Exclusive: Canadian outfit Marina Cordoni Entertainment is taking the title to the Efm.
Toronto’s Marina Cordoni Entertainment is in Berlin with the world market premiere of the Butler Brothers’ heist comedy First Round Down.
The feature centres on the misadventures of a former ice hockey prodigy. Dylan Bruce plays the lead as a former athlete and hitman on the straight and narrow who returns home to care for his younger brother and finds his chequered past catching up with him. Rachel Wilson and Rob Ramsay also star.
Substance Productions produced First Round Down in association with Marina Cordoni Entertainment, Telefilm Canada and Unobstructed View.
Cordoni has just licensed worldwide rights excluding Canada on Gail Harvey’s upcoming thriller Never Saw It Coming to Jay Firestone’s Prodigy Pictures. Katie Boland stars in the film, which is set to begin shooting on March 23.
The Efm sales slate includes Connor Gaston’s drama The Devout, Adam Garnet Jones’s Toronto...
Toronto’s Marina Cordoni Entertainment is in Berlin with the world market premiere of the Butler Brothers’ heist comedy First Round Down.
The feature centres on the misadventures of a former ice hockey prodigy. Dylan Bruce plays the lead as a former athlete and hitman on the straight and narrow who returns home to care for his younger brother and finds his chequered past catching up with him. Rachel Wilson and Rob Ramsay also star.
Substance Productions produced First Round Down in association with Marina Cordoni Entertainment, Telefilm Canada and Unobstructed View.
Cordoni has just licensed worldwide rights excluding Canada on Gail Harvey’s upcoming thriller Never Saw It Coming to Jay Firestone’s Prodigy Pictures. Katie Boland stars in the film, which is set to begin shooting on March 23.
The Efm sales slate includes Connor Gaston’s drama The Devout, Adam Garnet Jones’s Toronto...
- 2/11/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sami Khan's birth-search dram Khoya is opening here in Toronto, tomorrow night, at The Carlton. We have your exclusive first look at a new teaser timed with the release. You will find that below. Khan and his lead Rupak Ginn will be at The Carlton tomorrow night for the evening screenings and participating in Q&As. Roger Moreau (Rupak Ginn) - the hero of Sami Khan’s Khoya - is indifferent to India’s tourist attractions. The young Toronto-raised, Indian-born man is on a quest to solve the mystery of his birth. That quest takes him to some of the country’s rougher patches, where Roger follows in the footsteps of the poor, the desperate and the borderline criminal, gradually unraveling the tangled circumstances of how...
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- 6/9/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Being a film writer has its ups and downs. We are constantly inundated by wannabe filmmakers looking to make their mark on the world. Like any other aspirational pursuit, the vast majority of the output from these cold calls is - to put it nicely - awful. However, once in a while something appears out of the blue that is good, and that makes all of the wading through garbage worth it. Today's example of a film that took me totally by surprise is Sami Khan's Khoya, a drama about an Indian man searching for his birth parents in an India that is completely foreign to him. Khoya was sent to me by Khan in connection with its screening that the New York Indian Film...
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- 5/17/2016
- Screen Anarchy
The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the full lineup last night for their 16th year of celebrating independent, art house, alternate, and diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian subcontinent (May 7 – May 14). Dedicated to bringing these films to a New York audience, the festival will feature 40 screenings (35 narrative, 5 documentary) –all seen for the first time in New York City. In addition, the festival will also feature five programs of short films.
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.
The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...
The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.
The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...
- 4/13/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles has announced the juries and additional programming for the upcoming 14th edition, which runs April 6-10 in Hollywood.
Three films have been added to the line-up on April 10, including Lena Khan’s feature debut The Tiger Hunter, and a community screening of Sami Khan’s Khoya.
A restored version of Sujata, provided by the National Film Archive Of India, will screen as a tribute to director Bimal Roy on the 50th anniversary of his death.
The jury for the 2016 Narrative Film Competition includes:
· Shonali Bose, film-maker (Margarita, With A Straw & Amu);
· Shalini Dore, Variety; and
· Alesia Weston, international consultant to independent film-makers and film festivals.
The jury for the 2016 Short Film Competition includes:
· Rizwan Manji, actor (Jim Jarmusch’s upcoming Paterson);
· Aldo Velasco, director and editor (Chittagong); and
· Laura Nix, documentary film-maker (The Yes Men Are Revolting).
As previously announced, the festival will open with Angry Indian Goddesses (pictured) and the...
Three films have been added to the line-up on April 10, including Lena Khan’s feature debut The Tiger Hunter, and a community screening of Sami Khan’s Khoya.
A restored version of Sujata, provided by the National Film Archive Of India, will screen as a tribute to director Bimal Roy on the 50th anniversary of his death.
