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Canada at war over tax incentives
Saturday September 12th 2009There’s a war going on in Canada — over entertainment tax incentives. Just as in the U.S., where numerous states are leapfrogging each other’s tax breaks in order to pull in film and television productions, a high-stakes bidding battle has recently erupted north of the border. Canada’s three big media[…]
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D-cinema gets $525 mil boost
Friday September 11th 2009P Morgan next week will send out briefing books for a $525 million financing of up to 15,000 d-cinema installations over the next five years at the nation’s three biggest movie circuits. The circuits — Regal, AMC and Cinemark — will add 3D equipment at many of the sites. The[…]
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Toronto fest kicks off with “Creation” as cinephiles hunt for hidden gems
Friday September 11th 2009The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing with cinephiles set to view the latest offerings from such industry heavyweights as the Coen brothers, Steven Soderbergh, Jane Campion and Jason Reitman, but after last year’s breakout success of “Slumdog Millionaire” the hunt is on for that hidden indie gem that could mean a box office bonanza amid a leaner fall film slate. Distributors on the prowl over the 10-day movie marathon say the economic downturn means there’s less money to go around and suggest fewer films will be picked up during the festival.
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Neil Young Cancels TIFF Appearance
Thursday September 10th 2009If you were looking forward to catching a glimpse of Neil Young at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, bad news: the rock legend has cancelled his public appearance. As previously reported, Young was to make a trip to TIFF for a public screening of the new Jonathan Demme concert[…]
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Toronto International Film Festival opens
Thursday September 10th 2009Toronto returns to the cinema world spotlight Thursday as the Toronto International Film Festival gets underway for 10 days of movie screenings, deal-making and celebrity-watching. More than 330 titles from around the globe will unspool as part of the 34th edition of the annual movie-fest, known for being one of the most public film festivals on the international circuit and also as a successful launch pad and testing ground for films aspiring to the Academy Awards and other prominent year-end film honours. “The No. 1 thing about the Toronto film fest – and it’s become a cliche, but it actually is true – is it’s just the best audiences in the world,” Quentin Tarantino said in an interview while in Toronto in August.
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Archives for: September 20095
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Canada at war over tax incentives
Saturday September 12th 2009There’s a war going on in Canada — over entertainment tax incentives. Just as in the U.S., where numerous states are leapfrogging each other’s tax breaks in order to pull in film and television productions, a high-stakes bidding battle has recently erupted north of the border. Canada’s three big media[…]
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D-cinema gets $525 mil boost
Friday September 11th 2009P Morgan next week will send out briefing books for a $525 million financing of up to 15,000 d-cinema installations over the next five years at the nation’s three biggest movie circuits. The circuits — Regal, AMC and Cinemark — will add 3D equipment at many of the sites. The[…]
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Toronto fest kicks off with “Creation” as cinephiles hunt for hidden gems
Friday September 11th 2009The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing with cinephiles set to view the latest offerings from such industry heavyweights as the Coen brothers, Steven Soderbergh, Jane Campion and Jason Reitman, but after last year’s breakout success of “Slumdog Millionaire” the hunt is on for that hidden indie gem that could mean a box office bonanza amid a leaner fall film slate. Distributors on the prowl over the 10-day movie marathon say the economic downturn means there’s less money to go around and suggest fewer films will be picked up during the festival.
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Neil Young Cancels TIFF Appearance
Thursday September 10th 2009If you were looking forward to catching a glimpse of Neil Young at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, bad news: the rock legend has cancelled his public appearance. As previously reported, Young was to make a trip to TIFF for a public screening of the new Jonathan Demme concert[…]
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Toronto International Film Festival opens
Thursday September 10th 2009Toronto returns to the cinema world spotlight Thursday as the Toronto International Film Festival gets underway for 10 days of movie screenings, deal-making and celebrity-watching. More than 330 titles from around the globe will unspool as part of the 34th edition of the annual movie-fest, known for being one of the most public film festivals on the international circuit and also as a successful launch pad and testing ground for films aspiring to the Academy Awards and other prominent year-end film honours. “The No. 1 thing about the Toronto film fest – and it’s become a cliche, but it actually is true – is it’s just the best audiences in the world,” Quentin Tarantino said in an interview while in Toronto in August.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: September 20095
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Canada at war over tax incentives
Saturday September 12th 2009There’s a war going on in Canada — over entertainment tax incentives. Just as in the U.S., where numerous states are leapfrogging each other’s tax breaks in order to pull in film and television productions, a high-stakes bidding battle has recently erupted north of the border. Canada’s three big media[…]
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D-cinema gets $525 mil boost
Friday September 11th 2009P Morgan next week will send out briefing books for a $525 million financing of up to 15,000 d-cinema installations over the next five years at the nation’s three biggest movie circuits. The circuits — Regal, AMC and Cinemark — will add 3D equipment at many of the sites. The[…]
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Toronto fest kicks off with “Creation” as cinephiles hunt for hidden gems
Friday September 11th 2009The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing with cinephiles set to view the latest offerings from such industry heavyweights as the Coen brothers, Steven Soderbergh, Jane Campion and Jason Reitman, but after last year’s breakout success of “Slumdog Millionaire” the hunt is on for that hidden indie gem that could mean a box office bonanza amid a leaner fall film slate. Distributors on the prowl over the 10-day movie marathon say the economic downturn means there’s less money to go around and suggest fewer films will be picked up during the festival.
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Neil Young Cancels TIFF Appearance
Thursday September 10th 2009If you were looking forward to catching a glimpse of Neil Young at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, bad news: the rock legend has cancelled his public appearance. As previously reported, Young was to make a trip to TIFF for a public screening of the new Jonathan Demme concert[…]
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Toronto International Film Festival opens
Thursday September 10th 2009Toronto returns to the cinema world spotlight Thursday as the Toronto International Film Festival gets underway for 10 days of movie screenings, deal-making and celebrity-watching. More than 330 titles from around the globe will unspool as part of the 34th edition of the annual movie-fest, known for being one of the most public film festivals on the international circuit and also as a successful launch pad and testing ground for films aspiring to the Academy Awards and other prominent year-end film honours. “The No. 1 thing about the Toronto film fest – and it’s become a cliche, but it actually is true – is it’s just the best audiences in the world,” Quentin Tarantino said in an interview while in Toronto in August.
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