Dear First Weekend Club members, I wanted to reach out to you with a personal note to share some news. After 18 years of promoting Canadian film and talent, First Weekend Club will be shutting … Continued
Episode 11: The Soska Sisters
You may know them as the “Twisted Twins”. This month Priya chats with Jen and Sylvia Soska to find out when their love of all things horror spawned and how their films are really about acceptance. It’s a love-fest folks, have a listen!
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Soska Sisters on the Podcast!
Saturday December 5th at 11am Jen and Sylvia Soska, otherwise known as the “Twisted Twins” will be discussing their love of all things horror! You can listen or watch: here
Episode 10: Vik Sahay
Born in Ottawa, Vik Sahay is a film, tv, and stage actor whose career has spanned two decades across Canada, the US, and the globe. He has appeared in Canadian films such as ‘My Awkward Sexual Adventure’ by Sean Garrity, Mike Clattenburg’s ‘Afghan Luke#8217; and Richie Mehta’s ‘Amal.’ He has also recently starred in AMC’s LODGE 49, which was executive produced by Paul Giamatti, the CBC series’ ‘Our Hero’ and ‘Wonderland#8217; and ‘The Infiltrators#8217; which won the Innovator and Audience awards at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. But to many of his fans, he’s perhaps best known as ‘Lester,’ the morally challenged frenemy to the title character of the NBC spy-comedy ‘Chuck.’ In this episode, Katherine dives deep into his process, the most intense things he’s done for a role, and whether the industry has evolved for people of colour.
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New Episode with Vik Sahay!
Saturday November 14 at 11am our latest Reel Inspiration episode drops! Vik Sahay is a film, tv and stage actor whose career has spanned two decades across Canada, the US and the globe. Listen or … Continued
Whistler Film Festival 2020
Film Festival From December 1 to 20, WFF will deliver its 20th-anniversary edition virtually to a national audience over 20 days, which is four times longer than ever before, with film viewing available online until … Continued
imagineNATIVE October 20-25
The imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival is on demand featuring Indigenous films, Q&A’s, industry panels and many more online events. More info and for passes: https://imaginenative.org/
Joel Thomas Hynes on the Podcast!
Episode 9 drops Friday October 9th at 5pm with this most inspiring multi-disciplinary talent who tackles acting, producing, writing, directing, his music career with pure artistry. Watch for his latest film, Body and Bones opening … Continued
Episode 9: Joel Thomas Hynes
Joel Thomas Hynes. Actor, Producer, Screenwriter, Director, Musician, Governor General’s Award-winning novelist. His artistry spans across film, tv, novels and music and he’s excelled at each one. We catch up with the multi-talented artist about his latest film, Body and Bones, coping with bouts of existential loneliness, and keeping his Newfoundland roots.
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Reel World Film Festival
Celebrating their 20th Anniversary, the festival runs from October 14-19 and showcases 38 Canadian Black, Indigenous, Asian, South Asian, Middle Eastern and Latinx Directors. The lineup has the hundreds of racially diverse Canadian producers, writers, … Continued
Discover Canadian films online!
When you make the choice to watch homegrown Canadian films, you support local filmmakers! In the past, we’ve helped Canadian filmmakers see a return on their investment by asking you to watch their films in … Continued
Kim Coates on the Podcast!
Reel Inspiration – Episode 8 – In this explosive episode, we discuss his career trajectory, theatre roots, what it means to be an actor, his process, what’s behind the intensity of his characters, and his … Continued
