmes: the Equity Investment Program and the Newfoundland and Labrador Film and Video Tax Credit.
- 1/29/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The nominees for the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards have been unveiled, with Denis Villeneuve's "Enemy," starring Jake Gyllenhaal in two roles, and Quebecois wunderkind Xavier Dolan's "Tom at the Farm" scoring some major nods from the Canadian Academy. "Enemy" has taken nods for Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Acting (Gyllenhaal) and Best Editing, to name a few. (Villeneuve's white-knuckle kidnapping thriller "Prisoners," also starring Gyllenhaal, hit theaters stateside back in September.) Dolan's "Tom at the Farm" has nabbed nominations including Best Picture and Direction. Other nominees include Canadian Oscar entry "Gabrielle," following the life of a disabled young woman; Barbara Doran and Roger Frappier's fest favorite "The Grand Seduction"; and the little indie that could, Matt Johnson's Slamdance winner "The Dirties," an unsettling portrait of school bullying, nabbed a nomination in Editing. Here are the full lists of narrative film and documentary nominees. (Remember that...
- 1/13/2014
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television has announced the Canadian Screen Awards nominees.
“We are exceedingly proud today to reveal the nominees for the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards,” said Academy chair Martin Katz.
“This was a year marked by a record-breaking number of submissions, reflecting a robust level of activity in the screen-based industries in Canada which we will celebrate during Canadian Screen Week, March 3-9. Congratulations to all.”
David Cronenberg will receive the lifetime achievement award. For the full list of winners invcluding television, digital and special awards click here.
The feature nominees in full:
Best Motion Picture
The Dismantlement (Le Démantèlement) – Bernadette Payeur, Marc Daigle
Empire Of Dirt – Jennifer Podemski
Enemy – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry, Miguel A Faura, Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland
The F-Word – Andre Rouleau, David Gross, Macdara Kelleher
Gabrielle – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry
The Grand Seduction – Barbara Doran, Roger Frappier
Maïna – Karine Martin, Michel Poulette, Yves Fortin
Tom At The Farm (Tom À La Ferme) – [link...
“We are exceedingly proud today to reveal the nominees for the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards,” said Academy chair Martin Katz.
“This was a year marked by a record-breaking number of submissions, reflecting a robust level of activity in the screen-based industries in Canada which we will celebrate during Canadian Screen Week, March 3-9. Congratulations to all.”
David Cronenberg will receive the lifetime achievement award. For the full list of winners invcluding television, digital and special awards click here.
The feature nominees in full:
Best Motion Picture
The Dismantlement (Le Démantèlement) – Bernadette Payeur, Marc Daigle
Empire Of Dirt – Jennifer Podemski
Enemy – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry, Miguel A Faura, Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland
The F-Word – Andre Rouleau, David Gross, Macdara Kelleher
Gabrielle – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry
The Grand Seduction – Barbara Doran, Roger Frappier
Maïna – Karine Martin, Michel Poulette, Yves Fortin
Tom At The Farm (Tom À La Ferme) – [link...
- 1/13/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television has announced its nominees.
“We are exceedingly proud today to reveal the nominees for the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards,” said Academy chair Martin Katz. “This was a year marked by a record-breaking number of submissions, reflecting a robust level of activity in the screen-based industries in Canada which we will celebrate during Canadian Screen Week, March 3-9. Congratulations to all.”
David Cronenberg will receive the lifetime achievement award. For the full list of winners invcluding television, digital and special awards click here.
The fearure nominees in full:
Best Motion Picture
The Dismantlement (Le Démantèlement) – Bernadette Payeur, Marc Daigle
Empire Of Dirt (pictured) – Jennifer Podemski
Enemy – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry, Miguel A Faura, Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland
The F-Word – Andre Rouleau, David Gross, Macdara Kelleher
Gabrielle – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry
The Grand Seduction – Barbara Doran, Roger Frappier
Maïna – Karine Martin, Michel Poulette, Yves Fortin
Tom At The Farm (Tom À La Ferme) – [link...
“We are exceedingly proud today to reveal the nominees for the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards,” said Academy chair Martin Katz. “This was a year marked by a record-breaking number of submissions, reflecting a robust level of activity in the screen-based industries in Canada which we will celebrate during Canadian Screen Week, March 3-9. Congratulations to all.”
David Cronenberg will receive the lifetime achievement award. For the full list of winners invcluding television, digital and special awards click here.
