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On this day in 2014, Leonard Cohen released Popular Problems two days after turning 80
On Sept. 23, 2014, Leonard Cohen was two days past his 80th birthday when Popular Problems arrived.
Samantha Chater makes directing debut with 16mm short With You at VIFF
Samantha Chater’s first film as director runs five minutes, was shot on 16mm and is structured around archival correspondence.
The Newfoundland connections behind Netflix’s Below
Perry Chafe grew up in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, a small fishing community.
Joella Cabalu takes the rom-com past the meet-cute in First Comes Love: Nakabingwit
Joella Cabalu grew up in the 1990s watching romantic comedies as, in her words, an “instruction manual” for relationships.
Vancouver ballet leader Chan Hon Goh appointed Royal Academy of Dance vice-president
In 1988, Chan Hon Goh won a silver medal at the Royal Academy of Dance’s Genée International Ballet Competition.
Soran Mardookhi’s The Flight follows PS752 families’ years-long pursuit of accountability
Before Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was downed on Jan. 8, 2020, Soran Mardookhi spoke with his brother in Sanandaj, in Iranian Kurdistan.
What does ‘choosing Canadian’ mean for the arts? Canada Council points to access, affordability and global reach
On Sept. 17, Canada Council for the Arts Director and CEO Michelle Chawla published an open letter arguing that Canadian arts should be part of the country’s broader conversation about choosing Canadian.
Arnold Lim brings rural B.C. experience to The Bryce Lee Story at VIFF
Thirteen-year-old Bryce Lee wants to make movies, and he wants the kids at his new school on Vancouver Island to take him seriously. He tells them he is related to Bruce Lee.
Musqueam cousins Faith Sparrow-Crawford and Scarlett Sparrow-Felix bring Take Care to VIFF
In October 2024, while her first short as a director, Uncommon Ground, was screening at the Vancouver International Film Festival, Musqueam filmmaker Faith Sparrow-Crawford was already talking about another film she was developing with her cousin, Scarlett Sparrow-Felix.
B.C. filmmakers Hayley Gray and Kaayla Whachell bring Send the Rain to VIFF
A project Hayley Gray began developing during British Columbia’s 2018 wildfire season will have its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival this fall as a 94-minute feature.
What actually makes a TV show or movie Canadian?
Sterling Point has a Canadian creator. Megan Park created and directed the Prime Video series, which follows 17-year-old Annie Jacobson after she inherits her grandfather’s island in Canada. The story takes her from New York into Ontario cottage country, with Muskoka becoming the setting for much of the series.
Catherine O’Hara’s Screen Children Reunite at the Emmys to Remember a Canadian Comedy Great
At the 78th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy and Dan Levy came onto the stage together to remember Catherine O’Hara.
ON THIS DAY: Television comes to the Okanagan
On Sept. 21, 1957, CHBC-TV went on the air in Kelowna, bringing local television broadcasting to central Okanagan at a time when only about 500 homes in the valley had television sets.
Natasha Henstridge went from Newfoundland to Hollywood. Now she's back in creature territory.
Natasha Henstridge was born in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador, in 1974, and lived with her family in nearby South Brook before they moved west to Fort McMurray when she was five.
Anna Pigeon Episode 2 recap: “Hide + Seek”
Episode 2 of Anna Pigeon, “Hide + Seek,” picks up with Anna having made her decision: she’s staying at Glacier.
Below on Netflix: Release date, cast, episodes and everything we know
Netflix is heading to Newfoundland for Below, a six-episode creature thriller starring Josh Hartnett, Mackenzie Davis and Charlie Heaton.
Netflix’s Below brings a sea monster to Newfoundland
A house is being towed across the water at the beginning of Below, Netflix’s new six-episode creature thriller set in Newfoundland. Jesse McKeown, the series’ creator and showrunner, has connected that image directly to Newfoundland and Labrador’s history of resettlement, when residents left small and isolated communities for larger centres.
Anna Lambe takes the ELLE Canada cover as her career moves far beyond North of North
Anna Lambe is on the cover of ELLE Canada this fall, arriving there during a September that has already included the second season of North of North and the world premiere of another Canadian film in which she takes the lead.
Before the records and JUNOs, Colin James was a Saskatchewan kid sneaking into clubs to play the blues
Long before Colin James had eight JUNO Awards and multi-platinum record sales, he was a Saskatchewan teenager playing clubs he wasn't legally old enough to enter.
Hudson Williams says returning to Heated Rivalry after its breakout success felt ‘surreal’
When Hudson Williams returned to Heated Rivalry for Season 2, he found himself wondering whether he was playing Shane Hollander or doing an impression of him.