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Canadian Screen Awards 2025

Canadian Screen Awards 2025: A Starry Night of Celebrating Canada’s Creative Powerhouses

Lights, camera, Canadian brilliance! The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards lit up Toronto’s CBC Broadcast Centre on June 1st with a dazzling celebration of excellence in film, television, and digital media. Hosted by the ever-hilarious Lisa Gilroy, the gala was a vibrant mix of red-carpet glamour, heartfelt tributes, and standing ovations, all broadcast live on CBC…

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Bryan Adams at Departure 2025

Departure Festival 2025: Toronto’s Bold New Stage for Music, Comedy & Culture

In a dazzling celebration of creativity and culture, Loft Entertainment and Oak View Group (OVG) proudly unveiled the inaugural Departure Festival 2025 + Conference in the heart of downtown Toronto from May 6–11, 2025. This re-imagined evolution of Canadian Music Week welcomed global icons and rising stars across music, comedy, film, and thought leadership, setting…

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Press Release: Departure Festival + Conference

Toronto, ON – April 15, 2025 – Departure Festival + Conference today unveiled its complete lineup of guests, programming, and schedule for its inaugural event taking place May 6-11 in Toronto. Speakers and performers added to the lineup include celebrated musical artists Grace Vanderwaal, Lindsay Ell, Gabriela Bee, Gavin McLeod, CRi, The Redhill Valleys, Stuck…

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Actors Kate Hudson and Kaia Gerber

TIFF 2024

TIFF 2024 mesmerized Toronto from September 5 to 15, 2024. According to the Toronto International Film Festival, it is the “leading public film festival in the world, screening more than 300 films from 60+ countries every September. Our programmers have earned a reputation for excellence, and a diverse array of films is shown: Hollywood galas,…

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Canadian Screen Awards 2024 May 31

Mae Martin hosts the Canadian Screen Awards 2024, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television’s final award show of Canadian Screen Week 2024 celebrating the achievements of Canadian talent in film, television, and digital media: Television Screen Awards: Crave/APTN’s Little Bird won 13 television honours at the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards:  including: Best Drama Series; Best…

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Inside Out Film Festival Red Carpets at TIFF Lightbox on May 24 and June 1, 2024

Red Carpet for the 34th edition of INSIDE OUT 2SLGTBQ+ FILM FESTIVAL for the opening night gala and film, Amazon MGM Studio My Old Ass.  SPARK*: Theo Germaine (actor, The Politician, They/Them) Danell Leyva (actor & Olympic medalist) Nicholas Giuricich (writer/director) SISTERS*: Kausar Mohammed (actor, The Flash, 4400) Sarah Khasrovi (actor, What We Do In…

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HOTDOCS FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEWS

HOTDOCS FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEWS: Yintah:The Hotdocs double-award-winning documentary of the struggles of a first nation in BC against pipelines traversing its territory in defiance of its assertion that it has legal ownership of the land and has not authorized the building of pipelines due to their potential pollution effecting its traditional life.“The Wet’suwet’en have never…

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TIFF 2023 Highlights and Reviews

In addition to the ability to view many fascinating films during TIFF 2023, one can be totally immersed in the Toronto International Film Festival’s culture of not just the great films but also the red carpets, parties, and various fan experiences curated by Cameron Bailey’s tremendous team at TIFF.  The toughest part for film aficionados…

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Kat Shaw Producer Backspot

Toronto International Film Festival 2023

Toronto International Film Festival 2023 was held September 7 to 17, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario. According to TIFF, it is the “leading public film festival in the world, screening more than 300 films from 60+ countries every September. Our programmers have earned a reputation for excellence, and a diverse array of films is shown: Hollywood…

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Norman Jewison, CFC Founder

CFC HOMECOMING

CFC HOMECOMING, a new re-imagined annual fundraiser (formerly called the CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser) was held on the beautiful grounds of the CFC on September 11, 2022 to celebrate and support the Canadian Film Centre’s residents, alumni and the screen industry. Guests enjoyed live performances, NFT art, artistic encounters, immersive experiences and onsite fundraising opportunities. …

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