The fearure nominees in full:
Best Motion Picture
The Dismantlement (Le Démantèlement) – Bernadette Payeur, Marc Daigle
Empire Of Dirt (pictured) – Jennifer Podemski
Enemy – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry, Miguel A Faura, Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland
The F-Word – Andre Rouleau, David Gross, Macdara Kelleher
Gabrielle – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry
The Grand Seduction – Barbara Doran, Roger Frappier
Maïna – Karine Martin, Michel Poulette, Yves Fortin
Tom At The Farm (Tom À La Ferme) – [link...
- 1/13/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: 40 Canadian and international producer teams selected for Omdc’s eighth annual Toronto co-financing market.
New films by Donald Petrie, Timo Vuorensola, Baltasar Kormakur [pictured], Nick Broomfield, Gillies Mackinnon are some of the 40 selections for the eighth Omdc’s International Financing Forum. (Full list below)
The Ontario Media Development Corporation’s feature film co-financing market will be held Sept 8-9, running concurrently to Tiff.
The two-day event includes one-on-one producer meetings, a top-level panel discussion, roundtable meetings, a networking luncheon, and a networking reception.
The initiative focuses on English language feature film projects being developed by international and Canadian producers, who meet with executives including sales agents, financiers, distributors, agents and executive producers – from companies including Beta Cinema, Big Beach, Cinetic, eOne, Film4, Film Nation, TF1, Wild Bunch and William Morris Endeavor.
The Canadian-produced projects selected this year include Nick Broomfield’s fiction feature film debut The Catastrophist to star Freida Pinto and John C Reilly and to...
New films by Donald Petrie, Timo Vuorensola, Baltasar Kormakur [pictured], Nick Broomfield, Gillies Mackinnon are some of the 40 selections for the eighth Omdc’s International Financing Forum. (Full list below)
The Ontario Media Development Corporation’s feature film co-financing market will be held Sept 8-9, running concurrently to Tiff.
The two-day event includes one-on-one producer meetings, a top-level panel discussion, roundtable meetings, a networking luncheon, and a networking reception.
The initiative focuses on English language feature film projects being developed by international and Canadian producers, who meet with executives including sales agents, financiers, distributors, agents and executive producers – from companies including Beta Cinema, Big Beach, Cinetic, eOne, Film4, Film Nation, TF1, Wild Bunch and William Morris Endeavor.
The Canadian-produced projects selected this year include Nick Broomfield’s fiction feature film debut The Catastrophist to star Freida Pinto and John C Reilly and to...
- 8/27/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch are set to star in Don McKellar's $12.7 million remake of the 2003 French-Canadian feature "The Grand Seduction" for Max Films and Morag Loves Company says Variety.
The story centers on a small harbor town which needs a doctor so that it can land a contract to secure a factory. Gleeson will portray a village resident who employs tactics to seduce the doctor to stay permanently.
Gorden Pinsent, Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones and Liane Balaban also star. Michael Dowse and Ken Scott, who wrote the original French film, are also penning this version.
Roger Frappier and Barbara Doran are producing. Shooting commences today in St John's, Newfoundland.
The story centers on a small harbor town which needs a doctor so that it can land a contract to secure a factory. Gleeson will portray a village resident who employs tactics to seduce the doctor to stay permanently.
Gorden Pinsent, Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones and Liane Balaban also star. Michael Dowse and Ken Scott, who wrote the original French film, are also penning this version.
Roger Frappier and Barbara Doran are producing. Shooting commences today in St John's, Newfoundland.
- 7/31/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch will star in The Grand Seduction, which Don McKellar is directing from a screenplay by Michael Dowse and Ken Scott. Scott scripted the 2003 French original Le Grande Seduction. Cast will also include Gorden Pinsent, Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones and Liane Balaban. Casting is by Heidi Leivitt and Lucie Robitaille. Roger Frappier produced the original and is back for the remake, producing with Barbara Doran. Shooting is just getting underway in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada and in various outport communities around Trinity Bay, Red Cliff, New Bonaventure and Port Rexton. The film centers on the small harbor of Tickle Cove, which is in dire need of a doctor so the town can land a contract to secure a factory that will save the town from financial ruin. Village resident Murray French (Gleeson) leads the search, and when he finds Dr. Paul Lewis (Kitsch) he employs...
- 7/30/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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