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Avid Toronto Editors event announcement
Tuesday March 13th 2012Hosted at Deluxe, the Avid Toronto Editors will welcome industry experts in Animation Editing to discuss their passion and expertise in the postproduction process from conception to the big/small screen. Moderated by JR Powell, Avid will be hosting: Stephanie Duncan (Bob and Margaret, Beetlejuice TV series, Backyardigans, Babar and the Adventures of Badou), Doug[…]
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Disney space movie tests big-budget film strategy
Monday March 12th 2012“John Carter,” the 3D space adventure film, was supposed to be the Walt Disney Co’s latest franchise movie, a blockbuster on par with “Cars” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” that generates profits beyond the film to television, books, and consumer products.
Instead, industry tracking suggests it will be the latest big-budget box office bust.
While Hollywood’s hit-and-miss nature has always made it an inherently risky investment, the possible failure of “John Carter” underscores the increased risk studios have taken in recent years by reducing the number of movies they produce to focus on big-budget films.
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Quebec film takes top prize
Friday March 09th 2012At last month’s Academy Awards, Philippe Falardeau had to watch as another director took the stage to accept the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. On Thursday night, everyone was watching him. His critically acclaimed drama Monsieur Lazhar, which tells the story of an Algerian teacher helping students recover from a tragedy in a Montreal elementary school, was named Best Motion Picture at the 32nd Annual Genie Awards in Toronto.
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Toronto/Ontario on Location in L.A. tradeshow
Thursday March 08th 2012Following the best year ever, the Toronto and Ontario Film Commissions pressed their advantage in Hollywood by organizing the inaugural Toronto/Ontario On Location in L.A. tradeshow. Forty Ontario-based companies and organizations servicing the film, TV, animation and visual effects industry including film consortium FilmOntario and the Computer Animation Studios of Ontario[…]
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Who’s afraid of Canadian film? We are
Thursday March 08th 2012The Top 10 films at the Canadian box office last year were all foreign, meaning, not from Canada. From Harry Potter and The King’s Speech to Fast Five and Transformers, the big hits largely responsible for our $1-billion box office came from elsewhere. But that doesn’t mean we’ve failed on[…]
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Archives for: March 20125
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Avid Toronto Editors event announcement
Tuesday March 13th 2012Hosted at Deluxe, the Avid Toronto Editors will welcome industry experts in Animation Editing to discuss their passion and expertise in the postproduction process from conception to the big/small screen. Moderated by JR Powell, Avid will be hosting: Stephanie Duncan (Bob and Margaret, Beetlejuice TV series, Backyardigans, Babar and the Adventures of Badou), Doug[…]
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Disney space movie tests big-budget film strategy
Monday March 12th 2012“John Carter,” the 3D space adventure film, was supposed to be the Walt Disney Co’s latest franchise movie, a blockbuster on par with “Cars” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” that generates profits beyond the film to television, books, and consumer products.
Instead, industry tracking suggests it will be the latest big-budget box office bust.
While Hollywood’s hit-and-miss nature has always made it an inherently risky investment, the possible failure of “John Carter” underscores the increased risk studios have taken in recent years by reducing the number of movies they produce to focus on big-budget films.
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Quebec film takes top prize
Friday March 09th 2012At last month’s Academy Awards, Philippe Falardeau had to watch as another director took the stage to accept the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. On Thursday night, everyone was watching him. His critically acclaimed drama Monsieur Lazhar, which tells the story of an Algerian teacher helping students recover from a tragedy in a Montreal elementary school, was named Best Motion Picture at the 32nd Annual Genie Awards in Toronto.
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Toronto/Ontario on Location in L.A. tradeshow
Thursday March 08th 2012Following the best year ever, the Toronto and Ontario Film Commissions pressed their advantage in Hollywood by organizing the inaugural Toronto/Ontario On Location in L.A. tradeshow. Forty Ontario-based companies and organizations servicing the film, TV, animation and visual effects industry including film consortium FilmOntario and the Computer Animation Studios of Ontario[…]
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Who’s afraid of Canadian film? We are
Thursday March 08th 2012The Top 10 films at the Canadian box office last year were all foreign, meaning, not from Canada. From Harry Potter and The King’s Speech to Fast Five and Transformers, the big hits largely responsible for our $1-billion box office came from elsewhere. But that doesn’t mean we’ve failed on[…]
ARCHIVES
Archives for: March 20125
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Avid Toronto Editors event announcement
Tuesday March 13th 2012Hosted at Deluxe, the Avid Toronto Editors will welcome industry experts in Animation Editing to discuss their passion and expertise in the postproduction process from conception to the big/small screen. Moderated by JR Powell, Avid will be hosting: Stephanie Duncan (Bob and Margaret, Beetlejuice TV series, Backyardigans, Babar and the Adventures of Badou), Doug[…]
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Disney space movie tests big-budget film strategy
Monday March 12th 2012“John Carter,” the 3D space adventure film, was supposed to be the Walt Disney Co’s latest franchise movie, a blockbuster on par with “Cars” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” that generates profits beyond the film to television, books, and consumer products.
Instead, industry tracking suggests it will be the latest big-budget box office bust.
While Hollywood’s hit-and-miss nature has always made it an inherently risky investment, the possible failure of “John Carter” underscores the increased risk studios have taken in recent years by reducing the number of movies they produce to focus on big-budget films.
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Quebec film takes top prize
Friday March 09th 2012At last month’s Academy Awards, Philippe Falardeau had to watch as another director took the stage to accept the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. On Thursday night, everyone was watching him. His critically acclaimed drama Monsieur Lazhar, which tells the story of an Algerian teacher helping students recover from a tragedy in a Montreal elementary school, was named Best Motion Picture at the 32nd Annual Genie Awards in Toronto.
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Toronto/Ontario on Location in L.A. tradeshow
Thursday March 08th 2012Following the best year ever, the Toronto and Ontario Film Commissions pressed their advantage in Hollywood by organizing the inaugural Toronto/Ontario On Location in L.A. tradeshow. Forty Ontario-based companies and organizations servicing the film, TV, animation and visual effects industry including film consortium FilmOntario and the Computer Animation Studios of Ontario[…]
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Who’s afraid of Canadian film? We are
Thursday March 08th 2012The Top 10 films at the Canadian box office last year were all foreign, meaning, not from Canada. From Harry Potter and The King’s Speech to Fast Five and Transformers, the big hits largely responsible for our $1-billion box office came from elsewhere. But that doesn’t mean we’ve failed on[…]
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