John Sloss of Cinetic Media, Jonathan Sehring from IFC Films and Jason Janego & Tom Quinn [pictured] from RADiUS among those on panel.
The Omdc’s International Financing Forum (Iff) kicks off tomorrow [Sept 7] with a panel of top Us distributors.
The “Us Distribution: What Every Producer Should Know” talk will feature John Sloss of Cinetic Media, Jonathan Sehring from IFC Films and Jason Janego & Tom Quinn from RADiUS. The panel is closed to the public.
The Ontario Media Development Corporation (Omdc) is presenting the ninth annual Iff on Sunday and Monday. The event brings together 40 selected international and Canadian producers with cross-industry executives.
Producers selected as this year’s participants include Guneet Monga (The Lunchbox), Mynette Louise and Sara Murphy (Land Ho!), Angus Lamont (’71), and Eric Jordan and Paul Stephens (In Darkness).
The Omdc’s International Financing Forum (Iff) kicks off tomorrow [Sept 7] with a panel of top Us distributors.
The “Us Distribution: What Every Producer Should Know” talk will feature John Sloss of Cinetic Media, Jonathan Sehring from IFC Films and Jason Janego & Tom Quinn from RADiUS. The panel is closed to the public.
The Ontario Media Development Corporation (Omdc) is presenting the ninth annual Iff on Sunday and Monday. The event brings together 40 selected international and Canadian producers with cross-industry executives.
Producers selected as this year’s participants include Guneet Monga (The Lunchbox), Mynette Louise and Sara Murphy (Land Ho!), Angus Lamont (’71), and Eric Jordan and Paul Stephens (In Darkness).
- 9/6/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Forty Canadian and international producers will head to the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s annual International Financing Forum in Toronto.Scroll down for full list of projects
The ninth-annual International Financing Forum (Iff), a feature co-financing market for English-language projects, will run Sept 7-8 during Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14).
The two-day event includes one-on-one meetings, an industry panel discussion, roundtable meetings, a networking luncheon, and a producers’ opening night networking reception.
Iff partners include Telefilm Canada, UK Trade and Investment (Ukti), and Toronto Film Commission & Entertainment Industries.
Among this year’s international projects are:
The Lunchbox producer Guneet Monga with sci-fi drama Punha, starring Kanal Nayyar of The Big Bang Theory;
Land Ho! producers Mynette Louie and Sara Murphy reteaming with director Aaron Katz on Settlers;
former Screen International Future Leader Sol Bondy of Germany’s One Two Films with Us-based Jennifer Fox with her thriller The Tale to star Laura Dern, Ellen Burstyn and [link...
The ninth-annual International Financing Forum (Iff), a feature co-financing market for English-language projects, will run Sept 7-8 during Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14).
The two-day event includes one-on-one meetings, an industry panel discussion, roundtable meetings, a networking luncheon, and a producers’ opening night networking reception.
Iff partners include Telefilm Canada, UK Trade and Investment (Ukti), and Toronto Film Commission & Entertainment Industries.
Among this year’s international projects are:
The Lunchbox producer Guneet Monga with sci-fi drama Punha, starring Kanal Nayyar of The Big Bang Theory;
Land Ho! producers Mynette Louie and Sara Murphy reteaming with director Aaron Katz on Settlers;
former Screen International Future Leader Sol Bondy of Germany’s One Two Films with Us-based Jennifer Fox with her thriller The Tale to star Laura Dern, Ellen Burstyn and [link...
- 8/26/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
“They had big antennae and wires going everywhere,” says Progressive’s Richard Hutchinson of Snapshot predecessors. The device is now roughly the size of a deck of cards. | Illustration by Leonello Calvetti
The insurance company is zooming ahead in the race to deliver usage-based insurance rates.
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When Glenn Renwick, the chief executive of insurance giant Progressive, sits down to dinner with his wife in the suburbs of Cleveland, he has, of late, been inclined to chide her about braking.
In March, Renwick plugged a device called Snapshot into the onboard diagnostic computer in the couple's shared car. Through a wireless network, the palm-size gadget sends Progressive a real-time driving report, including the number and time of miles driven, incidents of hard braking or quick acceleration, and speed. When he logged on to monitor the couple's stats, he saw "more hard brakes than I expected."
Luckily for Renwick,...
The insurance company is zooming ahead in the race to deliver usage-based insurance rates.
