All posts tagged "canada"
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Fantasia International Film Festival 2018: Michael Ironside Talks Dune, Verhoeven, and Telekinesis in the Family
Few personalities encapsulate the brilliantly mad spirit of genre cinema more completely than Canadian actor Michael Ironside. In attendance at the Fantasia... -
Moviemaking on Ice: Jay Baruchel on the Transition from Acting to Directing for Sequel to Cult Hit Goon
After co-writing surprise cult hit Goon back in 2011, actor, comedian and Canadian Jay Baruchel now steps behind the camera to deliver its... -
How They Did It: Surviving British Columbia Downpours and an Errant Cow to Make Even Lambs Have Teeth
Finance globally, shoot locally is the mantra at Random Bench, the L.A.- and Vancouver-based production company and boutique creative agency we founded.... -
Continental Divides: Could a U.S. Film Commission, Like The National Ones in Europe, Ever Add Up?
When surveying the messy U.S. landscape of ever-changing film incentives and the fluctuating health of state film commissions, it’s tempting to look... -
Adapting Natasha: For This Film About the Russian-Jewish Immigrant Experience, the Key Was in the Casting
In 2002, I wrote the short story “Natasha” as a kind of repudiation of filmmaking. I’d returned to Toronto after five years... -
The Most Beautiful Scenery in North America? Perhaps. Welcome to the Canadian Northwest Territories
A long, relaxed magic hour—say what? It’s true: Deep into the summer in Canada’s diverse, gorgeous and underrated Northwest Territories (NWT), moviemakers... -
Truth and Consequences: Oscar-Winning Director Denys Arcand Has An Eye for Beauty
A life-long history student and keen observer of cultural norms and attitudes, Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand has always had an active interest... -
Festival Spotlight Friday: Montreal World Film Festival Embarks on Year 37
The Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF), which kicked off yesterday and runs through to September 2, is a particular gem in the... -
War Is a Witch: Unexpected Jungle Discoveries during War Witch
An AK47 and a Fisher Price light saber. Two of the first things I saw in Kinshasa as we were comparing the...
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Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Mads Mikkelsen
From Star Wars to Marvel, from prestige TV (Hannibal) to high-profile Oscar contenders (At Eternity’s Gate), Mads Mikkelsen can be seen stretching his dramatic skills across the board these...1Inside the Issue: Directing
The 2019 MovieMaker Sundance Survey: Eleven Sundance-Selected Films, and Their Mountain-Bound Makers
The 35th Sundance Film Festival received a record-breaking 14,000-plus submissions, with 4,000-plus feature-length films among them. Of the 112 features selected, 45 of their makers were first-timers. The fest’s...1Inside the Issue: How To
Breaking and Entering, Part One: How To Shoot Down Self-Doubt and Pay the Rent While Making It In the Film Industry
Becoming a moviemaker seemed like an impossibly ambitious goal when I was growing up. I was living in Brazil, watching bootleg copies of David Cronenberg films and, with...