The jury for the 2016 Narrative Film Competition includes:
· Shonali Bose, film-maker (Margarita, With A Straw & Amu);
· Shalini Dore, Variety; and
· Alesia Weston, international consultant to independent film-makers and film festivals.
The jury for the 2016 Short Film Competition includes:
· Rizwan Manji, actor (Jim Jarmusch’s upcoming Paterson);
· Aldo Velasco, director and editor (Chittagong); and
· Laura Nix, documentary film-maker (The Yes Men Are Revolting).
As previously announced, the festival will open with Angry Indian Goddesses (pictured) and the...
- 3/31/2016
- ScreenDaily
Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments. "Khoya" Tweetable Logline: After the death of his adopted mother, a man travels from Canada to rural India desperately searching for his birth family. Elevator Pitch: When Roger Moreau's adopted mother dies unexpectedly he loses the last tie he has to his Canadian upbringing. He travels to India to search for the birth family that gave him up for adoption 30 years ago. His journey takes him into the dark alleys, dusty roads and cramped train cars of India's underclass as he tries to connect the threads of his story. Ultimately, he is pushed to his breaking point and forced to confront the ghosts that have been haunting...
- 8/19/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Strategic Parners has grown in importance, takes place immediately after Toronto Ff. Strategic Partners, one of the world’s top co-production/co-financing markets focusing on feature film, TV and multiplatform fiction, shines the spotlight on India and for the second year in row, the United Kingdom at the 16th annual event, September 12-15 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
"Strategic Partners’ spotlight on India and the UK is timely,” said Laura Mackenzie, Director, Strategic Partners. “Momentum continues to build in the number of Canadian and International producers looking to collaborate with India and the UK is a natural co-spotlight given their experience in successfully capitalizing on their co-pro treaty with India many times."
Offering an intimate, organized forum for projects seeking financing, as well as those at an early stage - looking for the right partner, Strategic Partners’ linear program is designed to provide unparalleled access to international co-production possibilities - all under one roof.
"Strategic Partners held a soft focus on India to introduce a small number of India producers and officials to the event. This has already contributed to a Canadian film shot in India,” added Mackenzie.
The deadline for the Strategic Partners' call for producer applications and industry registrations is June 28. Application/Registration forms are now available at www.atlanticfilm.com/sp
Top Canadian and international industry players are selected to attend, including producers, investors, sales agents, funding agencies, broadcasters and distributors. Offering close to 1000 pre-scheduled 1-2-1 meetings, coproduction focused roundtable sessions, cutting edge panels, visionary keynote speakers, screenings and receptions, Strategic Partners is a convergence of talent and innovation, producing tangible results.
“It was at Strategic Partners that we were introduced to producer, Karen Shaw’s project Khoya in 2012. It's an interesting project and given our experience in International productions, we came onboard instantly," said Guneet Monga, producer, Sikhya Entertainment, India (Gangs of Wasseypur, Peddlers.)
"Guneet Monga and I connected during our participation in Trans Atlantic Partners, and further cemented the relationship at Strategic Partners,” said Karen Shaw, producer, Quarterlife Crisis Productions, Canada (Khoya, The Good Fence). “Khoya was shot in India, where we worked with Guneet, and the film is now in post production."
About Strategic Partners: An International Film, Television and Multiplatform Co-Production Market
The Atlantic Film Festival’s Strategic Partners is one of the world’s pre-eminent co-production/co-financing markets focusing on feature film, TV and multiplatform fiction. Strategic Partners offers an intimate, organized forum for projects looking for financing as well as those still at an early stage - looking for the right partner. It is a linear program designed to provide unparalleled access to international co-production possibilities - all under one roof, set against the backdrop of the Atlantic Film Festival and the vibrant, coastal city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Top Canadian and international industry players are selected to attend, including producers, investors, sales agents, funding agencies, broadcasters and distributors. Offering over 1000 pre-scheduled 1-2-1 meetings, coproduction focused roundtable sessions, cutting edge panels, visionary keynote speakers, screenings and receptions; Strategic Partners is a convergence of talent and innovation, producing tangible results.
Strategic Partners is a part of the Atlantic Film Festival family of programs. Today’s Atlantic Film Festival is now a year-round celebration, growing beyond our eight-day cornerstone event in September to include: ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, alFresco filmFesto, Strategic Partners and Music & Image. Receive the most up-to-date information about Strategic Partners and the Atlantic Film Festival, including sneak peaks and festival highlights on our website: atlanticfilm.com, our Facebook page: facebook.com/atlanticfilmfestival, our Twitter account: @thefilmfest and our Youtube channel: youtube.com/atlanticfilmdotcom.
