IN THE NEWS TIFF Co-Founder William (Bill) Marshall Dies
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ill Marshall, co-founder of the Toronto International Film Festival, died on January 1 at the age of 77 from a cardiac arrest while in hospital in Toronto. Marshall immigrated to Canada from Glasgow in 1955 and was a proud Canadian and Member of the Order of Canada, an honour he received for his many contributions to the arts. A visionary in the Canadian film industry, Marshall produced 13 feature films, including the award-winning Outrageous, along with hundreds of documentaries. He was an accomplished writer, journalist, novelist and speech writer to royalty and heads of state. He also produced numerous live theatre productions, including the Toronto production of the hit musical Hair. As an industry leader, Marshall was a driving force behind the establishment of numerous industry organizations, including the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, the Toronto Film and Television Office, and was past president of the Canadian Association of Motion Picture Producers. He also played a significant role in shaping the political landscape of Toronto, where he served as campaign manager and chief of staff for three different Toronto mayors. He is survived by his wife Sari Ruda, his children Lee, Stephen and Shelagh, and six grandchildren.
Australian Cinematographers Society Announces Passing of Louis Irving a c s The Australian Cinematographers Society in January announced that cinematographer Louis Irving ACS died peacefully on December 31, 2016. Irving was born in Queensland in 1950 but was brought up and educated in Melbourne, Victoria. In late 1970, he was one year into a three-year course in film and television at the Swinburne Institute of Technology when he saw a vacancy for a camera assistant at a local television drama production company known as Crawford Productions. He applied and got the job where he stayed for a few years before going freelance to broaden his experience and worked with Australia’s foremost cinematographers either as camera operator or shooting second unit. He was director of photography on the 1989 feature film Mushrooms for which he won a Gold Australian Cinematographers Society award and was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography. Irving shot some of Australia’s best known television productions including 124 episodes of Water Rats, and his other credits include
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Bastard Boys and 20 episodes of the Dr Blake Mysteries. Louis joined the ACS on July 25, 1995, was awarded ACS accreditation on September 7, 1997, and was inducted into the ACS Hall of Fame in May 2016.
supporting and strengthening Canada’s French-language communities.
NFB Gets New Home in Toronto’s Entertainment District
Ontario is partnering with Deluxe’s Stereo D to help the company expand its digital media operations in Toronto, growing to a total of 358 jobs. Stereo D, a subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, specializes in 3D conversion. Its high-profile projects include converting many Hollywood blockbusters from 2D to 3D, such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Trek Beyond and San Andreas. The 358 jobs include artists, management, administration, and editorial and production staff needed not only to build the company’s 3D operations in Ontario initially, but also to support its expansion into computer-generated animation. Ontario will invest up to $4.5 million through the Jobs and Prosperity Fund to support the company’s expansion in the province. Deluxe’s Stereo D plans to invest about $143 million in total in Ontario over five years.
In December, the National Film Board of Canada’s award-winning Ontario Studio in Toronto moved to a new home in the Entertainment District, a custom-designed space that meets its changing needs for film and interactive media creation. The new location at 145 Wellington Street West, Suite 1010, has six digital editing suites, a 20seat screening room and a virtual reality lab. Recent successes from the Ontario Studio include Stories We Tell, directed by Sarah Polley and shot by associate member Iris Ng. The Ontario Studio is also the new space for the NFB’s Canadian Francophonie Studio (Studio de la Francophonie canadienne), headed by Dominic Desjardins, which produces French-language works from Ontario and the West that serve a vital need in
Ontario Partnering with Digital Media Industry Leader to Expand Operations
