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Credit: Kathleen Virginia Photography
In December, George Hosek csc was awarded an Emmy award for Outstanding Crafts Achievement Off-Air: Photographer – Program from Chicago/Midwest chapter for his work in the documentary Liberating a Continent: John Paul II and the Fall of Communism.
This doctor makes studio calls.
CSC Member Projects among TIFF Canada's Top Ten Projects shot by CSC members have been selected as 2016’s TIFF Canada’s Top Ten films, it was announced in December. Among the feature films are Mean Dreams (Steve Cosens csc), while the short films Emma, shot by Daniel Grant csc, and A Funeral for Lighting, shot by associate member Evan Prosofsky, were among the 10 films named Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival shorts for 2016. Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival celebrates and promotes contemporary Canadian cinema and raises awareness of Canadian achievements in film. The expanded 14-day festival runs from January 13 to 26, at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto.
REEL CANADA Receives Government Support for One-Day Film Festival for Canada’s 150th
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n late November, REEL CANADA announced that one of its key initiatives, National Canadian Film Day, has been identified by both the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario as an official Signature Project of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation. Both governments have pledged major funding to the cross-country event, which will allow National Canadian Film Day 150 (NCFD 150) to become the world’s largest one-day film festival. The announcement was made at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto with Colm Feore and Patrick Huard – stars of the upcoming Bon Cop Bad
Cop 2, shot by Ronald Plante csc – producer Robert Lantos, Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Eleanor McMahon and REEL CANADA co-founders Jack Blum and Sharon Corder. NCFD 150 will take place on April 19 and will include: more than 600 community screenings across the nation in various venues; tent-pole events in major cities around the country; 150 free screenings of selected Canada on Screen titles at various Film Circuit locations across Canada; interactive webcasts in English and French for students across the country through REEL CANADA’s “Our Films in Our Schools”
ACCEPTANCES / AWARDS / NOMINATIONS Maya Bankovic, Associate Member (DP) Wexford Plaza (feature), U.S. premiere at Slamdance Film Festival, January 20-26, Park City, Utah Robert Murdoch, Associate Member (Cinematographer) Moods Like Jazz (documentary), winner for Best Cinematography at the CineSiege Awards, October 26, Toronto Vic Sarin csc (DP, Director) Keepers of the Magic (documentary), international premiere at The International Film Festival of India, November 27, 2016, Goa John Tarver csc (DP) Valley Children’s Hospital “Worth Fighting For” (commercial), won Northern California Emmy Award, SF, California, June, 2016 (see John’s article Playing with Time in the June 2015 issue of Canadian Cinematographer for details on shooting this commercial) John Minh Tran csc (DP) Dopesick: Fentanyl’s Deadly Grip (documentary), won (NOV 10/16) NextMedia DIGI Award, Best Non-fiction Content (VICE Canada Reports), November 10, 2016, Toronto
introducing the cineluxe collection from tenba. Tenba is the first to bring a “doctor bag” style opening to backpacks and a carry-on compatible rolling case, allowing filmmakers the quickest possible access to their gear when shooting. The Cineluxe series features a host of new features, like Tenba’s exclusive Flex-Core dividers, a small footprint perfect for working in tight spaces, and a rigid protective shell. Available in rolling bag, backpack and shoulder bag models – a bag that’s good for whatever you need to carry.
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