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MyFrenchFilmFestival.com is now in full swing! This (free!) short film fest runs until February 15. Check out their program, right here https://www.myfrenchfilmfestival.com/en/ uniFrance

Many of us are staying home due to safety measures, and while we wait for cinemas to reopen across the country, Telefilm has created a place where audiences can discover Canadian content on their preferred providers, explains Christa Dickenson, Executive Director of Telefilm Canada. Check out our See it all page - a fast, convenient way for people to find great Canadian films! https://www.thechronicleherald.ca//cozy-up-this-winter-an/ #CanadianFilmsHaveItAll

What do you think of Seventh Row's Top 10 Canadian films of 2020? "What’s particularly noteworthy this year is the diversity of films and filmmakers. Among those released in 2020, our top ten list includes four Indigenous filmmakers and three French-language films."

Join us live Jan. 21 at 1:30pm EST for our 2020 Annual Public Assembly. Have any questions? Send them over at [email protected] by Jan. 24! More details below

I spy with my little eye...some Canadian films + talent! / coproduction French Exit Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings starring Simu Liu Dune by Denis Villeneuve... Which film are you most looking forward to this year?

I just thought it was so unusual, she says of Patrick deWitt’s 2018 novel French Exit (billed as a tragedy of manners), the basis for her new film. I was so entertained. These weird people! -Michelle Pfeiffer on / coproduction, French Exit.

From filmmakers Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott of the award-winning documentary The Corporation, comes this hard-hitting and timely sequel. The New Corporation is now in theatres! Learn more http://cooool.io/2TMUC83 ... #Documentary #CdnFilm #CdnTalent Elevation Pictures

Spotlight on Jamaican-Canadian writer and producer Darren Anthony. I want to continue to grow an industry here in Canada and help contribute to the stories of people of colour, says Anthony. Being a child and youth worker, I know the value of creating opportunities. I want to be that spark in the next generation. Read more: https://bit.ly/3prmfj8 Playback

It's here! The trailer for rom-com Happiest Season dropped and we can't wait to see #SchittsCreek star Dan Levy on the big screen this holiday season! #CdnTalent

Stay safe in front and behind the camera. The COVID Alert app helps you protect your community by limiting the spread of the virus and provides notifications about potential exposure to the virus. #COVIDAlert #staysafe Healthy Canadians

Congratulations to the winner of CBC Short Film Face Off: ! Directed by Carmine Pierre-Dufour and Emilie Mannering, the short film was produced by Colonelle films. Congrats to all the shorts and directors in the running this year, and hats off to the talented team behind the making of this show!

"I was just wondering what it might be like for these two cultures, Indigenous cultures, ancient cultures, to meet and what that dialogue would be. Because both peoples have survived, you know, against all odds." - Marie Clements on Red Snow Film. The film is about a Dene soldier that ends up in Afghanistan and uses his upbringing in the Arctic to survive. Now free to watch on CBC Gem - https://bit.ly/34okivo... #Indigenous #CdnFilm See more

Here comes the #TheKidDetective starring Adam Brody and Sophie Nélisse! Catch this Canadian flick (yes,yes!) in theatres across the country. Showtimes: https://www.cineplex.com/Movie/the-kid-detective levelFILM

Why the world needs more of Paul Sun-Hyung Lee. Congratulations to Canada's Appa on joining the Mandalorian and Star Wars universe!

Women in View launched a new customized, 10 week mentorship program for Indigenous female-identified & non-binary filmmakers in Canada. You can now submit your application! Deadline: Nov 16. All the details: womeninview.ca ... #fiveinfocus See more

Guess who's back? The CBC Arts Meet the filmmakers series! And their first chat is with Andrew Cividino - who you might know from his feature film debut (and Canadian Screen Awards winner) Sleeping Giant or his work behind the camera for several Schitt's Creek episodes!

After and , Denis Villeneuve and Jake Gyllenhaal will reunite for HBO series (based of Jo Nesbø's bestselling novel)! #CdnTalent

We are thrilled to announce that we are joining Netflix, the National Bank and Canada Media Fund a as a major partner of the Fabienne Colas Foundation’s Being Black in Canada - Être Noir.e au Canada Program! Very excited to be part of the largest mentorship, training, and creation program entirely dedicated to Black filmmakers in the country! #CdnTalent #BlackVoices #CdnFilm

Brandon Cronenberg wows at the SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya with sophomore feature, Possessor Uncut, and takes home awards for Best Film and Best Director! #CdnTalent #sitges2020

Great news! Heather Young's first feature Murmur is now available on iTunes and Apple TV in Canada! The film has won an armful of coveted awards including the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance and the 2020 John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award at the Canadian Screen Awards! Watch here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/movie/murmur/id1527815492 #Talenttowatch

I felt like we lost control of our own narratives and our own stories. The only way I know how to take control of my own is to write and I think many people have that same feeling. Fatuma Adar Say hello to the very first Playback's 10 to Watch: Somali-Canadian playwright Fatuma Adar! Read the full spotlight https://playbackonline.ca//playbacks-10-to-watch-fatuma-a/

Just announced! Deepa Mehta's Funny Boy (an adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s Sri Lanka-set coming-of-age novel of the same name) landed a worldwide deal with Netflix and was picked up by Ava DuVernay’s Array Releasing! The feature will be screened in select theatres and released on Netflix December 10!

Talent is like an ocean; it is everywhere but no one can see it unless there is a space to show it. Our programmers have done an outstanding job seeking out new and exciting Canadian talent from the Black, Indigenous, People of Colour that most Canadians have never heard of. But they will. A film festival is a starting place for the journey of success that many of these filmmakers are embarking on. - Tonya Williams, Founder of the Reelworld Film Festival. The fest kicks off TODAY! Check out this spotlight on Toronto filmmakers at Reelworld.

Canadian series Claire and the elderly (Claire et les vieux) nabs the Best Short Form Télécâble Sat Hebdo Award at Canneseries. Congratulations! Here's a sneak peak of the show! Canada Media Fund UGO Média #CdnTalent

Featuring creative inspiration, cultural representation, practical business strategies, industry vision, and more, three of our TIFF panels are now available online (oh and they're completely free)! Get inspired

Congratulations! Sophie Deraspe's Antigone - Le film / The movie was recognized with a special mention at the The Arts+ B3 BEN Awards. Frankfurter Buchmesse #fbm20 #CdnTalent