CLOSING CEREMONY
The 49th TIFF's journey which started 10 days ago reached its final
destination on Sunday, November 23rd with the closing ceremony at the
Olympion hall.
Despina Mouzaki, director of TIFF thanked all the personnel and the
volunteers of TIFF, the press, the critics, the jury and all the
organizations that helped towards a successful 49th TIFF. She also
thanked the film makers by saying: 'Thank you for trusting us with your
films and for being present to 49t...
A slate of cinema's top award-winning filmmakers galvanized a 'standing-room-only' event at VIFF's 23rd Annual Film and Television Forum on Saturday, September 27 at the Vancouver International Film Centre. New Filmmakers' Day, the only event of its kind in Western Canada drew a packed house for such notable guests as Oscar-winning cinematographer Guillermo Navarro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hell Boy II: The Golden Army) and Sundance favourites, the writer/director team Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden (Half Ne...
The VIFF's 23rd Annual Film and Television Forum announces their most stellar showcase to date. From the Oscars to the Golden Globes, from the BAFTAs to the Emmys, and from Audience Awards at Sundance to prize-winners at Cannes, the Forum presents the crème de la crème of international film and TV professionals. Four full days of seminars, workshops and master classes are scheduled to take place at the Vancouver International Film Centre and Vancity Theatre from September 24-27 inclusive. Bel...
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Friday, January 12----The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced its nominees in fifteen seperate categories for the Orange British Academy Film Awards, affectionately knowns as the BAFTAs. By and large, they read like a re-do of the Golden Globes, with some prominent exceptions. Which film dominated the proceedings? THE QUEEN, of course. The acclaimed behind-the-scenes look at the Royal Family received the most BAFTA nods, with 10 nominations in all, in the categor...