"Strategic Partners’ spotlight on India and the UK is timely,” said Laura Mackenzie, Director, Strategic Partners. “Momentum continues to build in the number of Canadian and International producers looking to collaborate with India and the UK is a natural co-spotlight given their experience in successfully capitalizing on their co-pro treaty with India many times."
Offering an intimate, organized forum for projects seeking financing, as well as those at an early stage - looking for the right partner, Strategic Partners’ linear program is designed to provide unparalleled access to international co-production possibilities - all under one roof.
"Strategic Partners held a soft focus on India to introduce a small number of India producers and officials to the event. This has already contributed to a Canadian film shot in India,” added Mackenzie.
The deadline for the Strategic Partners' call for producer applications and industry registrations is June 28. Application/Registration forms are now available at www.atlanticfilm.com/sp
Top Canadian and international industry players are selected to attend, including producers, investors, sales agents, funding agencies, broadcasters and distributors. Offering close to 1000 pre-scheduled 1-2-1 meetings, coproduction focused roundtable sessions, cutting edge panels, visionary keynote speakers, screenings and receptions, Strategic Partners is a convergence of talent and innovation, producing tangible results.
“It was at Strategic Partners that we were introduced to producer, Karen Shaw’s project Khoya in 2012. It's an interesting project and given our experience in International productions, we came onboard instantly," said Guneet Monga, producer, Sikhya Entertainment, India (Gangs of Wasseypur, Peddlers.)
"Guneet Monga and I connected during our participation in Trans Atlantic Partners, and further cemented the relationship at Strategic Partners,” said Karen Shaw, producer, Quarterlife Crisis Productions, Canada (Khoya, The Good Fence). “Khoya was shot in India, where we worked with Guneet, and the film is now in post production."
About Strategic Partners: An International Film, Television and Multiplatform Co-Production Market
The Atlantic Film Festival’s Strategic Partners is one of the world’s pre-eminent co-production/co-financing markets focusing on feature film, TV and multiplatform fiction. Strategic Partners offers an intimate, organized forum for projects looking for financing as well as those still at an early stage - looking for the right partner. It is a linear program designed to provide unparalleled access to international co-production possibilities - all under one roof, set against the backdrop of the Atlantic Film Festival and the vibrant, coastal city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Top Canadian and international industry players are selected to attend, including producers, investors, sales agents, funding agencies, broadcasters and distributors. Offering over 1000 pre-scheduled 1-2-1 meetings, coproduction focused roundtable sessions, cutting edge panels, visionary keynote speakers, screenings and receptions; Strategic Partners is a convergence of talent and innovation, producing tangible results.
Strategic Partners is a part of the Atlantic Film Festival family of programs. Today’s Atlantic Film Festival is now a year-round celebration, growing beyond our eight-day cornerstone event in September to include: ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, alFresco filmFesto, Strategic Partners and Music & Image. Receive the most up-to-date information about Strategic Partners and the Atlantic Film Festival, including sneak peaks and festival highlights on our website: atlanticfilm.com, our Facebook page: facebook.com/atlanticfilmfestival, our Twitter account: @thefilmfest and our Youtube channel: youtube.com/atlanticfilmdotcom.
- 3/9/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Strategic Partners, a co-production market focusing on feature film, TV and multiplatform fiction will focus on India and the UK in its sixteenth edition.
The market will run from September 12-15 in Halifax, Nova Scotia alongside the Atlantic Film Festival.
“Momentum continues to build in the number of Canadian and International producers looking to collaborate with India and the UK is a natural co-spotlight given their experience in successfully capitalizing on their co-pro treaty with India many times,” said Laura Mackenzie, Director, Strategic Partners.
Strategic Partners offers a forum for projects seeking financing, as well as those at an early stage – looking for the right partner. Top Canadian and international industry players are selected to attend, including producers, investors, sales agents, funding agencies, broadcasters and distributors.
“Strategic Partners held a soft focus on India to introduce a small number of Indian producers and officials to the event. This has already...
The market will run from September 12-15 in Halifax, Nova Scotia alongside the Atlantic Film Festival.
“Momentum continues to build in the number of Canadian and International producers looking to collaborate with India and the UK is a natural co-spotlight given their experience in successfully capitalizing on their co-pro treaty with India many times,” said Laura Mackenzie, Director, Strategic Partners.
Strategic Partners offers a forum for projects seeking financing, as well as those at an early stage – looking for the right partner. Top Canadian and international industry players are selected to attend, including producers, investors, sales agents, funding agencies, broadcasters and distributors.
“Strategic Partners held a soft focus on India to introduce a small number of Indian producers and officials to the event. This has already...
- 3/1/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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