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Vancouver visual effects supervisors among team to win Oscar for Dune: Part Two
Vancouver’s Stephen James and Rhys Salcombe are part of a team that won the best visual effects Oscar for work on Dune: Part Two.
Dune director Villeneuve, Anora producer Quan among Canadians up for Oscars
Canadian filmmakers behind two of the year's most buzzed-about films will go head-to-head for the best picture trophy at tonight's Oscars.
Vancouver-born Anora producer Samantha Quan on 'wonderful and discombobulating' journey to Oscars
Anora is up for best picture at Sunday's awards show, and Vancouver-born producer Samantha Quan quips its budget was "less than a lot of the catering budgets" of its competitors.
Winnipeg-shot Universal Language wins top award from Toronto film critics
A mind-bending dramedy set in an alternate-reality Winnipeg was named best Canadian feature by the Toronto Film Critics Association at a gala celebrating last year's cinematic achievements.
Wrestler and 'scream king' actor Chris Jericho embraces role in Canadian slasher flick Dark Match
From playing a washed-up rock star in 2010's MacGruber to a gruff psychiatric hospital orderly in last year's Terrifier 3, pro wrestler Chris Jericho has built quite an eclectic acting resume.
Animated doc by 2 brothers from Shamattawa, Man., to premiere at Sundance Film Festival
The initial concept for Endless Cookie seemed straightforward: Two half-brothers — one Indigenous, the other white — tell stories about their different upbringings, brought to life through animation. However, making it work proved anything but simple.
Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin dips a toe into mainstream fare with Rumours
Guy Maddin has built a career helming bewildering, dreamlike, avant-garde films, but the Winnipeg auteur's new dark political comedy Rumours may be his most accessible work yet.
BlackBerry, Swan Song split Toronto critics' $100,000 film prize
Both drama BlackBerry and documentary Swan Song were awarded Rogers' $100,000 film prize this year. It is the first time the award, the highest in Canada, has been split between two productions.
Debut feature from B.C. filmmaker looks at Japanese Canadian stories
As Meredith Hama-Brown’s debut feature film Seagrass made waves during its festival run last fall, the Vancouver writer-director says she heard from many Japanese Canadians who thanked her for exploring a side of their experience rarely depicted on screen.
Cineplex pulls South Indian film following drive-by shootings at Toronto-area movie theatres
Cineplex has cancelled screenings of a South Indian film following four drive-by shootings at theatres throughout the Greater Toronto Area the day it premiered.