Film

Saturday April 14, 2012

The sky is NOT falling

It seems like it's been another tough week for culture. 

Telefilm, the body that funds films, is cutting 1.7 million dollars. 

There were protests against the NFB cuts.

And the CBC provided more details about program cuts. 

Some people protesting the cuts say we are at a point of losing our Canadian identity, but Simon Brault says, "don't panic". 

Click here to read more and listen to the interview. 

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Categories: Film, Film and TV, Theatre

 

Saturday April 14, 2012

White Filmmakers in Black Africa

The Vue D'Afrique film festival is coming up later this month. 

The festival aims to bring stories from African and Creole filmmakers to audiences here in Montreal. 

But recently, another film about Africa has been getting lots of attention. 

Kony 2012 is an internet "campaign" that went viral. A group called Invisible Children made a film about child soldiers in Uganda. 

Click here to read more and listen to an interview about the challenges and benefits of being a white filmmaker in Africa. 

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Categories: Film

 

Saturday April 7, 2012

Rebelle

Rebelle (War Witch in English) is a fictional story based on the real practice of using child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

It tells the story of a young girl who is abducted by a rebel army, who falls in love with an albino boy. 

Click here to read more and listen to an interview director Kim Nguyen. 

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Categories: Film

 

• April 2012
  • Sat., 14 – The sky is NOT falling
     
  • Sat., 14 – White Filmmakers in Black Africa
     
  • Sat., 7 – Rebelle
     
  • Sat., 7 – NFB to cut St. Denis Location
     
• March 2012
  • Tue., 20 – Lost Action: Trace
     
  • Sat., 17 – "Bla Bla" -- A film for your computer
     
• February 2012
  • Tue., 28 – Pierre Hébert
     
  • Fri., 24 – Projet Trame lights up the Quartier Latin
     
  • Sat., 4 – Uprooted/Déraciné
     
• December 2011
  • Sat., 17 – 3D Films: The way of the future, or an expensive headache?
     
• November 2011
  • Sat., 5 – Culture Quiz: Mathieu Roy
     
• October 2011
  • Fri., 21 – Farming on Film
     
  • Sat., 8 – Are bilingual films a good idea?
     
• September 2011
  • Sat., 24 – Art: What's the Point?
     
  • Sat., 10 – Film Festival News and Blues
     
• May 2011
  • Sat., 14 – A day in the life in St-Henri
     
• April 2011
  • Sat., 9 – The Bend
     
• March 2011
  • Mon., 7 – Saguenay Short Film Festival
     
• February 2011
  • Mon., 28 – Karine Vanasse
     
• January 2011
  • Mon., 31 – The Culture Club goes to the theatre
     
  • Mon., 24 – Culture Club - Kamouraska to Funkytown!