A celebration of Canadian women in film

It’s nearly time for TIFF 2018. The annual star-studded Toronto International Film Festival rolls into Toronto from September 6 to 16. To celebrate, Telefilm Canada and Birks are honouring six talented Canadian women in film with the Birks Diamond Tribute to the...

South Africa codevelopment incentive now open

The Canada Media Fund and the National Film and Video Foundation, an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture of the Republic of South Africa, have launched a dedicated incentive for the codevelopment of television projects between Canadian producers and South...

Cameras begin rolling Monday in Manitoba on Percy vs. Monsanto

Toronto-based Scythia Films will begin production shortly in Manitoba on Percy vs. Monsanto, an iconic legal battle featuring a small-town Saskatchewan farmer. Nearly twenty years ago Percy Schmeiser was launched into the spotlight for what was billed by many as a...

Member’s Family Film Screens at RPL Theatre

Come out with your family to watch a free showing of the What to Takecartoon by SMPIA member Chris Atkinson.  This 30-minute Saskatchewan-produced musical cartoon for children has been “officially selected” by 6 different international film festivals to...

TIFF 2018 will open with Netflix film Outlaw King

The Toronto International Film Festival has for the first time chosen a small-screen Netflix movie for its big-screen gala opener on Sept. 6: David Mackenzie’s Outlaw King. Netflix may have been left out of the Cannes Film Festival this year, but the streaming outlet...