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When Glenn Renwick, the chief executive of insurance giant Progressive, sits down to dinner with his wife in the suburbs of Cleveland, he has, of late, been inclined to chide her about braking.
In March, Renwick plugged a device called Snapshot into the onboard diagnostic computer in the couple's shared car. Through a wireless network, the palm-size gadget sends Progressive a real-time driving report, including the number and time of miles driven, incidents of hard braking or quick acceleration, and speed. When he logged on to monitor the couple's stats, he saw "more hard brakes than I expected."
Luckily for Renwick,...
- 5/16/2011
- by Malia Wollan
- Fast Company
Toronto -- Molly Parker and Garret Dillahunt are reuniting on the indie drama "Oliver Sherman" from Canadian producer the Film Works.
Parker ("Swingtown") and Dillahunt earlier worked together on HBO's "Deadwood" and next on the upcoming adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road," set for theatrical release on Nov. 25.
In "Oliver Sherman," Dillahunt plays a disconnected war veteran who goes in search of a soldier, played by Donal Logue, who saved his life during the war and is now quietly living in a rural town with a wife (Parker) and two children.
The project, to shoot in northern Ontario, marks the first feature from writer-director Ryan Redford. Antonio Calvache is Dop, while Paul Stephens and Eric Jordan of the Films Works share producer credits.
Mongrel Media will release the indie picture in Canada.
The Film Works is also in preproduction on Agnieszka Holland's next film, the World War II...
Parker ("Swingtown") and Dillahunt earlier worked together on HBO's "Deadwood" and next on the upcoming adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road," set for theatrical release on Nov. 25.
In "Oliver Sherman," Dillahunt plays a disconnected war veteran who goes in search of a soldier, played by Donal Logue, who saved his life during the war and is now quietly living in a rural town with a wife (Parker) and two children.
The project, to shoot in northern Ontario, marks the first feature from writer-director Ryan Redford. Antonio Calvache is Dop, while Paul Stephens and Eric Jordan of the Films Works share producer credits.
Mongrel Media will release the indie picture in Canada.
The Film Works is also in preproduction on Agnieszka Holland's next film, the World War II...
- 10/14/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- Darclight Films, the recently launched horror label of Australian production and international sales outfit Arclight, announced on Tuesday the preproduction of Beowulf, a medieval fantasy adventure loosely based on the 9th century poem of the same name. The budget is slated at about $15 million, Darclight said. The film, a blood-soaked tale of a Norse hero's battle with deadly monster, is to star Scott Speedman in the lead role. Written and co-produced by Canadian Andrew Rai Berzins, Beowulf will be directed by Iceland's Sturla Gunnarsson (Such a Long Journey, Rare Birds). A co-production of Canada, the United Kingdom and Iceland, the film will be shot in Iceland once casting is complete. Producers include Paul Stephens and Eric Jordan of the Film Works of Canada, Michael Lionello Cowan and Jason Piette of the Spice Factory in the U.K. and Fridrik Thor Fridriksson of the Icelandic Film Corp. Darclight will executive produce and handle international sales.
Based on the award-winning novel by Virginia Hamilton, "The Planet of Junior Brown" is an uneven but compelling portrait of its unique young protagonist -- a seriously overweight musical prodigy, -- and his impoverished life and tarnished dreams in present-day Toronto.
The low-budget Canadian production, directed by Toronto filmmaker Clement Virgo ("Rude"), premiered in Los Angeles at the Pan African Film Festival.
With a serious agenda and an eclectic cast -- including Margot Kidder, Sarah Polley ("The Sweet Hereafter") and Clark Johnson (NBC's "Homicide") -- "Junior Brown" is a commercial underdog, but it is accomplished enough to make the limited distribution rounds and win more than a few fans for leads Martin Villafana and Rain Sun Francks.
Junior (Villafana) copes with the harsh conditions of his life by indulging in fantasies and telling lies. His needy, diabetic mother (Lynn Whitfield) is mostly oblivious to his remarkable skills as a pianist and self-absorbedly swings wildly in her moods. Junior's father is a mysterious man who appears sporadically and ignores his sensitive, barely coping son.
In an unconditional friendship with street kid Buddy (Francks), self-conscious Junior is most happy when the pair join school janitor Mr. Pool (Johnson) in private philosophizing with the help of a mechanical model of the solar system. The title refers to a special planet created by Buddy and Pool for Junior.
