Winners of the 2016 Whistler Film Festival were announced at the Awards Celebration this morning on the final day of the 16h annual Festival.Before The Streets (Avant Les Rues) Canadian director Chloé Leriche’s first feature, won the $15,000 cash prize sponsored by the Directors Guild of Canada, British Columbia and the $15,000 post-production prize sponsored by Encore Vancouver in the 13th edition of the coveted Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature Film. The moving story of Shawnouk, a young First Nations man who banishes himself into exile after committing a horrible crime during a routine break-in at one of the local summer homes. The first feature film ever shot in the Atikamekw language is an accomplished first film by filmmaker Chloé Leriche.
The Borsos Jury chose Before The Streets for the Best Canadian Feature because “this surprising, unexpected film grips you from its powerful, intense opening chant, to well beyond the final credits,...
The Borsos Jury chose Before The Streets for the Best Canadian Feature because “this surprising, unexpected film grips you from its powerful, intense opening chant, to well beyond the final credits,...
- 12/7/2016
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The funding body’s Canada Feature Film Fund allocation applies to the 2014-15 cycle and includes films from Kim Nguyen and features actors such as Dane DeHaan and Catherine Keener.
The projects selected for funding are:
Away From Everywhere (Justin S Simms);
Chokeslam (Robert Cuffley);
Coconut Hero (Florian Cossen);
Destroyer (Kevan Funk);
The Education Of William Bowman (Ken Finkleman);
Grand Unified Theory (David Ray);
The Sabbatical (Brian Stockton);
The Saver (Wiebke von Carolsfeld);
The Second Time Around (Leon Marr);
Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil: The End Of The End (Craig David Wallace);
Two Lovers And A Bear (Kim Nguyen);
Unless (Alan Gilsenan);
The Unseen (Geoff Redknap); and
Your Money Or Your Wife (Iain Macleod).
“I’m delighted to see the variety of genres and stories represented by these new productions, which truly reflect the diversity, scope and originality of Canadian filmmaking,” said Telefilm Canada executive director Carolle Brabant.
“This selection includes dramas, comedies and thrillers...
The projects selected for funding are:
Away From Everywhere (Justin S Simms);
Chokeslam (Robert Cuffley);
Coconut Hero (Florian Cossen);
Destroyer (Kevan Funk);
The Education Of William Bowman (Ken Finkleman);
Grand Unified Theory (David Ray);
The Sabbatical (Brian Stockton);
The Saver (Wiebke von Carolsfeld);
The Second Time Around (Leon Marr);
Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil: The End Of The End (Craig David Wallace);
Two Lovers And A Bear (Kim Nguyen);
Unless (Alan Gilsenan);
The Unseen (Geoff Redknap); and
Your Money Or Your Wife (Iain Macleod).
“I’m delighted to see the variety of genres and stories represented by these new productions, which truly reflect the diversity, scope and originality of Canadian filmmaking,” said Telefilm Canada executive director Carolle Brabant.
“This selection includes dramas, comedies and thrillers...
- 7/28/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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