Leading Change and Uncovering Truths Through “Our Planet, The People, My Blood”
- By Armin KS
“There’s an Audience for Everything”: Tope Babalola on Creating Without Limits
- By Shwayta Sharma
Featured
- By: Zehra Nawab
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Actor and director Zehra Nawab sits down for an exclusive interview with award-winning Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker and the co-founder and Festival Director of the Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF), Arshad Khan. The conversation....
Actor and director Zehra Nawab sits down for an exclusive interview with award-winning Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker and the co-founder and Festival....
- By: Asis Sethi
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‘The Lion Does Not Concern Himself’, written and directed by Zarrar Kahn, explores modern masculinity, the gender divide, and the awkwardness of genuine romantic connection. At the centre of the TIFF-premiering short is Danny,....
‘The Lion Does Not Concern Himself’, written and directed by Zarrar Kahn, explores modern masculinity, the gender divide, and the....
COVER STORY
Interview
- By: Asis Sethi
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‘The Lion Does Not Concern Himself’, written and directed by Zarrar Kahn, explores modern masculinity, the gender divide, and the awkwardness of genuine romantic connection. At the centre of the TIFF-premiering short is Danny,....
‘The Lion Does Not Concern Himself’, written and directed by Zarrar Kahn, explores modern masculinity, the gender divide, and the....
- By: Shwayta Sharma
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‘Till The Milk Runs Dry’ explores what happens when devotion to an art form, a culture, and an institution begins to collide with an individual’s desire to choose their own path. Written and directed....
‘Till The Milk Runs Dry’ explores what happens when devotion to an art form, a culture, and an institution begins....
- By: Asis Sethi
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From ‘Amal’ to ‘Delhi Crime’, Richie Mehta has established himself as one of Canada’s most compelling storytellers- an acclaimed writer and director with an extraordinary talent to find humanity within complex stories. His work....
From ‘Amal’ to ‘Delhi Crime’, Richie Mehta has established himself as one of Canada’s most compelling storytellers- an acclaimed writer....
- By: Shwayta Sharma
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For first-time feature director and writer Justin Ducharme, ‘Seventeen’ is more than a debut feature. Set over the course of 17 hours, the film follows three Indigenous lives shaped by displacement, queer identity, survival,....
For first-time feature director and writer Justin Ducharme, ‘Seventeen’ is more than a debut feature. Set over the course of....
FILM
- By: Armin KS
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For producer, director and writer Alexandre Franchi, ‘L’Autre’ began with an experience that nearly claimed his life. Inspired by his own battle with cancer and time in hospital, the film transforms fear, pain, absurdity....
For producer, director and writer Alexandre Franchi, ‘L’Autre’ began with an experience that nearly claimed his life. Inspired by his....
- By: Shwayta Sharma
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In ‘Marie Madeleine’, filmmaker and actor Géssica Généus takes an unusually intimate approach to storytelling, stepping into nearly every aspect of the production, from writing and directing to producing and portraying the film’s central....
In ‘Marie Madeleine’, filmmaker and actor Géssica Généus takes an unusually intimate approach to storytelling, stepping into nearly every aspect....
TV
- By: Shwayta Sharma
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For many women, life doesn’t begin to slow down after 40. Instead, it marks the start of an entirely new chapter. That’s the heart of ‘Love in All the Small Places’, an independently produced....
For many women, life doesn’t begin to slow down after 40. Instead, it marks the start of an entirely new....
- By: Amreen Ghouse
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Before its second season has even premiered, ‘Kokum & Dot’ has already reached a significant milestone. The early renewal speaks not only to the growing demand for Indigenous children’s programming, but also to a....
Before its second season has even premiered, ‘Kokum & Dot’ has already reached a significant milestone. The early renewal speaks....
Digital
- By: Asis Sethi
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‘Pigasus’, the award-winning animated short film produced by Burnaby, B.C.’s Arcana Studio and directed by Sean Patrick O’Reilly (Go Fish, Locked), has secured a remarkable 200 festival screenings. The film, which is now available....
‘Pigasus’, the award-winning animated short film produced by Burnaby, B.C.’s Arcana Studio and directed by Sean Patrick O’Reilly (Go Fish,....
- By: Rachel Martin
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Rachel Martin sat down with Martin and Josip Kristo to ask about their journey, their creative process, and what’s kept them laughing all these years. What began in earnest as sibling shenanigans intended to....
Rachel Martin sat down with Martin and Josip Kristo to ask about their journey, their creative process, and what’s kept....
- By: Armin KS
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Fresh off two Canadian Screen Awards wins for Best Web Program or Series (Fiction) and Best Direction (Katie Uhlman), ‘Cows Come Home’ follows a young woman navigating rural life and competitive cow-showing in Fort....
Fresh off two Canadian Screen Awards wins for Best Web Program or Series (Fiction) and Best Direction (Katie Uhlman), ‘Cows....
Business
- By: Michael Duboff
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Having a film at the Toronto International Film Festival can create opportunities that took years to reach and some decisions that may need to be made very quickly. For a first-time filmmaker, TIFF may....
Having a film at the Toronto International Film Festival can create opportunities that took years to reach and some decisions....
- By: Michael Duboff
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Before a producer can develop a film or television project based on an existing property, such as a book, article, podcast, life story, or other intellectual property, they must first secure the legal right....
Before a producer can develop a film or television project based on an existing property, such as a book, article,....
- By: Zehra Nawab
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I packed for Vancouver expecting networking, panels, important conversations, and plenty of coffee. Thanks to the SACFF (South Asian Canadian Film Federation) fellowship that I received, I came home with something far more valuable:....
I packed for Vancouver expecting networking, panels, important conversations, and plenty of coffee. Thanks to the SACFF (South Asian Canadian....