But planets also refer to the "living spaces" that Buddy and the other "refugee" kids inhabit, and there's no question Junior's half-cracked piano teacher Miss Peebs (Kidder) is lost in her own strange world. Equally exotic is the squatter's paradise that Buddy inhabits. But he's a quiet, nurturing soul who honestly woos a runaway girl (Polley) and proves to be the best friend Junior could ever have.
The Dickensian characters and overall milieu is summed up in the several sequences where Junior plays on broken pianos or table tops, with the music coming from the soundtrack. All he wants is to play on a piano that works, but, as several shocks shake up his planet, Junior faces reality and makes a bold move.
Credit newcomers Villafana and Francks for keeping this earnest and straightforward film from getting lost in space. The former is a gentle but forceful presence, able to make his relatively innocent character believable and consistent, even when the meandering film resorts to an awkward romantic scene or indulges in unnecessary special effects.
THE PLANET OF Junior Brown
Evergreen Releasing
The Film Works
Director: Clement Virgo
Screenwriters: Cameron Bailey, Clement Virgo
Producers: Paul Stephens, Eric Jordan
Director of photography: Jonathan Freeman
Production designer: Alicia Keywan
Editor: Susan Maggi
Music: Christopher Dedrick
Color/stereo
Cast:
Junior Brown: Martin Villafana
Buddy Clark: Rain Sun Francks
Mrs. Brown: Lynn Whitfield
Butter: Sarah Polley
Miss Peebs: Margot Kidder
Mr. Pool: Clark Johnson
Running time -- 93 minutes
No MPAA rating...
The low-budget Canadian production, directed by Toronto filmmaker Clement Virgo ("Rude"), premiered in Los Angeles at the Pan African Film Festival.
With a serious agenda and an eclectic cast -- including Margot Kidder, Sarah Polley ("The Sweet Hereafter") and Clark Johnson (NBC's "Homicide") -- "Junior Brown" is a commercial underdog, but it is accomplished enough to make the limited distribution rounds and win more than a few fans for leads Martin Villafana and Rain Sun Francks.
Junior (Villafana) copes with the harsh conditions of his life by indulging in fantasies and telling lies. His needy, diabetic mother (Lynn Whitfield) is mostly oblivious to his remarkable skills as a pianist and self-absorbedly swings wildly in her moods. Junior's father is a mysterious man who appears sporadically and ignores his sensitive, barely coping son.
In an unconditional friendship with street kid Buddy (Francks), self-conscious Junior is most happy when the pair join school janitor Mr. Pool (Johnson) in private philosophizing with the help of a mechanical model of the solar system. The title refers to a special planet created by Buddy and Pool for Junior.
But planets also refer to the "living spaces" that Buddy and the other "refugee" kids inhabit, and there's no question Junior's half-cracked piano teacher Miss Peebs (Kidder) is lost in her own strange world. Equally exotic is the squatter's paradise that Buddy inhabits. But he's a quiet, nurturing soul who honestly woos a runaway girl (Polley) and proves to be the best friend Junior could ever have.
The Dickensian characters and overall milieu is summed up in the several sequences where Junior plays on broken pianos or table tops, with the music coming from the soundtrack. All he wants is to play on a piano that works, but, as several shocks shake up his planet, Junior faces reality and makes a bold move.
Credit newcomers Villafana and Francks for keeping this earnest and straightforward film from getting lost in space. The former is a gentle but forceful presence, able to make his relatively innocent character believable and consistent, even when the meandering film resorts to an awkward romantic scene or indulges in unnecessary special effects.
THE PLANET OF Junior Brown
Evergreen Releasing
The Film Works
Director: Clement Virgo
Screenwriters: Cameron Bailey, Clement Virgo
Producers: Paul Stephens, Eric Jordan
Director of photography: Jonathan Freeman
Production designer: Alicia Keywan
Editor: Susan Maggi
Music: Christopher Dedrick
Color/stereo
Cast:
Junior Brown: Martin Villafana
Buddy Clark: Rain Sun Francks
Mrs. Brown: Lynn Whitfield
Butter: Sarah Polley
Miss Peebs: Margot Kidder
Mr. Pool: Clark Johnson
Running time -- 93 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 2/19/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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