Exclusive: Principal photography has begun on Darrell Dennis’s coming-of-age Indigenous romance Sweet Summer Pow Wow. The feature will shoot on location in Duncan, BC on Vancouver Island through to the end of August 2023.
The film follows a young Indigenous couple as they get a break from their troubled lives when they find each other through a summer of love on the so-called Pow-Wow circuit, the trail of traditional summer gatherings of Indigenous people across Canada and the United States.
Tatyana Rose Baptiste (In The blink of an Eye) and TIFF 2022 Rising Star Joshua Odjick play the young lovers.
The cast also features Tanis Parenteau (Gossip Girl), Lisa Ravensbergen (The Unauthorized Saved By The Bell Story), Joel Montgrand (Beans) and The Last Of Us veteran actor Graham Greene.
Sweet Summer Pow Wow marks First Nations actor, writer, director and comedian Dennis’s second feature after...
The film follows a young Indigenous couple as they get a break from their troubled lives when they find each other through a summer of love on the so-called Pow-Wow circuit, the trail of traditional summer gatherings of Indigenous people across Canada and the United States.
Tatyana Rose Baptiste (In The blink of an Eye) and TIFF 2022 Rising Star Joshua Odjick play the young lovers.
The cast also features Tanis Parenteau (Gossip Girl), Lisa Ravensbergen (The Unauthorized Saved By The Bell Story), Joel Montgrand (Beans) and The Last Of Us veteran actor Graham Greene.
Sweet Summer Pow Wow marks First Nations actor, writer, director and comedian Dennis’s second feature after...
- 8/10/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Stand Up & Pitch, the 10th annual comedy competition held during the famed Just For Laughs festival in Montreal that aims to discover new comedic talent, has announced this year’s victors.
Stand Up & Pitch consists of three categories: ‘Beyond The Box'; a CBC Comedy-sponsored category honoring Canadian talent; and ‘From Set To Screen’, which assesses works intended for distributions on TV, Ott, and Svod services. Winners -- who will receive an all-expense-paid trip to next year’s Stand Up & Pitch competition, including travel and lodging -- were chosen by comedy exec judges from Adult Swim, Amazon Studios, Comedy Central, HBO, Hulu, Netflix, Snap, and more.
In Beyond The Box, James Made and Jana Peck (pictured above) were victorious for their Madge & Peck series about grown-up life. In the CBC Comedy Pitch Program category, Nthenya Ndunda and Siobhan Baird won for Domesticate Me, a TV comedy series about unemployment. And finally,...
Stand Up & Pitch consists of three categories: ‘Beyond The Box'; a CBC Comedy-sponsored category honoring Canadian talent; and ‘From Set To Screen’, which assesses works intended for distributions on TV, Ott, and Svod services. Winners -- who will receive an all-expense-paid trip to next year’s Stand Up & Pitch competition, including travel and lodging -- were chosen by comedy exec judges from Adult Swim, Amazon Studios, Comedy Central, HBO, Hulu, Netflix, Snap, and more.
In Beyond The Box, James Made and Jana Peck (pictured above) were victorious for their Madge & Peck series about grown-up life. In the CBC Comedy Pitch Program category, Nthenya Ndunda and Siobhan Baird won for Domesticate Me, a TV comedy series about unemployment. And finally,...
- 8/2/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Subjects range from prison inmate story to supernatural tale.
Telefilm Canada said on Thursday (July 5) it is investing more Cad $3m (Usd 2.2m) in four Indigenous feature films with directors, writers and producers from seven Indigenous nations.
“Telefilm Canada is committed to supporting creative storytelling that puts diversity at the forefront as we work to achieve a financing portfolio that better represents Canada,” said Jean-Claude Mahé, acting executive director of Telefilm Canada.
“As part of our commitment to the Indigenous community, not only have we increased our financial commitment but have also put into place a jury-led decision-making process, facilitated...
Telefilm Canada said on Thursday (July 5) it is investing more Cad $3m (Usd 2.2m) in four Indigenous feature films with directors, writers and producers from seven Indigenous nations.
“Telefilm Canada is committed to supporting creative storytelling that puts diversity at the forefront as we work to achieve a financing portfolio that better represents Canada,” said Jean-Claude Mahé, acting executive director of Telefilm Canada.
“As part of our commitment to the Indigenous community, not only have we increased our financial commitment but have also put into place a jury-led decision-making process, facilitated...
- 7/5/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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